Ramsay
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Etymology
Ramsay is the Scottish spelling of Ramsey.
Scottish history
- Ramsay is a Scottish clan led by the Earl of Dalhousie with its seat at Brechin Castle. Refer to Clan Ramsay.
Places called Ramsay
- Ramsay is the name of several places in the United States of America:
See also Ramsey for places with a different spelling.
Famous people named Ramsay
- Ramsay is also a common first name:
- Ramsay MacDonald — prime minister of Britain
Famous people surnamed Ramsay
- Ramsay is also a common surname:
- Ramsay — enigmatic figure in Canadian buried treasure lore
- Allan Ramsay — Scottish poet (1686-1758)
- Allan Ramsay — Scottish painter (1713-1784)
- Alexander Ramsay — British admiral
- Bertram Ramsay — British admiral
- Edward Pierson Ramsay — Australian zoologist
- Fox Maul Ramsay — British political leader
- James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie — British colonial leader
- George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie — Canadian political leader
- Margaret Ramsay — Labour Life Peer
- Gordon Ramsay — chef
- Sir William Ramsay — Nobel laureate chemist
Miscellaneous usage
- Ramsay was also the codename of Soviet spy Richard Sorge.
- Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is a medical disorder.
- The USS Ramsay was a former American naval vessel.