Scots Submitted Surnames

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Syllables

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Pattern

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* is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters
- example: *oo* will match names which contain oo
_ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter
- example: __z will match names which have two letters and then z

Sound

case sensitive
negative matches include missing pronunciations

see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds
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names missing pronunciations are excluded from results by default
* is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation
- example: *lee will match names which end with the sound lee
(s) will match exactly one syllable in the pronunciation
- example: (s)(s)ra will match names which have two syllables and then the sound rah
(c) will match a consonant
(k) will match a consonant or consonant cluster
(v) will match a vowel
(p) will match a plosive or stop consonant
(f) will match a fricative consonant
(n) will match a nasal consonant
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CLELLAND Scots, Irish
Scottish and Irish topographical name meaning "clay land".

DOAK Scots
A Scots Gaelic name said to be either an Anglicized version of Dabhóc that is a pet form of the given name David or a pet form of the given name Caradoc.

HARWOOD English, Scots
Habitation name found especially along the border areas of England and Scotland, from the Old English elements har meaning "gray" or hara referring to the animals called "hares" plus wudu for "wood"... [more]

LINN Scottish, Scots, English, Irish, German, Jewish, Finnish (Anglicized), Estonian
As a Scottish and Northern English surname, it is a variant of LYNE. Its usage as an English name is primarily by Scots living in Northern England.... [more]

MACLEHOSE Scots
Derived from the Gaelic Mac Gille Thamhais, meaning 'son of the gillie of TAMMAS', Tammas being the Scots form of THOMAS.

MCANDREW Scots, Irish
Irish or Scots surname meaning "son of ANDREW".

MCCANDLESS Scottish, Irish, Scots
Ulster Scots form of MCCANDLISH. This surname is common in Northern Ireland.

SMILEY Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.

THAIN Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king.

THANE Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king. Variant of THAIN.

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