Scot

From Old English Scottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scotti (see Scōtī for more).

See Scoti.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskɒt/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈskɑt/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈskɔʔ/
• Rhymes: -ɒt
• Homophone: Scott

Scot (plural Scots)

1. A person born in or native to Scotland.

   Synonyms: Scotsman, Scotchman

• See Scottish and Scotch.

• Lowlander, Highlander

Scot (plural Scots)

1. A surname
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Scot”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “Scot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• C. Oman, A History of England before the Norman Conquest, London, 1910, p. 157

• C.O.T.S., COTS, CSTO, CTOs, Cost, OCTS, OSTC, TOCs, cost, cots

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Scot m (genitive singular Scoit, nominative plural Scoit)

1. (historical) Scot, Irishman

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Scot”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN