105 Scottish Boy Names with Meanings

Every Scottish boy name below comes with its meaning or origin — and 10 of the 105 names include the native spelling, drawn from Wikipedia. Jump to a letter, or play the duel game: choose between two names at a time until your personal top 10 remains.

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Scottish boy names starting with A

AbrahamאברהםAbraham is a given name of Hebrew background, originating with the Biblical patriarch (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Modern: Avraham, Tiberian: ʾAḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom); the father of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
AidanAidan is an anglicised version of the Irish male given name Aodhán. The Irish language female equivalent is Aodhnait.
AlasdairAlasdair (pronounced [ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪ɪɾʲ]) is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of Alexander which has long been a popular name in Scotland.
AlistairAlistair is a male given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Alasdair.
AllanAllan, a variant spelling of Alan, is both a given name and an English and Scottish surname.
AllyAlly is a unisex given name, nickname and/or surname. It is a variant of Allie and Ali.
AndroAndro is a given name and a surname. The alternate Scottish spelling is Androw.
AngusAngus is an English language masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name Aonghas (also spelt Aonghus), which is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice".
ArchieArchie or Archy is a given name, almost exclusively masculine, and a diminutive of Archibald, which is derived from the Germanic ercan, meaning "genuine", and bald, meaning "bold." It has been in use as an independent given name in the Anglosphere since the…
ArthurArthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur.
AulayAulay is a Scottish masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic Amhladh, Amhlaidh, Amhlaigh, and Amhlaibh.

Scottish boy names starting with B

BrodieBrodie can be a given name or a surname of Scottish origin, and a location in Moray, Scotland, its meaning is uncertain; it is not clear if Brodie, as a word, has its origins in the Gaelic or Pictish languages.
BruceBruce is an English language name that arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands".
BryceBryce () is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Scottish boy names starting with C

CadenCaden is a given name in English-speaking countries that is most commonly used for males. It rose in popularity in the early 2000s due to the popularity of similar-sounding names, such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jadon.
CallanCallan is a masculine given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from Ó Cathaláin ("descendant of Cathalán") or be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin.
CallumCallum is a Scottish Gaelic name that commemorates the Latin name Columba, meaning 'dove'. Callum was popular among early Christians because the dove was a symbol of purity, peace and the Holy Spirit.
CalumCalum is a given name. It is a variation of the name Callum, which is a Scottish Gaelic name that commemorates the Latin name Columba, meaning "dove".
CarsonCarson is a unisex given name, originating from a Scottish and Irish surname of unknown meaning.
ChristianChristian is a given name commonly used for boys. It originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion.
CiaránCiarán (Irish spelling) or Ciaran (Scottish Gaelic spelling) is a traditionally male given name of Irish and Scottish origin. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar ("black", "dark").
ColinColin is an English-language masculine given name. It has two distinct origins: A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas.
ConwayConway is a Welsh, Irish, and Scottish given name, the origin of which is unclear.
CoreyCorey is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone.
CraigCraig is an English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh masculine given name; all variations derive from the Celtic languages and the English language. The name has two origins.

Scottish boy names starting with D

DallasDallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin, as well as a given name. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas near Forres.
DamienδαμάζωDamien is a given name and less frequently a surname. The name is a variation of Damian which comes from the Greek Damianos.
DodDod or Doddie is a Scottish nickname, usually a diminutive or tee-name for "George".
DonaldDonald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall.
DougalDougal is a Scottish masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Dubhghall, or Dùghall.
DouglasDouglas is a masculine given name which originated from the surname Douglas. Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as a woman's name in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the north of England.
DuncanDuncan is an Anglicised form of Irish Donnchadh. One of the first people to bear the name was king of Dál Riata Dúnchad mac Dubáin, who was possibly the grandfather of Fiannamail ua Dúnchado-Fiannamail O'Dúnchado.

Scottish boy names starting with E

EachannEachann is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic. A similar and possibly related early form of the name was Eachdonn.
EuanEuan is a Scottish, male given name, most common throughout the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, due to the influence of Scots in both nations.
EwanEwan (also spelled Awan, Euan, Ewen, Awen, Awanne, Owan, Avan) is a Scottish and English name with multiple sources. It is usually an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name Eòghann "noble born" and therefore derived ultimately from Latin Eugenius.

Scottish boy names starting with F

FergusFergus or Feargus is a common and one of the oldest known Irish or Scottish male given name derived from Old Irish, meaning "the strong (one)" or "the masculine (one)".
FinlayFinlay is a masculine given name, and also a surname. The given name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Fionnlagh.
FothadFothad, later Fothadh, is an Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic male given name, meaning "foundation".

