Gaddy Covered Bridge
Gaddy is a Scottish surname. Background It is possibly first used by people of the Kingdom of Strathclyde along the Anglo-Scottish border. It is a name for someone who lived in Midlothian. It is possible that it evolved from the name Goldie, which derives from the Old English personal name Gold. Alternative spellings are Geddy, Gaddie, Goudie, Gouday, Goudey, Goudy, Gowdy, Gowdie, Gadie, Goodie, Gady. It is also possible that it derives from Geddes or Clan Ged. Another possibility is that it is derived from the Old English ''gedda'', a nickname meaning pike. Notable people Notable people with the surname or close variants include: * Abdul Gaddy (born 1992), American basketball player * Anthony Gadie (1868–1948), English businessman and politician * Bea Gaddy (1933–2001), American humanitarian * Bob Gaddy (1924–1997) American pianist, singer and songwriter * Charlie Gaddy (born 1931), anchorman * Daniel Abraham Gaddie (1836–1911), African-American Baptist preacher * John ...
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Tartan (duke Of Fife)
Tartan ( gd, breacan ) is a patterned cloth consisting of criss-crossed, horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland, as Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns. Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven in a simple twill, two over—two under the warp, advancing one thread at each pass. This pattern forms visible diagonal lines where different colours cross, which give the appearance of new colours blended from the original ones. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a ''sett''. Tartan is often called "plaid" (particularly in North America), because in Scotland, a ''plaid'' is a large piece of tartan cloth, worn as a type of kilt or large shawl. The t ...
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