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Macpherson (R
MacPherson or Macpherson is a surname, meaning "son of the parson" in Scottish Gaelic. Notable people with the surname include: In sports * Archie Macpherson (born 1937), Scottish football commentator * Bruce MacPherson (field hockey), Canadian field hockey player * Bryden Macpherson, Australian amateur golfer * Duncan MacPherson, ice hockey player *Gus MacPherson, Scottish footballer * Jeff MacPherson, driver in the CART Championship Car series * Michelle MacPherson, Canadian swimmer In politics * Ben Macpherson (politician), Scottish politician * C. B. Macpherson, Canadian academic * Dean Macpherson, South African politician * Hector Macpherson, Sr. (1875–1970), Canadian-American agricultural economics professor and politician * Hector Macpherson, Jr. (1918–2015), American farmer and politician * James Ian Macpherson, British lawyer and politician * John Alexander MacPherson, Australian politician * John MacPherson (governor of India), Scottish administrator in India * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongside both Irish language, Irish and Manx language, Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a Classical Gaelic, common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 United Kingdom census#2011 Census for Scotland, 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population, three years and older) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
