A Scottish tradition of giving people a family name or a nickname ... He said some names were based on a person's trade, such as a blacksmith, while others were clever word play. When he was a ...

A row has broken out over the real meaning of a Gaelic word adopted by Scotland's national tourism agency. VisitScotland is promoting "Còsagach" to rival the Danish concept of Hygge. The country ...

The tradition of family names and nicknames was handed down through generations of islanders A Scottish tradition of ... while others were clever word play. When he was a schoolboy he was ...