Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck, minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach though now an artificial casing is often used instead.

What does the name haggis mean?

The surname Haggis is a name whose history on English soil dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The name Haggis comes from a the baptismal name for the son of Agace. ... Baptismal names were sometimes given in honor of Christian saints and other biblical figures.

What does the Scottish word haggis mean?

: a traditionally Scottish dish that consists of the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep or a calf minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings and boiled in the stomach of the animal.