Submitted Names in Scotland

Secilia f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Secret f English (Rare)
From the English word secret, which is ultimately from Latin secretus "set apart, hidden, private".

Secro m English (Rare)

Sedge m & f English
A swordsman. Related names are Sedgley(from the meadow of the swordsman), and Sedgwick(from the place of sword grass).

Sedi f English (Rare)
Variant of Sadie.

Sedric m English
Variant of Cedric. Known bearers of this name include the American basketball players Sedric Toney (b. 1962) and Sedric Webber (b. 1977).

Sedrick m English
Variant spelling of Cedric via Sedric. Also compare Cedrick. A known bearer of this name is the American retired football player Sedrick Ellis (b... [more]

Seeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Seeley. Seeley Booth is a fictional character in the TV series 'Bones' (2005-2017).

Seem m Scots
Short form of Seemon.

Seemie m Scots
Diminutive of Seem.

Seemon m Scots
Scots form of Simon 1. In some places it is also used as a Scots form of Sigmund or Simeon.

Seemore m English (Archaic)
Variant of Seymour.

Seena f English (Rare)
In the case of Danish-American silent film actress Seena Owen (1894-1966), it was an Anglicized form of Signe, her birth name. It could also be a short form of Thomasina and other names featuring this sound.

Seffy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Persephone.

Seimon m Welsh
Welsh form of Simon 1.

Seimone f English (Rare)
Variant of Simone 1.

Seirian f Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh serennu meaning "sparkling (like stars)".

Selaine f English (British)

Selanie f English (Rare)

Selaphiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Biblical, English
Variant of Shealtiel and Salathiel. This is the name of one of the seven Archangels of the Presence who is venerated in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism... [more]

Selbie f English (Rare)
Variant of Selby.

Selda f English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
English and German variant of Zelda 2, the short form of Griselda, as well as a variant of Zelda 1, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German-speaking areas.

Seldon m English
Means "from the house on the hill" or "from the willow valley".

Seleana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Selena.

Selendine f English (Rare)
Variant of Celandine.

Selerina f English

Selita f English (Rare)

Selnia f English
Used by Selnia Flameheart in the manga Ladies vs butlers

Selvyn m English
A variant of Sylvanus.

Selwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Selwyn.

Selyf m Welsh
Welsh form of Solomon via Old Welsh Seleu. Selyf ap Cynan, also known as Selyf Sarffgadau, (died 616) appears in Old Welsh genealogies as an early 7th-century King of Powys, the son of Cynan Garwyn.

Selyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern form of Selena.

Semper m English (Rare)
Derived from Latin semper meaning "forever, always". It also coincides with a surname which derives from multiple distinct sources, including the French place name Saint-Pierre and the medieval Germanic personal name Sindperht (see Sindbert).... [more]

Senah f English, Romani (Archaic)

Senara f Cornish
From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara... [more]

Sene f English
Diminutive of Asenath.

Seneka f English (Modern, Rare)

Senna f English (Rare), Literature, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the plant named Senna. The name is a variant of the Arabic name Sana, which means "brilliance, radiance, splendour."... [more]

Sennen f Cornish
The coastal civil parish and village in Cornwall, England.

Seobhan f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Siobhan.

Seocan m Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Seoc.

Seohu m English

Seonaidh m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Johnny.

Seph m English
Diminutive of Joseph.

Sephina f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)

Sephira f English
Variant of Saphira.

Sephiroth m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from English sephiroth, the plural form of sephirah, itself derived from Hebrew סְפִירָה (s'fira) meaning "counting, enumeration". In the Kabbalah, the sephiroth are each of the ten attributes that God created, through which he can project himself in the physical and metaphysical universes... [more]

Sephora f Biblical Greek, English
Greek form of Zipporah.

Sephy f English
Diminutive of Persephone. The main female character in the novel series 'Noughts and Crosses' has this name.

Septembria f Indonesian, English

Septimia f Romanian (Rare), English
Variant of Septima.

Septina f English

Serapheen f English
Possibly a variant spelling of Séraphine.

