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The names listed here are used in Scotland. See also about Scottish names.

ABI   f   Scottish
Short form of ABIGAIL

AFRICA (2)   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of AIFRIC

AIDAN   m   Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of AODHÁN

AILEAS   f   Scottish
Scottish form of ALICE

AILEEN   f   Scottish, English
Variant of EILEEN

AILPEIN   m   Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of ALPIN

AILSA   f   Scottish
From the name of an island off Scotland, which was originally spelled in Old Norse Alfsigesey, meaning "island of ALFSIGR".

AINDREA   m   Scottish
Scottish form of ANDREW

AINSLEY   m & f   English, Scottish
Variant of AINSLIE

AINSLIE   m & f   English, Scottish
From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire... [more]

ALAN   m   English, Scottish, Breton
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton... [more]

ALASDAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of ALEXANDER

ALASTAIR   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALISTAIR   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALISTER   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALLAN   m   English, Scottish
Variant of ALAN... [more]

ALLEN   m   English, Scottish
Variant of ALAN... [more]

ALPIN   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ailpein, possibly derived from a Pictish word meaning "white"... [more]

AMHLAIDH   m   Scottish
Scottish form of OLAF

ANGUS   m   Scottish, Irish, English
Anglicized form of AONGHUS

AODH   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
From the old Irish name Áed, which meant "fire"... [more]

AODHÁN   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
From the old Irish name Áedán, a pet form of Áed (see AODH)... [more]

AONGHAS   m   Scottish, Irish
Variant of AONGHUS

AONGHUS   m   Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly meaning "one strength" derived from Irish óen "one" and gus "force, strength, energy"... [more]

ARCHIBALD   m   Scottish, English
Derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold".

ARCHIE   m   Scottish, English
Pet form of ARCHIBALD

ARRAN   m   Scottish
From the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.

ARTAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of ARTHUR

ATHOL   m & f   Scottish
From the name of a district in Scotland which was derived from Gaelic ath Fodhla "new Ireland".

AULAY   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of AMHLAIDH

BARABAL   f   Scottish
Scottish form of BARBARA

BARCLAY   m   Scottish, English, Irish
From a Scottish surname which was likely derived from the English place name Berkeley, meaning "birch wood" in Old English.

BEATHAG   f   Scottish
Feminine form of BEATHAN

BEATHAN   m   Scottish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic beatha meaning "life".

BEILEAG   f   Scottish
Pet form of ISEABAIL

BEITRIS   f   Scottish
Scottish form of BEATRICE

BHALTAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of WALTER

BHÀTAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of WALTER

BLAIR   m & f   Scottish
From a Scottish surname meaning "a plain" in Gaelic.

BOYD   m   Scottish
From a surname which was derived either from Gaelic buidhe "blond" or else from the name of the island of Bute.

BRIDGET   f   Irish, Scottish, English, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one"... [more]

BRIGIT   f   Irish, Scottish, English
Variant of BRIDGET

BRUCE   m   Scottish, English
From a Norman surname meaning "of Brieuse" in French... [more]

CAILEAN   m   Scottish
Means "whelp" in Gaelic... [more]

CAIRBRE   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "charioteer" in Gaelic.

CAIRISTÌONA   f   Scottish
Scottish form of CHRISTINA

CAITRÌONA   f   Scottish
Scottish form of KATHERINE

CALLUM   m   Scottish
Variant of CALUM

CALUM   m   Scottish
Scottish form of COLUMBA

CAMERON   m & f   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose"... [more]

CAMPBELL   m   Scottish
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked mouth" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and béul "mouth"... [more]

CAOIMHE   f   Irish, Scottish
Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful".

CARBREY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAIRBRE

CARBRY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAIRBRE

CARSON   m & f   Scottish, Irish, English
From a Gaelic surname of unknown meaning... [more]

CATRINA   f   Irish, Scottish
Variant of CATRIONA

CATRIONA   f   Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of KATHERINE

CHRISTIE (2)   m   Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish pet form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTY (2)   m   Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish pet form of CHRISTOPHER

CINÁED   m   Scottish
Means "born of fire" in Gaelic... [more]

COINNEACH   m   Scottish
Possibly means "handsome" from Gaelic. It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.

