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Scottish Gaelic names - Baby names with the origin Scottish Gaelic

Name Meaning Origins Gender
Niel Derived from Old Irish Niall; commonly interpreted as 'champion' but sometimes linked to 'cloud' or 'passionate'. Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Nighean girl; daughter Scottish Gaelic Girl
Nighinn girl, daughter Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Girl
Oidhche night Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Oighrig home/estate ruler Scottish Gaelic Girl
Orr Gaelic odhar: "pale/dun/gray" (surname); Hebrew Or (אוֹר): "light". Hebrew, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Padruig noble, patrician; nobleman Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Peadir rock, stone Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Peigi pearl Scottish Gaelic Girl
Phil McGraw lover of horses Scottish Gaelic Boy
Phillip Calvin McGraw {'first': 'lover of horses', 'middle': 'bald or bald-headed (from Calvinus)', 'surname': "patronymic 'son of' a Gaelic ancestor (likely an anglicized form related to MacRaith/MacCraith, often rendered as McGrath/McGraw)"} French, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Raghnal From elements meaning 'counsel' + 'rule' - 'wise/ruling counselor' or 'counselled ruler'. Scottish Gaelic Boy
Raghnall powerful ruler (from elements meaning 'counsel/advice' + 'ruler') Scottish Gaelic Boy
Reidhachadh preparation, readiness (making ready) Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Rionach Queenly, royal (from Irish rí, 'king') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Roibeard bright fame Scottish Gaelic Boy
Rorey 'red king' (from Gaelic ruadh 'red' + rí 'king') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Rori red king (from Gaelic ruadh 'red' + rí 'king'), often interpreted as 'red-haired king' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Rowynne Little red-haired one; associated with the rowan (mountain ash) tree English, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Ruadh red; red-haired Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruadhagan little red(-haired) one Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruaidhríghach red king (from Old Irish ruad 'red' + rí 'king') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruaidhríona Feminine form of Ruaidhrí (from Old Irish 'ruad' = red + 'rí' = king); by extension 'red-haired woman' or 'red (haired) queen'. Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Ruailidh 'red king' / 'red-haired king' Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruairidh red king (red-haired king) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruairidhín Little red(-haired) king (diminutive of Ruairidh/Ruaidhrí) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruanaidh Red-haired; 'little red one' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruaradh red king Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruaraid From Gaelic elements meaning "red" and "king" (often interpreted as "red king" or "red-haired king"). Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ruarídh red king (from Gaelic ruad 'red' + rí 'king') Scottish Gaelic Boy