Popular Baby Names, origin Scottish
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| Abhainn | River. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Acair | Anchor. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Acaiseid | Anchor. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Achaius | Friend of a horse. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Adair | From the oak tree ford. Uncertain origin. May be a variant of Edgar, or from the Gaelic for 'oak tree ford'. Used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Adhamh | Of the earth. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Aengus | Unnaturally strong. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Aibne | River. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Ail | From the stony place. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Ailbert | Noble. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Ailean | Handsome. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Ailein | From the green meadow. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Aillig | From the stony place. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Aindreas | Strong. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Ainsley | my meadow | Female | Scottish | Aynsley, Ainsly, Ainslee, Ainsworth |
| Akir | Anchor. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Alasdair | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. | Male | Scottish | - |
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| Alastair | protector of mankind, defender, helper | Male | Scottish | Alistair, Alistaire, Alastaire, Alister, Alaster, Alasdair |
| Albany | Derived from a former name for northern Scotland. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Alec | Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Aleck | Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Alistair | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Alistaire | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Alister | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Allister | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Alpin | Blond. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Amhuinn | From the alder tree river. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Anderson | Son of Andrew. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Andre' | Variant of Andrew: Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Andreas | Variant of Andrew: Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Andrew | Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Andy | Diminutive of Andrew: Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Angus | Unnaturally strong; singular; only choice. Scots Celtic god Angus Og helped his people with his wisdom and intelligence. The Aberdeen Angus is a Scottish breed of black cattle. | Male | Scottish | - |
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| Aoidh | Spirited. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Aonghus | Unnaturally strong. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Archibald | True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Archie | Diminutive of Archibald: True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Archy | Diminutive of Archibald: True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Argyle | From the land of the Gauls. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Armstrang | Strong. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Armstrong | Strong. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Arregaithel | From the land of the Gauls. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Artair | Bear. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Arthur | Derived from Celtic artos meaning 'bear'. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Athdar | From the oak tree ford. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Athol | place name | Male | Scottish | Avery |
| Aulay | Ancestor; forefather. A variant of Olaf which derives from the Scottish Gaelic Amhblaibh. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Bac | Bank. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Baen | Fair skinned. | Male | Scottish | - |
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| Baigh | From the upper part. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Baird | minstrel | Male | Scottish | Bard |
| Bairn | child | Male | Scottish | - |
| Baldie | Diminutive of Archibald: True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Balfour | From the pastureland. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Balgair | Fox. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Balgaire | Fox. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Balloch | From the pasture. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Balmoral | From the majestic village. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Banner | Flag; ensign bearer. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Barclay | The Scottish spelling of the English surname Barkeley, meaning birch-wood or the birch tree meadow. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Barday | From Berkeley. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Bartley | The birch tree meadow. See also Berkley. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Bean | Fair skinned. | Male | Scottish | - |
| Bearnard | Bear strong. | Male | Scottish | - |