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Skene

Skene

1 9.7
A Scottish family name
  • proper noun
translation icon : Skene
  • Peter Skene Ogden, the British Hudson's Bay Company leader, had orders to create a "fur desert," but he retreated and the Americans took over.
  • Gordon Skene
  • Skene said

Examples

  • In his historical novel, the author mentioned Skene as a significant figure in Scottish history.

  • Everyone in our town knows the Skene family for their contributions to local charity.

  • The Skene family has a long tradition of serving in the Scottish Parliament.

Compounds

skene arch
  • Specialized
9.9

A curved opening in a wall that is lower than it is wide

Surface Forms

Skene main

Etymology

Skene is a Scottish family name that comes from the place called Skene in Aberdeenshire, so it usually means a family from that area. A helpful way to remember it is that the name sounds like the Scots word skene or skean for a 'small knife', as seen in sgian-dubh, so picture a Scottish family tied to that place and that old word.