Submitted Names in Scotland

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Scotland.
gender
usage
place
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Doogie m English
Diminutive of Douglas. This is the name of the titular character of the American comedy-drama television series 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' (1989-1993) portrayed by actor Neil Patrick Harris.
Dooglas m Scots
Scots form of Douglas.
Doon f & m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Doon. Known bearers of this name include the American writer Doon Arbus (b. 1945) and the British comedian Doon Mackichan (b... [more]
Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.
Doraline f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Dora combining it with the productive name suffix -line or else a combination of Dora and Line.
Doralyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and the popular name suffix -lyn.
Dorann f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Ann, perhaps used as a variant of Doreen or a feminine variant of Doran.
Dorathia f Scottish (Archaic)
Variant of Dorothea recorded in the 1600s.
Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Dorene f English
Variant of Doreen.
Doretha f English
Likely a variant of Doretta.
Dori f English
Variant of Dory.
Dorie m & f Scots
Short form of both Theodore and Theodora.
Dorissa f English
Elaboration of Doris.
Dorla f English (Modern)
A combination of Dora and Darla.
Dorotha f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Dorr m English
Transferred use of the surname Dörr.
Dorreen f English
Variant of Doreen.
Dorrie f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Dorothy, Doris, or other names containing the dor sound.
Dorrit f English, Literature
Transferred use of a surname deriving either from Durward or Dorothy. Made famous by Charles Dickens in his novel Little Dorrit (1855-7) and first-name usage probably derives from it... [more]
Dorry f English
Variant of Dory.
Doryss f English
Variant of Doris.
Doryty f Cornish
Cornish form of Dorothy.
Dosie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy or Theodosia.
Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.
Dothan m English (Rare)
English variant of Dotan.
Dotsi f English
Variant of Dotsie.
Dotsie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Dotsy f English
Variant of Dotsie.
Dottye f English
Alternative spelling of Dotty.
Doud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doud.
Dougald m Scottish
Variant spelling of Dugald, itself a Scottish variant of Dougal
Dougie m English
Diminutive of Douglas.
Dovy m Scots
Diminutive of Joseph.
Dowell m English
Transferred use of the surname Dowell.
Dracaena f English (Rare)
From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα (drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων (drakon) - compare Drakon... [more]
Dragon m English
Ancient Greek δράκων, Latin draco "dragon; snake".
Draik m English
Variant of Drake.
Dray m & f English
Variant of Dre.
Drayson m English (Rare)
Combination of Dray and the popular suffix -son.
Drayton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drayton.
Dreamer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word dreamer meaning "one who dreams; idler, daydreamer".
Dree f & m English, American
Dree Hemingway is Mariel Hemingway's daughter. (Born Dree Crisman.)
Drema f English
Either a variant of Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic *drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".
Dresden f & m English, Popular Culture
From the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".
Dreya f English (Rare)
Short form of Andrea 2.
Dreyfus m English
Transferred use of the surname Dreyfus.
Dri m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of any name containing -dri-, such as Adrian or Adriana.
Dria f English (Rare)
Short form of Adriana.
Driana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Adriana.
Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [more]
Drover m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drover. It was used in the 2008 movie 'Australia' by Baz Luhrmann. The character Drover was played by Hugh Jackman.
Dru m English
Variant of Drew.
Drucille f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Drusille.
Drudwen f Welsh (Modern)
Means "starling" in Welsh, presumably derived from the element drud "precious, dear, expensive" combined with gwen "fair, white, blessed". It was coined in the "latter 20th century".
Drue m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Drew.
Druella f English, Literature
Feminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of Andrew, Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
Drum m English
Diminutive of Drummond.
Drury m English
Transferred use of the surname Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.
Dryden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dryden.... [more]
Drysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Dryson.
Duard m English
A diminutive of Edward or Eduard.
Dublin f & m English (Modern)
From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.
Dubois m English
Transferred use of the surname Dubois.
Dubya m English
Nickname given to the former U.S. president George W. Bush (1946-) after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial.
Dud m English
Short form of Dudley.
Dudly m English
Variant of Dudley.
Duggie m English
Variant of Dougie.
