Submitted Names in Scotland

Bretny f English
Variant of Brittney.

Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.

Brettlyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brett using the popular name suffix lyn.

Brettney f English
Variant of Brittany, possibly inspired by Brett.

Brevan m Welsh (?)

Brewer m English
Transferred use of the surname Brewer.

Brewster m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Brewster.

Brey m English (Rare)
Variant of Bray.

Breyanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brianna.

Breydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Brezlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breslin.

Bri m & f English
Variant of Bree or a diminutive of any name containing the element -bri-, such as Brian, Briana, Gabriella, etc.

Briah f English
Variant of Bria.

Briahna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana

Briahnna f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Brianna.

Brianag f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic equivalent of Brianna, Brianne.

Brianann m Scottish Gaelic, Scots
Scottish Gaelic form of Brendan.

Briandy f English, English (American, Rare), African American
Feminine form of Brian

Briane f English
French feminine form of Brian.

Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.

Briannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Briannon f English (Rare)
Variant of Briana perhaps based on Rhiannon and Shannon.

Briarly f English
Variant of Brierley.

Briauna f English
Variant of Briana.

Bricelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brice using the popular name suffix lyn.

Bricen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson

Brickly f English (Modern)
Combination of the masculine name "Brick" and the suffix -ly. Possible short form of "Bricklynn".

Bricklynn f English

Brìde f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Brìghde.

Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.

Bridgemont m English
Transferred usage of the place name Bridgemont.

Bridges m English
Transferred use of the surname Bridges.

Bridgett f English
Variant of Bridget.

Bridgid f English
Likely a variant of Bridget.

Bridgit f English (Modern)
Variant of Bridget. A known bearer is the American actress and singer Bridgit Mendler (1992-).

Bridgitte f English
Variant of Bridgette.

Brieana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brieanna f English
Variant of Briana.

Briel f English (Modern)
A variant of the name Brielle, which is a short form of Gabrielle, meaning "strong man of God."

Briela f English (Modern)
Short form of Gabriela.

Briell f English (Modern)
Variant of Brielle.

Briellah f English (Modern)
Variant of Briella.

Brielynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brilynn.

Brien m English
Variant of Brian.

Brienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brier f & m English
Variant of Briar.

Brierley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brierley.

Briget f English (Rare)
Variant of Bridget.

Brigetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Brigitta.

Brigette f English
Variant of Bridgette (or perhaps an Anglicized variant of Brigitte).

Brìghde f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Bridget.

Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.

Brighton m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Brighton.

Brightyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brighton.

Brihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brilee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Brileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Briley.

Brilliana f English (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]

Brilyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brilynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brina f English
Short form of Sabrina.

Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.

Brindin f & m English (Rare)
The name Brindin is a rare variant on the names Brandon and Brendan. It is more closely related to the name Brindon.

Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.

Brinker m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Brinker.... [more]

Brinkley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinkley.

Brinlee f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brinleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brinlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.

Brinn f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynn.

Brinna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynna.

Brinsley m English

Brinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Brinton.

Briog m Breton, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Breton and Middle Welsh bri, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigo "high, noble" or *brīgos "importance". Briog (died c. 502) was a 5th-century Welsh holy man who became the first abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany... [more]

Briona f English
Variant of Briana.

Brioni f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Brionne f English (Rare)
Variant of Brianne.

Brise m English
Variant of Brice.

Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bristen m English

Brit f English
Short form of Brittany.

Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Britania f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Britannie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britanny f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britany f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Briten m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Britton.

Britene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britina f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Britney and Christina.

Britley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably a blend of Brittany and the popular phonetic suffix lee.

Britnee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany

Britni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britnie f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britny f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britt m English

Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Brittanee f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittaney f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanni f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanya f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Brittanyanne f English
Combination of Brittany and Anne 1.

Brittenie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britteny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton

Brittie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brittany, Britannia, and other names starting with Brit-.

Brittiny f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany incorporating Leigh.

