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200 nombres con significado y origen verificados

ABI

F

Short form of ABIGAIL.

AILEAS

F

Scottish form of ALICE.

AILSA

F

From Ailsa Craig, the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland, which is of uncertain derivation.

AINSLEY

M/F

From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place name...

ALAN

M

The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it ...

ALASTAIR

M

Anglicized form of ALASDAIR.

AFRICA (2)

F

Anglicized form of AIFRIC.

AIDAN

M

Anglicized form of AODHÁN. In the latter part of the 20th century it became popular in America due to its sound, since i...

AIFRIC

F

Possibly means "pleasant" in Irish.

AILEEN

F

Variant of EILEEN.

AILPEIN

M

Scottish Gaelic form of ALPIN.

AINDREA

M

Scottish form of ANDREW.

ALASDAIR

M

Scottish form of ALEXANDER.

ALISTAIR

M

Anglicized form of ALASDAIR.

ALLAN

M

Variant of ALAN. The American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) got his middle name from the surname of the parents who...

ALLY (2)

M

Diminutive of ALISTAIR.

ALISTER

M

Anglicized form of ALASDAIR.

ALLEN

M

Variant of ALAN. A famous bearer of this name was Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), an American beat poet. Another is the Amer...

ALPIN

M

Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ailpein, possibly derived from a Pictish word meaning "white". This was the name of t...

AMHLAIDH

M

Scottish form of OLAF.

ANGUS

M

Anglicized form of AONGHUS.

ANNAG

F

Scottish diminutive of ANNA.

AODHAGÁN

M

Diminutive of AODH.

AONGHUS

M

Possibly meaning "one strength" derived from Irish óen "one" and gus "force, strength, energy". Aonghus (sometimes surna...

ARCHIBALD

M

Derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold". The first element was altered due to the influence o...

ARTAIR

M

Scottish form of ARTHUR.

AODH

M

From the old Irish name Áed, which meant "fire". This was a very popular name in early Ireland, being borne by numerous ...

AODHÁN

M

From the old Irish name Áedán, a diminutive of Áed (see AODH). This was the name of an Irish monk and saint of the 7th c...

AONGHAS

M

Scottish variant of AONGHUS.

ARCHIE

M

Diminutive of ARCHIBALD. This name is borne by Archie Andrews, an American comic-book character created in 1941.

ARRAN

M

From the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.

ATHOL

M/F

From the name of a district in Scotland which was derived from Gaelic ath Fodhla "new Ireland".

AULAY

M

Anglicized form of AMHLAIDH.

BARABAL

F

Scottish form of BARBARA.

BARCLAY

M

From a Scottish surname which was likely derived from the English place name Berkeley, meaning "birch wood" in Old Engli...

BEATHAG

F

Feminine form of BEATHAN.

BEILEAG

F

Diminutive of ISEABAIL.

BHALTAIR

M

Scottish form of WALTER.

BHÀTAIR

M

Scottish form of WALTER.

BEATHAN

M

Derived from Scottish Gaelic beatha meaning "life".

BEITRIS

F

Scottish form of BEATRICE.

BOYD

M

From a Scottish surname which was possibly derived from the name of the island of Bute.

BLAIR

M/F

From a Scottish surname which is derived from Gaelic blár meaning "plain, field, battlefield".

BRUCE

M

From a Scottish surname, of Norman origin, which probably originally referred to the town of Brix in France. The surname...

CAILEAN

M

Means "whelp, young dog" in Gaelic. This name is also used as a Scottish form of COLUMBA.

CAIRBRE

M

Means "charioteer" in Gaelic.

CAITRÌONA

F

Scottish form of KATHERINE.

CALLUM

M

Variant of CALUM.

CALUM

M

Scottish form of COLUMBA.

CARBREY

M

Anglicized form of CAIRBRE.

CAIRISTÌONA

F

Scottish form of CHRISTINA.

CAOIMHE

F

Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful, gentle, kind".

CARBRY

M

Anglicized form of CAIRBRE.

CATRINA

F

Variant of CATRIONA.

CATRIONA

F

Gaelic form of KATHERINE.

CARSON

M/F

From a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer of the surname was the American scout Kit Carson (1809-186...

CHRISTIE (2)

M

Scottish and Irish diminutive of CHRISTOPHER.

CHRISTY (2)

M

Scottish and Irish diminutive of CHRISTOPHER.

CINÁED

M

Means "born of fire" in Gaelic. This was the name of the first king of the Scots and Picts (9th century). It is often An...

COINNEACH

M

Derived from Gaelic caoin "handsome". It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.

CONALL

M

Means "strong wolf" in Gaelic. This is the name of several characters in Irish legend including the hero Conall Cernach ...

COLIN (1)

M

Anglicized form of CAILEAN or COILEAN.

CORMAG

M

Scottish form of CORMAC.

CRAIG

M

From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag" or "rocks", originally indicating a person wh...

DÀIBHIDH

M

Scottish Gaelic form of DAVID.