Scottish boy names starting with G

GavinGavin is a Celtic male given name. It is the Scottish variation of the medieval Welsh name Gawain, meaning 'God send' or 'white hawk/falcon'.
GeraldGerald is a masculine given name derived from the Germanic languages prefix ger- ("spear") and suffix -wald ("rule"). Gerald is a Norman French variant of the Germanic name.
GilleasbaigGilleasbaig is a masculine given name in the Scottish Gaelic language. The traditional form of the name is Gilleasbuig.
GordonGordon () is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Scottish surname Gordon.
GrahamGraham is a masculine (and, to a lesser extent, feminine) given name in the English language. It is derived from the surname.

Scottish boy names starting with H

HamishHamish is a Scottish masculine given name, an Anglicized form of the vocative case of the Gaelic name Sheumais, itself the vocative of Seumas (the Gaelic equivalent of James).
HaroldHarold is an English personal name. The modern name Harold ultimately derives from the Proto-Germanic *harja-waldaz, meaning 'military-power' or 'army-ruler'.
HectorHector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles.
HùisdeanÙisdean is a Scottish Gaelic masculine given name. Variant forms include Uisdean and Hùisdean.

Scottish boy names starting with I

IanיוחנןIan is a male name of English and Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן (Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain.
IrvinآروینIrvin is a male given name of Indo-European origin. In Old Gaelic, the meaning of the name is "freshwater" or "friend of the sea." It can also be used as a variant of Ervin, the Eastern European version of the German name Erwin.
IrvineIrvine is a Scottish surname, which also became a given name. It is derived from the area of river Irvine in Scotland.
IrvingIrving is an originally Scottish surname, a variant of the name Irvine, which is derived from the eponymous River Irvine in Dumfriesshire. Irving is also used as a male given name.

Scottish boy names starting with J

JacobἸάκωβοςJacob is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. The English form is derived from the Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakobos), ultimately from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqōḇ), the name of Jacob, biblical patriarch of the Israelites, and a major…
JamesonJameson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of James". It may also be a given name.
JockyJocky is a given name, and a hypocorism for John and James. Notable people with the name include: Jocky Dempster (born 1948), former Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South, Mirren and Clyde Jocky Petrie (chef), Scottish professional chef Jocky…
JohnJohn ( JON) is a very common given male name in the English language, ultimately of Hebrew origin. Traditionally in the Anglosphere, it was the most common, although it has not been since the latter half of the 20th century.
JonathanיהונתןJonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן, Standard: Yehōnatan/Yōnatan, Tiberian: Yŏhōnāṯān/Yōnāṯān) is a common name given to males which means "YHWH has given" in Hebrew.

Scottish boy names starting with K

KeithKeith is a masculine given name of Gaelic origin. It means "wood" or "from the battleground" and shares the same derivation as Clan Keith.
KelvinKelvin () is a masculine given name, ultimately derived from the title of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who received a baronage named for the River Kelvin (the river flowing past the University of Glasgow) in 1892.
KennethKenneth is a given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: Cainnech and Cináed.
KevanKevan is a given name, a variant of the name Kevin (Caoimheán or Caomhán , an Irish diminutive form of Caoimhín; also anglicized Cavan). The feminine variant is Caoimhe (anglicised as Keeva or Kweeva).
KirkKirk is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
KyleKyle is a unisex English-language given name. It is a transferred use of the Scottish surname Kyle or of place names such as Kyle, Ayrshire on the southwest coast of Scotland.

Scottish boy names starting with L

LachlanLachlan () is a masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin.
LesleyLesley is a placename, given name and surname, a variant of Leslie that can be male or female name and is ultimately an anglicization of a Scottish (Gaelic) placename.
LewisLewis () is a masculine English-language given name. It was coined as an anglicisation of given names in other languages.
LindsayLindsay () is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name. The given name comes from the Scottish surname and clan name, which comes from the toponym Lindsey, which in turn comes from the Old English toponym Lindesege ("Island of Lind") for the city…
LyndsayLyndsay is a first name in many English-speaking countries, particularly Scotland. It can be either a feminine or a masculine name.

Scottish boy names starting with M

MalcolmMalcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim is a Scottish Gaelic given name meaning "devotee of Saint Columba". Maol "shavenhead" is Scottish Gaelic for monk.
MichealMicheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish name Mícheál (also rendered Micheál and Michéal); or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal.
MontgomeryMontgomery (also spelled Montgomerie) is a toponymic surname derived from Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery and Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery in Normandy, France.
MorayMoray is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: Andrew Moray, military leader during the Anglo-Scottish conflict of the late 1290 Ann Moray (1909–1981), Welsh singer and novelist Jim Moray (born 1981), English singer,…
MorganMorgan is a name of Welsh and Breton origin. Traditionally, it is a masculine name in Wales and Brittany, but has been become unisex in modern times.
MurchadhMurchadh is a masculine given name of Irish origin. It is composed of the elements muir, meaning "sea", and cath, meaning "battle".

