I’ve been meaning to write about Scottish names again…
A favourite of mine is Alistair, which is the Scottish version of Alexander.. It has become very popular in the past century and was also used in Walter Scott’s novels.
Catriona is the Scottish version of Catherine, and is used by Robert Louis Stevenson in the second part of his novel Kidnapped. Its been very popular in Scotland and Ireland.
Cameron is now used for boys and girls and means “crooked nose”…
Donald is a slightly Anglicised version of “Domhnall” Which means world rule…
Fraser is a Scottish surname, and the meaning of it seems to be lost, but it has become very popular in the UK and USA… There is also of course the variation Frasier.. as in Frasier Crane, the star of the TV sitcom
more to follow!
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