Scottish Boy Names
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of 560 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingstone | Leving's town (settlement associated with Leving) | Norman, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Lock | Depending on origin: 'lock' or 'enclosure' (English); 'lake' (Scottish); or 'prosperity/wealth' (from Vietnamese Lộc). | English, Gaelic, Scottish, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Lockee | Either 'from the enclosure/lock' (surname origin) or 'of the lake/little lake' (Gaelic origin) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Lornell | Probably 'from Lorne' (referring to the Scottish region/name) or a surname-based given name | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Loudan | From Loudoun, a Scottish place-name (surname-derived) | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Loudin | Habitational name meaning 'from Loudoun' (a place-name) | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Lowdon | From a place name meaning 'hill' or 'dweller by a hill' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Lowrie | From Laurentum; 'laurel-crowned' or 'man from Laurentum' | English, Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Lyell | From a surname meaning 'island' or 'from the island' (a place-name origin) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Lysle | Island / from the island | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macadam | Son of Adam | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macalistair | Son of Alastair/Alasdair; ultimately from Alexander meaning 'defender/protector of mankind'. | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macallah | Likely 'son of Allan/Alan' (patronymic); alternatively associated with Gaelic 'macalla' meaning 'echo'. Exact origin uncertain. | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macaulee | Son of Amhlaoibh (a Gaelic form of the Norse name Olaf) - 'son of Olaf' | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macauli | “son of Amhlaoibh,” the Gaelic form of a Norse personal name (equivalent to Olaf) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macbride | Son of the servant/devotee of St. Brigid; Brigid/Brìghde carries sense of 'exalted one' or 'strength' | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macbryde | Son of Brigid/Brighid (Bridget) - 'son of the exalted/strong one' | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Maccoi | Son of Aodh (Aodh = 'fire' or 'fiery', often anglicized as Hugh) | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Maccray | From Gaelic Mac Rath, 'son of Rath' - Rath meaning grace, prosperity, or goodness | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Maccrea | Son of grace / son of prosperity or favor | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macdaibhidh | Son of David (David = "beloved" in Hebrew) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macdonald | Son of Donald - 'Donald' comes from Gaelic Domhnall, meaning 'world ruler' or 'ruler of the world'. | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macfield | Son of the field / from the open land | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackadam | Son of Adam (descendant of Adam) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackarthur | Son of Arthur (Arthur: Celtic name often associated with 'bear' or 'noble') | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackauley | Son of Amhlaoibh (a Gaelic form of Olaf) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackauli | Originally a patronymic meaning 'son of Aulay' (from Old Norse Óláfr/Olaf) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackauly | Son of Amhlaoibh - descendant of Amhlaoibh (Gaelic form of the Old Norse name Olaf) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macken | Patronymic: 'son of Mack' (i.e., 'son of' + a personal name element); surname-turned-first-name | English, Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackmurray | Son of Murray; descendant of the Murray family (Murray is linked to the Gaelic personal name Muireadhach or the region Moray) | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macknair | Son of the heir | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macknayr | Likely "son of the heir" or "son of Nair" (derived from the McNair surname) | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| MaClay | Son of Clay | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macmurray | Son of Murchadh - 'sea warrior' or 'sea battler'. | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macques | 'Son of Jacob/James' - from 'Mac' (son of) + 'Jacques' (Jacob/James, meaning 'supplanter'). | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Makbryde | Son of Brigid (descendant of Brighid/Bridget) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Makdonald | Son of Donald (Donald from Gaelic meaning 'world ruler' or 'ruler of the world') | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Malcam | Servant or disciple of Saint Columba (follower of Columba) | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Malcum | Servant or follower of Saint Columba | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Malvon | Meaning uncertain; likely related to names meaning 'chief' or 'leader' (derived from Malvin/Melvin) | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Marr | Primarily a place-name/surname (Scottish Mar/Marr); alternatively a variant of Aramaic 'Mar' meaning 'lord' or associated with the Spanish word for 'sea'. | Aramaic, Germanic, Scottish, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Maxwelle | Originally denotes 'Maccus's spring' or 'Mack's well' - a place-name referring to a well or stream owned by someone called Maccus. | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mccrea | Son of grace; son of prosperity (from Gaelic rath = grace/prosperity) | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mckile | Patronymic 'son of Kyle' (Kyle from Gaelic 'caol' meaning 'narrow, strait, channel') | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melven | Derived from the surname Melvin; commonly interpreted as 'chief' or 'gentle leader' (exact origin uncertain). | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvill | From the Norman French place-name Malleville, composed of mal 'bad' + ville 'town' (literally 'bad town') | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvon | Variant of Melvin; commonly associated with leadership or derived from a place-name origin | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Meston | Surname from a place name, broadly meaning a town/settlement (possibly 'Mesta's town' or a farm/settlement by marsh); meaning uncertain | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Moir | Originally a surname meaning either 'great' or 'from the moor' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Morray | From Moray (a district in Scotland); associated with the sea/sea settlement | Scottish | Boy | — |
Scottish Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish-origin name in our dataset.
560
Names in this origin
2
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
58,553
Peak year 2008