a captain of dragoons who dies for the love of a Fyvie girl. Additionally, the song Andrew Lammie tells of the doomed love of a local miller's daughter, Annie, for Lord Fyvie's trumpeter. Both of these songs may have historical basis - the young woman's grave is said to be in Fyvie churchyard. Child ballad 238, Glenlogie also refers to Fyvie in its final line. One of the prophecies of Thomas the Rhymer relates to Fyvie, predicting it will never flourish until a particular three stones are found (a prophecy obviously pre-dating the church with its three Pictish runestones). Etymology It is thought that the name Fyvie is derived from Fia-chein 'Deer hill'. In Scottish Gaelic literature it has been referred to as , in the context , the Earl of Fyvie. This derives from , previously , an old word for wood. Notable people Alastair Storey (born 1953), chairman and CEO of Westbury Street Holdings Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945), Archbishop of Canterbury, was born in the village manse Alexander Skene (1837–1900), gynaecologist See also Fastern's Een Prior of Fyvie References Bibliography External links https://www.facebook.com/FyvieHeritage Villages in Aberdeenshire