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Sawney — m Scottish: variant of SANDY (SEE Sandy), resulting from a pronunciation reflected also in the surname Saunders. The name declined in popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries, perhaps as a result of its use as a vocabulary word for a fool … First names dictionary
Sawney — Sandie/y or Sawney was an English nickname for a Scotsman, now obsolete, and playing much the same linguistic role that Jock does now. Variations included Sanders and Sannock. The name is a Lowland Scots diminutive of the favourite Scottish first … Wikipedia
Sawney — Recorded in several spellings including Sawny, Sawney and apparently Sawnwy, this is an English surname. It is locational and seemingly originates from a now lost pre medieval village called Saurr eg or similar, and meaning the muddy island ( eg) … Surnames reference
sawney — liquor. A man is said to have got a sup of SAWNEY, when a little fuddled. York … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Sawney Beane — a la entrada de la cueva que servia de guarida. Alexander Sawney Beane fue el legendario jefe de un clan de 48 personas, en Escocia, que en algún momento del siglo XVI presuntamente fueron juzgados y ejecutados por el asesinato en masa y… … Wikipedia Español
Sawney Beane — Sawney Bean Écosse Alexandre Bean(e) fut un chef de bande, un clan de 48 membres dans l Écosse du XVIe siècle, exécuté pour meurtre et cannibalisme d’entre 30 et 40 personnes. L’histoire apparait dans The Newgate Calendar, catalogue de … Wikipédia en Français
Sawney Bean — Alexander Sawney Bean(e) was the legendary head of a 48 member clan in 15th or 16th century Scotland, reportedly executed for the mass murder and cannibalisation of over 30 to 40 people.The story appears in The Newgate Calendar , a crime… … Wikipedia
Sawney Bean — Alexander „Sawney“ Bean am Eingang seiner Höhle Alexander „Sawney“ Bean (oder Beane; Sawney (schot. für sandig) war der englische Spitzname für das legendäre Oberhaupt einer kannibalistischen Familie in Schottland im 15. Jahrhundert. Es wird… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sawney Bean — Alexandre Bean(e) était le chef d un clan écossais de 48 membres, exécuté pour meurtre et cannibalisme d’entre 30 et 40 personnes au XVIe siècle. L’histoire apparaît dans The Newgate Calendar, catalogue de crimes de la Newgate Prison de… … Wikipédia en Français
Sawney — noun a) A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, of Scots origin. b) A Scotsman … Wiktionary