COLIN (1)   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of CAILEAN

CONALL   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Means "strong wolf" in Gaelic... [more]

CORMAG   m   Scottish
Scottish form of CORMAC

CRAIG   m   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag" or "rocks"... [more]

DÀIBHIDH   m   Scottish
Scottish form of DAVID

DAIVIDH   m   Scottish
Gaelic variant of DAVID

DAND   m   Scottish
Scottish pet form of ANDREW

DEÒIRIDH   f   Scottish
Means "pilgrim" in Scottish Gaelic.

DEÒRSA   m   Scottish
Scottish form of GEORGE

DERMID   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of DIARMAD

DIARMAD   m   Scottish
Scottish form of DIARMAID

DOMHNALL   m   Scottish, Irish
Gaelic form of DONALD

DONALD   m   Scottish, English
From the Gaelic name Domhnall which means "ruler of the world", composed of the Old Celtic elements dumno "world" and val "rule"... [more]

DONALDA   f   Scottish, English
Feminine form of DONALD

DONALDINA   f   Scottish
Feminine form of DONALD

DONELLA   f   Scottish, English
Feminine form of DONALD

DONNACHAIDH   m   Scottish, Irish
Variant of DONNCHADH

DONNCHADH   m   Scottish, Irish
Original form of DUNCAN

DOUGAL   m   Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghall, which meant "dark stranger" from dubh "dark" and gall "stranger".

DOUGLAS   m   Scottish, English
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghlas, which meant "dark river" or "blood river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river"... [more]

DUBHGHALL   m   Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic form of DOUGAL

DUBHGHLAS   m   Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic form of DOUGLAS

DUFF   m   Scottish
Derived from Gaelic dubh meaning "dark".

DUGALD   m   Scottish
Scottish variant of DOUGAL

DUNCAN   m   Scottish, English
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh which means "brown warrior", derived from Gaelic donn "brown" and cath "warrior"... [more]

EACHANN   m   Scottish, Irish
Means "brown horse" from Gaelic each "horse" and donn "brown".

EALASAID   f   Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH

EALLAIR   m   Scottish
From the older Gaelic name Ceallair, which was derived from Latin cella meaning "cellar"... [more]

EANRAIG   m   Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of HENRY

EDAN   m   Irish, Scottish
Variant of AIDAN

EDMÉ   f   Scottish
Scottish feminine form of ESMÉ

EDNA (1)   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

EFFIE   f   Scottish, English
Either an Anglicized form of OIGHRIG or a pet form of EUPHEMIA

EIDEARD   m   Scottish
Scottish form of EDWARD

EILIDH   f   Scottish
Gaelic form of ELLIE, sometimes taken to be a Gaelic form of HELEN.

EIMHIR   f   Scottish
Scottish form of EMER

EITHNE   f   Irish, Scottish
Means "kernel" in Gaelic... [more]

ELLAR   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of EALLAIR

ELSPET   f   English, Scottish
Short form of ELIZABETH

ELSPETH   f   English, Scottish
Short form of ELIZABETH

EOGHAN   m   Irish, Scottish
Possibly means "born from the yew tree" in Old Celtic... [more]

EOIN   m   Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of JOHN

ERSKINE   m   Scottish, Irish, English
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "projecting height" in Gaelic... [more]

EUAN   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of EOGHAN

EVANDER (2)   m   Scottish, English
Anglicized form of IOMHAR

EWAN   m   Scottish
Anglicized Scottish form of EOGHAN

EWEN   m   Scottish
Variant of EWAN

FARQUHAR   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FEARCHAR

FEARCHAR   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "dear man" from Gaelic fear "man" and char "dear".

FEARGHAS   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Means "man of vigour", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and gus "vigour"... [more]

FENELLA   f   Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA

FERGIE   m & f   Scottish
Pet form and feminine form of FERGUS

FERGUS   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of FEARGHAS

FIFE   m   Scottish
From a Scottish place name which was formerly the name of a kingdom in Scotland... [more]

FILIB   m   Scottish
Scottish form of PHILIP

FINDLAY   m   Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name FIONNLAGH.

