An inquiry into the origin of the name of the Scottish nation

presented to the Society of Antiquaries, at Edinburgh, December 1780

Authors

  • John Foulis of Colinton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/arch.scot.1.1-12

Keywords:

toponymy, onomastics, Caledonia

Abstract

To a Society, the purpose of whose institution is to investigate the antiquities of their nation, any reasonable attempt to account for the name of that nation, cannot be unacceptable; and this subject seems naturally to present itself, as a proper introduction to their future inquiries.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

30-11-1792

Issue

Vol. 1 (1792): Archaeologia Scotica

Section

Articles

How to Cite

An inquiry into the origin of the name of the Scottish nation: presented to the Society of Antiquaries, at Edinburgh, December 1780. (1792). Archaeologia Scotica, 1, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.9750/arch.scot.1.1-12