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Donald Whyte, one of the world's leading authorities on genealogy, also lists the earliest occurrence of a name in Scotland, and includes many examples from throughout history - JUDITH, niece of William the Conqueror, is the ancestress of many Scottish kings, and JAMES has been popular for centuries, as the name of apostles, monarchs, and the inspiration of the Jacobite cause. This is the most detailed book available on Scottish forenames, giving origins and meanings for hundreds of names. It also traces the changes in naming patterns over the years, documenting the effects of the Norman Conquest, the Reformation and Royal births, as well as the impact of film stars and sports heroes on the popularity of forenames in modern times.
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Donald Whyte is a founder member of the Scottish Genealogy Society and is President of the Association of Scottish Genealogists. He has lectured throughout the USA, Canada and the UK, and is the author of Scottish Surnames and Families (1995).
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book gives some interesting information on lots of names...however hardly any of these are Scottish names. There are barely any true Scottish or scots gaelic names in here. Names like Isla, Seonaid, Kirsty, Morag etc are not included but instead you can read about Kylie, Ralph, Rachel and Wayne if you like. Most of these names seem to qualify because someone with a connection to Scotland (usually through marriage) was called by this.
I was disappointed by this book having purchased it to find out about Scottish names. The information is interesting in parts but irrelevant in others, there are no pronunciation pointers and I have to say some of the information is misleading (eg that Eilidh is an irish form of Aileen now becoming popular in Scotland...hello? Eilidh is pronounced Ay-lee, is scots gaelic and means helen not aileen. arg.)
I wouldn't recommend this book, it looks and sounds promising but disappoints all round.
I was disappointed by this book having purchased it to find out about Scottish names. The information is interesting in parts but irrelevant in others, there are no pronunciation pointers and I have to say some of the information is misleading (eg that Eilidh is an irish form of Aileen now becoming popular in Scotland...hello? Eilidh is pronounced Ay-lee, is scots gaelic and means helen not aileen. arg.)
I wouldn't recommend this book, it looks and sounds promising but disappoints all round.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought this book as wanted to fully explore Scottish baby names - have found it quite disappointing though. It doesn't include a few obviously Scottish names (like Ailsa) but has lots of other names that are not Scottish in origin but have just been used by some person from Scottish history. It also has lots of historical information about different names that I just didn't find interesting or relevant.
Format:Paperback
This book resulted in us finding a name we both liked for our daughter, Isla, whose Dad is Scottish. Handy little descriptions of where names originated from although not entirely convinced they would all be considered as Scottish!
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