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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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MAIKIE, n.1 Also Maikey. Dim. forms of Malcolm (Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 32; Ayr. 1885 J. Meikle Yachting Yarns 19, Maikey; Sh. 1918 T. Manson Peat Comm. 130, Sh. 1975). For the vowel cf. Sh. Maikimson, Malcolmson (Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 104). Malcolm is freq. heard as [′mekʌm] in Ork., Cai. [′meki]

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