Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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SHOORD. Also Shuard. Gen. in dim. forms Shoordi, Shurdie (Sh. 1975). Sh. variant forms of the Norse name Sigurd (Sh. 1891 J. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 45, 1902 J. Burgess Some Sh. Folk 104). The name is sometimes anglicised as George (Sh. 1951 A. T. Cluness Shetland Isles 268), esp. in the patronymic form Shoordson (Sh. 1902 J. Burgess Some Sh. Folk 128), found in I. Sc. and Cai. as Georgeson.
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