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Tavish
Tavish is a masculine given name. It is a form of the given name ''Thomas''.Tavishis a Sanskrit word which means strong, energetic, courageous, forceful. Tavish, in Hindi, means "Heaven" or "Swarg". Scottish Gaelic forms of ''Thomas'' include ''Tàmhas'' and ''Tòmas''. People *Tavish Finnegan Degroot: fictional character from the 2007 video game Team Fortress 2 *Tavish Scott (b. 1966): Scottish politician See also *MacTavish (other) The surname MacTavish or McTavish is a Scottish surname, it is one Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''MacThàmhais'', i.e. ''son of Thomas''.https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/MacTavish People *Alastair MacTavish Dunnett (1908–1998), Scottish journ ..., a related surname * McTavish (other) {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacTavish (other)
The surname MacTavish or McTavish is a Scottish surname, it is one Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''MacThàmhais'', i.e. ''son of Thomas''.https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/MacTavish People *Alastair MacTavish Dunnett (1908–1998), Scottish journalist *Anne Mactavish, Canadian Federal Court trial judge *Charles MacTavish (1818–1868), American landowner *Craig MacTavish (born 1958), Canadian professional ice hockey coach *Don MacTavish (1940–1969), American race driver *John MacTavish (British Consul), Scots-Canadian fur trade entrepreneur and British Consul to Baltimore, Maryland *Letitia MacTavish Hargrave (1813–1854), Scottish author of letters published as memoirs of 19th-century pioneer women in Canada *Scott Mactavish (contemporary), American filmmaker, author, and journalist *Shona Dunlop MacTavish (1920–2019), New Zealand dancer and dance teacher *William Mactavish (1815–1870), Scottish-born representative of the Hudson's Bay Company; governor of Rupert's Land and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavish Scott
Tavish Hamilton Scott (born 6 May 1966) is a former Scottish politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Shetland from 1999 to 2019, and Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 2008 to 2011. He stepped down as Leader after the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, in which the Liberal Democrats were reduced to five seats, down from 16 in the previous parliament. Background, education and early career Scott was born on 6 May 1966 in Inverness, Scotland, he attended Anderson High School, Lerwick, Shetland and holds a BA (Hons) Business Studies from Napier College in Edinburgh. After graduating, he worked as a parliamentary assistant to Jim Wallace, then Lib Dem MP for Orkney and Shetland, and later as a Press Officer for the Scottish Liberal Democrats. He then returned to Shetland and became a farmer and also a councillor on Shetland Islands Council and Chairman of the Lerwick Harbour Trust. Member of the Scottish Parliament Scott was elected the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, mea ...) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas (name)
Thomas is a male given name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling "Thomas" is a transliteration; through Latin "Thomas", of the approximate Greek transliteration ( el, Θωμᾶς, Thōmâs), from Aramaic; , from Classic Syriac; , meaning 'twin'. Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of Jesus). Etymology The masculine noun (Tôm) occurs throughout Semitic languages, always meaning 'twin'. Popularity Various historical figures such as Thomas Aquinas and Thomas Jefferson have borne the name. This list of people with given name Thomas contains others. Europe Thomas was a popular name throughout medieval Europe. In Britain the name was rare prior to the Norman Conquest (11th century CE), but by the 13th and 14th centuries it had become common. In 2017 it ranked 13th in popularity in the United Kingdom with 3,246 babies given the name. United States The Social Security Administration lists the name T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a 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 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population aged over 3 years old) 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 revival, and the number of speakers of the language under age 20 did not decrease between the 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Fortress 2
''Team Fortress 2'' is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' mod for '' Quake'' and its 1999 remake, ''Team Fortress Classic''. The game was released in October 2007 as part of ''The Orange Box'' for Windows and the Xbox 360, and ported to the PlayStation 3 in December 2007. It was released as a standalone game for Windows in April 2008, and updated to support Mac OS X in June 2010 and Linux in February 2013. It is distributed online through Valve's digital retailer Steam, with Electronic Arts managing retail and console editions. Players join one of two teams—RED and BLU—and choose one of nine character classes to play as in game modes such as capture the flag and king of the hill. Development was led by John Cook and Robin Walker, the developers of the original ''Team Fortress'' mod. ''Team Fortress 2'' was announced in 1998 under the name ''Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