Dukey m English
Diminutive of Duke.
Dulie f & m English (?)
No known origin nor meaning. a person with this given name was Dulie Delic an athlete for the Geelong SC.
Dumaine m English, Literature
Dumaine, a character in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dumaine and DuMaine are surnames.
Dunbar m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Dunbar.
Dune m & f English
Early 17th century from Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as down3.
Duodecimus m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
The Latin word duodecimus means "twelfth".
Durriken m Romani, English
Means "he who forecasts" in Romani.
Durwood m English
Of Old English Origin, meaning "Gatekeeper"
Dustee m & f English
Variant of Dusty.
Duster m English (Rare)
Famous bearers of this name include the British singer and musician Duster Bennett (1946-1976), and American baseball player Duster Mails (1894-1974).
Dustey m English
Variant of Dusty.
Dusti f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Dusty.
Dustie m & f English
Variant of Dusty.
Dustii m English
Variant of Dusty.
Dustina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dustin.
Dustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Dustin.
Dutton m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dutton.
Duvall m English
Transferred use of the surname Duvall.
Dux m English (Rare)
Means “duke/leader” in Latin, making it a cognate of Duke.
Dwade m English (Modern)
Combination of Dwayne and Wade.
Dwaina f English
Feminine form of Dwain.
Dwalad m Welsh
Colloquial form of Cadwaladr.
Dwane m English
Variant of Dwayne.
Dwyane m English
Variant of Dwayne.
Dwyer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dwyer.
Dwynwen f Welsh, Medieval Welsh
Possibly from the name of the Celtic god of love, Dwyn combined with the Welsh element gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [more]
Dyana f English
Variant of Diana.
Dyantha f English
Variant of Diantha.
Dyddanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Welsh diddanwch meaning "delight".
Dyfan m Welsh
The name of an obscure 2nd-century Welsh saint.
Dyfanwen f Welsh
Unknown.
Dyfed m Welsh
Region of Wales.
Dyfnallt m Welsh
Welsh cognate of Dòmhnall.
Dyfri m Welsh
Transferred use of the name of a river in Wales. The name itself is derived from Welsh dwfr "water".
Dyfrig m Welsh
Welsh form of Dubricius, derived from Celtic *dubro "dark, unclean" (source of Welsh dwfr "water") and *r-g- "king". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint... [more]
Dykwan m English
Variant of Dykwon.
Dylana f English, Dutch
Feminine form of Dylan.
Dylanda f English
Combination of the Welsh name, Dylan, meaning “born of the ocean”, and the Latin name, Amanda, meaning “worthy of love”.
Dylanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan.
Dylano m English, Dutch
Variant of Dylan, most likely influenced by Delano.
Dyllis f English
Variant of Dilys.
Dylon m English
Variant of Dylan.
Dyna f English
Variant of Dina 2.
Dyrck m Medieval Dutch, English (Modern)
Medieval Dutch variant spelling of Dirck, as well as a modern English variant of Dirk.
Dyrk m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German variant spelling of Dirk. Also compare Dyrck.... [more]
Dystiny f English
Variant of Destiny.
Dzhûan m Cornish
Cornish form of John
Dzhuliya f English (Russified)
Form of Julia reflecting the English pronounciation, used by Russian speakers for Julias in the anglosphere.
Eadelyn f English
Elaborated version of Eadlyn.
Eaden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Eden.
Eadie f English
Variant of Edie.
Eadlin f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from an English surname that was derived from the given name Adeline.
Eagan m English
Transferred use of the surname Eagan.
Eagar m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Edgar.
Eagle m English
From the English word eagle, ultimately from Latin aquila. Also from the surname Eagle, originally a nickname for a lordly or sharp-eyed man.
Eairrdsidh m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish adoption of Archie.
Ealair m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of the name Hilary which ultimatly means "cheerful"
Eamhair f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish cognate of Emer.
Eanna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a female variant of Ean or a variant of Ianna. Eanna was given to 6 girls in 2014 according to the Social Security Administration.
Eanraic m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Henry
Earla f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl
Earlbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements eorl meaning "nobleman" and berht meaning "bright" or "famous."
Earldene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl.
