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Scottish names - Baby names with the origin Scottish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Graheme Gravelly homestead English, Scottish Boy
Grahim From Grantham; 'gravelly homestead' (place-based surname meaning) Scottish Boy
Grahme From the place name Grantham - 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray home' English, Scottish Boy
Grahym Originally a place-name meaning 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray homestead'. English, Scottish Boy
Graiam From the place Grantham - generally rendered as a homestead/place name (often given as 'Granta's homestead' or 'gravelly homestead') English, Scottish Boy
Graihame From the gravelly homestead English, Scottish Boy
Gran A short form meaning 'grand' or 'great' or a diminutive/short form of other names (e.g., Gráinne) English, Scottish Unisex
Grayham From Grantham; 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray/gravelly home' English, Scottish Boy
Greigg Watchful, vigilant Scottish Boy
Greigoor Watchful, vigilant Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Gretna From the town of Gretna; likely 'gravelly place' or 'town on gravel' English, Scottish Girl
Greyham From the place-name Grantham, meaning 'gravelly homestead'. English, Scottish Boy
Gryer Watchful, vigilant (linked to Gregor/Gregory) English, Scottish Unisex
Gunn Battle, war Scottish Boy
Guthree From the place called Guthrie (place-name origin; often associated with a settlement or windy/streamy locality) Scottish Boy
Guthrey From the place-name Guthrie, likely meaning 'windy' or 'wind-swept place'. Scottish Boy
Hamelton From a settlement associated with a person called Hamil/Hamel - commonly interpreted as "Hamel's town" or "Hamil's settlement." English, Scottish Boy
Hamiltan Settlement or town by a flat-topped or crooked hill English, Scottish Boy
Hamylton From the habitational surname Hamilton - 'Hamil's town' or 'home/settlement of Hamil' English, Scottish Boy
Harailt Uncertain; if related to Old Norse Haraldr, likely carries the sense 'army ruler' or 'leader'. Scottish Boy
Hardie Hardy; brave, strong English, Scottish Boy
Heilan Highlander; of the Highlands Scottish Unisex
Hendron Derived from Henry - 'home ruler'; likely a surname meaning 'son/descendant of Henry'. English, Scottish Boy
Hew From the element 'hug' meaning 'heart, mind, spirit' (i.e., 'mind, thought, spirit') English, Scottish Boy
Houstin Settlement of Hugh (Hugh's town) English, Scottish Boy
Hume From the homestead English, Scottish Boy
Huntly From the hunting meadow / hunter's clearing English, Scottish Boy
Ien Varies by origin: when derived from Ian/John - 'God is gracious'; when used as a Dutch diminutive it carries the meaning of its root name rather than a separate meaning. Dutch, English, Scottish Unisex
Imlah Rare and of uncertain meaning; likely a surname-turned given name (Scottish 'Imlach') with no widely attested given-name meaning. Scottish Unisex
Inglis English; of English origin Scottish Boy
Inglys Derived from Old English, meaning 'English' or 'of the English'. English, Scottish Unisex
Innys Island (primary); alternatively a respelling of Inès/Agnes meaning 'pure' in some usages Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Unisex
Irven From the River Irvine ('green water'); sometimes linked to Old English meaning 'boar friend'. Scottish Boy
Irving. Irvin Either 'from the River Irvine' (place name) or derived from Old English Eoforwine meaning 'boar friend'. English, Scottish Boy
Irvyn From the Scottish River Irvine meaning 'green water' or from Old English elements meaning 'boar friend' - broadly 'river friend' or 'boar-friend'. English, Scottish Boy
Irvyne Likely 'green water' or 'from the green river' (derived from the River Irvine place-name) Scottish Boy
Irvyng From the river Irvine; 'green river' or 'green water' Scottish Boy
Iye Varies by origin: in Yoruba (Ìyẹ) it can mean "feather"; in Scottish usage it is a historical personal name without a clear modern meaning. Scottish, Yoruba Unisex
Jamesina Feminine form of James; 'supplanter' (derived from Jacob) English, Scottish Girl
Jameysina Feminine form of James - 'supplanter' English, Scottish Girl
Jammiie Supplanter (derived from the name James) Scottish Unisex
Jardine From the garden; gardener or little garden Scottish Unisex
Kaldwell Cold spring / cold stream (dweller by a cold well or spring) English, Scottish Boy
Kalhoon Derived from a Scottish place-name/surname (Colquhoun/Calhoun); likely denotes someone from a narrow corner or bend (a place-based name). Scottish Boy
Kalhoun Toponymic surname from the place name Colquhoun - often interpreted as 'from the narrow wood' or 'of the woods'. Scottish Boy
Kambell Derived from Gaelic 'cam beul', meaning 'crooked mouth'. Scottish Boy
Kameri Likely 'moon' (if derived from Arabic/Swahili qamar); alternatively a modern variant of Cameron (originally 'crooked nose'). English, Scottish, Swahili Unisex
Kamerona Derived from Cameron, traditionally interpreted as 'crooked nose' (surname origin). Scottish Girl
Karr Multiple possible senses: 'marsh/brushwood', 'curly-haired' or 'dark-haired' depending on origin English, Scottish Boy
Karrick Rock; from a rocky place Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy

Scottish name popularity over time

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

1,038
Names in this origin
5
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
90,999
Peak year 2014