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Early 16th Century Scottish Lowland Names

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The names in these tables are from the Aberdeen Council Register from the years 1500-1550. Instances refers to the number of mentions found, not different individuals; a number of instances may refer to the same individual. In addition, this data does not include all instances of given names recorded in the Aberdeen Council Register from 1500-1550! Therefore, the number of instances are only a very rough guide to the relative popularity of a name and only somewhat more reliable as an indication of how common a particular spelling or form of a name was compared to other spellings and forms of the same name.

Note that the spellings used for name headings may be modern spellings only; please refer to the 16th century spellings listed in the tables.

A <3> in a spelling represents the letter yogh. In 16th century Scots, yogh was usually pronounced with a consonantal \y\ sound, like the <y> in English <yes>.

In 16th century Scots handwriting, a y-shape was used for two different letters, thorn and actual <y>. Thorn is pronounced like the letters <th>. (This is the source of the cliche "ye olde" -- the <y> in <ye> represents a thorn, and this <ye> is pronounced like, and indeed is, the word <the>.) In the names below that use <y>, if other 16th century spellings or the modern spelling of that name use <th>, <t>, or <d> instead, then the <y> represents thorn; otherwise, it represents a normal <y>.

The letters <u>, <v>, and <w> were sometimes used interchangeably, depending on context.Similarly, the letters <i> and <j> were sometimes used interchangeably, also depending on context. In the names below, use the modern form as a guide to interpreting any of these letters in the 16th century spellings.

An equals sign (=) after a spelling indicates that it is a standard full spelling of a name recorded in the manuscript in greatly abbreviated form. For example, <Alexander=> and <David=> represent the standard full spellings of names recorded in the manuscript as <Alx’> (or <Alxr’> or <Alexr’>, etc.) and <Dd> (or <Dad>, etc.).

An apostrophe (’) in a 16th century spelling indicates an unexpanded abbreviation mark. In most cases below these were superfluous scribal flourishes, but it is possible that a few real abbreviations have mistakenly been left unexpanded.

An asterisk (*) after a spelling indicates that it was expanded from a non-diplomatic transcription which may have contained errors; unless the same spelling is also listed without an asterisk, these spellings are suspect but still indicate that some (possibly different) form of the name was used in the year(s) indicated.

A question mark (?) after a spelling indicates that it may be a misspelling in the original manuscript, transcription error, or typo; unless the same spelling is also listed without a question mark, these spellings are suspect but still indicate that some (possibly different) form of the name was used in the year(s) indicated.

John (734 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Johne*2161501 (7) , 1502 (62) , 1520 (10) , 1521 (137)
Johne’*361502 (1) , 1520 (16) , 1521 (19)
Johnne341503 (1) , 1506 (1) , 1508 (2) , 1509 (5) , 1511 (2) , 1512 (1) , 1513 (3) , 1515 (1) , 1517 (8) , 1518 (7) , 1522 (1) , 1532 (1) , 1540 (1)
Johne241500 (1) , 1502 (6) , 1503 (6) , 1509 (1) , 1510 (2) , 1513 (1) , 1520 (1) , 1532 (2) , 1540 (4)
Jouhne*211501 (6) , 1502 (15)
Johne=171540 (1) , 1548 (1) , 1549 (9) , 1550 (6)
Johnne*161501 (3) , 1502 (6) , 1521 (7)
Jouhne141500 (5) , 1508 (2) , 1509 (1) , 1510 (2) , 1511 (1) , 1512 (1) , 1513 (2)
Johne’81511 (1) , 1519 (2) , 1520 (4) , 1523 (1)
Johnn71533 (6) , 1543 (1)
Jok51512 (1) , 1517 (2) , 1520 (2)
Johnne’41519 (4)
Johnn*31502 (3)
Jhone*21502 (2)
Johnne’*21502 (1) , 1520 (1)
Johnn’21518 (2)
Jhone11503 (1)
Jhon’*11502 (1)
Johen11517 (1)
John*11502 (1)
Johnnj’*11502 (1)
Johnn’*11502 (1)
Jok*11521 (1)
Jouhen?11500 (1)
Jouhnne11517 (1)

