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Paisley, the "Pearl of Scotland", is best known for giving its name to the Paisley pattern, which was, however, originally not Scottish but a Babylonian design based on a stylized form of the acanthus leaf. It may therefore have been known to the Israelites in Babylonian exile.
The common slang term for a person from Paisley is a Buddie
=== == Famous Residents - Past and Present ==
* [[Kenneth McKellar]] - tenor
* [[Tom Conti]] - actor
* [[John Byrne]] - painter an playwright
* [[Gordon Bowie]] - engineer and cricketer
* [[Paul McGillion]] - actor (''Stargate: Atlantis'')
* [[Gerard Butler]] - actor
* [[David Tennant]] - actor (''Doctor Who'')
* [[Alexander Wilson]] - ornithologist and poet
* Reverend [[James Witherspoon]] - signatory of the American [[Declaration of Independence]]
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