Scottish Boy Names

  1. Thorfinn
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "Finn of Thor"
    • Description:

      An ancient Norse name that is still in regular use in the Orkney Islands in Scotland. A famous historical bearer is Thorfinn Sigurdsson (or Thorfinn the Mighty), an 11th century Earl of Orkney.
  2. Ninian
    • Origin:

      Scottish and Irish, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Ancient Irish saint's name that's unlikely, because of its similarity to "ninny," to join cousin Finian in popularity.
  3. Dugald
    • Origin:

      Variation of Dougal, Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "dark stranger"
    • Description:

      A Scottish variant of Dougal, Dugald is also a Harry Potter name. In fact, there are not one but two characters name Dugald in the Harry Potter books.
  4. Dunn
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "brown"
    • Description:

      Efficient feel.
  5. Lomond
    • Origin:

      Scottish place name
    • Meaning:

      "elm or blaze"
    • Description:

      Lomond is one of those names that exists mainly in one place in the world, Scotland, thanks to its famous Loch Lomond (with its bonnie bonnie banks).
  6. Seumas
    • Origin:

      Variation of Seamus, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "supplanter"
    • Description:

      Unusual and unappealing.