Scottish Place-Name Society
voluntary society dedicated to the study of Scottish placenames
The Scottish Place-Name Society is a learned society in Scotland concerned with toponymy, the study of place-names. Its scholars aim to explain the origin and history of the place-names they study, taking into account the meaning of the elements out of which they were created; the topography, geology and ecology of the places bearing the names; and the general and local history and culture of Scotland.
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