Innes

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A Scottish family name derived from an old place name in Moray, carried by many people in Scotland and beyond
2. A surname of Scottish origin shared by a number of notable people in Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States
3. A family name of Scottish origin, historically associated with a Highland clan and borne by people across the English-speaking world

Etymology: "Innes" is the plural of "inne", an older English word that survives mainly in dialect and literary usage. It is a form of a noun that once meant a dwelling, house, or lodging, and the plural shows the word's older grammatical pattern, in which some nouns formed their plurals with "-en" or related endings rather than the modern "-s". Because "innes" is only a plural form, its meaning and history follow those of "inne" itself.