Scottish Names: All Names from A-W
A B C D E F G H-I J K L M N O-P R S T U-W
The abbreviations in the "category" column are: A=anglicization Tr=translation of a foreign name, L=primarily a last name, P=place name, S=Scots name, T=traditional native Gaelic name
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| Name | category | pronunciation | meaning | other forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eachainn (m) | T | ECH en | form of Eachann | - |
| Eachann (m) | T | ECH unn | horse lord, brown horse | Hector |
| Eacharn (m) | T | ECH urn | horse lord | - |
| Eadalf (m) | Tr | EH dulf | from Old English Eadwulf, "prosperous wolf" | Edwulf |
| Eadan (m) | T | AE dan | dim. of Aodh, meaning "fire," a Celtic sun god name | Aidan |
| Eàirsidh (m) | Tr | ER tchee | old German, "true and bold". A Gaelic form of Archie (see Archibald) | Archie |
| Ealair (m) | Tr | Eh ler | Latin, cheerful | Hilarius, Hilary |
| Ealasaid (f) | Tr | YAH luh sutch; EL uh sutch | from Hebrew Elizabeth, "God is my oath" | Elizabeth |
| Eamag (f) | Tr | EM ak | dim. of Amili (Amelia) | Emily; Emilia |
| Eamailinn (m) | Tr | EM el in | from Old English Hamelin, "home?" | Hamelin |
| Eamann (m) | Tr | AE mun | Old English, "happy protection" | Edmund |
| Eamhhair (f) | T | E ver; E wer | ? - form of Eimir | - |
| Eanrig (m) | Tr | YOW rik; EN rik | Old German, Henry "home rule" | Henry |
| Eapag (f) | Tr | EP ik | Greek, "well-spoken" | Effie, Eppie, Euphemia |
| Earail; Harailt (m) | Tr | EH rel; HA reltch | Old German via Norse, "army-rule" | Harold |
| Earc (m) | T | ERK | speckled | - |
| Earnan (m) | T | ERN an | iron, one of knowledge | Ernest |
| Edana (f) | S/A | ed ANN a | an Irish saint who came to Scotland. Edinborough was originally called Dun Edana (Edana's fortress) | |
| Effie (f) | S/A | EF fee | short form of Euphemia, from Greek "I speak well" | Euphemia |
| Eibhlin (f) | Tr | EYE leen; EV a leen | Germanic, ? | Evelyn |
| Eideard; Eudard (m) | Tr | AE jard; EH dard | Old English, wealthy guardian | Edward |
| Eilidh (f) | Tr | AY lee, Eh lee | originally a dim. of Eilionoir, Eilidh is now regarded as the Gaelic form of Helen. | Ellen, Helen, Ailie |
| Eilionoir (f) | Tr | EL ee nur | Greek, via Latin, light? | Eleanor |
| Eimhir (f) | T | AE veer | ?- legendary Celtic name | - |
| Eircheard (m) | T | ER chart | super craftsman | - |
| Eithne (f) | T | AE nyuh | kernal or grain | Anna |
| Elliot | L | EL lee it | Elwold | from an English place name |
| Elspeth (f) | S/A | EL speth | oath of God | Elizabeth |
| Ena | S | EE na | possibly derived from names ending in -ina, or a form of the name Eithne meaning "kernal." | Ina |
| Eochagan (m) | T | YO chuk an | dim. of Eochaidh | - |
| Eochaidh (m) | T | YOCH ee | horse rider, horse warrior | - |
| Eògan (m) | T | YO kan | dim. of Eoghann | - |
| Eoghanan (m) | T | YO un an | form of Eònan | Hughie |
| Eòghann (m) | T | YO un, EO un | well born, youth | Ewan |
| Eòghnaidh (m) | T | YO nee, EO nee | dim. of Eòghann | |
| Eònan (m) | T | YOE nan | fear? | - |
| Eònasdan; Seonachan (m) | Tr | YO nus tun; SHON uk an | Hebrew, God has given | Jonathan |
| Eòran (m) | T | YOE ran | dim. of Eònan | - |
| Eòs; Eòsaidh; Seòsaidh (m) | Tr | YOS; YOS ee;SHO see | dims. of Eòsaph | Joe; Joey |
| Eòsaph; Seòsaph (m) | Tr | YO suf; SHO suf | Hebrew, God increases | Joseph |
| Erskine | L | ERS kin | surname derived from a place name | Arascain |
| Esmé (f & m) | EZ may | from the French meaning "esteemed" or "loved" | Esmée, Aymie, Esma | |
| Etta (f) | ET ta | dim. of names ending in -etta. It is also used as a pet form of Maighread, which was often anglicized Maretta. | ||
| Eubh/Eubha (f) | Tr | AYV/AYV a | Hebrew, life | Eve/Eva |
| Euan, Ewan (m) | S/A | YEW in | born of the yew | Eoghann, Eugene |
| Euphemia (f) | A | yoo FEE mee a | This Greek name means "I speak well." It became common in Scotland because it was used as an anglicization of Oighrig. The pet forms Eppie and Effie are considered quintessentially Scottish. | Oighrig, Eppie, Effie, Phemie, Fanny |