After a name indicates it is a speculative Scottish Gaelic spelling and parentheses around a name indicates it is a non-Gaelic spelling eg Scots or Latin.

Medieval scottish boy names. In the tables below all Gaelic spellings are normalized. 103 rows Celtic - Farm Pasture. Gordon is a name of Scottish origin and means great hill Gordon Ramsey is a popular figure in modern times too.

Scottish form of Irish Gaelic Aodhagán meaning tiny little fire. Along with Malcolm and Knox other Scottish boy names in the US Top 1000 include Callum Douglas Duncan and Lachlan. Aila Aileana Ailein Aileene Eileen Helen Leena Lina.

Annabill f Scots Archaic Medieval Scottish. Alternative Spellings Variations. Gavin is one of the best cute names given to baby boys.

Here are some other names that were popular in medieval England some of which still retain popularity. Scotland has a rich history of conflict often with England during the Middle Ages before their eventual union. This article is not a good source for Gaelic Highland names.

In some cases the equivalent can be a cognate in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name. English has been spoken in Scotland for several centuries now. The first column gives early medieval spellings roughly pre-1200 and the middle column gives late medieval spellings roughly post-1200.

According to historians medieval texts reveal that William and John were the most common names among men in medieval English. RORY This name is in fact of both medieval Irish and Scottish origin and is is a form of the Gaelic red-haired king. Aileen saw peaks in popularity in both the 1920s and 2000s.