It led to names like Ceitidh Ruadh (Red-haired Katie) and Pàdraig Murchadh Moilean (Peter, son of Murdo of the eyebrows).

In the month with Valentine’s Day, Sno-King International Folk Dance Club will honor all couples who met at folk dancing by ...

A Scottish tradition of giving people a family name or a nickname based on their appearance, or where they are from or who ...

Following the successful debut season of ferry operator CalMac’s hit podcast ‘Scottish Island Adventures,’ which has ...

A mother and daughter are transformed by a sojourn in western Scotland. At four in the morning, far from civilization on an island in the Inner Hebrides, I woke to the drumming of rain on the canvas ...

Many Greek names have deep etymological roots and convey lovely meanings. For occasion, Sophia, Agatha, Annis, and Xenia, are names with Greek roots and fantastic meanings. It includes philosophers ...

James Akinwande, a UK-based Nigerian, has purchased a new pair of shoes and a wristwatch to replace items allegedly stolen ...

When Japanese chef Tomohiro Onuki was 24, he took up a job at an upscale French bistro in the heart of Paris. The decision ...

A man who went missing six days ago after a crash on the A7 in the Scottish Borders has been traced by police. Emergency services were called out to the crash involving two cars close to the Lindean ...

A new photograph has been issued by police searching for a missing man who may have been injured in a car crash in the Scottish Borders four days ago. Shane Donnelly, 26 ,is thought to have been the ...

Scotsman Scott Jamieson has words of praise for his compatriots who are doing great things on the golf scene and on the DP ...