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Events from the year 1879 in Scotland. Lord Advocate – William Watson Solicitor General for Scotland – John Macdonald Lord President of the Court of Session
1879_in_Scotland
Football tournament season
The 1879–80 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the seventh season of Scotland's most prestigious football
1879–80_Scottish_Cup
Calendar year
1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1879th
1879
Poem by William McGonagall
Bridge Disaster" is a poem written in 1880 by the Scottish poet William McGonagall, who has been derided as the worst poet in history. The poem recounts the
The_Tay_Bridge_Disaster
Bridge collapse and train wreck
disaster occurred during a violent European windstorm on Sunday 28 December 1879, when the first Tay Rail Bridge collapsed as a North British Railway (NBR)
Tay_Bridge_disaster
1877 industrial accident in Scotland
disaster, which happened on the morning of 22 October 1877, in Blantyre, Scotland, was Scotland's worst ever mining accident. Pits No. 2 and No. 3 of William
Blantyre_mining_disaster
The 1879–80 season was the seventh season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the fourth regional competition with
1879–80_in_Scottish_football
Rugby union competition
The 1879–80 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams. It includes the East of Scotland District
1879–80 Scottish Districts season
1879–80_Scottish_Districts_season
Herald (modern-day Telegraph Herald) newspaper in Dubuque, Iowa (born 1821). 1879 in Scotland 1879 in Wales Moody, T.W.; Martin, F.X., eds. (1967). The
1879_in_Ireland
Football match
The 1879 Scottish Cup final was the sixth final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1878–79 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football
1879_Scottish_Cup_final
Scottish footballer
Brown (21 December 1877 – 6 March 1944) was a Scottish footballer. Brown was a prolific scorer in Scottish youth football, and earned his nickname as the
Sandy Brown (footballer, born 1877)
Sandy_Brown_(footballer,_born_1877)
UK parliamentary by-election
The 1879 Glasgow by-election was fought on 16 July 1879. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Alexander Whitelaw
1879_Glasgow_by-election
Scotland international rugby union player (1879-1962)
December 1879 – 16 March 1962) was a Scottish international rugby union player. Bell played for Clydesdale. He was made captain of the club in September
John Bell (rugby union, born 1879)
John_Bell_(rugby_union,_born_1879)
Topics referred to by the same term
(left back) (fl. 1895–1905), Scottish footballer for Sunderland Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1945), Scottish footballer Andrew Wilson (footballer
Andrew_Wilson
Scottish footballer (1879–1930)
(10 January 1879 – 28 August 1930) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward for Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team
Bobby Walker (footballer, born 1879)
Bobby_Walker_(footballer,_born_1879)
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
active in its first season, playing 38 matches. This included one match in the 1879–80 Scottish Cup - the club gained a walkover against Blythswood in the
Athole_F.C.
Association football club in Montrose, Angus, Scotland
is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. The club was founded in 1879. They are members of the Scottish Professional
Montrose_F.C.
Scottish nobleman (1849–1912)
styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who married Princess Louise
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Alexander_Duff,_1st_Duke_of_Fife
Golf tournament
St Andrews The 1879 Open Championship was the 19th Open Championship, held 27 September at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Jamie Anderson
1879_Open_Championship
Former association football club in Scotland
Shettleston in Glasgow. The club was founded in 1879, and played in the first Lanarkshire Cup in 1879–80, surviving a protest from Bellshill in the first
Shettleston_F.C._(1879)
of Royal Burghs (Scotland) Act 1879 c. 27 Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1874 Amendment Act 1879 c. 40 — repealed by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913 (3 & 4
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1879
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1879
Former association football club in Scotland
a 4–1 defeat at Caledonia of Thornliebank in March 1879; although the club had entered the 1879–80 Scottish Cup and been drawn at home to Rosslyn, the
Blackfriars_F.C.
was the largest religion category in Scotland. It was selected by 51.1% of the population, an increase from 36.7% in the 2011 census. The census religion
Religion_in_Scotland
Football tournament season
The 1879–80 Football Association Challenge Cup was the ninth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Fifty-four teams entered, eleven
1879–80_FA_Cup
Scottish footballer (1879–1945)
1879 – 13 March 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played the majority of his career at Sheffield Wednesday, and was also called up to the Scotland national
Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1879)
Andrew_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1879)
Scottish footballer
John Hogg (25 August 1879–unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough. John Hogg at the English National Football
John Hogg (footballer, born 1879)
John_Hogg_(footballer,_born_1879)
Railway maintenance depot in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
railway maintenance depot on the West Coast Main Line in the Polmadie district of Glasgow, Scotland. The depot is run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West
Polmadie_TRSMD
Defunct association football club in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
senior side in Dumbartonshire. While the revived Renton club was increasing its membership, Thistle remained static. It entered the 1879–80 Scottish Cup tournament
Renton_Thistle_F.C.
