Boccaccio
Governor
Typically, these 'English' aristocrats aren't all they're cracked up to be.
Arbuthnot is a Scottish surname, from a place in the Mearns (nowadays part of Aberdeenshire, former Kincardineshire) -
Aberbothenoth in 1202, it's 'aber-' a Pictish (and Welsh) word for a confluence, and 'buathnat'. 'little virtuous one',
the name of a burn with healing waters.
You might have shared your erudition with me when I introduced Lord Arbuthnot several weeks ago, rather than lying in wait for weeks for me to fall headlong into a bog ;-)
His lordship was just a throwaway character/commentator at first, with no need for a back story. But I thought I had better stick with the name now that he and his wicked friends have their very own thread.
And of course, had I placed Cranfordshire in Scotland, I'd be in even deeper trouble than I am.
For this affront to his lordship, I must warn you that the Maisies and Islas that fall into his hands are in for a very bad time. ;-)