Scottish Names

  1. Jamesina
    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of James
    • Meaning:

      "supplanter"
    • Description:

      More grown up than Jamie, but never given to more than 13 baby girls in the US per year (and that back in 1968). Modern parents prefer Jamie, Jameson or even James itself, as Blake and Ryan Reynolds chose in 2014.
  2. Malvina
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "smooth-browed one"
    • Description:

      An invention of the eighteenth-century romantic poet James Macpherson, in his epic cycle about Ossian, a legendary Celtic hero. In Poland, where it was popular at the start of the 20th century, the spelling is Malwina, and it's also had some use in other Eastern European countries.
  3. Senga
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "slender"
    • Description:

      This anagram of Agnes is not related to that name; rather it comes from the Gaelic word seang meaning "slender".