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Scottish-gaelic Baby
Boy Names
Scottish-gaelic Baby
Boy Names
| Name |
Meaning |
Origins |
Gender |
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Acair
|
Unknown or uncertain - no well-attested given-name meaning; probably derived from a surname or placename |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Ail
|
rock, stone, cliff |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Aillig
|
Defender of men (Gaelic form/short form related to Alec/Alexander) |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alaisdair
|
defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alandair
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Likely 'defender of men' (if linked to Alexander/Alasdair); alternatively suggests a blend meaning related to Alan (little rock) or oak |
English, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alasd
|
Defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alasdair
|
Defender of men / defender of mankind |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alasdare
|
Defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alasdhair
|
Defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alasdorr
|
Defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alisdair
|
Defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alistair
|
defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alister
|
defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alistir
|
Defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Allister
|
Defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Allysdair
|
Defender of men; protector of mankind |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alpin
|
Uncertain; an old Gaelic name borne by early Scottish rulers (Alpín). Sometimes interpreted as 'white' or associated with nobility, but exact etymology is unclear. |
Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alsandair
|
defender of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Alysdair
|
defender/protector of men |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Aodhfin
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From Aodh ('fire') + fionn ('fair, white'); roughly 'fair fire' or 'bright/white fire'. |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Aoidh
|
fire |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Aonghais
|
One strength; unique choice |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Aonghas
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From elements meaning 'one' + 'choice/strength' - often given as 'one choice' or 'unique strength'. |
Celtic, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Aonghuis
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from Old Irish Oengus, meaning "one choice" or "unique strength" |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Aonghus
|
one choice (from Proto-Celtic *oino-gustos) |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Ard
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From Gaelic 'àrd' meaning 'high' or 'tall'; in Frisian/Dutch contexts used as a short form of Germanic names connoting strength or bravery. |
Dutch, Frisian, Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Argyle
|
From Argyll; 'coastland/borderland of the Gaels' |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Artuir
|
bear (by extension 'bear-man' or 'bear-king') |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Aulay
|
ancestor's descendant (from Old Norse elements meaning 'ancestor' + 'heir/descendant') |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Baigh
|
Possibly 'bay' (from Gaelic) or a variant of the Turkic title meaning 'chieftain/leader'. |
Irish, Persian, Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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