This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Scottish.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ailsie f ScotsDiminutive of
Alison. In recent years, this name has occasionally been used as a diminutive of
Ailsa.
Annaple f ScottishScottish form of
Annabel. Sir Walter Scott used it for two characters (both nurses) in his Waverley series of novels.
Bethóc f Scottish Gaelic, Medieval ScottishDerived from Scottish Gaelic
beatha meaning "life", and therefore is related to the name
Beathag. Most known bearers of this name include Bethóc Ingen mac Maíl Coluim, daughter of Malcolm II, King of Alba, as well as Bethóc, Prioress of Iona, daughter of Somerled, Lord of Argyll.
Bonnibell f ScottishBonnibell means "pretty" "cheerful" and Is a character from the show adventure time
Bunty f Scots, EnglishOriginally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots
buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [
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Caillic f ScottishDerived from the Gaelic word
caileag meaning "girl", or possibly from the related word
cailleach meaning "old woman", which is also the name of a Scottish and Irish mythological figure (see
Beira) and comes from Old Irish
caillech "veiled (one)", from
caille "veil", an early loanword from Latin
pallium "a cloak" (i.e., the ecclesiastical garment worn by nuns).
Cairn f & m ScottishOld Irish and Scottish name, originally from Carn, which changed to Caibre, which changed to Cairney.... [
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Eisia m & f ScottishThis name was found etched onto a silver vessel in East Lothian, Scotland. It was accompanied by the names Bri, Camulogeni, Con and Frymiacus. Its meaning is unknown and whether the name was Eisia alone or Eisia with something else following it is also unknown as it was barley legible.
Eriskay f ScottishFrom the name of the Scottish island of
Eriskay. It derives from Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", see
Eric.
Fionella f ScottishThe Italian Fiorella (little flower) + Fiona (the princess). Cinderella + Fiona. I created it, but also found it was supposedly a Scottish name as well according to google.
Ghillie f & m Scottish, EnglishThe origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from the Scottish Gaelic
gille, "lad, servant", cognate with the Irish
giolla.
Gowan m & f Scottish, Medieval EnglishFrom a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse
gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [
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Jinty f Scots, Popular CultureCaithness Scots diminutive of
Janet. A famous namesake is British historian Dame Janet "Jinty" Nelson. "Jinty" was also a girls' comic published in Britain in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Jowlia f ScotsScots form of
Julia. Jowlia Mannering is a character in Sir Walter Scott's 'Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer'.
Kentigerna f ScottishFeminine form of
Kentigern. This was the name of an Irish queen who traveled to Scotland with her son, Saint
Fillin. She lived as a recluse on the island of Inchebroida in Loch Lomond, where a church is dedicated to her.
Kenvie m & f ScottishOf Scottish origin derived from,
Kenneth which is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic
Cináed and
Cionaed “born of fire”, and Coinneach and Caoineach “comely, handsome”
Maidie f English (Rare), ScotsVariant of
Maida, used as a British given name 'reasonably frequently until 1930. Resurfaced again briefly in the 1960s, but is a rarely used name', according to Dunkling & Gosling (1983)... [
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Malamhìn f Scottish GaelicMost likely coined by James Macpherson (1736-1796), the Scottish antiquarian poet who published works allegedly translated from the ancient Gaelic bard
Ossian. Macpherson seems to have based the name on Scottish Gaelic
mala "brow, eyebrow" and
mìn "smooth, soft", intending it to mean "smooth brow"... [
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Mckinlie f & m ScottishThe name Mckinlie means son of fair warrior. Originating in Scotland The name is beautiful and pure
Mckinzy f Scottish GaelicMeans "Son of wise one." and "Born of fire.". First found in Ross-shire, scottland, the name traveled to ireland before making it to the US in the 18th and 19th century. in the surname, the motto is "Luceo non uro" meaning "I shine not burn".... [
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Mhàiri f ScotsScots adoption of the vocative case of
Màiri due to mistaking it for the nominative case.
Morvern f ScottishVariant of
Morven. From the Scottish place name
Morvern, a district in north Argyll,
Mhorbhairne in the original Gaelic, meaning "sea gap" or "big gap" (
muir "sea" or
mór "great",
bhairne "gap")... [
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Nairne f ScottishDerived from the
Burgh of Nairn in Northern Scotland. The place name is taken from the name of a river.
Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)From Irish and Scottish Gaelic
Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.