Issue 2729: Earl of Home and Lady Home

Object

The Earl of Home (Dance)

Submitter

Sandra McLevy

Assigned to

Murrough Landon

Priority

Normal

Disposition

Fixed

Description

Could I suggest that both of these dances have a note on the pronunciation for the benefit of non-Scots speakers?

This is from the Clan Home web site, the Earl of Home Chief (http://www.clan-home.org/history-of-the-homes.htm)

The name of Home originates from an Old English word Hôm, which in its dative form described a place on an hilly outcrop or height. The situation of Hume Castle readily explains this origin and through the ages it has been spelt in several different ways, appearing in documents over the past eight centuries in up to 8 various spellings. Always pronounced Hume, the barony, castle and village retained the Home spelling until the end of the 18th century; many families over the centuries have switched to the Hume version to avoid confusion of pronounciation for those living outwith the Borders, whilst others have retained the Home spelling.

Fred Macondray

(The note was on the Strathspey server)

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