A Scottish variant of Lord. Lord is a name used for dogs, so to me
Laird is the same.
I think of the British series "Monarch of the
Glen" and the "laird of the manor".
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (
Edith Södergran 1891-1923)