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Scone
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scone
English
+, Perth and Kinross
Etymology
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Pronunciation
sko͞on, en /skuːn/
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Proper noun
A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651
II 4 992 ROSS: Will you to Scone?MACDUFF: No, cousin, I'll to Fife.
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Anagrams
en cenos SENCO cones Noces Cones econs cosen Cosen onces
en Villages in Scotland
Scots
Etymology
Uncertain. First mentioned in history as Scoine sciath-airde and Scoine sciath-bhinne; Scotland was marked as "Kingdom of Scone" on Irish maps.
possibly from sco gd sgonn lump.Mackenzie, W. C. (1931). Scottish Place-names. United Kingdom: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Company, Limited, p. 180
or of sco gmw - origin, from sco gmw-pro *skaunī fine, beautiful, modern de schön.Mackenzie, W. C. (1916). The Races of Ireland and Scotland. United Kingdom: A. Gardner, p. 331
potentially from a sco xpi - word derived from sco cel-pro *skiyenā knife, from sco ine-pro *skey- to cut, compare sga scían.gd
Pronunciation
sco [skuːn]
Proper noun
A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651
References
en Villages in Scotland