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Scottish Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Creightow Town by the crag; settlement near a rock English, Scottish Boy
Crieghton From the place-name Crichton - likely 'boundary town' or 'town by a crag/rock'. English, Scottish Boy
Crighton From the lands of Crichton - likely 'town by the crag' or 'boundary town' (place name) Scottish Boy
Culbert Possibly 'bright' or 'famous' (from Germanic element 'berht') English, Germanic, Scottish Boy
Cullo Likely derived from Gaelic 'cul' meaning 'back, nook, recess' - roughly 'from the back/remote place' (as a surname); unrelated meanings exist in Italian. Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Cumming 'From Comines' - denoting origin from the town of Comines / descendant of the Comyn family Scottish Boy
Cunningham Homestead of the king's people; a Scottish habitational surname Scottish Boy
Dall Blind (Gaelic) or valley (English surname) Irish, Scottish Boy
Dalroi Likely 'valley king' or 'king of the assembly' (interpreted from 'Dal' + 'roi'). Scottish Boy
Dalroy Likely 'valley king' or 'king of the valley' (combination of 'dal' = valley + 'roy' = king) Scottish Boy
Darnley From the place-name Darnley; a locational surname meaning roughly 'Darnley clearing' (often rendered as 'deer clearing' or 'clearing/meadow') English, Scottish Boy
Darroch Oak / of the oak Scottish Boy
Darrock From Gaelic darach meaning "oak" - roughly "of the oak" or "oak grove" Scottish Boy
Darrokh Likely derived from the Scottish Gaelic surname Darroch meaning 'of the oak' (associated with the oak); a Persian-style formation is possible but unconfirmed. Persian, Scottish Boy
Darvel From the Scottish place name Darvel; probably 'oak grove' or 'settlement/valley of oaks' (uncertain) Scottish Boy
Denholm Valley island Scottish Boy
Deveron From the River Deveron / a place-name derivative related to Devon English, Scottish Boy
Dinsmoore Habitational: 'moor by the hill/fort' (from elements meaning hill/fort + moor) English, Scottish Boy
Dobie Diminutive of Robert - 'bright fame' (famous, bright) English, Scottish Boy
Doneld Ruler of the world; mighty ruler Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Donild Ruler of the world Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Doogie Diminutive of Douglas - 'dark/black stream' or 'black river' Scottish Boy
Dorward From Old English deor 'deer' + weard 'guardian' - 'deer guardian' or 'warden of the deer' English, Scottish Boy
Dou If a diminutive of Douglas: 'dark stream' or 'dark water'. In Chinese, meaning varies by character - e.g., 窦 'cavity/cave' or 斗 'dipper, measure, fight'. Chinese, English, Scottish Boy
Dougee Diminutive of Douglas, meaning 'dark/black stream' or 'dark river' English, Scottish Boy
Dougey From Gaelic elements dubh (dark/black) + glas (stream) - "dark/black stream" Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Doughlas Dark or black stream/river Scottish Boy
Dougi Diminutive of Douglas - 'dark stream' or 'dark water' (from Gaelic dubh 'dark' + glas 'stream') Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Dougiee Dark stream; dark water Scottish Boy
Dougray Likely connected to Gaelic roots meaning 'dark' - often interpreted as 'dark stranger' (from Dougal) or associated with 'dark river' (from Douglas). Scottish Boy
Dougy Diminutive of Douglas - 'dark stream' or 'dark river'. Scottish Boy
Drummond From the ridge Scottish Boy
Drummund Derived from Gaelic 'dromainn', meaning 'ridge' or 'high ridge' - originally a locational surname. Scottish Boy
Drumond From the ridge Scottish Boy
Duf Dark, black Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Duffus Toponymic surname from Duffus, Moray; likely from Gaelic dubh 'black/dark' plus a topographic element, often rendered as 'dark/black water' or generally 'from Duffus'. Scottish Boy
Dugie Diminutive of Douglas/Dougal - related to Gaelic elements meaning 'dark' (as in 'dark stream' or 'dark stranger') Scottish Boy
Dugy Diminutive of Douglas, derived from Gaelic elements meaning "dark/black" + "stream/rivulet" Scottish Boy
Duie Likely ‘dark water’ (from Douglas) or ‘beloved’ (if linked to Dewi/David); generally a diminutive form English, Scottish Boy
Duntan Likely 'brown' or 'dark' + 'warrior/chieftain' (commonly rendered 'brown- or dark‑haired warrior' or 'chieftain') Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Durward Doorkeeper; gatekeeper; guardian of the door English, Scottish Boy
Eachyn Diminutive of 'each' (horse) - 'little horse' or 'young horse/horseman' Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Eaen God is gracious (traditional); as a modern/invented spelling it can also connote newness or uniqueness Scottish Boy
Earving Variant of Irving/Ervin - from the Scottish place-name (River Irvine), often interpreted as 'green/river' or, via Germanic roots, connected to 'friend'/'honor'. English, Scottish Boy
Elec Defender of men Hungarian, Scottish Boy
Elgyn From the town of Elgin; original Gaelic/Pictish elements and precise meaning are uncertain Scottish Boy
Elick Uncommon masculine name; possibly a diminutive/variant of Hebrew Eli/Eliakim ('my God will establish' / 'my God is king') or a form related to Elric ('elf ruler'). English, Hebrew, Scottish Boy
Ellick Diminutive of Alexander - "defender of men". English, Scottish Boy
Eouan Born of the yew; youth Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Errell Nobleman, warrior English, 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