Behind the Name: Scottish Feminine Names

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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

AIFRIC f Irish, Scottish
Possibly means "pleasant" in Irish.

AILEAS f Scottish
Scottish form of ALICE

AILEEN f Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of EILEEN

AILSA f Scottish
From Ailsa Craig, the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland, which is of uncertain derivation.

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

ANNAG f Scottish
Scottish diminutive of ANNA

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

BARABAL f Scottish
Scottish form of BARBARA

BEATHAG f Scottish
Feminine form of BEATHAN

BEILEAG f Scottish
Diminutive of ISEABAIL

BEITRIS f Scottish
Scottish form of BEATRICE

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

CAIRISTÌONA f Scottish
Scottish form of CHRISTINA

CAITRÌONA f Scottish
Scottish form of KATHERINE

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

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

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

DEÒIRIDH f Scottish
Means "pilgrim" in Scottish Gaelic.

DONALDA f Scottish
Feminine form of DONALD

DONALDINA f Scottish
Feminine form of DONALD

DONELLA f Scottish
Feminine form of DONALD

EALASAID f Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH

EDMÉ f Scottish
Scottish feminine form of ESMÉ

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

EFFIE (2) f Scottish
Anglicized form of OIGHRIG

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

EILIONOIR f Scottish
Scottish form of ELEANOR

EIMHIR f Scottish
Scottish form of EMER

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

ELSPET f Scottish
Scottish form of ELIZABETH

ELSPETH f Scottish
Scottish form of ELIZABETH

FENELLA f Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNUALA

FERGIE m & f Scottish
Diminutive and feminine form of FERGUS

FINELLA f Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNUALA

FINOLA f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNUALA

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

FIONOLA f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNUALA

FRANGAG f Scottish
Scottish feminine form of FRANCIS

GLENNA f Scottish, English
Feminine form of GLENN

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

GREER f & m Scottish, English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name GREGOR.

GRIZEL f Scottish
Scottish form of GRISELDA

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

IONA (1) f English, Scottish
From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery... [more]

ISEABAIL f Scottish
Scottish form of ISABEL

ISHBEL f Scottish
Anglicized form of ISEABAIL

ISLA f Scottish
Feminine form of ISLAY

ISOBEL f Scottish
Scottish form of ISABEL

JAMESINA f Scottish
Feminine form of JAMES

JAMIE m & f Scottish, English
Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of JAMES... [more]

JEAN (2) f English, Scottish
Medieval English variant of Jehanne (see JANE)... [more]

JESSIE (1) f Scottish, English
Originally a Scottish diminutive of JEAN (2)... [more]

KEAVY f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAOIMHE

KEITHA f English (Rare), Scottish
Feminine form of KEITH

KENINA f Scottish
Feminine form of KENNETH

KENNA f Scottish
Feminine form of KENNETH

KENNEDY f & m English, Irish, Scottish
From the Gaelic name Cinnéidigh meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head"... [more]

KIRSTEEN f Scottish
Variant of KIRSTIN

KIRSTIE f Scottish
Diminutive of KIRSTIN

KIRSTIN f Scottish
Scottish form of CHRISTINA

KIRSTY f Scottish
Diminutive of KIRSTIN

LACHINA f Scottish
Feminine form of LACHLAN

LILEAS f Scottish
Scottish form of LILLIAN

LILIAS f Scottish
Scottish form of LILLIAN

LILLIAS f Scottish
Scottish form of LILLIAN

LINDSAY f & m English, Scottish
From an English and Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name in Lincolnshire meaning "island of Lincoln" in Old English... [more]

LINDSEY f & m English, Scottish
Variant of LINDSAY

LIÙSAIDH f Scottish
Scottish form of LUCIA

LOGAN m & f Scottish, English
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic.

LORNA f English, Scottish
Created by the novelist R... [more]

MAIGHREAD f Scottish
Scottish form of MARGARET

MAIREAD f Scottish
Scottish form of MARGARET

MÀIRI f Scottish
Scottish form of MARY

MAISIE f Scottish
Diminutive of MAIREAD

MALINA (1) f Scottish
Feminine form of MALCOLM

MALVINA f Scottish, English
Created by the poet James MacPherson in the 18th century for a character in his Ossian poems... [more]

MARSAILI f Scottish
Scottish form of both MARJORIE and MARCELLA

MAURA (2) f Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of MÁIRE... [more]