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Scottish dog names

Scottish and Scots Gaelic names with their meanings. Scotland gave the world a surprising share of its best known breeds.

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Girl names (27)

Ailsa
From Ailsa Craig, the rocky island in the Firth of Clyde · Scottish
Catriona
Scottish Gaelic form of Katherine · Scottish
Ceilidh
A Gaelic gathering with music and dancing · Scottish
Coille
Scottish Gaelic for forest · Scottish
Coorie
Scots for snuggle in or nestle · Scottish
Cranachan
Scottish pudding of cream, oats, whisky, honey and raspberries · Scottish
Eilean
Scottish Gaelic for island · Scottish
Eilidh
Scottish Gaelic name taken as a form of Helen · Scottish
Elspeth
Scottish form of Elizabeth · Scottish
Eorna
Scottish Gaelic for barley · Scottish
Faoileann
Scottish Gaelic for seagull · Scottish
Greer
Scottish surname from Gregor, meaning watchful · Scottish
Grizel
Scottish form of Griselda, meaning grey battle · Scottish
Islay
The whisky island of the Inner Hebrides · Scottish
Isobel
Scottish form of Isabel · Scottish
Kenna
Scottish feminine of Kenneth, born of fire · Scottish
Kirsty
Scottish pet form of Christine · Scottish
Mairi
Scottish Gaelic form of Mary · Scottish
Marsali
Scottish Gaelic form of Marjory · Scottish
Mhairi
Scottish Gaelic form of Mary · Scottish
Morag
Scottish name meaning great · Scottish
Morven
Western Highland region whose Gaelic name means the big gap · Scottish
Muireall
Scottish name meaning sea bright · Scottish
Oighrig
Old Gaelic name built on breac, speckled · Scottish
Rhona
Possibly from the Hebridean isle of Rona, Norse for rough island · Scottish
Seona
Scottish Gaelic form of Joan · Scottish
Tattie
Scots word for potato · Scottish

Boy names (52)

Adair
Scottish name meaning ford by the oak · Scottish
Ailean
Scottish Gaelic form of Alan · Scottish
Alasdair
Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander, meaning defending men · Scottish
Alpin
Name of early Scottish kings, possibly from a Pictish word for white · Scottish
Ardan
Scottish name meaning high aspiration · Scottish
Beathan
From Scottish Gaelic beatha, life · Scottish
Beinn
Scottish Gaelic for mountain · Scottish · big dogs
Broch
An ancient round stone tower of Scotland · Scottish
Brose
A traditional Scottish oat dish · Scottish
Caber
The long log tossed at the Highland games · Scottish · big dogs
Cailean
Scottish Gaelic for a whelp, a young dog · Scottish
Callum
Scottish form of Columba, Latin for dove · Scottish
Ceol
Scottish Gaelic for music · Scottish
Clach
Scottish Gaelic for stone · Scottish
Cluaran
Scottish Gaelic for thistle · Scottish
Coinneach
Scottish Gaelic form of Kenneth, meaning handsome · Scottish
Craig
From Gaelic creag, a crag or rocky outcrop · Scottish
Donald
From Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, ruler of the world · Scottish
Douglas
From Gaelic dubh glas, dark river · Scottish
Drummond
Scottish name meaning ridge · Scottish
Dubh
Scottish Gaelic for black · Scottish
Dug
Scots word for dog · Scottish
Eachann
Old Gaelic name meaning brown horse · Scottish
Euan
Scottish form of Eoghan, born of the yew · Scottish
Fearghas
Scottish Gaelic form of Fergus, man of vigour · Scottish
Finlay
From Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh, meaning white warrior · Scottish
Iain
Scottish form of John · Scottish
Iolair
Scottish Gaelic for eagle · Scottish
Kenneth
From the Gaelic Coinneach, meaning handsome · Scottish
Lennox
Scottish name meaning elm grove · Scottish
Mactire
Scottish Gaelic for wolf · Scottish
Mungo
Nickname of Saint Kentigern of Glasgow, possibly meaning my dear · Scottish
Murchadh
Scottish Gaelic name meaning sea warrior · Scottish
Murdo
From Scottish Gaelic Murchadh, meaning sea battle · Scottish
Murdoch
From Scottish Gaelic Muireadhach, meaning lord or master · Scottish
Neep
Scots word for turnip · Scottish
Oban
A Scottish harbour town, meaning little bay · Scottish
Osgar
Scottish Gaelic form of Oscar · Scottish
Rabbie
Scots pet form of Robert, and what Scotland calls its poet Robert Burns · Scottish
Ramsay
Scottish surname from an Old English place name meaning garlic island · Scottish
Ross
From Gaelic ros, a headland · Scottish
Roy
From Gaelic ruadh, red, as in the outlaw Rob Roy · Scottish
Ruadh
Scottish Gaelic for red · Scottish
Ruaridh
Scottish Gaelic name meaning red king · Scottish
Seumas
Scottish Gaelic form of James · Scottish
Sholto
Probably from a Gaelic word for sower · Scottish
Struan
Scottish name meaning stream · Scottish
Sutherland
Scottish name meaning southern land · Scottish
Tam
Scots short form of Thomas, as in Burns' poem Tam o' Shanter · Scottish
Tay
Scotland's longest river · Scottish
Torquil
From the Norse name Thorketill, meaning Thor's cauldron · Scottish
Torr
Scottish Gaelic for a hill · Scottish · big dogs

Names for either (11)

Bairn
Scots for a child · Scottish · small dogs
Bannock
Flat oat bread baked on a griddle · Scottish
Braw
Scots for fine, handsome or good · Scottish
Caraid
Scottish Gaelic for friend · Scottish
Dreich
Scots for a dull, grey, drizzly day · Scottish
Haggis
Scotland's national dish of oats and offal · Scottish
Lomond
Loch Lomond, the largest loch in Scotland by area · Scottish
Peerie
Shetland word for small · Scottish · small dogs
Stravaig
Scots for a wander or a ramble · Scottish
Tartan
The woven check of the Highland clans · Scottish
Uisge
Scottish Gaelic for water · Scottish

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