Scottish Names
Scotland names from three directions at once — Gaelic in the west and north, Norse in the isles, and Scots and Norman French in the lowlands. A Scottish name therefore tells you roughly where in the country it comes from, which is not true of English names.
Languages behind these names
Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic
Irish
Hebrew
Germanic
22 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in the United States
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Keith Keith is a boy's name from a Scottish place name, probably from a Brittonic word for a wood.Boy Scottish 311 in 2025
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Brodie Brodie is a boy's name of Scottish origin taken from a place near Forres in Moray.Boy Scottish 219 in 2025
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Robbie Robbie is a unisex name of Germanic origin meaning "bright fame," a diminutive of Robert.Unisex Scottish 120 in 2025