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It should be noted that in the Celtic Church until surprisingly late, that churchmen and monks could marry, hence the proliferation of names such as MacNab (Mac-an-Aba, son of the abbot). | It should be noted that in the Celtic Church until surprisingly late, that churchmen and monks could marry, hence the proliferation of names such as MacNab (Mac-an-Aba, son of the abbot). | ||
===Books on Scottish surnames== | ===Books on Scottish surnames=== | ||
Many books discuss Scottish surnames: | Many books discuss Scottish surnames: | ||
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The [http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames] website can help you learn a wide variety of information about Scottish surnames. Genuki.co.uk maintains a '[http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html Surname List]' by county which could prove to be helpful. | The [http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames] website can help you learn a wide variety of information about Scottish surnames. Genuki.co.uk maintains a '[http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html Surname List]' by county which could prove to be helpful. | ||
Another aspect of Scottish surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples. | Another aspect of Scottish surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples. | ||
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