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Scottish names - Baby names with the origin Scottish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Macbride Son of the servant/devotee of St. Brigid; Brigid/Brìghde carries sense of 'exalted one' or 'strength' Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Macbryde Son of Brigid/Brighid (Bridget) - 'son of the exalted/strong one' Irish, Scottish Boy
Maccoi Son of Aodh (Aodh = 'fire' or 'fiery', often anglicized as Hugh) Irish, Scottish Boy
Maccray From Gaelic Mac Rath, 'son of Rath' - Rath meaning grace, prosperity, or goodness Scottish Boy
Maccrea Son of grace / son of prosperity or favor Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Macdaibhidh Son of David (David = "beloved" in Hebrew) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Macdonald Son of Donald - 'Donald' comes from Gaelic Domhnall, meaning 'world ruler' or 'ruler of the world'. Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Macfield Son of the field / from the open land English, Scottish Boy
Mackadam Son of Adam (descendant of Adam) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Mackarthur Son of Arthur (Arthur: Celtic name often associated with 'bear' or 'noble') Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Mackauleigh Variant of Macaulay: 'son of Amhlaidh' (from Old Norse/Gaelic lineage, often rendered 'son of Olaf') Irish, Scottish Unisex
Mackauley Son of Amhlaoibh (a Gaelic form of Olaf) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Mackauli Originally a patronymic meaning 'son of Aulay' (from Old Norse Óláfr/Olaf) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Mackauly Son of Amhlaoibh - descendant of Amhlaoibh (Gaelic form of the Old Norse name Olaf) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Mackbryde Son of Brigid/Bridget - descendant of Brigid, 'the exalted/strong one'. Irish, Scottish Unisex
Macken Patronymic: 'son of Mack' (i.e., 'son of' + a personal name element); surname-turned-first-name English, Irish, Scottish Boy
Mackenzey Son of Coinneach ('handsome' or 'bright') Scottish Unisex
Mackinlea Modern feminine form related to McKinley: 'descendant of the fair-haired/fair warrior' (adapted from Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh) Scottish Girl
mackinzee Descendant or child of Kenneth; 'son/child of the handsome/fair one' Scottish Unisex
Mackmurray Son of Murray; descendant of the Murray family (Murray is linked to the Gaelic personal name Muireadhach or the region Moray) Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Macknair Son of the heir Scottish Boy
Macknayr Likely "son of the heir" or "son of Nair" (derived from the McNair surname) Irish, Scottish Boy
MacKynzi Modern variant of Mackenzie - 'son/child of the fair or handsome one' Scottish Unisex
MaClay Son of Clay Irish, Scottish Boy
Macmurray Son of Murchadh - 'sea warrior' or 'sea battler'. Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Maco Can mean 'son' (from Gaelic 'Mac'); a diminutive of Macario meaning 'blessed/happy'; or a variant of Japanese Mako meaning 'true/sincere child', depending on origin. Latin, Scottish Unisex
Macques 'Son of Jacob/James' - from 'Mac' (son of) + 'Jacques' (Jacob/James, meaning 'supplanter'). Scottish Boy
Mae Bell Mae = May (the month)/Maia, goddess of spring; Bell = bell (small bell) or evokes 'beautiful' (belle). Together suggests 'May bell' - 'spring bell' or 'beloved bell'. Scottish Girl
Maesee Pearl / little pearl Scottish Girl
Maesey Pearl (diminutive of Margaret) Scottish Girl
Maesi Little pearl (derived from Margaret, meaning 'pearl') Scottish Girl
Maetland Derived from a family or place name; denotes association with land or a locality (variant of Maitland). English, Scottish Unisex
Mairgret Pearl Scottish Girl
Makbryde Son of Brigid (descendant of Brighid/Bridget) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Makdonald Son of Donald (Donald from Gaelic meaning 'world ruler' or 'ruler of the world') Gaelic, Scottish Boy
makenzi Son/descendant of Coinneach (‘handsome’ or ‘comely’) Gaelic, Scottish Unisex
Makin Surname-derived; probably patronymic or diminutive - broadly 'son of' or 'little one' (exact origin uncertain) English, Gaelic, Scottish Unisex
Makinzy Derived from Mackenzie - 'son of Coinneach' / 'descendant of the handsome/fair one' Scottish Unisex
Malcam Servant or disciple of Saint Columba (follower of Columba) Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Malcum Servant or follower of Saint Columba Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Malvon Meaning uncertain; likely related to names meaning 'chief' or 'leader' (derived from Malvin/Melvin) Scottish Boy
Marr Primarily a place-name/surname (Scottish Mar/Marr); alternatively a variant of Aramaic 'Mar' meaning 'lord' or associated with the Spanish word for 'sea'. Aramaic, Germanic, Scottish, Spanish Boy
Maxwelle Originally denotes 'Maccus's spring' or 'Mack's well' - a place-name referring to a well or stream owned by someone called Maccus. Scottish Boy
Mayse Either 'pearl' (from Margaret) or associated with the month of May/Maia (spring/goddess) English, Scottish Girl
Maysee Diminutive of Margaret meaning "pearl"; also evokes the month May or the name Mae English, Scottish Girl
Maysey Pearl English, Scottish Girl
Maysi Diminutive of Margaret meaning "pearl"; alternatively associated with the month of May English, Scottish Girl
Mccaulee Son of Amhlaoibh (Gaelic form of Old Norse Óláfr/Olaf) - roughly 'son/descendant of Olaf'. Irish, Scottish Unisex
Mccrea Son of grace; son of prosperity (from Gaelic rath = grace/prosperity) Irish, Scottish Boy
McKayla Feminine form of Michael: 'Who is like God?' English, Irish, Scottish Girl

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