Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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BUNTY. Pet name, orig. applied to a plump little girl (see Bunt, n.3, 2.), now freq. associated with Margaret (n.Sc., Slg., Fif., Lth., Ayr., Kcb. 1975).