professional football club from Sunderland, United Kingdom. Founded in 1879 by Scottish schoolteacher James Allan, Sunderland have had eight different home
List of Sunderland A.F.C. grounds
List_of_Sunderland_A.F.C._grounds
Association football club in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1889. Dick, William (1879). Scottish Football Annual 1879–80. Glasgow: Dunlop & Foote. p. 111. M'Dowall, John (1888). Scottish Football Annual 1888–89
Dunipace_F.C._(1879)
Branch of Protestant Christianity
presence in Scotland, mostly of former Congregationalist Churches. Two former Presbyterian congregations, St Columba's, Cambridge (founded in 1879), and
Presbyterianism
Hibernian 1879–80 football season
Season 1879–80 was the third in which Hibernian competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the third time. Hibs reached the
1879–80_Hibernian_F.C._season
UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election was fought on 17 September 1879. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent
1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election
1879_Elginshire_and_Nairnshire_by-election
Scottish peer (1816–1879)
Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, KT (12 July 1816 – 23 April 1879) was a Scottish peer. Innes-Ker was the only surviving child of the 5th Duke of Roxburghe
James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe
James_Innes-Ker,_6th_Duke_of_Roxburghe
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
Falkirk which opened the 1879–80 season. Under the new name, the club entered the 1879–80 Scottish Cup, and, after getting a bye in the first round, were
10th Dumbartonshire Rifle Volunteers F.C.
10th_Dumbartonshire_Rifle_Volunteers_F.C.
Name list
Archibald (1879–1957), Scottish Victoria Cross recipient Adrian Archibald (b. 1969), Irish motorcycle racer Alan Archibald (b. 1977), Scottish football
Archibald_(name)
Scottish constitutional lawyer and Indologist
Arthur Berriedale Keith (5 April 1879 – 6 October 1944) was a Scottish constitutional lawyer, scholar of Sanskrit and Indologist. He became Regius Professor
Arthur_Berriedale_Keith
Former association football club in Scotland
played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald: 6. 3 November 1879. Scottish FA Minutes 1881–84. Glasgow: Scottish Football Association. 22 June 1882. p. 73. "Football
Wishaw_F.C._(1879)
Former association football club in Scotland
Football Club was a football club based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1879, the team went out of business in 1894. Dundee Harp was founded to provide
Dundee_Harp_F.C.
King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371
David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scotland from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David
David_II_of_Scotland
The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame of Scotland, set up in 2002. It is a joint project organised by sportscotland, the
Scottish_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
Scottish footballer
Peter Gunn Grant (3 June 1879 – 10 December 1937) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell, Hamilton Academical
Peter Grant (footballer, born 1879)
Peter_Grant_(footballer,_born_1879)
Scottish golfer
Alexander Ross (15 September 1879 – 25 June 1952) was a Scottish professional golfer. Ross grew up in Dornoch, Scotland. Ross's older brother Donald Ross
Alec_Ross
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
Club was a Scottish football team, based in Pollokshaws, now part of Glasgow (at the time a separate burgh). The club was founded in 1879, its earliest
Granton_F.C.
Association football club in Scotland
season. The 1879–80 season was the high water mark of the club - it never won the Renfrewshire Cup again and its attempt at the Scottish Cup in 1880–81 ended
Thornliebank_F.C.
(1913–2005), Romania/US John Clague (1928–2004), US Thomas J. Clapperton (1879–1962), Scotland Lygia Clark (1920–1988), Brazil Camille Claudel (1864–1943), France
List_of_sculptors
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
club was dissolved after being drawn to face Havelock in the first round of the 1879–80 Scottish Cup before the tie could take place. The club originally
4th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers F.C.
4th_Renfrewshire_Rifle_Volunteers_F.C.
Topics referred to by the same term
for The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin John Barron (footballer) (1879–1908), Scottish footballer John Barron (hurler) (1934–2008), Irish sportsman John
John_Barron
Scottish poet and journalist (1818–1879)
William Forsyth (1818–1879), was a Scottish poet and journalist. Forsyth was son of Morris Forsyth and Jane Brands, and was born at Turriff, Aberdeenshire
William_Forsyth_(writer)
Former association football club in Port Glasgow, Scotland
football club based in Port Glasgow, Scotland. The club was formed in 1876. It entered the Scottish Cup three times. In the 1877–78 Scottish Cup, the club lost
Port_Glasgow_F.C._(1876)
Former association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
again in the first round of the 1878–79 Scottish Cup, Glengowan again winning by the odd goal, this time 4–3. Mount Vernon did enter the Cup in 1879–80,
Mount_Vernon_F.C.