DAIVIDH

M

Gaelic variant of DAVID.

DAND

M

Scottish diminutive of ANDREW.

DAVID

M

From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the s...

DAVIE

M

Diminutive of DAVID.

DEÒIRIDH

F

Means "pilgrim" in Scottish Gaelic.

DEÒRSA

M

Scottish form of GEORGE.

DERMID

M

Anglicized form of DIARMAD.

DIARMAD

M

Scottish form of DIARMAID.

DOMHNALL

M

Gaelic form of DONALD.

DONALD

M

From the Gaelic name Domhnall which means "ruler of the world", composed of the old Celtic elements dumno "world" and va...

DONALDINA

F

Feminine form of DONALD.

DONNCHADH

M

Gaelic form of DUNCAN.

DOUGLAS

M

Anglicized form of the Scottish surname Dubhghlas, meaning "dark river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river"...

DUBHGHLAS

M

Original Gaelic form of DOUGLAS.

DUGALD

M

Scottish variant of DOUGAL.

DOMNALL

M

Gaelic form of DONALD.

DONALDA

F

Feminine form of DONALD.

DONELLA

F

Feminine form of DONALD.

DOUGAL

M

Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghall, which meant "dark stranger" from dubh "dark" and gall "stranger".

DOUGLASS

M

Variant of DOUGLAS.

DUBHGHALL

M

Original Gaelic form of DOUGAL.

DUFF

M

Derived from Gaelic dubh meaning "dark".

DUNCAN

M

Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh, derived from Gaelic donn "brown" and cath "battle". This was the name of t...

EACHANN

M

Means "brown horse" from Gaelic each "horse" and donn "brown". It was sometimes Anglicized as Hector.

EALASAID

F

Scottish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH.

EANRAIG

M

Scottish Gaelic form of HENRY.

EFFIE (2)

F

Anglicized form of OIGHRIG.

EIDEARD

M

Scottish form of EDWARD.

EILIONOIR

F

Scottish form of ELEANOR.

EIMHIR

F

Scottish form of EMER.

EITHNE

F

Means "kernel, grain" in Irish. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint, sister of Saint Fidelma and follower of ...

EALAIR

M

Scottish Gaelic form of HILARY.

EDAN

M

Variant of AIDAN.

EDNA (1)

F

Anglicized form of EITHNE.

EILIDH

F

Diminutive of EILIONOIR, sometimes taken to be a Gaelic form of HELEN.

ELLAR

M

Anglicized form of EALAIR.

ELSPET

F

Scottish form of ELIZABETH.

ELSPETH

F

Scottish form of ELIZABETH.

EOGHAN

M

Possibly means "born from the yew tree" in Irish, though it is possibly derived from EUGENE. It was borne by several leg...

EUAN

M

Anglicized form of EOGHAN.

EOIN

M

Gaelic form of JOHN.

ERSKINE

M

From a surname which was originally derived from the name of a Scottish town meaning "projecting height" in Gaelic. A fa...

EWEN

M

Variant of EWAN.

EVANDER (2)

M

Anglicized form of IOMHAR.

EWAN

M

Anglicized form of EOGHAN.

FEARGHAS

M

Means "man of vigour", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and gus "vigour". This was the name of several charac...

FARQUHAR

M

Anglicized form of FEARCHAR.

FEARCHAR

M

Means "dear man" from Gaelic fear "man" and char "dear".

FENELLA

F

Anglicized form of FIONNUALA.

FERGIE

M/F

Diminutive and feminine form of FERGUS.

FIFE

M

From a Scottish place name which was formerly the name of a kingdom in Scotland. It is said to be named for the legendar...

FILIB

M

Scottish form of PHILIP.

FINDLAY

M

From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name FIONNLAGH.

FINELLA

F

Anglicized form of FIONNUALA.

FINGALL

M

Variant of FINGAL.

FINLAY

M

Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH.

FIONNGHALL

M

Scottish Gaelic form of FINGAL.

FIONNLAGH

M

Means "white warrior" from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and laogh "warrior".

FERGUS

M

Anglicized form of FEARGHAS.

FINGAL

M

From Scottish Gaelic Fionnghall meaning "white stranger", derived from fionn "white, fair" and gall "stranger". This was...

FINLEY

M/F

Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH.

FINOLA

F

Anglicized form of FIONNUALA.

FIONA

F

Feminine form of FIONN. This name was (first?) used by Scottish poet James Macpherson in his poem 'Fingal' (1762).

FIONNGHUALA

F

Variant of FIONNUALA.

FIONNTAN

M

Modern Irish form of FINTAN.

FIONOLA

F

Anglicized form of FIONNUALA.

FORBES

M

From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "field" in Gaelic.

FRANG

M

Scottish form of FRANCIS.

FYFE

M

Variant of FIFE.

FRANGAG

F

Scottish feminine form of FRANCIS.

