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Revision as of 13:42, 2 June 2012
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Celtic |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Scot |
Variant form(s) | Scotto, Skeate, Latin, Scotus, Scørch (Danish and Norwegian), Schorcht (German) |
Scott originated from Scotti (Old English Scot, modern Scottish Gaelic Sgaothaich).
Scott came from the name of a Gaelic speaking Celtic tribe called the Scoti although there is no clear evidence to the etymology of the word, even if it has Gaelic roots or whether it was first applied to them by outsiders. Nevertheless, the Scoti were originally from County Antrim, Ireland and in the late 4th Century the tribe spread into and conquered the area around Argyle, Bute and Lochaber, Scotland and the name came with them. They called their new kingdom Dalriada. It reached its height under Áedán mac Gabráin (r. 574-608), but its expansion was checked at the Battle of Degsastan in 603 by Æthelfrith of Northumbria. In the following decades Dalriada suffered some serious defeats and by 640 was a client state of Northumbria and ultimately absorbed into the Kingdom of Alba by the Caledonian Picts in the mid 9th century. However, the "Scottish" culture was adopted by the Pictish conquerors and the name stuck. The Latin "Scotus" was commonly applied to people from Ireland in the early middle ages and later to a Gaelic speaking person from Scotland. To enemies of the Scots the name was not always complimentary, meaning for a time "warlike" and for a time "painted savages". The meaning of the name has changed throughout the centuries. Roman era outsiders used the name to mean 'raider' or 'Celt' in a general sense. Within Dalriada, it meant a nobleman of the Scoti, then just a member of the Scoti tribe, then a noble "Scotsman", then someone who was warlike from Scotland, then just a Scotsman. There have been variants of the name. In the Celtic alphabet there is no "c" or double "t", so one cannot spell Scott the same way in Gaelic.
People
People with the surname
- Aaron Scott (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Alfred Angas Scott, founder of The Scott Motorcycle Company
- Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure-skating champion (Olympic gold-medallist) of the 1940s
- Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skier
- Ben Scott, English cricketer
- Bon Scott, original lead singer of the rock band AC/DC
- Bruce Scott, Australian politician
- Camilla Scott, former talk show host for Camilla Scott for CTV between 1996 and 1997
- Campbell Scott, American actor, director, producer, and voice artist.
- Cyril Scott, English composer
- Dana Scott, American mathematician
- Daniel Scott (writer), American writer
- Danielle Scott-Arruda (née Scott), American Olympic volleyball player
- Darrell Scott, a songwriter
- David Scott, American astronaut and moonwalker
- Devon Scott, former American actress
- Doug Scott, mountain climber
- Dred Scott, slave, subject of famous 19th century US Supreme Court case
- Duncan Campbell Scott, Canadian poet
- Elisabeth Scott, British architect
- Emily Scott, Australian's "sexiest woman" and model
- Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, French inventor of phonautograph
- Eugene Scott, American pastor and religious broadcaster
- Eugenie Carol Scott, American physical anthropologist
- Evelyn Scott, American novelist
- George C. Scott, actor
- George Herbert Scott, English aviator and engineer
- Hardie Scott, US congressman from Pennsylvania
- Hermon Hosmer Scott, American hi-fi engineer
- Hew Scott (1791–1872), Scottish church minister, author
- Hillary Scott (singer), American singer-songwriter
- Hillary Scott, American actress
- Hugh Scott, US congressman and senator from Pennsylvania
- Hugh L. Scott, US Army Chief of Staff
- Ian Gilmour Scott, was the Attorney-General of Ontario from 1985 to 1990
- Jacqueline Scott, American actress
- Jill Scott, American singer-songwriter
- Jim Scott (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Jimmy Scott, American jazz singer
- Joanna Scott (born 1960), American author, professor at the University of Rochester
- Lee Scott (UK politician), UK MP for Illford North
- Lefty Scott, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Lewis Allaire Scott, New York Secretary of State 1789-1793
- Montague Scott (1835–1909), Australian artist
- Morrys Scott, Welsh footballer
- Percy Scott (1853–1924), British admiral and naval gunnery pioneer
- Peter Scott, ornithologist, conservationist and painter
- Philippa Scott, Lady Scott was a British champion of wildlife conservation and the widow of Sir Peter Scott
- Rachel Scott (1981–1999), Murder victim, the first shooting victim in the Columbine massacre
- Randolph Scott, actor
- Raymond Scott, American composer and musician
- Ridley Scott, film director and producer, brother of Tony Scott
- Robert Falcon Scott, Antarctic explorer and British naval officer
- Samuel Gilbert Scott, American daredevil
- Seann William Scott, American movie actor
- Selina Scott, British television newsreader
- Septimus Edwin Scott, English painter
- Sherie Rene Scott, American actress and singer
- Thomas A. Scott, American railway executive
- Tony Scott, film director, brother of Ridley Scott
- Sir Walter Scott, author
- Walter Dill Scott, president of Northwestern University
- Willard Scott, American media personality
- William Scott disambiguation page
- Winfield Scott, general and candidate for the presidency of the United States
- Zachary Scott, American actor
- Scott Baronets of Great Barr
- Fictional
- Michael Scott (The Office), character in The Office
- Montgomery Scott, character in Star Trek
- Lucas Scott, Nathan Scott, Haley James Scott and James Lucas Scott, characters in One Tree Hill on CW
People with the given name
- Scott Adams, cartoonist
- Scott Angelle, interim lieutenant governor of Louisiana
- Scott Baio, American actor and television director
- Scott Bakula, actor, star of television series Quantum Leap
- Scott Brison, Canadian politician
- Scott Brown, US Senator from Massachusetts
- Scott Burns, former Australian football player and Captain of the Collingwood Football Club
- Scott Chadwick, Maintenance Control Supervisor, Frontier Airlines. Former US Navy.
