The Scottish Gaelic Alphabet is named for different trees native to that locality.
ailm (elm)
beith (birch)
coll (hazel)
dair (oak)
feàrn (alder)
gort (ivy)
uath (hawthorn)
iogh (yew)
luis (rowan)
muin (vine)
nuin (ash)
onn/oir (furze/gorse)
ngetal ("reed")
ruis (elder)
suil (willow)
teine (holly)
ura (heather)
More than simply beautiful, this is sensible and provides an ontology for language that's rooted, quite literally, in the ground beneath your feet.
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Did you know that the Irish have over 200 words for leprechaun? Naw, I'm just joshing.
Nice blog. Hope you guys are doing well.
Logan
I want to plant my scotish middle name in my yard (I do not have a yard).
elder-yew-yew-willow, it would go.
That's a beautiful middle name.
Suggest you read Robert Graves' 'The White Goddess' for more about 'tree alphabets.'
A
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