Scottish
names are used in the country of Scotland as well as elsewhere in the Western World as a result of the Scottish diaspora. See also
about Scottish names.
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Riphath m Biblical, Irish Mythology, Irish, ScottishName of Gomer second-born son in Genesis ch. 10. Irish/Scottish oral tradition (Leber Gabala Eirinn) lists him as the ancestor of the Scots (including the Irish). They too call him the second son of Gomer... [
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Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)From Irish and Scottish Gaelic
Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.
Schewart m ScottishShetlandic variant of
Sigurðr found in 17th century Shetland Islands. This appears to be the most common variant of this name.
Searán f Scottish GaelicThe name Sharon is primarily a female name of Hebrew origin that means Of The Fertile Plain.... [
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Shanachie f & m Scottish Gaelic, IrishIrish 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.
Shaylon m Scottish GaelicShaylon as a boy's name is related to the Gaelic name Shea. The meaning of Shaylon is "admirable
Sheumais m ScotsScots adoption of the vocative case of
Seumas due to mistaking it for the nominative case.
Stroma f English (British), Scottish, LiteratureFrom the name of a Scottish island off Caithness, uninhabited since 1961, which derives from the Norse
Straumey meaning "island in the stream" or "current". This was the name of a character in the British children's novel
Broken Soup (2008) by Jenny Valentine.
Sutherland m & f Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.
Thain m Scots, EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Thain meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king... [
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Uarraig m Scottish GaelicAnglicised as the etymologically unrelated given name
Kennedy, The name is said to have been borne by various families of the surname Kennedy.
Vaila f Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)Taken from the name of a small island off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a traditional Shetlandic girls' name.
Wedderburn m ScottishFrom the Scottish Surname Wedderburn. It has also been used as a given name.