Scottish Girl Names

If you're looking for Scottish girl names, you've come to the right place!

Girl Names From Scotland

I've put together a hand-picked selection of Scottish girl names, some traditional (ancient Celtic or Gaelic, or Olde English) baby names, others with the flavor of European countries such as France, Germany, Greece and more.

You'll also find the meaning of each name so that you can pick the perfect 'fit' for your little one. Enjoy :o)

(If you're looking for Scottish boy names click here).

Have fun!

Scottish Girl Names

You'll see that some of the Scottish girl names on this list have the suffix 'ina', this is a uniquely Scottish trait and it was traditional to add these three letters to the end of a boys name to turn it into the feminine version.

And sometimes the name would then just be shortened to 'Ina', resulting in a lot of 'Inas' all with different names!

As an added 'bonus' you'll also find a list of the 'Top 10 Girl Names in Scotland' for the year 2009 towards the bottom of this page.

Name	Origin & Meaning
Adamina	*Hebrew* Feminine form of Adam, meaning 'formed of the red earth'
Agnes	*Greek* Meaning 'chaste' or 'holy'. First recorded during 14th century. Sometimes became 'Nancy'
Ailsa	*Old German* Meaning 'noble maiden'.
Aileen	*Gaelic* From the Gaelic 'Eilidh' meaning 'rays of sunshine'. Sometimes became Eilean or Ilene.
Ailith	*Olde English* Meaning 'seasoned warrior'
Ainslie	*Olde English* Meaning 'hermitage meadow'. Also Scottish surname
Alana	*Gaelic* Meaning 'beautiful'
Alison	*Old German* Meaning 'noble sort' or 'nobility'. First recorded during 12th century
Ann	*Hebrew* Meaning 'graceful'.
Annag	*Gaelic* Scottish Gaelic form of Anna. Meaning 'graceful' or 'grace'.
Annis	*Gaelic* Scottish Gaelic form of Agnes. Meaning 'chaste' or 'holy'.
Arabel	*Roman* Meaning 'prayerful'.
Barbara	*Greek* Meaning 'strange' or 'foreign'.
Blair	Gaelic Meaning 'field', 'plain' or 'battlefield'. A unisex name first recorded during 12th century.
Bridget	*Gaelic* From Irish Celtic. After a Celtic Goddess. Meaning 'power' or 'strength'.
Cairstine	*Gaelic* Scottish Gaelic form of Christina. Meaning 'believer or follower of Christ'.
Catriona	*Gaelic* Scottish Gaelic form of Catherine, meaning 'pure'. Dates back to the time of the Crusaders.
Davina	*Hebrew* Feminine form of David, meaning 'beloved'.
Donalda	*Gaelic* Feminine form of Donald, meaning 'world ruler'
Deoiridh	*Gaelic* Scottish Gaelic, meaning 'pilgrim'.
Elspeth	*Scottish* Scottish variant of the Hebrew Elizabeth, meaning 'God is my oath'.
Emilia	*Roman* Meaning 'winning'. Often seen as Emily.
Fenella	*Gaelic* Meaning 'white shoulders' or 'fair shoulders'.
Fiona	*Gaelic* From Irish Gaelic meaning 'fair one' or 'white'.
Flora	*Italian* Meaning 'flower'. Was a popular name in the Scottish Highlands.
Heather	*Anglo Saxon* Meaning 'as the heather'. Popular due to native Scottish plant with the same name.
Hilda	*Old German* Meaning 'battle maid' or 'woman of battle'.
Gavina	*Celtic* Feminine form of Gavin, meaning 'white hawk' or 'hawk woman'.
Greer	*Scottish* Unisex name derived from the Scottish surname, meaning 'watchful' or 'vigilant'.
Innis	Gaelic Unisex name, from the Gaelic 'inis' meaning 'island'.
Isla	*Olde English* From Scottish word 'Islay' meaning island.
Isobel	*European* From Spanish Isobella, meaning 'God is my oath' or 'Gods' consecrated'. Came to Scotland from Europe in 13th century.
Jamesina	*European* Scottish feminine form of James (Spanish), meaning 'supplanter'.
Jean	*French* Scottish form of Jeanne, meaning 'God is gracious'. Popular for centuries.
Kirstine	*Scottish* Scottish form of Christine, meaning 'believer or follower of Christ'. Often shortened to Kirsty. (Also see Cairistine).
Lachina	*Norwegian* Feminine form of Lachlan, meaning 'lake land' or 'land of lochs'.
Lyall	*Old Norse* Unisex name, from Scottish surname. Meaning 'shield wolf'.
Margaret	*Greek* Meaning 'precious' or 'pearl'. Became popular during 11th century.
Mairi	*Hebrew* Scottish version of Mary, meaning 'bitter'.
Morag	*Gaelic* Scottish version of Sarah, meaning 'princess'
Murdina	*Celtic* Feminine form of Murdoch, meaning 'warrior of the sea'.
Rhona	*Old Norman* Meaning 'wise ruler'. Dates back to 7th century.
Sorcha	*Gaelic* Meaning 'radiant'.
Thomasina	*Hebrew* Feminine version of Thomas, meaning 'twin'.
Una	*Gaelic* Irish Gaelic originally. Meaning 'famine or hunger'.

I hope you've enjoyed this list of Scottish girl names, and managed to find one (or several) that you love!

If you want to see what names are popular today, here's a list of the Top 10 Scottish Girl Names for 2009 (according to the Scottish Registry Generals' Office).

You won't find any of the traditional Scottish girl names listed above, but you'll see some modern variants in names such as Emma (from Emilia) and Katy (from Caitriona)