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SCOTCH
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh U.S. president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.
Male
Arthurian
, (Sir), a Scotch knight.
Surname or Lastname
English (common in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders)
English (common in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders) : Middle English nickname for someone who was strong in the arm.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Labhradha Tréan ‘strong O’Lavery’ or Mac Thréinfhir, literally ‘son of the strong man’, both from Ulster.This is a very common surname in North America. It was brought to PA, NJ, and NH in the early 18th century by several different families of northern Irish and northern English Protestants. One such was James Armstrong, who emigrated from Fermanagh to Cumberland Co., PA, in 1745; another was John Armstrong (1720–95), who settled in Carlisle, PA, in about 1748. The Cumberland Valley of PA early became the most concentrated area of Scotch-Irish immigration in America.
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English
English : nickname from Old Norse pá ‘peacock’ (see Peacock). This surname is also established in Ireland.Poe is a common surname found in the 17th and 18th centuries in VA and SC. The ancestors of the poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) were of Scotch-Irish descent, having emigrated from Ireland to Lancaster Co., PA, in about 1748.
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English and Irish
English and Irish : ethnic name for someone from Scotland.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the medieval personal name Nel or Neal, Anglo-Scandinavian forms of the Gaelic name Niall (see Neill). This was adopted by the Scandinavians in the form Njal and was introduced into northern England and East Anglia by them, rather than being taken directly from Gaelic.Americanized spelling of the like-sounding Scandinavian names Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson.The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled about 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
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Girl/Female
Arabic
A Wish; What Heart wants
Male
Egyptian
, a royal scribe of Memphis.
Boy/Male
African, American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Greek, Irish, Latin
Merciful; Inventor of the Corn Mill; Servant; Soldier
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern, Telugu
Charming
Boy/Male
Celtic Gaelic Irish
Free.
Girl/Female
Greek Norse Latin
Star.
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Chaniya, HANIA means "encampment, resting place."
Girl/Female
Tamil
One who arouses tender feelings in others, River Narmada
Girl/Female
Latin American
Laurel tree or sweet bay tree (symbols of honour and victory).
Boy/Male
Biblical
Poverty; the smiting of his son.
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pl.
of Scotchman
v. t.
To prop; to scotch.
n.
See Scotchman.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Scotch
n.
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
n.
An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen.
v. t.
To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
n.
A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch Presbyterians.
n.
A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be confounded with the Ecossaise.
v. t.
To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish.
n. pl.
Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders.
imp. & p. p.
of Scotch
n.
A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
n.
A species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm.
n.
A follower of Robert Sandeman, a Scotch sectary of the eighteenth century. See Glassite.
n.
A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).
n.
A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
n.
A Scotch game resembling hockey; also, the club used in the game.