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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failbhe (m) | T | FAL uh vuh | this name of an 8th century abbott could mean either "lively; spritely," or "wolf-slayer" | - |
| Faolagan (m) | T | FOO luk an | dim. of Faolan | - |
| Faolan (m) | T | FOOL an | wolf | - |
| Farquar (m) | S/A | FAHR kwar | very dear one | Fearchar |
| Fearchar (m) | T | FEH ruh chur | very dear one | Farquar |
| Feargan (m) | T | FER gun, FE ruh gan | pet form of Fearghus? | - |
| Fearghas (m) | T | FE ruh ghus | supreme choice | Fergus |
| Fenella (f) | S/A | fen NEL a | fair shoulders | Fionnghuala, Finola |
| Fergus (m) | A | FER gus | supreme choice | Fearghas |
| Filip (m) | Tr | FIL lip | from Greek Philip, "lover of horses" | Philip |
| Fingal (m) | S/A | FING ul | Meaning "white stranger,"- this name used to denote Norwegian and Icelandic Vikings (as opposed to Dougal "dark strangers"- Danes). | Fionnghall |
| Finlay (m) | S/A | FIN lee | white warrior | Fionnlaoch |
| Finnean (m) | T | FIN yan | white headed | - |
| Finola (f) | A | fin OH la | ang. of Fionnghual | Fionnghuala, Fenella |
| Fiona (f) | S/A | fee OH na | This name was invented by the Scottish writer James MacPhereson for his Ossianic poems. It is an elaboration of the name Fionn, with the -a tacked on to make it feminine. | |
| Fìonan (m) | T | FEE nan | dim. of Fionn | - |
| Fionghan (m) | T | FIN uh ghun | fair-born | - |
| Fionn (m) | T | FYOON | white, fair | Finn |
| Fionnaghal (f) | T | FYOON uh ghal | white shoulders | Fenella, Finola, Fionnghuala, Flora |
| Fionnchan (m) | T | FYOON uh chun | either a dim. of a Fionn- name, or an independant name meaning "hairy; shaggy" | - |
| Fionnghal (m) | T | FYOON ghul | white stranger (a Norseman) | Fingal |
| Fionnghual, Fionnghuala (f) | T | FYOON ghal, FYOON ghal a | white shoulders | Fenella, Finola, Flora |
| Fionnlagan (m) | T | FYOON lak an | dim. of Fionnlagh | Finlagan |
| Fionnlagh (m) | T | FYOON lugh | white hero | Finlay, Findlay |
| Fionntan (m) | T | FYOON tan | dim. of Fionn | Fintan |
| Flaithbheartach (m) | T | FLY vyurch tuch | rich dominion, lordly in action | Flaherty, Laverty |
| Flannagan (m) | T | FLAUNN uk an | blood-red | - |
| Fletcher | L | FLECH er | arrow maker | Mac an Fhleisteir |
| Floireans (f) | Tr | FLO runs | Latin, flourishing | Florence |
| Flora (f) | Tr | FLOR a | from Latin meaning "flower," Flora became popular in Scotland after Flora Mc Donald (real name; Fionnghual) helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape. | Fionnghuala, Florrie, Florag |
| Flòrag, Flòraidh (f) | Tr | FLO ruk | dims. Of Flora, Fionnghual | Florrie |
| Forbes | L | FORBS | from a place name meaning "at the land or place" | Foirbeis |
| Fothadh (m) | T | FOE ugh | Possibly derived from Votadini, a Celtic tribe living in Scotland. | - |
| Frang (m) | Tr | FRANK | Latin, a French man | Francis |
| Frangag (f) | Tr | FRAN kuk | Latin, a French man | Frances |
| Frangan (m) | Tr | FRANK an | dim. of Frang | Frank |
| Frannsaidh; Fransag (f) | Tr | FRAN see; FRAN sak | dims. Of Frangag | Franny |
| Fraser, Frasier | L | FRAY ser, FRAY zher | This is a Norman name probably stemming from the place name Frisselle. Because of its similarity to the French word for "strawberry", it has been associated with strawberries, which are the clan symbol. | Friseal, Frazier |
| Friseal (m) | T | FREE shul | Gaelic form of Fraser (see also) | Fraser, Frazier |