William (351 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Willeam*461520 (3) , 1521 (43)
William*361501 (4) , 1502 (31) , 1521 (1)
Williame*261501 (3) , 1502 (23)
William=151521 (8) , 1532 (2) , 1533 (1) , 1549 (1) , 1550 (3)
William121500 (5) , 1502 (2) , 1503 (2) , 1504 (1) , 1505 (1) , 1509 (1)
Williame111502 (4) , 1503 (2) , 1505 (3) , 1507 (1) , 1511 (1)
Wil3eam*81521 (8)
Wille71518 (2) , 1520 (1) , 1532 (1) , 1533 (1) , 1549 (1) , 1550 (1)
Wille*71520 (3) , 1521 (4)
Will*61520 (1) , 1521 (5)
Wil3eame*41521 (4)
Wull*41520 (1) , 1521 (3)
Wil3am31512 (1) , 1517 (2)
Wil3eame31509 (1) , 1511 (1) , 1513 (1)
Will31503 (2) , 1540 (1)
Wil3eam21514 (1) , 1517 (1)
Willea[m]*21520 (1) , 1521 (1)
Ville11550 (1)
Villeam’11532 (1)
Wil11511 (1)
Wile11503 (1)
Willeam11533 (1)
Willeam’*11521 (1)
Willes*11521 (1)
Willia3m*11521 (1)
Wolliam*11502 (1)
Wul*11521 (1)
Wulle11522 (1)

Alexander (336 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Alexander=1091500 (5) , 1501 (3) , 1502 (28) , 1503 (5) , 1505 (2) , 1508 (2) , 1510 (2) , 1517 (2) , 1518 (2) , 1519 (3) , 1520 (6) , 1521 (43) , 1546 (1) , 1549 (1) , 1550 (4)
Sande*401520 (4) , 1521 (36)
Sande221518 (7) , 1519 (1) , 1520 (3) , 1522 (2) , 1532 (1) , 1540 (3) , 1549 (3) , 1550 (2)
Alexander*171501 (6) , 1502 (11)
Sandy151500 (1) , 1502 (3) , 1505 (1) , 1509 (2) , 1510 (2) , 1511 (1) , 1512 (1) , 1513 (3) , 1514 (1)
Alesander=*31521 (3)
Alexander31502 (3)
Sandris21549 (2)
Sandy*21502 (2)
Alexandir11502 (1)
Alezander=*?11502 (1)
Sand11533 (1)
Sanderis11540 (1)
Sandris*11521 (1)
Sundris*?11521 (1)

Andrew (243 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Andro*561501 (7) , 1502 (31) , 1520 (1) , 1521 (17)
Androu*341502 (1) , 1520 (5) , 1521 (28)
Andro221500 (1) , 1502 (1) , 1503 (3) , 1505 (1) , 1506 (4) , 1508 (5) , 1510 (2) , 1532 (1) , 1533 (1) , 1549 (3)
Androw*221501 (1) , 1502 (1) , 1520 (3) , 1521 (17)
Androe*91520 (1) , 1521 (8)
Androw81502 (1) , 1509 (1) , 1518 (1) , 1520 (2) , 1523 (1) , 1525 (1) , 1540 (1)
Androu61503 (1) , 1506 (1) , 1508 (1) , 1511 (1) , 1517 (1) , 1520 (1)
Andrew*31502 (2) , 1521 (1)
Androue31508 (1) , 1509 (1) , 1510 (1)
Androu=31508 (1) , 1521 (2)
Androv21519 (2)
Andrae*11521 (1)
Andre11549 (1)
Andreow*11521 (1)
Androe11506 (1)
Androue*11521 (1)
Androv*11520 (1)

David (239 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Dauid*791501 (2) , 1502 (20) , 1520 (9) , 1521 (48)
Dauy*261501 (1) , 1502 (25)
dauid251500 (3) , 1502 (1) , 1507 (1) , 1510 (1) , 1511 (2) , 1513 (1) , 1514 (2) , 1517 (1) , 1518 (4) , 1519 (2) , 1520 (2) , 1523 (2) , 1532 (1) , 1540 (1) , 1549 (1)
Dauy81502 (2) , 1503 (2) , 1506 (1) , 1516 (1) , 1518 (2)
David=41520 (1) , 1521 (3)
Daue*21521 (2)
Dauid21512 (1) , 1533 (1)
Dauie*11521 (1)
Dauyd*11521 (1)

