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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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MOIR. A common ne.Sc. surname, locally pronounced [mo:r] (Per. 1933 J. Meikle Hist. Alyth Par. Ch. 170; ne.Sc. 1975). The -oi- is from the usu. O.Sc. representation of and has influenced the mod. diphthongal pronunciation [mɔir]
[Gael. mòr, big.]
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