A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

named Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 16.4 21.1 9.9 17.4 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences5232 14 1 3 1 1
Number of authors39 20 13 1 3 1 1

Occurrences of named in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
k. Ma Granda, Alan, who A wis named after, hud been in the Highla on page 37

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
lk among trees he planted and named on page 51

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
end up in the bank accounts o named individuals - but supplyin t on page 116

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
burial mound an the place wis named Pitalpin eftir him. Fer monie on page 15
k in the mists o time an were named fer saints, wha maistlike wer on page 30
gate. The shopowner, a mannie named Sinclair, wisnae aboot the pl on page 104

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s an Wully McCoy in oor class named them McPish an McPee. Christo on page 47
wur stupit. Miss Thin's well named cause she's a wee skinny skel on page 72
an Laura Kyle, That thiv been named as the biggest boy band ever on page 158

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
llinlie wrocht (an unco weill-named forby). It's a yairn at cums on page 5

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
egret to inform you the above named soldier is missing, presumed on page 76

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
wan o ma ain - sort o. Ah've named him Gus efter the moose in Ci on page 28

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'He'll be gettin named efter wan o the disciples,' a on page xiii

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
tion. Ane o them mentiont nae named dialecks o Scots, while anith on page 9

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ter the Duke o" - an here he named a gey lang an wechtie name - on page 42

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
For there wisnae a teacher named that in their schuil. on page 123

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
onie mair, Bit Antoinine he's named. Noo this wa stretched, fae e on page 5

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the Vikings wad hae named on page 11

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
y aa end up suggestin they're named efter some local big hoose? W
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
raldry. Forby, an antiquarian named Moses Macrae conveinces this
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
n there wiz the less absurdly named Evan, the Nichols yin. He wiz
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
. The ecosystem itself can be named as the defendent.’10
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
vokit bi naukit picturs o the named actress, an actuallie cam afo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
m the maist. The buik is weel named, as C W Berry maks guid yuiss
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Crap! Her and Dick (her aptly named husband) have been living aff
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
jtek the Sodger Bear wis weel named richt eneuch.
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Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
girl/man/woman/kettle/toaster named Sue. Awh – who fuckin cares
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
regiment ... guess whae thur named aifter. And that's only fur s

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
David is named as a martyr tae the Covenanti
n cause an the local lodge is named aifter him. As close tae the

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
Know how come yer firrits are named efier Celtic players?"
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ed people were weeded out and named and shamed imo - its not onl (2020) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, W. F. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Fit Een's Ken?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an Hen she named him Len, on page 47

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
welcomed them sae warmly She named her lavvy after Darnley For h on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
uttet feish. Theis boatie wis named aifter ma twa brither's bairn on page 60

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Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
eets, piazzas and even a toon named efter himsell. on page 25

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
balloonbreestit flee-up aat'd named a great, lang list o lottery on page 37

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wis named the M1. This brocht howls o l
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the operation, Brian wis the named carer. An Neil Duguid hid mai
The nuns hid named her Natalie, Miss Vining telt
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ight Erchie disappeart, a man named Abbie Reid also left wi’oot
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Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
ng colours. However, a laddie named Jaggy Johnny seen her yase it
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The Germans even named him ‘Grossa Brow’ and pro
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
el at #Aiberdeen's @shmuFM Ye named aifter thon river min? #Fash(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
onehaven loon @colinclyne fae named his debut album aifter the Do(2014) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
panicked as soon as you were named manager min! Better hope Rait(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
And why hae you named hid 'Kylie'? I wanted tae ca' on page 60

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Shetland

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
named eftir his grand-fedder. Da id
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Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
“My faider, whaa wis named Robbie, wis a very kind herte
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ock an intae Dis an Dat. Weel named, we a bit o aathing dat might
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Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@bellacaledonia “Superbly-named” whit the fuck special aboot(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
verie nixt Sunday, ma da was named an shamed at the front o the on page 23

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