Brittnay f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnee f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnye f English
Alternate spelling of Brittany.

Brix m English (Modern)
A modern name.

Briyanna f English (Americanized, Rare)
A variant of Brianna. In both, 2002 and 2006 there were 46 girls named Briyanna.

Briza f English

Broadus m English
Meaning unknown. This was the middle name of John Watson, American psychologist and founder of Behaviorism.

Broc m English
Variant of Brock.

Bróccin m Scottish Gaelic (Archaic), Medieval Scottish

Brochwel m Welsh
From the old Welsh name Brochfael, in which the second element is mael "prince". This was the name of a legendary Welsh king who gave land to Saint Melangell.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.

Broderick m English
Transferred use of the surname Broderick.

Brodhi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brody, influenced by Bodhi.

Brodi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brody. According to the US Social Security Administration, 24 baby boys and 13 baby girls were named Brodi in 2006

Brodin m English
Variant of Broden.

Brodrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brodrick. See also Broderick.

Brok m English
Variant of Brock.

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

Bromleigh m English
Transferred use of the surname Bromleigh.

Bromley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Bromley.

Bron m English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bron. Otherwise, it could be a short form of LeBron or Bronson.

Brona f Irish (Anglicized), English
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Bronco m English
Derived from the English-speaking word bronco, which describes a wild horse.

Bronnie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bronwen.

Bronwynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Bronwyn.

Bronx m English
Transferred use of the place name Bronx. It began gaining popularity as a given name after singers Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson used it for their son in 2008.

Bronze m & f English
Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.

Brookelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brookelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brookelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooker m English
Transferred use of the surname Brooker.

Brookes m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brooks.... [more]

Brooklee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brookley.

Brookleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brookley.

Brooklen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooklin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooklyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooklynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooksy f English
Diminutive of Brooke.

Broom f English
Very rare, in reference to the plant or another use of the surnames Broom or Broome.

Brosy m English

Brough m English (British)

Brown m English
Transferred use of the surname Brown.

Browne m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Brown. Notable namesake is Henry Browne Blackwell, an English born publisher and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Republican Party in the US... [more]

Brownie m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brown.

Brownlow m English
Transferred use of the surname Brownlow.

Brownwyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Bronwyn.

Brox m English

Brucene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bruce.

Brucey m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucie m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucy m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brud m English

Bruin m Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, ?), Folklore
Dutch form of Bruno. It coincides with the Dutch word for "brown". This was also the name of the bear in medieval fables of Reynard the Fox.

Brunton m Scottish (Rare), English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Brunton. James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902) was a Scottish-born Australian poet, and author of 'Convict Once'.

Brùs m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Bruce.

Bruse m English
Form of Bruce.

Brusen m English (Rare)

Brush m English
Variant of Ambrose

Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.

Brya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bria.

Bryah f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bria or Brea. According to the SSA, Bryah was given to 12 girls in 2015.

Bryahna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana. According to the SSA, Bryahna was given to 7 girls in 2007.

Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).

Bryar m English
Variant of Briar.

Bryarly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brierley.

Brycelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bryce using the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen

Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.

Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.

Brye m & f English
Diminutive of Bryce and variant of Brie.

Bryelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryenda f English
Variant of Brenda.

Bryher f English (British, Rare), Cornish
From the name of an island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, one of the Isles of Scilly. This was adopted as a pen name by the English novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983).

Bryin m English

Brylie f English
Variant of Bryley or possibly an elaboration of Riley or a pion of Bree/Breanna/Brenna (etc) and Rylie.

Bryluen f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from from Old Cornish breilu "rose" (vocative) combined with the singulative suffix en. This is a modern Cornish name.

Brylyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylynn.

Bryn f English (Rare)
Short form of Brynhild.

Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".

Brynach m Welsh

Brynden m English (Modern, Rare), Literature
Variant of Brendan. ... [more]

Brynelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brynle m English (British)

Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brynlie f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brynlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bryn and Lynn.

Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.