Seraphim m & f Greek, English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Directly from the biblical word seraphim which meant "fiery ones", from Hebrew שרף (saraf) meaning "to burn", referring to an order of angels described in the Book of Isaiah (see Seraphina)... [more]

Seraphin m English (Rare), German (Rare), Medieval German
English and German form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Seraphine f English (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Séraphine.

Serefina f English (Rare)
Variant of Seraphina.

Serendipity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word serendipity.

Serene f English
From the English word serene, which itself is derived from Latin serenus, which means "clear, calm, tranquil, quiet."

Serenna f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Serena.

Serenne f English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Serene.

Serephina f English (Rare)
Variant of Seraphina.

Serga f American (Hispanic, Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Sergio.

Sergina f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Sergio and Serge.

Serinna f Late Roman (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
A rare name for girls is of Latin derivation, and the name Serinna means "serene, calm." Serinna is an alternate Serena (Latin) spelling used by Roman Christians.... [more]

Serisa f English (Rare)

Serpentine f English
Vocabulary word meaning "sinuous, winding, curving". There are several places or features with this name, such as Lake Serpentine in London, and it's possible that people with this name may have been named for these locations.... [more]

Serpina f English (Rare)
Maybe a shortening from Proserpina.

Servian m Bulgarian, English, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English and Ukrainian form of Servianus.

Seryna f English
From the word "serene".

Sesca f English, Catalan, Italian
Diminutive of Francesca.

Sesily f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Sessile f English
English cognate of Cécile, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sessily f English (Modern)
Variant of Cecily, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sethanie f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created as a feminine form of Seth 1, could also be a blend of Seth with either Stephanie or Bethanie.... [more]

Sett m English

Settler m English

Seumasina f Scottish Gaelic (Archaic)
Feminine form of Seumas, anglicized as Jamesina.

Severian m Bulgarian, English, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English, Russian and Ukrainian form of Severianus. This name is also used in Georgia, where it is a shorter form of Severiane, the older Georgian form of Severianus... [more]

Severn f English, English (Canadian)
English form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the longest river in Great Britain, which is of unknown meaning (perhaps "boundary"). Its use as a given name may be inspired by the name Sabrina, which was the Roman name of the river... [more]

Sevi m & f Cornish
Means "strawberries" in Cornish.

Sevilla f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Spanish name for the city of Seville, in Spain (see Sevilla).

Sevvie m English
Diminutive of Severus.

Sewall m English
Transferred use of the surname Sewall.

Sewell m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sewell.

Sexton m English
Transferred use of the surname Sexton.

Sgàire m Scottish Gaelic

Shade m & f English
From the English word shade or transferred use of the surname Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname Schade.

Shaden f & m English
Variant of Shayden.

Shadow m & f English (Rare), Pet
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.

Shaeanne f English
Combination of Shae and Anne 1.

Shaelagh f English (Modern, Rare)

Shaeley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaelie f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaelin f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shaely f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shaelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shafto m English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Shafto.

Shaia f Hebrew, English (Modern), Arabic
A modern English feminine variant of the Hebrew masculine name Shai.

Shailee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shailey f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee. Sometimes used as a Diminutive of Shailene.

Shaily f English (Rare), Hebrew
Variant of Shaylee or Shaili.

Shailyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Shailynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shain m English (Rare)
Variant of Shane or transferred use of surname Shain

Shakespear f English
Transferred use of the surname Shakespear.

Shakespeare m English
Transferred use of the surname Shakespeare first borne as a forename of William Shakespeare’s grandson Shakespeare Quiney.

Shakirya f English (Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.

Shalane f English, South African

Shalay f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a (misunderstood) adoption of the Indian name/word.

Shaley f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaleya f English

Shalie f English
Possibly a variant of Shaylee

Shaline f English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Shalissa f English (Modern, Rare)

Shalyce f English (Modern, Rare)

Shalyn f English
This name either means silence or beautiful woman.

Shalyni f English (Modern, Rare)

Shalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaelyn or Shaylyn.

Shamron f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Shannon and Cameron.

Shan f & m English
Short form of Shannon or Shaniqua.

