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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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ELICK. Sc. form of Alec for Alexander (Fif., Lth. 1926 Wilson Cent. Scot. 96, ne.Sc., em.Sc.(a), w.Lth. 1975). Dim. form Ellickie (Abd. 1929 Stories Young Aberdeen 5). See also Eck, Elshiner.
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