Lothianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Potentially from Proto-Celtic *lutā.

According to A. D. Mills, in A Dictionary of British Place Names, named after "one Leudonus".

発音

• (Scotland) IPA: /ˈlo.ði.ən/, [ˈloː.ði.ən]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈləʊ.ði.ən/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈloʊ.ði.ən/

固有名詞

Lothian (countable and uncountable, plural Lothians)

1. An area and former region of Scotland, including Edinburgh.
   • 1952 January, H. A. Vallance, “The Waverley Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 16:

     As the Lothian Plain is reached, collieries and slag heaps begin to appear, although much of the surrounding country remains unspoiled.

2. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
3. A Scottish marquisate.
4. A habitational surname.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lothian is the 50659 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612 individuals. Lothian is most common among White (82.52%) and Black/African American (11.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lothian”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 462.