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Scottish Gaelic names - Baby names with the origin Scottish Gaelic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Donld World ruler; mighty ruler Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Donnachadh Brown/dark warrior or chieftain Scottish Gaelic Boy
Donnchathaigh Brown warrior (from donn 'brown, dark' + cath 'battle') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Donyl Probably "ruler of the world" or "world-mighty" (from Gaelic elements) Scottish Gaelic Boy
Doogal Dark stranger / dark foreigner Scottish Gaelic Boy
Doogall Dark stranger / dark foreigner Scottish Gaelic Boy
Doon From Gaelic dùn meaning 'fort' or 'hill'; in surname contexts may relate to Dunn/Donn meaning 'brown, dark'. Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Doone Surname-derived name meaning 'of the Doon' (from a place or river) or broadly 'fort/hill' (place-name origin) English, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Dougall Dark stranger (dark foreigner) Scottish Gaelic Boy
Douge Dark or black stream/river (from Douglas) Scottish Gaelic Boy
Doughal Dark stranger Scottish Gaelic Boy
Doughall Dark stranger / black foreigner Scottish Gaelic Boy
douglass Dark stream Scottish Gaelic Boy
Drumund From the ridge (possibly 'ridge protector' if combining 'druim' + 'mund') Scottish Gaelic Boy
Duach Likely 'dark' or 'black' (from Gaelic dubh); sometimes interpreted as 'dark-haired' or 'dark one'. Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Duart 'Black height' / 'dark promontory' (from Gaelic) Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dub Black; dark Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dubh Black, dark Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dubhghlas Dark or black stream/river Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dubhglas Dark/black stream (or dark river) Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dubhloach From the 'black lake' (habitational; dubh = black/dark, loch = lake) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dug Short form of Dougal/Dugald meaning "dark stranger" (from Gaelic dubh 'dark' + gall 'stranger') Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dugald Dark stranger / dark foreigner Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dugall "dark stranger" or "dark foreigner" (from dubh 'dark' + gall 'stranger/foreigner') Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dughall Dark stranger / dark foreigner Scottish Gaelic Boy
Duglass Dark or black stream/river Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dunc Brown or dark warrior/chief Scottish Gaelic Boy
Duncann Derived from Donnchadh, meaning 'brown-haired warrior' or 'brown/chief' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Duncun 'Brown-haired' or 'dark-haired chieftain' / 'brown warrior' Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dunmor From Gaelic dún 'fort' + mòr 'great' - 'great fort' or 'large hill-fort'. Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dunmore Great fort / large fort (from Gaelic Dún Mór) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dòmhnaill Ruler of the world Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dòmhnallach Pertaining to Dòmhnall (Donald); 'Donald-like' or 'of/descendant of Donald' Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eachan Derived from Gaelic each ('horse'); often interpreted as 'little horse' or 'horseman'. Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eachen From Gaelic each 'horse' - often interpreted as 'little horse' or 'horse‑lord'. Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eachin From Gaelic each 'horse' + donn 'brown/chief' - commonly interpreted as 'horse lord' or 'brown horse'. Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eachon From Gaelic each 'horse' - 'horse-lord' or 'horseman' Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eachthighearn Lord of horses (horse-lord) Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eadan Diminutive of Aodh/Aed, meaning "little fire" Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eairrsidh Uncertain - no widely attested, agreed-upon meaning; may be a Gaelic adaptation of an older name or an Anglicized form, but exact meaning is unclear. Scottish Gaelic Girl
Ealadhach Likely 'artful' or 'skillful', from Gaelic ealadh 'art, skill'. Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eanruig Home ruler Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eilann Possibly 'island' (Gaelic) or 'tree' (Hebrew); sometimes associated with the 'bright'/'light' sense of Eileen/Helen. Hebrew, Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Eilean 'island' in Gaelic; also used as a Gaelic form/variant of Helen/Eileen (associated with 'light') Scottish Gaelic Girl
Eileana Light, torch; bright or shining one Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Eileane Likely a variant of Eileen/Eilidh; generally associated with 'bright, shining' (from Helen/Helena) or linked to Gaelic 'island'. Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Eili Light, torch Scottish Gaelic Girl
Eilid Gaelic form of Helen - 'light' or 'torch; shining one' Scottish Gaelic Girl
Eilig Derived from Alexander - 'defender of men' (sometimes rendered 'little Alexander') Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eilinn Gaelic variant of Eileen/Elin (linked to Helen) - 'light, bright' (also sometimes connected to Aveline meaning 'desired') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl

Scottish Gaelic name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish Gaelic-origin name in our dataset.

554
Names in this origin
104
With data in 2024
31,600
Births 2024
76,536
Peak year 2000