FRASER

M

From a Scottish surname which is of unknown meaning. A famous bearer of the surname was Simon Fraser (1776-1862), a Cana...

FRAZIER

M

Variant of FRASER.

GAVIN

M

Medieval form of GAWAIN. Though it died out in England, it was reintroduced from Scotland in the 20th century.

GILROY

M

From an Irish surname, either Mac Giolla Ruaidh, which means "son of the red-haired servant", or Mac Giolla Rí, which me...

GILCHRIST

M

Derived from the Gaelic phrase giolla Chríost meaning "servant of Christ".

GILLESPIE

M

Anglicized form of Scottish Gille Easbaig or Irish Giolla Easpuig both meaning "servant of the bishop".

GLENNA

F

Feminine form of GLENN.

GORAIDH

M

Scottish form of GODFREY.

GORDON

M

From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "spacious fort". It was originally used i...

GORMLAITH

F

Derived from Irish gorm "blue" or "illustrious" and flaith "princess, lady". This was the name of a wife of the 11th-cen...

GRAHAM

M

From a Scottish surname, originally derived from the English place name Grantham, which probably meant "gravelly homeste...

GRANT

M

From an English and Scottish surname which was derived from Norman French grand meaning "great, large". A famous bearer ...

GREER

M/F

From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name GREGOR.

GREIG

M

Scottish diminutive of GREGORY.

GRISELDA

F

Possibly derived from the Germanic elements gris "grey" and hild "battle". It is not attested as a Germanic name. This w...

GLEN

M

Variant of GLENN.

GLENN

M

From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic gleann "valley". A famous bearer of the surname is American astron...

GRAEME

M

From a surname which was a variant of GRAHAM.

GRAHAME

M

From a surname which was a variant of GRAHAM.

GREGOR

M

German, Scottish, Slovak and Slovene form of GREGORY. A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and sc...

GRIER

M

From a surname which was a variant of GREER.

GRIOGAIR

M

Scottish form of GREGORY.

GRIZEL

F

Scottish variant of GRISELDA.

GUS (1)

M

Short form of AUGUSTUS or ANGUS.

HAMISH

M

Anglicized form of a Sheumais, the vocative case of SEUMAS.

HECK

M

Scottish short form of HECTOR.

HENDRY

M

Scots variant of HENRY.

HECKIE

M

Scottish diminutive of HECTOR.

IAIN

M

Scottish form of JOHN.

IAN

M

Scottish form of JOHN.

IAGAN

M

Variant of Aodhagán, a diminutive of AODH.

INNES

M/F

Anglicized form of AONGHUS, also used as a feminine name.

IOMHAR

M

Scottish form of IVOR.

IRVINE

M

Variant of IRVING.

ISEABAIL

F

Scottish form of ISABEL.

ISOBEL

F

Scottish form of ISABEL.

IONA (1)

F

From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in...

IRVING

M

From a Scottish surname which was in turn derived from a Scottish place name meaning "green water". Historically this na...

ISHBEL

F

Anglicized form of ISEABAIL.

ISLA

F

Variant of ISLAY, typically used as a feminine name.

ISLAY

M

From the name of the island of Islay, which lies off of the west coast of Scotland.

IVOR

M

From the Old Norse name Ívarr, which was derived from the elements yr "yew, bow" and arr "warrior". During the Middle Ag...

JAMIE

M/F

Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of JAMES. Since the late 19th century it has also been used as a feminine form.

JAMESINA

F

Feminine form of JAMES.

JEAN (2)

F

Medieval English variant of Jehanne (see JANE). It was common in England and Scotland during the Middle Ages, but eventu...

JESSIE (1)

F

Originally a Scottish diminutive of JEAN (2). In modern times it is also used as a diminutive of JESSICA.

JOCK

M

Scottish form of JACK.

JOCKIE

M

Scottish diminutive of JACK.

JOCKY

M

Scottish diminutive of JACK.

KEAVY

F

Anglicized form of CAOIMHE.

KEIR

M

From a surname which was a variant of KERR.

KEITH

M

From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name, itself probably derived from the Brythonic eleme...

KENNA

F

Feminine form of KENNETH.

KENNETH

M

Anglicized form of both COINNEACH and CINÁED. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) mac Alpin, who u...

KENNY

M

Diminutive of KENNETH.

KERR

M

From a Scottish surname which was derived from a place name meaning "rough wet ground" in Old Norse.

KEITHA

F

Feminine form of KEITH.

KENINA

F

Feminine form of KENNETH.

KENTIGERN

M

Possibly means "chief lord" in Gaelic. This was the name of a 6th-century saint from Glasgow.

KESTER

M

Scottish form of CHRISTOPHER.

KIRSTIE

F

Diminutive of KIRSTIN.

KIRSTEEN

F

Variant of KIRSTIN.

KIRSTIN

F

Scottish form of CHRISTINA.

KIRSTY

F

Diminutive of KIRSTIN.

LABHRAINN

M

Scottish form of LAURENCE (1).

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