The Scott Surname
- Meaning
- a Scot, a Gael
- Type
- Descriptive (origin)
- Root
- Latin Scotus
- Chiefly
- The Borders
A name given to someone identifiable as a Scot — which is to say, given by people who were not. It is commonest in the Borders and the north of England, where the distinction mattered day to day.
Originally Scotus meant a Gael, and in the earliest use often an Irish one; the modern national sense came later.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Scott name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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