Scottish Names
Scottish names are used in the country of Scotland as well as elsewhere in the Western World as a result of the Scottish diaspora. See also about Scottish names.
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Scottish
273Sheenagh is a Scottish feminine given name, a variant of Sheena. Sheena itself is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Sìne, which in turn is the Gaelic equivalent of Jeanne or Jane. Ultimately, the name traces...
Sheona is a Scottish feminine given name, a variant of Shona Shona itself is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic names Seonag or Seònaid, both of which are Gaelic equivalents of Joan. Through this chain, Sheona tra...
Sholto is a masculine given name of Scottish origin. It is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic sìoltaich, meaning "sower" or "propagator". The name has been used in the Douglas family since the 17th century, following...
Shona is a feminine given name of Scottish origin, serving as an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic names Seonag and Seònaid. Both of these Gaelic names are themselves derived from Joan, the medieval English form of...
Sìleas is a Scottish Gaelic feminine name that serves as the traditional Gaelic form of Cecilia. The name is pronounced roughly "SHEE-las" in English, reflecting its Gaelic orthography and a phonetic evolution distinct f...
Sìne is a Scottish Gaelic feminine given name, equivalent to the English names Jeanne or Jane. It is ultimately derived from John, meaning "Yahweh is gracious", via the Old French Jehanne. The name is commonly anglicized...
Sìneag is a Scottish Gaelic feminine given name, functioning as a diminutive of Sìne. In essence, Sìneag is the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of the English names Jenny or Jennie. Derived through a chain of linguistic evolu...
Slàine is a Scottish Gaelic feminine given name, derived from the Irish Sláine, which ultimately comes from Old Irish slán meaning "health, safety." The name thus conveys positive qualities of well-being and protection....
Somhairle is a Scottish Gaelic masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse name Sumarliði, meaning "summer traveller" or "summer warrior." The name is a Gaelic adaptation of the Norse original, reflecting the histor...
Sorcha is a Gaelic feminine given name common to both Irish and Scottish Gaelic. It is derived from the Old Irish word sorchae or soirche, meaning “brightness,” and is traditionally interpreted as “radiant” or “bright.”...
Sorley is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, functioning as an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Somhairle. Ultimately, the name descends from the Old Norse tongue and shares a common root with several...
Steaphan is the Scottish Gaelic form of Stephen. The name is deeply rooted in the Christian tradition, stemming from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos), meaning "crown, wreath" or literally "that which surrounds." This...
Stewart is a given name and surname of Scottish and English origin, functioning primarily as a variant of Stuart. Like Stuart, it originates from an occupational surname for a steward, derived from Old English stig 'hous...
Stuart is a Scottish and English given name that originates from a Scottish occupational surname. The surname itself is a French-influenced form of Stewart, brought to Scotland from France by Mary Stuart in the 16th cent...
Tam 1 is a Scottish short form of Thomas. As a diminutive, it reflects the common practice in Scotland of shortening names for informal or affectionate use. The name Thomas itself has deep roots: it is the Greek form of...
Tàmhas is the Scottish Gaelic form of Thomas, derived from the Aramaic word te'oma meaning "twin". In Gaelic Scotland, the name was adapted to fit native phonological patterns, and it has been used historically in the Hi...
Tasgall is a masculine Scottish name, a variant of the earlier Asgall, which itself is the Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Norse name Ásketill. The name is intimately tied to the MacAskill family of the Hebrides, where T...
Taskill is the Anglicized form of Tasgall, a Scottish Gaelic name that has been used historically by the MacAskill family of the Hebrides. It ultimately traces back to the Old Norse Ásketill, derived from áss meaning "go...
Tavish is a masculine given name with dual origins. Primarily, it is the Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic names Tàmhas and Tòmas, themselves Gaelic forms of Thomas. Alternatively, Tavish may derive from the Scottis...
Teàrlach is a Scottish Gaelic male given name, serving as the Gaelic form of Toirdhealbhach. It is sometimes Anglicized as Charles, though etymologically unrelated to the Germanic name Charles, which derives from a word...
Teàrlag is a Scottish Gaelic feminine name, derived as a feminine form of Teàrlach. It is sometimes Anglicized as Charlotte. Teàrlach itself comes from the Irish Toirdhealbhach, an Old Irish name meaning "instigator" or...
EtymologyTeasag is a Scottish Gaelic variant of Jessie, itself originally a Scots diminutive of Jean 2, the medieval English variant of Jehanne (see Jane). The name Jane traces its roots through Old French to Latin Iohan...
Tòmas is the Scottish Gaelic form of Thomas, a name of enduring popularity across the Christian world. The name derives ultimately from the Aramaic word Te'oma, meaning "twin." In the New Testament, Thomas is the apostle...
Torcall is a Scottish Gaelic masculine name, ultimately derived from the Old Norse Þórketill. It shares roots with the Anglicised variant Torquil, and also appears in the spellings Torcuil and Torcull.EtymologyTorcall is...
Torcuil is a Scottish variant of Torcall, itself the Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Norse name Þórketill (see Torkel). The name ultimately derives from the elements Thor, the Norse god of thunder, and ketill meaning "ca...
Etymology and OriginsTorcull is a variant of the Scottish Gaelic name Torcall, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Þórketill (modern Scandinavian Torkel). The Norse name is composed of two elements: Þórr, the th...
Torquil is the Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Torcall, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Þorkell. The name ultimately traces back to the Norse god Thor, with the element ketill meaning "cauldron"...
Ualan is a Scottish masculine given name, the Scottish Gaelic form of Valentine. The name Valentine ultimately derives from the Roman cognomen Valentinus, which is itself a derivative of the cognomen Valens, meaning "str...
OverviewUilleam is the Scottish Gaelic form of William, a name with deep roots in Germanic and Norman history. Pronounced roughly 'OOL-yəm' or 'WILL-yəm', it reflects the Gaelic adaptation of a name that spread through S...
Ùisdean is a Scottish Gaelic masculine given name. Variant forms include Uisdean and Hùisdean. The name is derived from the Old Norse personal name Eysteinn (also *Aystein, later Øysteinn), which is composed of the eleme...
Ùna is the Scottish Gaelic form of the Irish name Úna, itself derived from the Old Irish word úan meaning “lamb”. This name has deep roots in Celtic culture, symbolizing gentleness and purity. The Gaelic version uses a g...
Wallace is a masculine given name of Scottish and English origin, derived from a surname that itself comes from the Norman French word waleis, meaning "foreigner, Celt, Welshman" (of Germanic origin). The name literally...
EtymologyWilliamina is a rare feminine form of the name William, derived from the Germanic elements willo meaning "will, desire" and helm meaning "helmet, protection." The name William itself became widespread in England...