- Scott Colton, professional wrestler known as "Colt Cabana" and "Scotty Goldman"
- Scott Cowen, president of Tulane University
- Scott Dickens, Canadian swimmer
- Scott Dixon, IndyCar Racer
- Scott Feldman, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Scott Michael Foster, American actor
- Scott Fortune, American volleyball player
- Scott Garland (wrestler), known as "Scotty 2 Hotty"
- Scott Goldblatt, American swimming Olympic champion
- Scott Hall, professional wrestler
- Scott Harding, Australian AFL player
- Scott Jaffe, American freestyle swimmer
- Scott Joplin, American ragtime composer
- Scott Kazmir, MLB player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Scott Koskie, Canadian volleyball player
- Scott Kriens, Chairman and former CEO of Juniper Networks
- Scott Kurtz, cartoonist
- Scott Levy, professional wrestler known as "Raven"
- Scott Lipsky, American tennis player
- Scott MacIntyre, American singer
- Scott Martin, Australian shot putter and discus throw competitor
- Scott Maslen, British actor
- Scott McKenzie, American singer
- Scott Menville, American voice actor
- Scott Mescudi, American rapper
- Scott Moir, Canadian figure skater
- Scott Mosher, Canadian field hockey player
- Scott Mosier, American film producer, editor and cameo actor
- Scott Muirhead, Scottish association football player
- Scott Mills, New Zealand rugby player
- Scott Nelson, New Zealand race walker
- Scott Niedermayer, NHL ice hockey player
- Scott Owen, upright bass player for Australian punkabilly trio The Living End
- Scott Pendlebury, Australian AFL player
- Scott Peterson, convicted murderer
- Scottie Pippen, Basketball hall of famer
- Scott Podsednik, MLB player for the Chicago White Sox
- Scott Ramsoomair, creator of VG Cats
- Scott Radinsky, American MLB player
- Scott Raynor, ex-drummer for the band Blink-182
- Scott Rolen, American MLB player
- Scott Schoeneweis, American MLB player
- Scott Slutzker, American NFL football tight end
- Scott Spann, American swimmer
- Scott Speed, NASCAR driver
- Scott Speedman, actor
- Scott Stapp, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the band Creed
- Scott Steiner, professional wrestler
- Scott Stevens, NHL ice hockey player
- Scott Symons, Canadian writer
- Scott Terry, baseball pitcher
- Scott Thompson (footballer), Australian Rules footballer
- Scott Thompson, Canadian television comedian
- Scott Travis, drummer for the band Judas Priest
- Scott Tucker, American freestyle swimmer
- Scott Tupper, Canadian field hockey player
- Scott Walker (politician), governor of Wisconsin
- Scott Walker (singer), singer
- Scott Weiland, lead singer of Velvet Revolver, formerly of Stone Temple Pilots
- Scott Williams (field hockey player), US field hockey defender
- Scott Woods, American poet
- Orson Scott Card, American science fiction author
- Malcolm Scott Carpenter, NASA Astronaut, member of the original Mercury Seven
- Albert Scott Crossfield, civilian test pilot
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, author, cousin of Francis Scott Key and named for him
- Winfield Scott Hancock, general and candidate for the presidency of the United States
- Francis Scott Key, poet and lawyer, author of the poem that became the US national anthem
- Kimberley Anne Scott Mathers, Eminem's ex-wife
- Donald Scott Drysdale, Hall of Fame Pitcher
- Israel Scott Neri, Mexican painter and poet
- Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress
- John Scott Redd, First Senate-confirmed director the National Counterterrorism Center
- Coretta Scott King
- Nick Scott Downing, American professional association football (soccer) player
- Fictional
- Scott Bernard in Robotech (TV series)
- Scott "Tracker" Cameron, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Scott Evil in the Austin Powers films
- Scott James, lead character portrayed by Chuck Norris in the movie The Octagon
- Scott Pilgrim, protagonist of an eponymous graphic novel series
- Scott Robinson, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Scott Summers, also known as Cyclops, member and leader of the Marvel Comics team, the X-Men
- Scott Tracy in Thunderbirds (TV series)
- Scott Tyler in Anthony Horowitz's novel series The Power of Five
References
See also
- Adam Scott (disambiguation)
- Alex Scott (disambiguation)
- Alexander Scott (disambiguation)
- Andrew Scott (disambiguation)
- Byron Scott (disambiguation)
- Charles Scott (disambiguation)
- Colin Scott (disambiguation)
- David Scott (disambiguation)
- Dennis Scott (disambiguation)
- Derek Scott (disambiguation)
- George Scott (disambiguation)
- Jack Scott (disambiguation)
- James Scott (disambiguation)
- John Scott (disambiguation)
- Matthew Scott (disambiguation)
- Michael Scott (disambiguation)
- Norman Scott (disambiguation)
- Richard Scott (disambiguation)
- Robert Scott (disambiguation)
- Steve Scott (disambiguation)
- Thomas Scott (disambiguation)
- Tom Scott (disambiguation)
- Walter Scott (disambiguation)
- Scott Lucas (disambiguation)
- Scott Sanders (disambiguation)
- Scott Stewart (disambiguation)