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This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent.. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic, Lithuanian and Latvian surnames), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
Hoyland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jamie Hoyland (born 1966), English footballer and manager; John Hoyland (disambiguation), multiple people; Robert G. Hoyland (born 1966), British historian; Tommy Hoyland (born 1932), English footballer; Vic Hoyland (born 1945), English classical composer; William Hoyland (born 1943 ...
-aj (pronounced AY; meaning “of the" ) It denotes the name of the family, which mostly comes from the male founder of the family, but also from a place, as in, Lash-aj (from the village Lashaj of Kastrat, MM, Shkodër). It is likely that its ancient form, still found in MM, was an [i] in front of the last name, as in ‘Déda i Lékajve ...
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto.
It is uncommon as a given name. [1] There are three main theories as to the meaning of the name, one occupational and two topographical: [2] [3] "Holy man" – stemming from the Old English words Hol or Hool, meaning holy. "Dweller in a hollow (hole)" – stemming from the Old English hohl, meaning hollow or hole.
The name "McBride" or "MacBride" is an Irish surname, the English spelling for the Irish name "Mac Giolla Bhríde". The surname is also found in Scotland, and is the anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Brighde, from earlier Mac Giolla Bhrighde (Irish), Mac Gille Brighde (Scottish) ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brighid’.
Hoyland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town developed from the hamlets of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland, and Hoyland Common. The town has also been known as Nether Hoyland. When the urban district council was formed the name they used was Hoyland Nether Urban District Council. This was also applied ...
[16] [2] Roy, or Roi was a family name and also a title that was used by the kings of England & royal administration (such as Norroy and Viceroy). [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] This is seen with patronymic surnames like Fitzroy , from Fi(t)z , meaning "son of" and Roy , "king", denoting the name bearer as a "son of the king".