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Satirical caricature of French women curious about kilted Scottish soldiers, c. 1815 " True Scotsman " is a humorous term used in Scotland for a man wearing a kilt without undergarments. [ 1 ] Though the tradition originated in the military, it has entered Scottish lore as a rite, an expression of light-hearted curiosity about the custom, and ...
The Scottish people or Scots (Scots: Scots fowk; Scottish Gaelic: Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland.Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or Alba) in the 9th century.
Pages in category "Scottish masculine given names" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent.. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic, Lithuanian and Latvian surnames), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate , in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Scottish men (8 C) Scottish women (14 C ... Immigration to Scotland (2 C, 11 P) People associated with Scottish islands (16 C, 10 P) M. Scottish martyrs (3 C ...
also: People: By gender: Men: By nationality: British: Scottish This category exists only as a container for other categories of Scottish men . Articles on individual men should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
A copper plaque by Duddingston Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland.The Kirk is situated below Arthur's Seat and next to Duddingston Loch. "Jock Tamson's bairns" is a Scots (and Northumbrian English) dialect version of "Jack (John) Thomson's children" but both Jock and Tamson in this context take on the connotation of Everyman.