Scottish Dog Names
"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." Andrew A. Rooney
If you're looking for Scottish dog names, you've come to the right place. Whether you're the owner of a new terrier puppy or carry the last name MacDougall, you'll love our selction of puppy names!Scottish dogs, like their Irish friends, have developed into sturdy, hardworking pups over the centuries. Today's native Scottish dogs are intelligent, hard-working, and social. Some of the breeds include Skye terrier, Dandie Dinmont terrier, Border collie, Golden Retriever, and Scottish Deerhound. When you've selected a name, don't forget to pick out a dog ID tag for your pup! Learn why it's important to tag your dog.
Aberdeen : city in Scotland
Abhainn : river
Acair, Akir, Akira : anchor
Achaius : friend of a horse
Adhamh : of the earth
Aila : from the strong place
Ailbert : noble
Ailean : handsome
Ailein : from the green meadow
Aillig, ail : from the stony place
Aindreas : strong
Ainsley : place
Alastair : form of Alexander
Alpin : blond
Alpina : blond
Angus : unnaturally strong
Anice : form of Ann
Annabel, Annabella : beautiful grace
Aoidh : spirited
Argylel : from the land of the gauls
Armstrong : strong arm
Artair : bear
Athdar, adair : from the oak-tree ford
Bac, bhaic : bank
Baird :
Balfour : from the pastureland
Balloch : from the pasture
Balmoral : from the majestic village
Barclay :
Bean, baen : fair-skinned
Bearnard : bear strong
Beathan : son of the right hand
Beathas : wise
Beth : lively
Bhaltair : strong fighter
Biast, beiste : beast
Birk : from a birch tree
Blair : peat moss
Bonnie, bonny : beautiful
Both, Bothan : from the stone house
Bradana : salmon
Braden : salmon
Braigh, bhraghad : from the upper part
Braveheart: famous movie about William Wallace
Breac, Brice, bryce : speckled
Broc : badger
Brochan : broken
Bruce :
Buchanan : from the cannons seat
Cadha : from the steep place
Cailean, Colin, caillen : virile
Caladh : harbor
Callum : bald dove
Cam, Crom : crooked
Camden : from the winding valley
Cameron : crooked nose
Campbell : crooked mouth
Carmichael : friend of Saint Michael
Carr, Cathair : from the broken, mossy ground
Ceard, Ceardach : smith
Chalmer, Chalmers : rules the home
Chattan : clan of the cats
Chisholm :
Christie, Christy : christian
Clach : stone
Cleit : rocky eminence
Clennan : servant of Finnian
Coira, Cora : seething pool
Colin : victory of the people
Connery : in honor of the famous Scot, Sean Connery
Corey, Cory : seething pool
Craig : dwells at the crag
Crannog : lake dweller
Creighton : from the farm by the creek
Cromwell : from the crooked well
Culloden : from the nook of the marsh
Cumin, Comyn, Cumming : from Comines
Cunningham : from Cunningham
Dacey : from the south
Dallas : from the waterfall
Dalziel, Dalyell : from the little field
Darach : oak
Dearg : red
Donel, Donell, Domhnull : all-ruler
Doughall, Dougal : black stranger
Douglas, Doug : from the dark water
Dour : from the water
Drummand, Drummond : at the ridge
Duff : black
Duncan, : brown warrior
Dunmore : from the great hill fortress
Eara, Earie : from the east
Edina, Edine, Edeen : from Edinburgh
Eilig : from the deer pass
Eiric, Eirica : ruler
Erskine : from the top of the cliff
Evan, Van : right-handed
Farlan, Farlane : son of the furrows
Farquharson : son of the dear one
Feandan : from the narrow glen
Fearchar : dear one
Fearchara : dear one
Fenella : form of Finola
Fergus : first choice
Fergusson, Ferguson : son of the first choice
Fie : dark of peace
Fingal Scottish giant
Firth : arm of the sea
Fletcher : maker of arrows
Forbes : headstrong
Fraser : strawberry flowers
Fyfe : from Fifeshire
Gare, Gair : short
Gavin, Gawain : white hawk
Ghillie dhu : type of Scottish knife
Gilbarta : pledge
Gilleasbuig : bold
Gillecriosd : Christ-bearer
Gillivray : servant of judgment
Goraidh : peaceful
Gordan, Gordain : hero
Gow, Gowan : a smith
Graham : from the gray home
Grant : great
Greer :form of Gregory
Gregor : vigilant
Gunn : white
Hamilton : from Hameldone
Hamish
Harailt : leader
Hay, haye : from the stockade
