Scottish Dog Names Archives

There are a lot of great ideas for Scottish Dog Names, in this article we will supply you with a variety of human names and whether they are male or female.

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On a side note, this is the country where I live so I know that there are many inspirational ideas – especially regarding the beautiful mountains, lochs and islands.

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Name	Male or female	Meaning
ABI	FEMALE	Short form of ABIGAIL
AIFRIC	FEMALE	means “pleasant” in Irish.
AILSA	FEMALE	a Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde called the AIlsa Craig
ALLY	MALE	Diminutive of ALISTAIR
ALPIN	MALE	Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ailpein. It was the name of some Dal Riata and Pictish kings
ANGUS	MALE	Anglicized form of AONGHUS.
ARCHIE	MALE	Diminutive of ARCHIBALD
ARRAN	MALE	An island off the southwest coast of Scotland.
ARTAIR	MALE	Scottish form of ARTHUR.
BEATHAN	MALE	Scottish Gaelic beatha means “life”
BLAIR	FEMALE / MALE	derived from Gaelic blár meaning “plain, field, battlefield”
BRUCE	MALE	Robert the Bruce, Bruce Springsteen – that should be enough inspiration there
CAILEAN	MALE	Topical this one – means “whelp, young dog” in Gaelic
CALUM	MALE	Scottish form of COLUMBA.
CATRINA	FEMALE	Variant of CATRIONA.
CATRIONA	FEMALE	Gaelic form of KATHERINE.
CRAIG	MALE	derived from Gaelic creag meaning “crag” or “rocks”
DAND	MALE	Scottish diminutive of ANDREW.
DAVIE	MALE	variation on David
DONELLA	FEMALE	Feminine form of DONALD
DOUGAL	MALE	Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghall, this is derived from dubh “dark” and gall “stranger”.
DOUGLAS	MALE	Anglicized form of the Scottish surname Dubhghlas this is derived from Gaelic dubh “dark” and glais “water, river”
DUFF	MALE	Derived from the Gaelic word dubh which means “dark”.
DUGALD	MALE	Scottish variant of DOUGAL.
DUNCAN	MALE	Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh, this is derived from the Gaelic donn “brown” and cath “battle”.
EDAN	MALE	Variant of AIDAN.
EFFIE	FEMALE	Anglicized form of OIGHRIG.
ELSPETH	FEMALE	Scottish form of ELIZABETH.
EWAN	MALE	Anglicized form of EOGHAN.
FEARCHAR	MALE	from Gaelic fear “man” and char “dear”.
FIFE	MALE	a Scottish place name that was also the name of a kingdom in Scotland
FINGAL	MALE	derived from fionn “white, fair” and gall “stranger”
FINLAY	MALE	Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH which comes from Gaelic fionn “white, fair” and laogh “warrior”.
FIONA	FEMALE	Feminine form of FIONN
FORBES	MALE	a Scottish place name meaning “field” in Gaelic
FRASER	MALE
GLENN	MALE	derived from Gaelic gleann “valley”. An example would be John Glenn
GLENNA	FEMALE	Female form of GLENN
GREIG	MALE	Scottish diminutive of GREGORY.
HAMISH	MALE	Anglicized form of a Sheumais, popular name for a scottie dog
INNES	MALE / FEMALE	Anglicized form of AONGHUS
IONA	FEMALE	the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery
ISLA	FEMALE	a feminine version OF ISLAY
ISLAY	MALE	the name of the island of Islay, which lies off of the west coast of Scotland.
JAMIE	MALE / FEMALE	Scottish version of JAMES. Many famous people – Jamie Oliver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Foxx etc
JOCK	MALE	the Scottish form of JACK, another popular name for a scottish breed of dog
JOCKIE	MALE	Scottish diminutive of JACK.
KEIR	MALE	a surname that was a variant of KERR
KEITH	MALE	a place in Scotland
KEITHA	FEMALE	Feminine form of KEITH.
KENNA	FEMALE	Feminine form of KENNETH
KENNY	MALE	Diminutive of KENNETH.
KERR	MALE	comes from a place name meaning “rough wet ground” in Old Norse
KIRSTY	FEMALE	Diminutive of KIRSTIN.
LACHLAN	MALE	a Scottish nickname for a person who was from Norway
MÀIRI	FEMALE	Scottish form of MARY
MAISIE	FEMALE	Scottish diminutive of MAIREAD.
MALCOLM	MALE	Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim, which means “disciple of Saint COLUMBA”. Malcom X would be a famous example
MALINA	FEMALE	Feminine form of MALCOLM.
MARCAS	MALE	Scottish form of Marcus
MHAIRI	FEMALE	Version of MÀIRI
MONROE	MALE	a Scottish surname meaning “from the mouth of the Roe”. This is a river in Ireland. One of the most famous examples is of course Marilyn Monroe
MÒR	FEMALE	Means “great” in Scottish Gaelic.
MORAG	FEMALE	A variation of MOR
MORAY	MALE	Variant of MURRAY. Also an area of Scotland and the Moray Firth
MORNA	FEMALE	Anglicized form of MUIRNE.
MORVEN	FEMALE	Morven is a Corbett in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is 871 m high
MUIR	MALE	a Scottish place name meaning “moor, fen” or it also means “sea” in Scottish Gaelic.
MUNRO	MALE	Variant of MONROE. A Munro is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet
MURDO	MALE	Anglicized form of MUIREADHACH
MURRAY	MALE	Andy Murray the tennis player
NANDAG	FEMALE	Scottish diminutive of ANNA.
PÀDRAIG	MALE	Scottish form of PATRICK.
PÀL	MALE	Scottish form of PAUL.
RABBIE	MALE	Scottish diminutive of ROBERT. As in Rabbie Burns the famous poet
RAMSAY	MALE	Variant of RAMSEY. Can be used as a surname, also the first name of a character in Game of Thrones.
RHONA	FEMALE	the name of the Hebridean island Rona, which means “rough island” in Gaelic.
RODDY	MALE	Diminutive of RODERICK
RONALD	MALE	Scottish form of RAGNVALDR, this appears to be a name that was introduced to Scotland by Norse settlers and invaders
RORY	MALE	Anglicized form of RUAIDHRÍ. Rory Mcilroy the golfer is an example here
ROY	MALE	Anglicized form of RUADH. One of teh most famous examples from Scottish History is Rob roy
SAWNEY	MALE	Scottish form of SANDY.
SCOTTY	MALE	Diminutive of SCOTT. Its often the shortened name for a Scottish terrier
SENGA	FEMALE	The name was relatively common in West Central Scotland until the 1980s, and is sometimes said to derive from Agnes
SHEENA	FEMALE	Anglicized form of SÌNE.
SHOLTO	MALE	Anglicized form of SÌOLTACH.
SHONA	FEMALE	Anglicized form of SEONAG or SEÒNAID.
SHUG	MALE	Scottish diminutive of HUGH
SÌNE	FEMALE	Scottish form of JEANNE.
SORCHA	FEMALE	Means “radiant” in Gaelic.
SORLEY	MALE	Anglicized form of SOMHAIRLE
STEENIE	MALE	Scottish diminutive of STEPHEN.
STUART	MALE	originally belonging to a person who was a steward. The House of Stuart, originally Stewart, was a European royal house of Scotland
SWEENEY	MALE	Anglicized form of SUIBHNE which means “well-going” in Gaelic.
TAM	MALE	Scottish short form of THOMAS. A few people in Scotland with this as a first name
TAVISH	MALE	could be taken from the Scottish surname MacTavish
WALLACE	MALE	William Wallace, say no more.

