De-Anglicisation of Names

[sharpdressedscot]

I haven't seen it in here, have you done Scott??

[slohairt]

I haven't seen it in here, have you done Scott??

SCOTT Obviously this name is common in the North of England as well, where it would denote someone whose ancestors travelled over the border. Originally, in Lowland Scotland, this surname would have referred to someone of Gaelic origin or someone who spoke the language, after it disappeared from general use in the Lowlands. It should be remembered that is was later that the term Scot came to refer to the Anglic (Lallans) tongue spoken in that region. At that time, it would have been called Inglis.

A Scottish Gaelic 'translation' of the name would be Albannach or Mac an Albannaich (if you prefer a patronymic). The Irish would be Albanach or Mac an Albanaigh.