The Scottish Place-Name Society (''Comann Ainmean-Áite na h-Alba'' in
Gaelic
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) is a
learned society
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in
Scotland
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concerned with
toponymy
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
, 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.
The Society was founded in February 1996. The Society's journal, ''The Journal of Scottish Name Studies'' (''JSNS''), has been published since 2007.
See also
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Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
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International Council for Onomastic Studies
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English Place-Name Society
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Ulster Place-Name Society
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Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland
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Scottish Society for Northern Studies
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Further reading
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Watson, W.J., ''History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland.'' Reprinted, with introduction, full bibliography and corrigenda by Simon Taylor. Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2004.
* Nicolaisen, W.F.H., ''Scottish Place-Names.'' Edinburgh: Edinburgh U.P., 2001.
External links
Official website
1996 establishments in Scotland
Archaeological organizations
Archaeology of Scotland
Learned societies of Scotland
Organizations established in 1996
Scottish studies
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