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  2. Glossary of names for the British - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of names for the British include nicknames and terms, including affectionate ones, neutral ones, and derogatory ones to describe British people, Irish People and more specifically English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish people. Many of these terms may vary between offensive, derogatory, neutral and affectionate depending on a ...

  3. List of Scottish Gaelic given names - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Scotland's dying art of traditional nicknames - AOL

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    A Scottish tradition of giving people a family name or a nickname based on their appearance, or where they are from or who their parents are is at risk of dying out, an academic has said.

  5. List of British regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Cobras, Plastic Jocks (the new town was populated by Scottish immigrants) Corfe Castle Coarse Arseholes Cornwall Kernowicks, Merry-Jacks, Mera-Jacks, Uncle Jacks or Cousin Jacks (when abroad). Coupar Angus Cowpat Funguses Coventry Peeping-Toms, Covids (pejorative) Cramlington Cramps Crawley Creepy Crawlies, Insects [34] Cromer Crabs [2] Crosby ...

  6. 52 Scottish girl names for your baby: From cool and rare to ...

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    Scottish girl names: Here are 52 cool, rare and traditional Scottish girl names. Find a Scottish baby girl name that suits your style.

  7. Sawney - Wikipedia

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    Sawney (sometimes Sandie/y, or Sanders, or Sannock) was an English nickname for a Scotsman, now obsolete, and playing much the same linguistic role that "Jock" does now. The name is a Lowland Scots diminutive of the favourite Scottish first name Alexander (also Alasdair in Scottish Gaelic form, anglicised into Alistair) from the last two ...

  8. 105 Creative Elf Names and Their Meanings - AOL

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    Morven — Scottish, meaning "big gap" or "sea friend." 65. Varek — Slavic, ... Related: The Ultimate List of 205 Funny Names That Are Simply Hilarious. DND Elf Names. 71.

  9. List of nicknames of British Army regiments - Wikipedia

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    The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies – 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [26]; The Death or Glory Boys – 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")