Thomas (236 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Thome*471501 (1) , 1502 (18) , 1520 (9) , 1521 (19)
Thomas*411501 (5) , 1502 (14) , 1520 (8) , 1521 (14)
Thome311500 (3) , 1502 (5) , 1503 (4) , 1504 (1) , 1505 (6) , 1506 (4) , 1508 (1) , 1510 (2) , 1513 (1) , 1518 (1) , 1519 (1) , 1522 (1) , 1525 (1)
Thomas231505 (1) , 1506 (3) , 1508 (6) , 1509 (2) , 1510 (1) , 1511 (1) , 1512 (2) , 1513 (1) , 1518 (2) , 1519 (1) , 1533 (2) , 1534 (1)
Thom41503 (1) , 1508 (1) , 1550 (2)
Thome’21517 (2)
Theme*11501 (1)
Thomeas*11521 (1)
Thome’*11521 (1)
Thomi*?11501 (1)
Thommas11509 (1)
Thom’11532 (1)
Tome*11502 (1)

Robert (161 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Robert*631501 (3) , 1502 (7) , 1520 (11) , 1521 (42)
Robert171500 (3) , 1503 (2) , 1507 (2) , 1510 (2) , 1514 (2) , 1516 (1) , 1517 (1) , 1519 (2) , 1532 (1) , 1533 (1)
Rob*131502 (1) , 1520 (5) , 1521 (7)
Robe*61521 (6)
Robert=61502 (1) , 1521 (5)
Ribert*11521 (1)
Rob11518 (1)
Robe11522 (1)
Roben11514 (1)

Gilbert (109 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Gilbert*371502 (18) , 1520 (2) , 1521 (17)
Gilbert281501 (1) , 1502 (1) , 1503 (2) , 1505 (4) , 1506 (2) , 1508 (5) , 1510 (3) , 1511 (1) , 1512 (1) , 1513 (6) , 1546 (1) , 1549 (1)
Glibert?11522 (1)

James (73 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
James*351501 (2) , 1502 (4) , 1520 (5) , 1521 (24)
James81500 (1) , 1505 (1) , 1522 (1) , 1533 (1) , 1540 (1) , 1549 (3)
Jame41518 (1) , 1540 (1) , 1550 (2)
Copin11507 (1)
Jacob11549 (1)
Jame*11521 (1)
Jame*?11521 (1)
Jamis*11502 (1)

Patrick (73 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Patrik*171502 (3) , 1520 (4) , 1521 (10)
Patry*111502 (9) , 1520 (1) , 1521 (1)
Patrie*71520 (1) , 1521 (6)
Patry51500 (1) , 1503 (1) , 1504 (1) , 1510 (1) , 1511 (1)
Patre31549 (1) , 1550 (2)
Patrik31503 (1) , 1524 (1) , 1540 (1)
Patrie21522 (1) , 1525 (1)
Patte*21521 (2)
Patrick*11521 (1)
Patty11520 (1)

Duncan (72 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Duncan*301502 (5) , 1520 (4) , 1521 (21)
Duncane*81520 (1) , 1521 (7)
Duncan51500 (1) , 1505 (1) , 1511 (1) , 1514 (2)
Duncane51509 (1) , 1513 (1) , 1518 (1) , 1533 (1) , 1550 (1)
Duky11506 (1)
Duncan’11540 (1)
Duncun11503 (1)

Richard (61 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Richerd231500 (1) , 1502 (1) , 1503 (1) , 1505 (2) , 1506 (1) , 1508 (4) , 1509 (1) , 1511 (6) , 1512 (1) , 1513 (3) , 1514 (1) , 1516 (1)
Richart*71520 (1) , 1521 (6)
Richerde71503 (1) , 1505 (1) , 1506 (2) , 1510 (2) , 1511 (1)
Richart31519 (1) , 1520 (1) , 1534 (1)
Riche31508 (1) , 1519 (1) , 1550 (1)
Rechert*21521 (2)
Richard*21501 (1) , 1521 (1)
Richard=21502 (1) , 1513 (1)
Richerd*21502 (2)
Rechart*11520 (1)
Reche*?11521 (1)
Recherd11515 (1)
Rechert11523 (1)
Richerd*?11501 (1)
Richird*11502 (1)

Walter (60 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Walter*101502 (1) , 1521 (9)
Wat*81502 (6) , 1521 (2)
Watter*?51521 (5)
Waltir*41502 (4)
Walter31519 (1) , 1549 (2)
Waltir31502 (3)
Valter*11521 (1)
Walle*11520 (1)
Wat11523 (1)
Water*?11521 (1)
Watte11549 (1)
Watte*11521 (1)

