Dorothy, Lady Dunnett was a Scottish novelist best known for her historical fiction. Dunnett is most famous for her six novel series set during the 16th century, which concern the fictitious adventurer Francis Crawford of Lymond. This was followed by the eight novel prequel series The House of Niccolò. Her other works include a novel concerning the historical Macbeth called King Hereafter (1982), and a series of mystery novels centered upon Johnson Johnson, a portrait painter and spy.
Strachey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Clutterbuck is a surname.
Liddell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Hetherington is of English origin, derived from a like-named place in Northumberland. This placename is derived from Old English word elements—either hēahdēor, or hǣddre ("heather"); in addition to the elements -ing, and tūn. Early occurrences of the surname in English records are: de Hetherington, de Hetherynton, and Etherington. A variant form of the surname is Heatherington, and perhaps Hetherton. Forms of the surname have been recorded in Ireland since the 16th century.
Wylie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Grierson is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is possibly a patronymic form of the personal name Grier or Grere, which may have reflected the Scots pronunciation of Gregor. The earliest known spellings are Grersoun and Greresoun. It was common practice in SW Scotland, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries, for the name to be abbreviated to Grier, and there are many instances of the two forms being used in reference to the same man in the same document. This usage was further modified to Greer by a cadet branch of the Lag family who migrated to Ireland.
Stephen is a surname of English, Scottish, and German origin. It is a reasonably common surname. The German variant is thought to have originated from the German-speaking world as (Von) Stephan.
Sir Alastair MacTavish Dunnett was a Scottish journalist and newspaper editor. He edited The Daily Record newspaper for nine years and The Scotsman newspaper from 1956 to 1972. In 1975 he became chairman of Thomson Scottish Petroleum and was much involved in the establishment of the oil terminal at Flotta in Orkney. From the 1950s to the 1980s he was involved in many Scottish cultural activities including being governor of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre (1958–1984). He was awarded an honorary degree of LLD by the University of Strathclyde in 1978 and was knighted on 4 July 1995.
The surname MacTavish or McTavish is a Scottish surname, it is one Anglicised form of the Gaelic MacThàmhais, i.e. son of Thomas.
Marjoribanks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Riddell as a surname may refer to:
The surname "Lyall" is found early in Scotland and was derived from the Old Scandinavian given name "Liulfr", where "ulfr" means literally "wolf". After the Viking settlement in Scotland name sounds would have changed. For example, "Liulfr" is pronounced 'lee-oolv-ur', but after time probably softened in pronunciation to 'lee-ooler' and then 'loo-il' and finally 'lyall' after the Old Norse "R" was dropped off the end. The Lyall Clan is a Sept of Clan Sinclair a Highland Scottish clan of Norman origin a people descended from Norse Vikings who held lands in the north of Scotland, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians.
M'Intosh, McIntosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh, or Mackintosh is a Scottish surname, originating from the Clan Mackintosh. Mac an Tòisich means leader/chief.
Biggar is a surname of Scottish origin. People with the surname include:
Buchan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Playfair is an English surname which came to England after the Norman Conquest. The name derives from the Old French toponymic surname Plouvier and came from Plouvien, Brittany. Notable people with the surname include:
Monteath is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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