Scales

See also: scales

English

Etymology

From Old Norse skáli (“shed, hut”). Doublet of Scholes.

Proper noun

Scales

1. A surname.
   • 2025 February 2, Vittoria Elliott, “The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover”, in WIRED‎^[1], archived from the original on 2025-02-02:

     Both Bobba and Coristine are listed in internal OPM records reviewed by WIRED as “experts” at OPM, reporting directly to Amanda Scales, its new chief of staff. Scales previously worked on talent for xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence company, and as part of Uber’s talent acquisition team, per LinkedIn.

2. An unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States.
3. A small village in Aldingham parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2772).
4. A hamlet in Kirkoswald parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5743).

See also

• Newton-with-Scales

Anagrams

• Cassel, Salces