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The given name Logan is derived from the Scottish surname Logan, which is in turn derived from a place name. [1] The likely origin of this surname is a place located near Auchinleck , in Ayrshire . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic lagan , which is a diminutive of lag , which in turn means "hollow". [ 2 ]
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Some usages identified as American English are common in British English; e.g., disk for disc. A few listed words are more different words than different spellings: "aeroplane/airplane", "mum/mom". See also: American and British English differences, Wikipedia:List of common misspellings and Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English
The words "nought" and "naught" are spelling variants. They are, according to H. W. Fowler, not a modern accident as might be thought, but have descended that way from Old English. There is a distinction in British English between the two, but it is not one that is universally recognized. This distinction is that "nought" is primarily used in a ...
Lloyd is the most common form of the name encountered in the modern era, with the Welsh spelling Llwyd increasingly common in recent times. [1] The vast majority of Wales continued to use the patronymic system well into the early modern period, and the families that used family surnames passed on from one generation to the next remained ...
Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret.Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), Latin margarīta, "pearl".". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated t
Tori Spelling's net worth may come as a surprise to some Beverly Hills, 90210 fans.After all, they're used to thinking of the actress as the daughter of TV mogul and 90210 producer Aaron Spelling ...
Thomas is a male name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas, of the approximate Greek transliteration (Ancient Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs), from Imperial Aramaic: תאמא, romanized: Tawmɑʔ), meaning 'twin'.