Re: Meanings and Origins of these names
in reply to a message by Winter Roisin
Paisley, by the way, is a town in the west of Scotland. In the 19th century it was renouned for the production of Indian-style shawls. Hence the name Paisley for the (ancient Indian) pattern.
http://www.paisley.org/paisley1/history/pattern.php
http://www.paisley.org/paisley1/history/pattern.php