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Here are some ideas for inspiration

There are many fantastic island names of the coast of Scotland we present just a couple here

Name	Place
Lewis	Island of the North West of Scotland. The northern part of the island is called Lewis
Harris	Island of the North West of Scotland. The Southern part of the island is called Harris
Skye	the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Mull	is the second-largest island of the Inner Hebrides
Bute	an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland
Balta	Uninhabited Shetland island
Barra	is an island in the Outer Hebrides
Fara	is an island in Orkney
Hunda	is an island in Orkney
Lamba	Uninhabited Shetland island
Muck	the smallest of four main islands in the Small Isles, part of the Inner Hebrides
Rùm	one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides

Now we move on to Lochs, theer are 1000's of these in Scotland. A Loch is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or fjord .

Name	Place
Ness	Home of the mystical monster
Lomond	Beautiful Loch
Morar	a freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland
Awe	a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands
Maree	a loch in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands
Katrine	a freshwater loch in the Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands
Arkaig	a body of freshwater in Lochaber, Scotland

Now we move onto another source of names for your dog which will inspire any climber, the Munros. Munros are defined as Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet in height, and which are on the Scottish Mountaineering Club official list. Lets have some examples

Name	Place
Macdui	As in Ben Macdui, second highest mountain in the UK
Nevis	As in Ben Nevis
Creise	a Scottish mountain that stands at the eastern end of Glen Coe,
Driesh	a mountain located in the Grampians of Scotland
Mayar	a mountain in the Grampians, in Angus, Scotland

There are many more but you would have to split the names up like Cruach Ardrain, Càrn Mairg and Bynack More. I highlighted in bold what part you could use

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