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Scottish names - Baby names with the origin Scottish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Gall Originally a Gaelic byname meaning "foreigner" or "stranger"; also associated with Gaul/Gaulish in Latin-derived forms. English, Irish, Latin, Scottish Boy
Galloway From Galloway - 'land of the Gall-Gaels' (literally 'foreign Gaels') Scottish Boy
Galt Originally a Scottish surname meaning ‘foreigner/stranger’; alternate older sense linked to ‘boar’ Scottish Boy
Galvyn A modern/phonetic variant of Gavin/Galvin, commonly interpreted as 'little hawk' (from Gavin) or associated with Gaelic roots meaning 'bright' or 'white'. Scottish, Welsh Boy
Gardyne Gardener; keeper of the garden Scottish Boy
Gartown Enclosed settlement; 'town of the enclosure' or 'field town'. English, Scottish Unisex
Gav Short form of Gavin ('white hawk') or Gabriel ('God is my strength') English, Scottish Boy
Gavy Likely 'little/white hawk' (from Gavin/Gawain) or 'God is my strength' (as a diminutive of Gavriel/Gabriel). English, Scottish Unisex
Gib Short form of Gilbert ('bright pledge') or of Gibson ('son of Gibb') English, Scottish Boy
Gilchrist Servant or devotee of Christ; follower of Christ Scottish Boy
Gilibeirt Bright pledge French, Germanic, Scottish Boy
Gillespie Servant or devotee of the bishop Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Gilley Possibly 'servant' (from Gaelic gille) or derived from Giles meaning 'young goat' via Aegidius English, Scottish Unisex
Gillie Diminutive meaning 'young one' or 'servant/lad'; alternatively connected to 'youthful' (from Gillian) or 'bright pledge' (from Gilbert) English, Scottish Unisex
Gillmoore Servant or devotee of (the Virgin) Mary Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Gillmore Servant or follower of (the Virgin) Mary Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Gilmoore Servant or follower of (the Virgin) Mary Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Gilmor Servant or follower of (the Virgin) Mary Irish, Scottish Boy
Gilmore Servant or devotee of (the Virgin) Mary Scottish Boy
Girvin Derived from a surname - possibly 'little rough one' (from Gaelic Garbhán) or related to Germanic elements meaning 'spear' (via Gervin/Gervase) Scottish Boy
Glason Originally a surname meaning 'son of Glas' or 'related to glas' (Gaelic 'glas' = green/grey); sometimes associated with 'glass'. English, Scottish Boy
Glend Valley / 'from the valley' Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Glendin From 'glen' (valley) + a '-din' element (akin to 'don'/'dun' meaning hill or fort); roughly 'valley hill' or 'valley fortress'. Irish, Scottish Boy
Glendyn Man of the valley Scottish Boy
Glenford Ford in the glen (valley crossing) English, Scottish Boy
Glenndan From Gaelic 'glen' (valley) combined with a 'dan' element - roughly 'valley-born' or 'valley of Dan'. Irish, Scottish Boy
Glennden From the valley Irish, Scottish Boy
Glenndin Probably 'valley + hill/fort' (a modern coinage combining 'glen' with a 'din' element) English, Scottish Boy
Glennie From the valley Irish, Scottish Girl
Glennis Valley (also associated with Welsh sense 'clean, holy') Irish, Scottish Girl
Glennton Valley town / settlement in a glen English, Scottish Boy
Glenny From the valley Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Unisex
Glenrowen Valley of the rowan tree (or 'valley of the little red one') Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Unisex
Glenrowin Compound of Glen ('valley') + Rowin/Rowan ('rowan tree' or 'little red one') - 'valley of the rowan' English, Scottish Boy
Glenroy From the glen (valley) + 'roy' (king or red) - commonly interpreted as 'king's valley' or 'red valley' Scottish Boy
Glenworth Enclosed valley; homestead or settlement in a glen English, Scottish Boy
Gord Diminutive of Gordon - 'spacious fort' or 'large hill' Scottish Boy
Gordun From the large hill or spacious fort (place-name); alternatively 'fortified settlement' from Slavic 'gord' Scottish Boy
Gordyn From the place-name Gordon - 'spacious fort' or 'large hill' Scottish Boy
Gorrie Descendant of Goraidh (Gaelic form of the Norse name Guðrøðr/Godred) Irish, Scottish Boy
Govan Smith (craftsman) Irish, Scottish Boy
Gowan From Gaelic for 'smith' or 'little smith'; in Scots also 'daisy' Irish, Scottish Boy
Gowe Smith / blacksmith Scottish Boy
Graeghamm Modern variant of Graham - 'gray/gravel homestead' (homestead by gravel). English, Scottish Boy
Graeham From Grantham - 'gravelly homestead' / 'gray homestead' English, Scottish Boy
Graehame From the place name Grantham - 'homestead on the River Granta' English, Scottish Boy
Graem Gravelly homestead (from the place-name Grantham); 'gray home' English, Scottish Boy
Graent Great, large - related to the name Grant English, Scottish Boy
Grahame From Grantham; "gravelly homestead" or "grey/gray village/home" English, Scottish Boy
Grahem From Grantham; often interpreted as 'gravelly homestead' or 'homestead by the River Granta' English, 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