Need some help with a Scottish name

[name]Just[/name] wondering what some good Scottish boy and girl names are. I cant seem to find many good lists anywhere. Thanks! :slight_smile:

I started a thread on this a few weeks back. Here is a link to some people came up with:

Was mostly place name centred lists though so sorry if you’re not into that.

I actually generally like place names:) so thanks for the thread! Im sure it will be helpful:)

Here are some classic, accessable Scottish names :
[name]Ailsa[/name]
Annag
[name]Catriona[/name] (pronounced like [name]Catrina[/name])
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Effie[/name]
[name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Elspet[/name]/th
[name]Fenella[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Innes[/name] (unisex)
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Jessie[/name]
Keavy ([name]Caoimhe[/name])
[name]Kirstin[/name]
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Lorna[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Morag[/name]
[name]Morna[/name]
[name]Shona[/name]

[name]Aidan[/name] ([name]Aodhan[/name])
[name]Alasdair[/name] (anglicised to [name]Alistair[/name])
Alpin (Ailpein)
[name]Angus[/name] ([name]Aonghus[/name])
[name]Archibald[/name]/[name]Archie[/name]
[name]Arran[/name]
[name]Artair[/name] (anglicised to [name]Arthur[/name])
Aulay (Amhlaidh)
[name]Boyd[/name]
[name]Bruce[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Colin[/name] ([name]Cailean[/name])
[name]Conall[/name]
[name]Cormag[/name]
[name]Craig[/name]
[name]Donald[/name]
[name]Dougal[/name]
[name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Erskine[/name]
[name]Euan[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Findlay[/name]
[name]Fingal[/name]
[name]Fraser[/name]
[name]Gordon[/name]
[name]Graham[/name] ([name]Graeme[/name])
[name]Hamish[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Jock[/name]
[name]Kester[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Monroe[/name]
[name]Mungo[/name]
[name]Murray[/name]
[name]Niven[/name] (Naomhan)
[name]Patrick[/name] ([name]Padraig[/name])
[name]Ramsay[/name]
[name]Ranulph[/name]
[name]Ronald[/name]
[name]Roy[/name]
[name]Torquil[/name]
[name]Olaf[/name] (Amhlaidh)

A lot of English names are used in [name]Scotland[/name], simply with different spellings - [name]Isobel[/name] and [name]Iseabail[/name] for [name]Isabel[/name], Cairistiona for [name]Christina[/name], [name]Beitris[/name] for Beatice, [name]Aonghus[/name] for [name]Angus[/name], [name]Filib[/name] for [name]Philip[/name] etc.

Many names common in [name]Scotland[/name] are also used in [name]Ireland[/name], and sometimes [name]Wales[/name]. The Scottish also have a fondness for feminising unexpected names, making Donalda, [name]Jamesina[/name] et cetera. Quite a few of the names listed would probably seem dated in [name]Scotland[/name] now, or even archaic - generally, [name]Ava[/name] and [name]Isabella[/name] abound there, as well.

I think of these names as Scottish

[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Glenn[/name]
[name]Ewan[/name]

I agree…plus, for boys:
[name]Kyle[/name]
[name]Kirk[/name]
[name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]

For girls:
[name]Skye[/name]

Loving the name [name]Lachlan[/name] at the moment!