What is a rare Scottish name?

Angus (Ang-gus) – from the Gaelic Aonghas meaning 'unique one'. Dair (D-air) – Shortened form of the name Alasdair. Dod/Doddie – A Scots version of the name George. Dougal/Dugald (Doo-gal) – derived from the Gaelic Dubhgall meaning 'dark stranger'.
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What is a cool Scottish name?

Along with Flora and Hector, other Scottish baby names popular far beyond Edinburgh include Esme, Elsie, Evan, Fiona, Graham, Logan, Lennox, and Maxwell. Blair, Cameron, Finley, and Rory are popular Scottish names that work for either gender.
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What was the Scottish old name?

Caledonia is an old Latin name for Scotland, deriving from the Caledonii tribe. It is unknown what name the Caledonians used of themselves, although it was possibly based on a Brythonic word for "hard" or "tough" (represented by the modern Welsh caled).
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What is the best Scottish name?

The most popular names in Scotland for 2021 are Olivia and Jack. Names in the Scottish Top 100 have a lot of overlap with the US Top 100. Along with Olivia, the top Scottish girl names include Emily, Isla, Freya, and Ella. Along with Jack, the top Scottish boy names include Noah, Leo, Oliver, and Harris.
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What is the prettiest Scottish name?

40 beautiful Scottish baby names and their meanings
  • 1/20. Alastair. Origin: Scottish, Gaelic. ...
  • Blane. Origin: Scottish, Celtic. ...
  • Blake. Origin: Scottish, English. ...
  • Brodric. Origin: Scottish, Scandinavian. ...
  • Camden. Origin: Scottish, English. ...
  • Clyde. Origin: Scottish. ...
  • Dallas. Origin: Scottish, English. ...
  • Donald. Origin: Scottish, Gaelic.
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STUNNING SCOTTISH BABY NAMES



What is Scottish for moon?

moyn, mone, the moon, from 1375; monebrunt, moonstruck, c.
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What is the Scottish word for love?

LUVE, v., n. Also luive (Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 23), loove (Ayr.
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What Scottish name means pure?

SENGA – The backwards spelling of Agnes, Senga is a traditional Scottish name that means pure and chaste.
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What are hot Scottish names?

Erin, Orla/Orlaith, Niamh/Nieve/Neve, Cara, Caitlin, Quinn, Aoife, Casey, Kiera/Ciara and Caoimhe for girls. Pleasingly, many native Scottish choices – often adopted from Scottish place names, islands and surnames – take pride of place in Scotland's rankings.
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What is the Scottish word for pretty?

Bonnie. Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive. Bonnies tend to have an inimitable personality.
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What is the Scottish name for King?

Rí, or commonly ríg (genitive), is an ancient Gaelic word meaning 'king'. It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings, and those of similar rank. While the Modern Irish word is exactly the same, in modern Scottish Gaelic it is rìgh, apparently derived from the genitive.
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What are Scottish Vikings called?

The Norse–Gaels (Old Irish: Gall-Goídil; Irish: Gall-Ghaeil; Scottish Gaelic: Gall-Ghàidheil, 'foreigner-Gaels') were a people of mixed Gaelic and Norse ancestry and culture. They emerged in the Viking Age, when Vikings who settled in Ireland and in Scotland became Gaelicised and intermarried with Gaels.
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What is the oldest family in Scotland?

What is the oldest clan in Scotland? Clan Donnachaidh, also known as Clan Robertson, is one of the oldest clans in Scotland with an ancestry dating back to the Royal House of Atholl. Members of this House held the Scottish throne during the 11th and 12th centuries.
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What is Scottish for Warrior?

Laoch in Scottish #Gaelic means warrior (pronounced "lay-uk"). It means the same thing in #Irish Gaelic.
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What do Scottish call a baby?

bairn. / (bɛən, Scottish bern) / noun. Scot and Northern English a child.
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What Scottish name means warrior?

Duncan
  • Origin: Scottish, Gaelic, Celtic.
  • Meaning: Warrior.
  • Famous Namesakes: Duncan Hines, U.S. entrepreneur known for his confections.
  • Peak Popularity: Duncan saw a small peak in popularity in the 1990s. In 2020, 216 boys were given the name.
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What is the Scottish name for wolf?

The wolf's Gaelic name is madadh-allaidh. It lives on in a number of Scottish place names, such as Mullinavaddie ('Mill of the wolf') in Perthshire, as well as Lochmaddy and Craigmaddy. There is a hill opposite Trees for Life's Dundreggan Estate called Creag a Mhadaidh meaning 'Crag of the Wolf'.
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What is the Scottish princess name?

What is the Scottish princess name? The Scottish princess's name is Sarah. It comes from the Hebrew שָׂרָה‎ (Sarah), meaning “princess”.
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What is the Scottish word for queen?

Quine goes back to Old English cwen, meaning a woman, wife or, as in modern English, a queen. An obsolete spelling of this word, quean, shows more clearly the history of this word.
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What is the Scottish word for freedom?

In Scotland, Sorcha has traditionally been Anglicised as Clara, which retains the name's Gaelic meaning: the English Clara is derived from the Latin clarus, meaning "bright", "famous". The variant pronunciation of this name as /ˈsɔːrʃə/ is commonly confused by English-speakers with Saoirse /ˈsɜːrʃə/, meaning "freedom".
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What is the Scottish word for wonderful?

Braw. 'Braw' is another common Scottish saying. It means fantastic, great, brilliant… essentially all that's positive and wonderful.
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What is the Scottish word for joy?

Yaldi is a Scottish slang interjection expressing excitement or joy.
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What is a Scottish kiss?

Noun. Glasgow kiss (plural Glasgow kisses) (Britain, euphemistic, humorous) A sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.
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What is Scottish word for kiss?

Smourich – A kiss!
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