Scottish boy names starting with N

NechtanNechtan or Nectan may refer to:
NeilNeil is a masculine name of Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation.
NormanNorman is both a surname and a given name. The surname has multiple origins including English, Irish (in Ulster), Scottish, German, French, Norwegian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Jewish American.

Scottish boy names starting with O

OssianOssian is an alternate form of the Irish Oisín and the Scottish Gaelic Oisein. The latter names are derived from a byname constructed from the element os ("stag").

Scottish boy names starting with P

PatsyPatsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, or Patrice).
PeadarPeadar is a masculine given name in Irish and Scottish Gaelic (in Manx the name is spelt Peddyr). The names are ultimately derived from the Greek word petros, meaning "stone, rock", making them cognates to English Peter.
PhilipΦιλιπποςPhilip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Greek Φιλιππος (Philippos, lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of φίλος (philos, "dear", "loved", "loving") and ἵππος (hippos, "horse").

Scottish boy names starting with R

RalphRalph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English Rædwulf and Old High German Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf").
RanaldRanald is a Scots and English masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Raghnall, and a Scots version of Ronald.
RobertThe name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþi- "fame" and *berhta- "bright" (Hrōþiberhtaz).
RogerχRoger is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names Roger and Rogier.
RonaldRonald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, or possibly from Old English Regenweald. In some cases Ronald is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Raghnall, a name likewise derived from Rögnvaldr.
RoryRory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish: Ruairí/Ruaidhrí and Scottish Gaelic: Ruairidh/Ruaraidh and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas.
RossRoss is an English-language name derived from Gaelic, most commonly used in Scotland. It is also the name of a county in the highland area (Ross and Cromarty).
RoyRoy is both a given name and a family surname with varied origins.
RyanRyan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s.

Scottish boy names starting with S

SamuelשמואלSamuel (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל Šəmūʾēl, Tiberian: Šămūʾēl) is a male name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "name of God", deriving from the Hebrew Shem (שֵׁם) (which means "name") + ʾĒl (which means "God" or "deity").
ScottScott is a male name of Scottish origin. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
SeumasSeumas (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈʃeːməs]) is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic and Scots, equivalent to the English James.
SorleySorley and Somerled are masculine given names in the English language, Anglicizations of Scottish Gaelic Somhairle and Norse Sumarlidi.
StewartStewart is a Scottish and English surname, also used as a given name. It is possibly derived from the old English word "stigweard", a compound of "stig" meaning household, and "weard", a guardian (ward), or from the Gaelic Stiùbhart meaning steward.
StuartStuart is a French, Scottish, and English surname which was also adopted as a given name, traditionally for men. It is the French form of the Scottish surname Stewart.

Scottish boy names starting with T

TaranTaran is both a given name and surname, of different origins. It may be writing without diacritics the Romanian surname Țăran .Notable people with the name include:
ThomasΘωμᾶςThomas is a male name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas, of the approximate Greek transliteration (Ancient Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs), from Imperial Aramaic: תאמא, romanized: Tawmɑʔ), meaning…
TormodTormod is a masculine Norwegian and Scottish Gaelic given name. The Norwegian name (with the variant Thormod) is derived from Old Norse Þórmóðr, composed of the elements Þorr, the name of the Norse god of thunder, and móðr, meaning "mind", "courage".
TorquilTorquil is an Anglicised form of the Norwegian and Swedish masculine name Torkel, and the Scottish Gaelic name Torcall. The Scottish Gaelic name Torcall is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse name Þorkell.
TristanTristan, Tristram, or Tristen is a given name derived from Welsh drust (meaning "noise", "tumult"), influenced by the French word triste and Welsh/Cornish/Breton trist, both of which mean "bold" or "sad", "sorrowful".

Scottish boy names starting with U

UisdeanÙisdean is a Scottish Gaelic masculine given name. Variant forms include Uisdean and Hùisdean.

Scottish boy names starting with W

WallaceWallace is a Scottish & English given name meaning 'Wales' or 'of Wales,' and may refer to: Wallace (footballer, born 1989), Brazilian footballer, most recently played for Rapid Bucharest Wallace (footballer, born May 1994), Brazilian footballer Wallace…
WalterWalter is a German and English masculine given name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements meaning "power" or "ruler", and "army".

Scottish boy names starting with Z

ZaydenZayden () is a variant of the male given name Aidan (name). The popularity of Zayden as a baby name in the United States peaked in 2014 when it reached 188th.

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ÙisdeanÙisdean is a Scottish Gaelic masculine given name. Variant forms include Uisdean and Hùisdean.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Scottish boy names are in this list?

This list has 105 Scottish boy names, from Abraham to Ùisdean, and 10 of them include the native spelling. Every entry comes with its meaning or origin, sourced from Wikipedia.

What are some well-known Scottish boy names?

Well-documented Scottish boy names include Lindsay, Archie, Euan, Bruce and Fothad. Scroll the list above for the meaning and origin of each one.

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