Shan f English
Diminutive of Shantel.

Shana f Northern Irish, Welsh (Anglicized, Rare), French (Modern)
Anglicized form of Siana, also used in French.

Shanachie f & m Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Irish word for "a skilled teller of tales or legends, especially Gaelic ones." From the Scots Gaelic word seanachaidh, from Old Irish senchaid, variant of senchae, meaning historian, derived from sen, meaning old.

Shanade f English (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sinéad.

Shanay f English
Variant of Shanae.

Shanaya f & m English
Variant of Shania.

Shanaye f English
Variant of Shanae.

Shanda f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shonda.

Shandon f English

Shaneene f English

Shanel f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shanell f English
Variant of Chanel.

Shanessa f English
Feminine form of Shane, perhaps influenced by Vanessa

Shanet f Scots (Archaic)
Scots phonetic variant of Gaelic Seònaid.

Shangar m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Shamgar.

Shaniah f English (Modern)
Variant of Shania.

Shann f English
Short form of Shannon.

Shannan f English (Rare)
Variant of Shannon.

Shanne f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form and variant of Shane.

Shannell f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shannian f Irish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shannis f English
Variant of Shanice.

Shannoa f English (Modern, Rare)

Shannondoah f English
Variant of Shenandoah combining it with the name Shannon.

Shantell f English
Variant of Chantel.

Shanya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shania.

Shaohannah f American, English
Supposedly a combination of the (mispelled) Chinese word xiao (笑), meaning "smile" or "laugh" and the Hebrew Hannah, meaning "grace". This is the name of Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter... [more]

Shaq m English (Modern)
Short form of Shaquille.

Shaquelle m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Shaquille.

Shaquil m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Shaquille.

Shaquile m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Shaquille.

Shar f English
Nickname of Sharlotte. Can also be a variant spelling of Char.

Shara f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon modelled on Cara, Tara and Sarah.

Sharan f English
Variant of Sharon.

Sharay f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Cherie.

Share f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word "share".

Shareece f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Sharell f English
Derived from the hebrew "shari", meaning "princess".

Sharelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharen f English
Variant of Sharon.

Sharena f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon or Charina

Sharese f English (Modern)
Variant of Charisse.

Sharia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Shari.

Sharidan f English
Variant of Sheridan.

Sharidyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sheridan.

Sharie f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sharilyn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sharilynn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sharilynne f English
Alternate spelling of Sharilyn.

Sharina f English (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, ree and na.

Sharissa f English
Possibly a modernized variant spelling of Charissa.

Sharita f English, African American
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element sha with the name Sarita 1.

Sharkira f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharl m & f English (Rare)

Sharlan f English
Possibly a variation of Sharlene.

Sharlett f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte influenced by Scarlett.

Sharlie f & m English
Elaboration of Shar.

Sharlott f English (Rare), Manx
Manx form and English variant of Charlotte.

Sharlyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Charlyn.

Sharmayne f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Sharmie f English

Sharn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an English phonetic spelling of Welsh Siân.

Sharna f English

Sharne f English

Sharnette f English (Modern)
Variant of Charnette.

Sharnnie f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharolyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sharon, possibly influenced by Shavonne or the phonetic elements sha and ron.

Sharraine f English
Combination of Sharon and Lorraine.

Sharri f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherry.

Sharrie f English
Variant of Shari.

Sharrona f English (Rare)
Variant of Sharona.

Sharry f English
Variant spelling of Shari.

Shary f English
Variant of Sherry.

Shaska f English (Modern, Rare)

Shasta f English (Modern, Rare), Literature
20th-century adoption of the name of Mount Shasta in Northern California (or the Shasta daisy, named after the mountain), which comes from the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the area; its origin and meaning is lost to time.... [more]

Shastity f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chastity.

Shaughna f English
Variant spelling of Shauna.

Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Shaunah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shauna.

Shaundelle f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Shaun.

Shaundi f English (Rare)

Shaunee f English (Rare)
Variant of Shawnee.

Shauni f English
Sean cannery, but a girls version

Shaunie m & f English
Masculine and Feminine diminutive of Shaun

Shaunna f English
Variant of Shauna.