Henson, Henderson, Mackendrick : son of Henry
Home, Hume : from the cave
Houston : from Hughs Town
Ian : god is gracious
Inghea : daughter
Innis : Gaelic for island
Irvin, Irving : from the city
Isobel, Iseabal : form of Joan
Iver : archer
Johnson : son of John
Kayi : fire
Keith : from the battleground
Kennedy : ugly head
Kenzie : fair
Kermichil : from Michael's fortress
Kerr : man of strength
Kilt : Scottish clothing
Kinnon : fair born
Kinny, Kin : from the top of the cliff
Kirk, Kerk : from the church
Lach : lives by a lake
Lachlan, Laochailan : warring
Laddie : little boy
Lainie, Leana : serves John
Laird : lord
Laire, Laire, Lara : mare
Lamont : man of law
Laren : serves lawrence
Leith, Leathan : river
Leod : ugly
Lindsay : from the island of the lime tree
Lioslaith : dwells at the gray fortress
Livingstone : from livingston
Lochinvar :
Logan : servant of Finnian
Lundie, Lundy : from the island grove
Luthais : famous warrior
Macadam : son of Adam
Macalister : son of Alasdair
Macalpine : son of Alpine
Macandrew : son of Andrew
Macarthur : son of Arthur
Macaulay : son of Olaf
Macauslan : son of Absalon
Macbean, macbain : son of Beathan
Macbeth : son of Beth
Maccallum : son of Callum
Macclennan : son of the servant of Finnian
Maccoll : son of Coll
MacDonald, Macdonell : son of the ruler of the world
Macdougal, Macdubhgalll : son of Dougal
Macduff, Macdhuibh : son of the black man
Macewen : son of Ewen
Macfarlane : son of Farlan
Macfie : son of the dark of peace
Macgillivray : son of the servant of judgment
Macgowan : son of the smith
Macgregor : son of a shepherd
Machar, Machair : plain
Macinnes : son of the unique choice
Macintyre : son of the carpenter
Maciver : son of an archer
Mack, Mac : son of
Mackay : son of fire
Mackenzie : son of the fair man
Mackinley : son of Kinley
Mackinnon : son of the fair born
Mackintosh, Macintosh : son of the thane
Maclachlan : son of Lachlan
Maclaine, Maclean : son of the servant of John
Maclaren : son of Laren
Macleod, Maccloud : son of the ugly man
Macmillan : son of the bald man
Macnab : son of the abbot
Macnaughton : son of the pure one
Macneill, Macniall : son of the champion
Macnicol : son of the conquering people
Macpherson : son of the parson
Macquarrie : son of the proud man
Macqueen : son of the good man
Macrae, Macray : son of grace
Mactavish : form of Thomas, twin
Mairi, Moire : bitter
Maisie, Maggie : form of Margartet
Malcolm : follower of Saint Columba
Maolmuire : dark-skinned
Marcail : pearl
Matheson : bear son
Maxwell :
Moibeal : lovable
Moireach : lady
Moncreiffe : from the hill of the sacred bough
Montgomery :
Morag : Gaelic for Mary
Morrison : son of the servant of Mary
Muir : from the moor
Muirfinn : dwells near the beautiful sea
Munro, Munroe : man from ro
Murdoc, Murdock : protector of the sea
Murray, Morogh : man of the sea
Nab : abbot
Nairne, Nairna : dwells at the alder-tree river
Naughton, Nachto : pure
Nealcail : victorious people
Ness : from the headland
Niall : champion
Nighean, Nighinn : young woman
Norval : from the north valley
Ogilvie : from the high peak
Oidhche : night
Oliphant : great strength
Padruig : royal
Parlan : farmer
Payton, Peyton : royal
Pherson : parson
Quarrie, Quarry : proud
Rae, Ray : grace
Ramsey : from Ramsey
Raoghnailt : lamb
Robena, Robina : robin
Robertson : son of Robert
Robroy Macgregor : Scottish hero
Ronald : mighty, powerful
Rose : flower
Ross : from the peninsula
Roy : red
Sandy : defender of man
Scot, Scott : wanderer
Scrymgeour : fighter
Shaw, Shawe : terse
Sheigra : Scottish village
Sheiling : from the summer pasture
Sileas : youthful
Sima : listener
Sinclair : from Saint-Clair-Sur-Elle
Siubhan : praised
Siusan : lily
Skaliwagg : name for lovable oaf
Skean dhu : name of Scottish dagger
Skene : from Skene
Struan : stream
Sutherland : from Sutherland
Tara : mythical hill
Tavis, Tavish : twin
Tearlach : strong
Tira, Tyra : land
Todd : fox
Torra : from the castle
Urquhart : from the fount on the knoll
Vika : from the creek
Wallace :Welsh
Wynda : from the narrow passage
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