Painting by Elizabeth Thompson
Scotland Forever! is an 1881 oil painting by Elizabeth Butler depicting the start of the charge of the Royal Scots Greys, a British heavy cavalry regiment
Scotland_Forever!
Scotland international rugby union player
Welsh (4 September 1879 – 30 June1972) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He became the 58th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Welsh
William_Halliday_Welsh
Currency in the Kingdom of Scotland until 1707
Conference on British Studies: 724. JSTOR 4052591. Hoblyn, Richard (1879). "Milled Scottish Coins : 1637—1709". The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the
Pound_Scots
Football tournament season
Defending champions Vale of Leven met Rangers in the final but, after a 1–1 draw in the original match on 19 April 1879, the replay was scratched and Vale of
1878–79_Scottish_Cup
in Scotland, overseen by the Scottish Bishops' Conference, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church headed by the Pope. Christianity first arrived in
Catholic_Church_in_Scotland
Football club
a Scottish association football club based in the town of Airdrie, Lanarkshire. The club was founded in March 1879. It played 11 friendly matches in its
Airdriehill_F.C._(1879)
Former association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
playing Harmonic in the first round in the 1879–80 Scottish Cup. There is one further match recorded for a club named Stonefield, in June 1880, played
Stonefield_F.C.
Former railway line in Scotland
Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. ccxiv) on 11 August 1879, it started from a new junction, Dunmore Junction, on the South Alloa branch of the Scottish Central
Alloa_Railway
Football club
Club was a Scottish football team located in the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire. The club was founded in 1879. It was the third senior club in Paisley to
Paisley_Athletic_F.C.
Speyside. As of June 2025, there are 152 whisky distilleries operating in Scotland. Note: The Scotch Whisky Association considers the Island region as part
List of whisky distilleries in Scotland
List_of_whisky_distilleries_in_Scotland
Football club
was a 19th-century football club based in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The club was formed in August 1879. It shares the distinction with Dean F
Bellshill_F.C.
Football stadium in Greenock, Scotland
international match, Scotland against Wales in 1902. Cappielow has been home to Greenock Morton since 1879. Cappielow hosted a Scotland v Wales match in the 1902
Cappielow
season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on the weekend of 11–13 July with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches
2025–26_in_Scottish_football
Topics referred to by the same term
Thomas Drain (1879–1952), Scottish footballer Tracy Drain, flight systems engineer at NASA William Thomas Drain (1905–1984), Scottish Australian footballer
Drain
Scottish professional golfer (1879–1935)
Park (1879–1935) was a Scottish professional golfer. Park placed sixth in the 1899 U.S. Open, held 14–15 September 1899, at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore
Jack_Park
Association football tournament in Scotland
football clubs in Scotland. The competition was first held in 1873–74. Entry is open to all 122 clubs with full membership of the Scottish Football Association
Scottish_Cup
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
Scottish Association Football Annual 1880–81. Gillespie Brothers. p. 58. Scottish FA Minutes 1879–80. Scottish Football Association. 21 October 1879.
John_Elder_F.C.
season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season is scheduled to begin in mid-July with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches
2026–27_in_Scottish_football
Association football club in Scotland
clubs in the South of Scotland League. The club was formed in 1879 by several members of the congregation of St Cuthbert's Catholic Church in the High
St_Cuthbert_Wanderers_F.C.
The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached the Antonine Wall
History_of_Scotland
Scottish publisher
(1818–1879) was a Scottish editor and publisher, sixth son of William Blackwood, founder of the publishing company William Blackwood & Sons. In 1845,
John_Blackwood_(publisher)
Welsh footballer
the Wales national football team, playing one match on 7 April 1879 against Scotland. List of Wales international footballers (alphabetical) "Wales player
George_Woosnam
Royal Haarlemsche Scotland Montrose Switzerland FC St Gallen 10 January – Bobby Walker (d. 1930), Scotland international forward in 29 matches (1900–1913)
1879_in_association_football
Surname list
(born 1987), American football player William Agnew (footballer) (1879–1936), Scottish soccer player William Agnew (Royal Navy officer) (1898–1960), English
Agnew_(surname)
Scottish footballer
Alexander Weir (24 February 1879–unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Stockport County. Alex Weir at the
Alex Weir (footballer, born 1879)
Alex_Weir_(footballer,_born_1879)
sports of Scotland and the most popular sport in the country. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially
Football_in_Scotland
Surname list
Rowatt (born 1981), Scottish field hockey player Hugh H. Rowatt (1861–1938), Canadian civil servant Thomas Rowatt (1879–1950), Scottish engineer Rowett This
Rowatt
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
from Tollcross, in the east end of Glasgow. The club was founded in 1879, under the name Tollcross Athletic. The club changed its name in 1883 to Tollcross
Tollcross_F.C.
