Kofi is an Akan masculine given name among the Akan people in Ghana that is given to a boy born on Friday. Traditionally in Ghana, a child would receive their Akan day name during their Outdooring, eight days after birth.
Rigg comes from the Scottish word for "ridge", as in the medieval "ridge and furrow" system of farming, or run rig land allocation. It may refer to:
Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son/descendant of David". In the Highlands of Scotland, where the surname is an anglicised version of the Gaelic "mac Daibhidh", Clan Davidson was traditionally a sept of the Clan Chattan Confederation. There are alternate spellings, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, Daveson, Davidsson. While the given name comes from the Hebrew "David", meaning beloved, Davidson is rarely used as a masculine given name or nickname.
Paterson is a Scottish and Irish surname meaning "Fathers' son" or "son of Patrick". In Connacht, and Ulster, the name is considered to be an Anglicised form of the Irish language surname Ó Casáin. Paterson is rarely used as a given name. There are other spellings, including Patterson. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Laing is a Scottish surname, commonly found in countries settled by Scots, such as Canada and New Zealand. It is often wrongly described as a descriptive surname, cognate with the English surname [Long but this is a mispronunciation of the name, which is pronounced layng. The name emanates from several sources: Lyne (Peebles) "an Lainn", from Longus (Latin, Roman presence in Britain, i.e., Tineus Longus, or Thor Longus on Borders... see Burgesses of Dumfries, Jedburgh, Berwick, Edinburgh... see Hawick/Ronxburgshire, Innerleithen/Selkirkshire, Tranent & Dalkeith/Edinburghshire/Lothian, Aberdeenshire, and Fife... see Ragman Roll of 1296AD "William Lang, county of Berwick"; see Edward III Roll in 1330 in Berwick "John Lang, in Berwick"... see Scottish Covenanters Lists Roxburghshire/Selkirkshire "William Laing Layng Laying Lyne Lains"
MacDonnell, Macdonnell, or McDonnell is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic Mac Dhòmhnaill, meaning "son of Dòmhnall". The Gaelic personal name Dòmhnall is a Gaelicised form of the name Donald, which is composed of the elements domno, meaning "world", and val, meaning "might" or "rule". The name is considered a variation of MacDonald.
The surname Bruce is a British surname of French origin. In Scotland, it is derived from Clan Bruce. In some cases it is derived from the French place name of Briouze in Normandy, while in others it appears to be derived from Brix in Normandy, or Bruz in Brittany, both in France.
Pattison is a surname that comes from North East England and Scotland, and may refer to
Armstrong is a surname of Scottish borders origin. It derives from a Middle English nickname which meant someone with strong arms. In Ireland the name was adopted as an Anglicization of two Gaelic names from Ulster: Mac Thréinfhir and Ó Labhraidh Tréan. Clan Armstrong is a clan from the border area between England and Scotland. The Scottish Armstrong is reputed to have been originally bestowed by "an antient (sic) king of Scotland" upon "Fairbairn, his armour-bearer" following an act of strength in battle. In the UK this surname is well represented in North East England, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Scottish Borders, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, and Northern Ireland, and in the US it is well represented in the Deep South, and other southern states.
McCaw is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chalmers is a Scottish surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Kennedy is a unisex given name in the English language. The name is an Anglicised form of a masculine given name in the Irish language.
Morrow is an anglicized surname of Irish or Scottish origins.
Lynn is a surname of Irish origin, English, Welsh or Scottish. It has a number of separate derivations:
Mensah is a Ghanaian surname. It is the most common surname in Ghana, with one in 55 people having this name. There is a Mensah in every tribe in Ghana. Notable people with the surname include:
Laurie is a surname given to people belonging to McLaren clan of Scotland who settled in the Lowlands after migrating from the Highlands of Scotland, specifically who settled in Dumfries and Galloway of Scotland. Laurie surname has several pronunciations and people with this surname are of Scottish descent. Notable people with the surname include:
Armour is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Yule, also Youell, Youle, Youll or Yuill, is a surname generally of British origin. Yule as a name is derived from the pagan festival of the same name, used for those born at Christmas time.
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