FINELLA   f   Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA

FINGAL   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Fionnghall, which meant "white stranger" from fionn "white, fair" and gall "stranger"... [more]

FINGALL   m   Scottish
Variant of FINGAL

FINLAY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH

FINLEY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH

FINOLA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA

FIONA   f   Scottish
Feminine form of FIONN... [more]

FIONNGHALL   m   Scottish
Original form of FINGAL

FIONNLAGH   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "white warrior" from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and laogh "warrior".

FIONNTÁN   m   Irish, Scottish
Original form of FINTAN

FIONOLA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA

FORBES   m   Scottish
From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "field" in Gaelic.

FRANG   m   Scottish
Scottish form of FRANCIS

FRANGAG   f   Scottish
Scottish feminine form of FRANCIS

FRASER   m   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which possibly means either "a Frisian" or else "strawberry" in Norman French... [more]

FRAZIER   m   Scottish, English
Variant of FRASER

FYFE   m   Scottish
Variant of FIFE

GARRY   m   English, Scottish
Either a variant of GARY or from the name of a Scottish river.

GAVIN   m   English, Scottish, Welsh
Late medieval form of GAWAIN

GILCHRIST   m   Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic phrase giolla Chríost meaning "servant of Christ".

GILLESPIE   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gille Easbaig or Irish Giolla Easpuig both meaning "servant of the bishop".

GILROY   m   Irish, Scottish
From an Irish surname, either Mac Giolla Ruaidh, which means "son of the red-haired servant", or Mac Giolla Rí, which means "son of the king's servant".

GLEN   m   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which meant "valley" in Gaelic.

GLENN   m   Scottish, English
Variant of GLEN

GLENNA   f   Scottish, English
Feminine form of GLEN

GORAIDH   m   Scottish
Scottish form of GODFREY

GORDON   m   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "great hill"... [more]

GORMLAITH   f   Irish, Scottish
Means "illustrious princess" from Irish gorm "illustrious" and flaith "princess, lady"... [more]

GRAEME   m   Scottish, English
Variant of GRAHAM

GRAHAM   m   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from an English place name which probably meant "gravelly homestead" in Old English... [more]

GRAHAME   m   Scottish, English
Variant of GRAHAM

GRANT   m   English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Norman French grand meaning "great, large"... [more]

GREER   f & m   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the first name GREGOR.

GREGOR   m   German, Scottish, Slovene
German, Scottish and Slovene form of GREGORY... [more]

GRIOGAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of GREGORY

GRIZEL   f   Scottish
Scottish form of GRISELDA

GUS (1)   m   English, Scottish
Short form of AUGUSTUS, ANGUS or GUSTAV

HAMISH   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of Sheumais, vocative case of SEUMAS.

HECK   m   Scottish
Scottish short form of HECTOR

HECKIE   m   Scottish
Scottish pet form of HECTOR

IAGAN   m   Scottish
Modern form of the Scottish name Aodhagán, a pet form of AODH.

IAIN   m   Scottish
Scottish form of JOHN

IAN   m   Scottish, English
Modern Scottish form of JOHN

INNES   m & f   Scottish
Anglicized form of AONGHUS, also used as a feminine name.

IOMHAR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of IVOR

IONA   f   English, Scottish
From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery... [more]

IRVIN   m   English, Scottish
Either a form of IRVING or IRWIN

IRVINE   m   English, Scottish
Variant of IRVING

IRVING   m   English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was in turn derived from a Scottish place name... [more]

ISEABAIL   f   Scottish
Scottish form of ISABEL

ISHBEL   f   Scottish
Anglicized form of ISEABAIL

ISLA   f   Scottish
Feminine form of ISLAY

ISLAY   m   Scottish
From the name of the island Islay, which lies off of the west coast of Scotland.

ISOBEL   f   Scottish
Scottish form of ISABEL

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