Brynnil f English (Rare)

Brynnlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynton m English
Variant of Brinton, influenced by the name Bryn.

Brynwen f Welsh (Rare)

Bryok m Cornish
Cornish form of Brioc.

Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).

Bryonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Bryonna f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryor m English
Variant of Briar.

Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryse m English
Variant of Brice.

Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brystal f English (Modern)
Variant of Bristol, the spelling influenced by that of Crystal.

Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brytani f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.

Brythonwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Brython and the suffix gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Brytnee f English
alternative spelling of Brittany

Brytni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryton m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Britton.

Bryttani f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryttany f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bub m English (Rare)
Likely from the English vocabulary word for a boy or young man, bub.

Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.

Bubby m English (Rare)

Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.

Buckingham m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Buckingham. A known bearer of this name was the American writer and politician Buckingham Smith (1810-1871).

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

Buckley m English
Transferred use of the surname Buckley 1.

Buddug f Welsh
Derived from Welsh budd "profit, advantage". It is a cognate of Boudicca, the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni (a Celtic people) who is known as Buddug in Welsh, and is sometimes considered a Welsh equivalent of Victoria.

Buel m English
Variant of Buell.

Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.

Buell m English
Transferred use of the surname Buell.

Buffie f English (Rare)
Variant of Buffy.

Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."

Bumblebee m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
The name of several fictional characters, including a Marvel comics superhero, Transformers character, and The Simpsons character.

Bunk m English
Transferred use of the surname Bunk.

Bunker m English
Transferred from the surname Bunker.

Bunnie f English
Variant of Bunny.

Bunnye f English
Variant spelling of Bunny.

Bunty f Scots, English
Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [more]

Burchell m English (Rare), Popular Culture (Modern)
From the English surname Burchell, which is derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".

Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.

Buren m English
Transferred use of the place name Buren.

Burgess m English
Transferred use of the surname Burgess.

Burkely m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Burkley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Burl m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burl. Notable namesake is actor and singer Burl Ives.

Burleigh m English
Variant of Burley.

Burley m English
Transferred use of the surname Burley.

Burn m English (Rare)

Burnell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnell.

Burnett m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnett.

Burnie m English
Variant of Burney.

Burny m English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Berny (in which case the spelling is more phonetical) and Burney.... [more]

Burr m English (Rare)

Burrel m English
Variant of Burrell.

Burrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burrell.

Burtie m English
Diminutive of Burton.

Burtis m English (Rare)
Likely transferred from the surname, Burtis.

Burty m English
Short form of Burton.

Bush m English
Transferred use of the surname Bush.

Busley m English

Butler m English
From the surname Butler.

Butterfly f English (Modern)
Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.

Button m English
The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.

Byddia f Welsh (Rare)

Byllie f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Billie, or a diminutive of Sibyl.

Byra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.

Byran m English
Variant of Byron.

Byrd f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bird or transferred use of the surname Byrd.

Byrde f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Byrd.

Byren m English
Variant of Byron.

Byrn m English (Rare)
Variant of Byrne.

Byront m English
Likely a variant of Byron

Byrony f English

Byrum m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Byrum."

Byryn m English
Variant of Byron.

Cabela f English (Rare)

Cabella f English (Rare)

Cabot m English (Rare)
The name 'Cabot' comes from the fifteenth century Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto who was commissioned by the Kingdom of England to discover North America. When Caboto arrived in England is name was changed to John Cabot to sound more English... [more]

Cacey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Casey (See also Kacey).

Cadan m Cornish, Welsh
Derived from Welsh and Cornish cat "battle" and possibly Welsh man "place" or Welsh nant "brook, stream". This is also the name of a river in Dyfed, Wales.

Cadance f English
Variant of Cadence.

Cadbury m Welsh, English
Transferred from the surname Cadbury.

Caddie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.

Caddy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1853), and Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury (1929).

Cadela f English (Rare)

Cadella f English (Rare)

Cademon m English (Rare)
Possibly a variation of Caedmon