It's the name of a country. The name itself doesn't have any particular meaning; one could infer it's a shortened form of "Land of the Scots."
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Scotland gets it name from the Scotti people who came from Ireland to what is now Scotland - Scotti means pirate.
"d'you ken?" meaning "do you understand" is used in some areas of Scotland.
England and Scotland. It is a corruption of the word Auld, meaning old.
Scotland is not called shotts. There is a village in Scotland called Shotts.
The meaning of "Brenda" is sword, and it is thought to possibly be from the Old Norse word 'brand' (meaning 'sword'). It was used first in Scotland.
For the most part, the word strantaer is believed to be derived from Scottish Gaelic, meaning "The Fat Nose" or "the broad headland". It is also the name of a town, located in southwest Scotland.
The name "Perth" is derived from a town in Perthshire, Scotland. It is believed to have originated from an Ancient Celtic word meaning "wood" or "copse."
"Scotland" is "L'Ecosse" in French.
The word is of uncertain origin, but some reference is made to Scotland in the 1500's. Also a French word -s'allonger- meaning to lie at full length has some weak connection
There is no slang for the word "big" in Scotland.
Scotland is " l'Écosse " in French.
The word is of uncertain origin, but some reference is made to Scotland in the 1500's. Also a French word -s'allonger- meaning to lie at full length has some weak connection
When Scotland was an independent country, it had its own King who had his own crown.