Earlee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Early.
Earlena f English
Latinate form of Earline; variant of Erlena and Earleen.
Earletta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix etta.
Earlette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix ette.
Earlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Early and diminutive of Earline.
Earlina f English
Variant of Earline.
Earlwin m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements eorl meaning "nobleman" and wine which translates to "friend".
Early m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Early.
Earth f & m English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From the English word earth, referring to the planet, the soil, or the alchemical element. Ultimately from Old English eorthe.
Easabell f Scots
Scots form of Isabel.
Easie f Scots
Short form of Easabell.
East m & f English
From the English word, from the Old English ēast-, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *aust- "east; toward the sunrise". It is also used as a short form of Easton.
Eastley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eastley.
Eastyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Easton, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Eathel f English
Variant of Ethel.
Eaves f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Eaves.
Eavie f English
alternative spelling of Evie
Ebb m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.
Ebbat f Cornish
Cornish diminutive of Elizabeth.
Ebbie m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.
Ebbye f English
Variant spelling of Ebbie.
Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.
Ebrel f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Ebrel "(month of) April". This is a recent coinage.
Ebrill f Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of April.
Ebrillwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh Ebrill and the Welsh name element gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".
Ebroin m English, History, Medieval Latin
Frankish/Latin form of Eberwin. Ebroin was the name of a 7th-century mayor of the palace of Neustria. a West Frankish kingdom.
Eck m Scots
Scots short form of Alexander.
Eckie m Scots
Diminutive of Eck, itself a short form of Alexander.
Ecko f & m English
Variant of Echo.
Eclipse f & m English (Rare)
From the English word eclipse (derived from Latin eclipsis, ultimately from the Greek verb ἐκλείπω (ekleipô) meaning "to fail", i.e. fail to appear); a solar eclipse is when the sun and moon are aligned exactly so that the moon casts a great shadow over the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a bright slither of light... [more]
Edan f Scottish
May mean fire
Edart m Scots
Variant of Edwart.
Edbert m English
English form of Eadberht.
Edd m English
Variant of Ed.
Eddye f English
A feminine spelling of Eddie.
Edee f English
Possibly a diminutive of Edith
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]
Edelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Adelyn.
Ederic m English
Variant of Eadric.
Edert m Scots
Scots form of Edward.
Edgerton m English
Transferred use of the surname Edgerton.
Edi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Eddie (Also, see Eddi)
Edin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Eden.
Edler m English (?)
Transferred use of the surname Edler. A notable bearer is Elder Garnet Hawkins, the first African American to serve as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church.
Edlina f English (Rare)
Possibly either a contracted form of Edelina (compare Edeline) or an elaborated or diminutive form of Edla.
Edmwnt m Welsh
Welsh form of Edmund.
Edora f English
Variant of Eudora.
Edrick m English
Variant of Edric.
Edrie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Edris.
Edris m English
Variant of Idris 2.
Edris f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).
Edryd m Welsh
Means "descent" or "restoration" in Welsh.
Eduene f English
Meaning unknown. The name of Joan Didion's mother. Possibly from ead "rich" with a diminutive suffix.
Edwald m English
Contemporary English form of Eadwald. Like many native Anglo-Saxon names, this name fell out of use after the Norman conquest of England.
Edwardina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edward.
Edwardine f English, German
Feminine form of Edward.
Edwardo m English
Variant of Eduardo.
Edwart m Scots
Scots form of Edward.
Edwinetta f English
Elaborated form of Edwina.
Edwyne m & f English
Variant spelling of Edwin
Edwynne f English
Feminine version of Edwin
Edyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith, in use in the English-speaking world since the 1200s.
Eelan f Scots
Scots form of Helen and Ellen 1.
Eelie f Scots
Diminutive of Eelan.
Eenie f Scots
Short form of names ending in -ina.
Eesac m Scots
Scots form of Isaac.
Eesie f Scots
Diminutive of Easabell.
Effa f English
Variant of Aoife.
Effemy f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Euphemia.
Effye f English
Variant of Effie.
Egan m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Egan.
Egerton m English
Transferred use of the surname Egerton.
Eggbert m English
Variant of Egbert