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MacFarlane (surname)
__NOTOC__ MacFarlane or Macfarlane is a surname derived from the Scottish Gaelic language, Gaelic patronymic ''Mac Phàrlain'' (son of Parlan), shared by: A * Alan Macfarlane (born 1941), professor of anthropological science at Cambridge University * Alan Brock MacFarlane (1924–2018), lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia * Alexander Macfarlane (other) (or Alex or MacFarlane), several people * Alistair MacFarlane, Sir Alistair MacFarlane (1931–2021), British electrical engineer * Allison Macfarlane, chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission * Amy MacFarlane (born 1974), former field hockey forward * Andrew Macfarlane (died 1819), Anglican clergyman who served as a bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church * Angus Macfarlane, New Zealand, schoolteacher and educational psychologist B * Bruce MacFarlane, Canadian lawyer, Crown prosecutor, legal scholar, and former federal and provincial Department of Justice official C * Catharine Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic Language
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongside both Irish language, Irish and Manx language, Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a Classical Gaelic, common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 United Kingdom census#2011 Census for Scotland, 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population, three years and older) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
