Scottish Gaelic Names
Gaelic reached Scotland from Ireland, so these names share ancestors with the Irish list rather than descending from it. Where a name exists in both, the spellings have usually drifted apart — the same name, written by two traditions that stopped consulting each other.
Languages behind these names
Scottish Gaelic
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Kenneth Kenneth is a boy's name anglicizing two separate Gaelic names, one meaning born of fire and one meaning handsome.Boy Scottish Gaelic #294 in US
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Donald Donald is a boy's name from the Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall, meaning world ruler.Boy Scottish Gaelic #690 in US
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Calum Calum is a boy's name, the Scottish Gaelic form of Latin Columba, meaning dove.Boy Scottish Gaelic #799 in US
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Glenn Glenn is a boy's name from the Gaelic word for a narrow valley, and like Craig and Dale it is a plain landscape noun.Boy Scottish Gaelic #1,446 in US
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Ewan Ewan is a boy's name, the anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Eòghann, generally given as born of the yew.Boy Scottish Gaelic #1,483 in US