Shauntal f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be a variant of Chantal.... [more]

Shauwn m & f English
Variant of Sean/Shawn/Shaun.

Shava f English

Shavina f Indian, South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shavinica f English
Blend of Shavina and Jessica

Shawanee f English

Shawnacy m English
Transferred use of the surname Shawnacy.... [more]

Shawndra f English (Rare)
Variant of Chandra.

Shawnella f English
It is the feminine version of "Shawn". Also means gift from god.

Shawnelle f English

Shawnessy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shaughnessy.

Shawnette f English
Feminine diminutive of Shawn.

Shawnie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Shawnee.

Shawnnessy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Shawnessy

Shawntell f English
Variant spelling of Chantel.

Shaya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaia.

Shayden m & f English (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shay 1 with the popular aden suffix sound found in such names as Aidan, Hayden, Brayden, Caden and Jaden.

Shaydon m English
Variant of Shayden.

Shayen f English
Possibly an elaborative form of Shaye. Or a feminine version of Shane.

Shaylagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Shayla (compare Shelagh, Sheelagh).

Shaylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Shayla.

Shaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements shay and lee, possibly inspired by similar-sounding names such as Shayla, Shaylyn/Shaelyn, Hayley, Kaylee and Bailey.

Shayleen f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylene.

Shayleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee

Shaylen f English
Elaboration of Shay 1

Shaylene f English (Modern)
Formed from Shay 1 and the popular name suffix lene.

Shayli f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaylie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaylin f English
Variant of the name Shaelyn.

Shaylon m Scottish Gaelic
Shaylon as a boy's name is related to the Gaelic name Shea. The meaning of Shaylon is "admirable

Shaylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Shaylynne f English
Alternate spelling of Shaelyn.

Shayni f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shaynne m English
Variant of Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel, The Outsiders.

Shaz f English (British)
Nickname of Charlotte or Sharon. Can be elongated to Shazza or Shazzo.

Shealeene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylene.

Shealyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Shea and Lyn.

Shealynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shealyn.

Shebah f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.

Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.

Sheeba f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.

Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.

Sheelah f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheelin f English (British, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, which derives from Irish Síodh Linn "fairy pool".

Sheenah f English
Variant of Sheena.

Sheeran f English
Transferred use of the surname Sheeran.

Sheeri f English (Rare)
Variant of Shiri or Cherie.

Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.

Sheffield m English
Most likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.

Sheilah f English
Variant of Sheila.

Sheilla f Brazilian (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shekira f English (Modern, Rare)

Shelah f English
Variant of Sheila.

Shelana f Trinidadian Creole (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Shelba f English
Possibly coined as a strictly feminine form of Shelby.

Shelbea f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby probably influenced by Chelsea.

Shelbi f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbie f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelda f English
Perhaps a feminine form of Sheldon.

Sheldonia f English
Possibly used as a feminine form of Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.

Shelise f English

Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.

Shellene f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shelena.

Shellie f English
Variant of Shelley.

Shellye f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelley.

Shelsee f English
alternate spelling of Chelsea

Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Shelvin m English

Shenade f English

Shenae f English
Variant of Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).

Shenece f English (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Shenia f English

Shenoa f English (Modern)
Variant of Chenoa.

Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.

Shepard m English
Variant of Shepherd.

Shera f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shira.

Sheralee f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cheryl using the popular name suffix lee, or perhaps a blend of the popular phonetic element shair and the name Carolee... [more]

Sherane f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Lorraine, Charmaine, and Jermaine... [more]

Sherard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sherard.

Sherene f English
Variation of Shirin, a Persian name, meaning "sweet".

Sherice f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Sheridyn f & m English
Variant of Sheridan.

Sheril f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Sherissa f English

Sherlene f English, Filipino
Variant of Shirlene.

Sherlin f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherlyn.

Sherline f English (Rare), Haitian Creole
Variant of Shirlene.

Sherlise f English
Elaboration of Shirley using the popular suffix -lise,

Sherm m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman.

Shermaine f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Sherman.