The 1879–80 season was the ninth season of competitive football in England. * England score given first Note – TheFa.com gives different times for the
1879–80_in_English_football
Scottish newspaper
Aberdeen, Scotland. Its first issue was published on 20 January 1879. It was a tabloid during the 1930s to the 1950s until it resumed as a broadsheet in November
Evening_Express_(Scotland)
Welsh footballer
of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 7 April 1879 against Scotland. At club level, he played for Wrexham. List of Wales international
John Davies (footballer, born 1856)
John_Davies_(footballer,_born_1856)
Welsh footballer
football team between 1879 and 1881, playing 3 matches and scoring 1 goal. He played his first match on 7 April 1879 against Scotland and his last match
Knyvett_Crosse
Former association football club in Scotland
28 July 1879. "Sheriff and jury court". Glasgow Herald: 3. 31 July 1879. "Scottish Football Association". Glasgow Herald: 6. 27 August 1879. Alcock,
Derby_F.C._(Glasgow)
Scottish biographer and journalist (1879–1946)
March 1879 – 18 February 1946) was a Scottish author, biographer and journalist, now known as one of the few women to take part in the Scottish Renaissance
Catherine_Carswell
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
typographical error as the club beat Violet 4–3 in the West of Scotland Cup (Glasgow Evening Post, 3 March 1879). "Matches played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald:
Marchtown_F.C.
Goblin found in folklore
1879, pp. 250, 253. Briggs 1976, pp. 247, 339. Wood, J. Maxwell (1911). Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland
Redcap
Festival Culture in Scotland Sport in Scotland Music of Scotland Cinema of Scotland "Events & Festivals". www.scotland.org. Scotland.org. Retrieved 9
Festivals_in_Scotland
Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary socialist (1879–1923)
John Maclean (24 August 1879 – 30 November 1923) was a Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary socialist of the Red Clydeside era. He was notable for
John Maclean (Scottish socialist)
John_Maclean_(Scottish_socialist)
Rugby competition between Scotland and England
and Scotland and whoever wins should keep it for that year. The first Calcutta Cup match was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, on 10 March 1879 and
Calcutta_Cup
Surname list
American film producer Claude Waterlow Ferrier (1879–1935), Scottish architect, who specialised in the Art Deco style David Waterlow (1857–1924), British
Waterlow
US) Miriam Alexander (born 1879, England) Willibald Alexis (1798–1871, Germany) Alexander Allardyce (1846–1896, Scotland) Barbara Allen (1914–1986, England)
List_of_historical_novelists
Helen Brown Shaw, MBE (née Graham; 2 June 1879 – 20 April 1964) was a Unionist Party politician in Scotland. Shaw was active during World War I, chairing
Helen_Shaw_(politician)
Rangers 1874–75 football season
the Scottish Cup for the first time and reached the second round where they lost to Dumbarton after a replay. Between 1873 and 1879, Rangers played in their
1870s_Rangers_F.C._seasons
Welsh footballer (1861–?)
was part of the Wales national team, playing one match on 7 April 1879 against Scotland. Wrexham Welsh Cup runner-up: 1878–79 List of Wales international
James_Lloyd_(footballer)
Former association football club in Scotland
September 1879. p. 43. "Formation of a football club in Annan". Annandale Observer and Advertiser: 2. 19 September 1879. Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football
Annan_Wanderers_F.C.
Scottish horticulturist and landscape gardener
Ninian Niven (1799 – 18 February 1879) was a Scottish horticulturist and landscape gardener. Ninian Niven was born in 1799 in Kelvingrove, Glasgow. His father
Ninian_Niven
Former football ground in Dumbarton, Scotland
a football ground in the town of Dumbarton, Scotland. It was owned by Dumbarton F.C., who played there for 121 years between 1879 and 2000. By the time
Boghead_Park
Scottish physician and homeopath
October 1879 – 17 April 1971) was a Scottish physician and homeopath who served as Physician Royal to several twentieth century monarchs. Weir was born in the
John_Weir_(physician)
Kilmarnock 1873–74 football season
the first round, losing 2–0 to Kilbirnie in the Scottish Cup and 7–0 to Mauchline in the Ayrshire Cup. The 1879–80 season was the seventh season of competitive
1870s_Kilmarnock_F.C._seasons
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
Surname or Lastname
English (also found in Ireland)
English (also found in Ireland) : from a pet form of Lamb 1 and 2.
