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Scotland

/ˈskɔt.lənd/ · name

Meaning

  1. A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
  2. A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Sċotland (“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally “land of the Scots”), equivalent to Scot + -land. Compare West Frisian Skotlân (“Scotland”), Dutch Schotland (“Scotland”), German Schottland (“Scotland”), Danish Skotland (“Scotland”), Icelandic Skotland (“Scotland”).

  1. Skotland(Icelandic)
  2. Skotland(Danish)
  3. Schottland(German)
  4. Schotland(Dutch)
  5. Skotlân(fy)
  6. Sċotland(ang)
  7. Scotland(Middle English)
  8. Scotland (English)
  9. Relations: inh, inh, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog

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