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Scottish names - Baby names with the origin Scottish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Lesse Probably a diminutive/variant of Leslie (associated with 'holly garden') or Lester ('camp of the leathermen'); exact meaning depends on the root name English, Scottish Unisex
Lesy From Slavic 'les' meaning 'forest'; alternatively a variant of Leslie, which is associated with a holly grove or garden Scottish, Slavic Unisex
Levene Either 'of the Levites' (descendant/associated with Levi) or 'from Leven' (place-name) English, Scottish Boy
Leveney Likely 'from the River Leven' or 'little Leven'; alternately evoking 'lion-like' if linked to Leon-/Leonie. Irish, Scottish Unisex
Levenie Uncertain - possibly 'from the River Leven' or, by other derivations, associated with 'life' or 'heart' Scottish Girl
Leveny Probably 'from Leven' (a place/river) or a modern invented name English, Scottish Unisex
Lews Famous or renowned warrior English, Scottish Boy
Lezlee Variant of Leslie; associated with the meaning "holly garden" (from a Scottish place/surname). Scottish Girl
Lezlei From the holly garden / associated with holly Scottish Unisex
Lezley From the holly garden Scottish Girl
Lezli From the holly garden Scottish Girl
lileas Lily (the flower); purity, innocence Scottish Girl
Lillias Lily (the flower); purity; sometimes used as a diminutive of Elizabeth English, Scottish Girl
Lindesay From Lindsey - "island of linden trees" (or 'Lincoln's island') English, Scottish Unisex
linnzi 'From the island of Lind' - originally denoting someone from Lindsey (in Lincolnshire) English, Scottish Girl
Linsie From the place name Lindsey - 'island of linden trees' or 'Lind's island' English, Scottish Girl
Linzi Diminutive of Lindsay/Lindsey - from the place name Lindsey, often interpreted as 'from Lindsey' or 'island of linden (lime) trees'. English, Scottish Girl
Livingstone Leving's town (settlement associated with Leving) Norman, Scottish Boy
Livinstone From Livingston - 'Leving's town' or 'estate of Leofwine' English, Scottish Unisex
Lochee From the loch; dweller by the lake Gaelic, Scottish Unisex
Lochini Unclear - possible interpretations: 'little lake' (if Loch + -ini), 'eye/vision' (if related to Sanskrit Lochana/Lochani), or simply a modern invented name Gaelic, Sanskrit, Scottish Unisex
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
Logon Little hollow Irish, Scottish Unisex
Lornee Likely 'from Lorraine' (region in France) or a feminine form of Lorne English, French, Scottish Girl
Lornell Probably 'from Lorne' (referring to the Scottish region/name) or a surname-based given name English, Scottish Boy
Lorney Place-name origin - 'of Lorne' (Scottish) or 'from Lorraine' (region in France). Scottish Unisex
Lorny From Lorne (of the region Lorne in Scotland); 'of Lorne' English, Scottish Unisex
Loudan From Loudoun, a Scottish place-name (surname-derived) Scottish Boy
Loudin Habitational name meaning 'from Loudoun' (a place-name) Scottish Boy
Loudyn Derived from a Scottish/English place-name or surname (Loudoun/Loudon); loosely interpreted as 'from Loudoun' or associated with a 'loud/flowing stream' (exact meaning uncertain). English, Scottish Unisex
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
Lundie From the place called Lundie; 'grove' or 'small wood' Scottish Unisex
Lunn From the grove; small woodland English, Scottish Unisex
Lyell From a surname meaning 'island' or 'from the island' (a place-name origin) English, Scottish Boy
Lylle Island, 'from the island' English, Scottish Unisex
Lyndsee From Lindsey / from the island of linden trees English, Scottish Girl
Lyndsy From the island of linden (lime) trees English, Scottish Girl
Lynsay Variant of Lindsay/Lindsey meaning ‘Lincoln’s island’ or ‘island of linden trees’ English, Scottish Girl
Lynsee From the Isle of Lindsey - 'Lincoln's island' or 'linden-tree island' English, Scottish Girl
Lynsi From Lindsey - 'island of linden trees' (also rendered 'Lincoln's island') English, Scottish Girl
Lynsy From Lincoln's island; associated with linden (lime) trees English, Scottish Girl
Lysle Island / from the island English, Scottish Boy
Mabie Likely 'lovable' (from Mabel) or 'she who intoxicates' (from Maeve); otherwise a family/place name English, Scottish Girl
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

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