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
Surname or Lastname
English (common in Lancashire)
English (common in Lancashire) : habitational name from Sharples Hall near Bolton, probably so called from Old English scearp ‘sharp’, i.e. ‘steep’ + lǣs ‘pasture’.
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Surname or Lastname
English (common in West Yorkshire)
English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hainworth in West Yorkshire, named from the Old English personal name Hagena + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Ainsworth in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ægen + worð ‘enclosure’. Names such as de Haynesworth and de Heynesworth occur in the surrounding area in the 14th century.
Surname or Lastname
English (also frequent in Wales)
English (also frequent in Wales) : patronymic from the personal name Watkin.
Surname or Lastname
English (rare in England)
English (rare in England) : variant of Hug 1.
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Surname or Lastname
English (common in East Anglia)
English (common in East Anglia) : occupational name for a servant or a shepherd, from Middle English grÅm(e) ‘boy’, ‘servant’ (of uncertain origin), which in some places was specialized to mean ‘shepherd’.
Surname or Lastname
English (found mainly in Wales)
English (found mainly in Wales) : variant of Glasscock 2.
Surname or Lastname
English (also found in Wales)
English (also found in Wales) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.Joseph Jenks (1602–83), the descendant of an old Welsh family, was born in England and traveled to Saugus, near Lynn, MA, in 1642 to assist in the development of America’s first iron works. His son, Joseph Jenckes (sic), followed in 1650, founded Pawtucket, RI, and raised four sons who held places of respect and distinction in RI, including one who served as governor for five years.
Surname or Lastname
English (frequent in eastern England)
English (frequent in eastern England) : ethnic name from Norman French aleman ‘German’ or alemayne ‘Germany’ (Late Latin Alemannus and Alemannia, from a Germanic tribal name that probably originally meant ‘all the men’). In some cases the surname may be from the region of Normandy known as Allemagne (south of Caen), probably named as a Germanic-speaking enclave in a Celtic area in Roman times. In North America, the form Allman has probably absorbed some cases of cognates from other languages, in particular Spanish Aleman and French Alleman.German (Allmann) : variant of Allemann (see Alleman) or in some cases probably an Americanized form of the same name.
Surname or Lastname
English (also established in Ireland)
English (also established in Ireland) : from a pet form of the personal name Pell.English (also established in Ireland) : nickname from Old French pele ‘bald’.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish (common in Finland)
Swedish (common in Finland) : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -in and an unexplained first element.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.Spanish (FarÃn) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (rare in England)
English (rare in England) : apparently a habitational name from Huccaby in Devon, possibly so named from Old English woh ‘crooked’ + byge ‘river bend’, or Uckerby in North Yorkshire, named with an unattested Old Norse personal name, Úkyrri or Útkári, + býr ‘farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland)
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland) : habitational name from Hodnet in Shropshire, or any of various places called Hoddnant in Wales. The place names are from Welsh hawdd ‘pleasant’, ‘peaceful’ + nant ‘valley’, ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (also found in Ireland)
Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
Surname or Lastname
English (formerly common in Kent)
English (formerly common in Kent) : unexplained. This name seems to have died out in Britain.
Surname or Lastname
English (also established in Ireland)
English (also established in Ireland) : habitational name from for example Barcroft in Haworth, West Yorkshire, so named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’.This is the name of a family established in Ireland by William Barcroft (1612–96). They can be traced to the parish of Barcroft, Lancashire, in the reign of Henry III (1216–72).
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Worthy of Praise
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lowly servant of the Allah
Boy/Male
Muslim
Nightcomer. Morning star.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the depriver
Boy/Male
Hindu
Reviver of lakshmanas life
Girl/Female
Hindu
Witness
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl with a golden' href='Girl-Names-for-Meaning-golden.aspx'>golden complexion, Color of gold
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of English Henry, ANRAÃ means "home-ruler."
Girl/Female
Indian
Light; Bright
Female
Native American
Native American Quechua name TAMAYA means "in the center."
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
1879 IN-SCOTLAND
prep.
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.
v. t.
To inclose; to take in; to harvest.
prep.
With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor.
n.
One who is in office; -- the opposite of out.
n.
An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike.
prep.
With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army.
prep.
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.
prep.
A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.
prep.
The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among.
n.
In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts.
prep.
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.
prep.
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.
adv.
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).
adv.
With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband.
prep.
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.