Donald (40 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Donald221505 (3) , 1506 (2) , 1508 (5) , 1509 (2) , 1510 (3) , 1511 (2) , 1512 (1) , 1513 (4)
Donald*71501 (1) , 1502 (1) , 1521 (5)
Donalde41503 (1) , 1505 (1) , 1506 (1) , 1511 (1)
Donalde*11502 (1)
Dovny11508 (1)
Downy*11521 (1)

George (34 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Georg*131501 (1) , 1502 (4) , 1520 (1) , 1521 (7)
Georg41511 (1) , 1519 (1) , 1530 (1) , 1540 (1)
George*41501 (1) , 1502 (2) , 1521 (1)
George31522 (1) , 1549 (1) , 1550 (1)
Georgis*11521 (1)

Adam (19 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Adam*101502 (1) , 1520 (1) , 1521 (8)
Adame*31520 (1) , 1521 (2)

Martin (19 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Martyne*41521 (4)
Martin*11521 (1)
Martine*11521 (1)

Nicholas (16 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Nichol31517 (2) , 1518 (1)
Nichol*21521 (2)
Nicholl21519 (1) , 1532 (1)
Nicholl*21502 (1) , 1521 (1)
Nicholes*11521 (1)

Allan (15 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Allane*31501 (1) , 1521 (2)
Allyane21549 (2)
Allyone21549 (2)
Allan*11521 (1)
Allene*11521 (1)

Malcom (14 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Malcome*41502 (1) , 1520 (1) , 1521 (2)
Malcome’*21520 (1) , 1521 (1)
Malcom11518 (1)
Malcom*11521 (1)
Malcome11550 (1)
Malcum*11521 (1)

Norman (14 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Normond*31520 (1) , 1521 (2)
Normand*21521 (2)
Normond21500 (1) , 1532 (1)
Normont*11521 (1)

Henry (13 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Henry21512 (1) , 1516 (1)
Henrie*11521 (1)
Henry*11502 (1)

Matthew (12 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Mathou*51502 (1) , 1521 (4)
Mathew*31502 (1) , 1521 (2)
Mathow*31521 (3)

Simon (12 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Syme21503 (1) , 1518 (1)
Symond*21521 (2)
Symont*21521 (2)
Syme*11501 (1)
Symon*11521 (1)
Symond11518 (1)
Symone*11521 (1)

Oliver (9 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Oleweyr*31520 (2) , 1521 (1)
Olevar’*11520 (1)
Oleveir’*11520 (1)
Olewer’*11520 (1)

Giles (8 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Gelleys*21502 (1) , 1521 (1)
Geilis11541 (1)
Geleis*11521 (1)
Gelis11505 (1)
Gelis*11502 (1)
Gelleis11513 (1)
Gilleis11549 (1)

Gavan (7 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Gavane21550 (2)
Gavand11519 (1)
Gavine11509 (1)
Gawane*11521 (1)
Gouvun*?11502 (1)

Ranald (7 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Ranald*21521 (2)
Rany*21521 (2)
Rane11520 (1)
Rane*11521 (1)
Rany11523 (1)

Cristy (6 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Cristy*41502 (4)
Cristy21503 (1) , 1507 (1)

Ingram (6 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Igram11520 (1)
Igrem*?11521 (1)
Ingram11518 (1)
Ingrem11532 (1)
Jgrem*?11521 (1)

Philip (5 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Philp11500 (1)
Philp*11502 (1)

Jasper (4 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Jasper21522 (1) , 1550 (1)
Jasper*11521 (1)
Jaspert*11521 (1)

Ninian (4 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Niniane*31521 (3)
Niniance*?11521 (1)

Archibald (3 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Arche11549 (1)
Arche*11520 (1)
Archibalde11503 (1)

Flore (3 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Flore21520 (2)

Hew (3 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Hew*11502 (1)

Michael (3 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Michaell21549 (1) , 1550 (1)

J. (2 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
J.*11520 (1)

M. (2 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
M.*21520 (2)

Peter (2 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Peter11550 (1)
Peter*11502 (1)

Roger (2 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Rogera11549 (1)

W. (2 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
W.*21520 (1) , 1521 (1)

Charles (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Charlis*11502 (1)

Dukhe(?) (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Dukhe*11521 (1)

Edmond (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Evmond?11500 (1)

Forsy (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Forsy11511 (1)

Hay (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Hay11507 (1)

Make (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Make*11521 (1)

Maurice (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Moryis11503 (1)

Neil (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Neill11549 (1)

R. (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
R.*11521 (1)

Simson (1 Instances Total)

16th Century Spelling Instances Year (Instances) Notes
Symsone11508 (1)

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