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Skene: Origin, Geographical Distribution |
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| Some derive their names, as well as their arms, from some considerable action, and thus, it is said, a second son of one Struan Robertson, for killing a wolf in Stocket Forest, Athol, Scotland, with a dirk, in the king's presence, got the name of Skene, which signifies a dirk, Gaelic, Sgian, and three dirk-points in pale for his arms. Skians, Cor. Brit, implies witty, skillful, knowing. | |
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| Skene: Place of Origin : Grampian (United Kingdom) | Lothian (United Kingdom) | Oxfordshire (United Kingdom) | Fifeshire (United Kingdom) | Tayside (United Kingdom) | Strathclyde (United Kingdom) |
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