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 & related names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labhrainn; Labhras (m) | Tr | LAUW renn; LAUW rus | from Latin Laurence, "man from Laurentia" | Laurence |
| Lachaidh (m) | T | LACH ee | dim. of Lachlann | Lochie |
| Lachann (m) | T | LOKH len | land of lochs (Norseman) | Lachlan, Lachlainn |
| Lachlan (m) | S/A, L | LOKH len | land of lochs (Norseman) | Lachlainn |
| Laise (m) | T | LASH uh | flame | - |
| Lamond | L | LAM ind | law man | Mac Laomainn |
| Latharn (m) | T | LA urn | fox | Lorne |
| Latharna (f) | T | LA ur na | adopted from a place name in Argyll | - |
| Leitis (f) | Tr | LEH tish | from Latin Leticia, "gladness" | Leticia, Lettice |
| Lennox | L | LEN nix | From a place name The Levanach, north of Glasgow | Lenox |
| Leslie, Lesley (m & f) | L | LESS lee, LEZ lee | from a place name meaning, perhaps "garden of holly" | Lesli, Lezli etc. |
| Lileas (f) | Tr | LEE lus | from Latin Lillian, "lily flower" | Lillian |
| Lilias (f) | S/A | LIL lee is | Anglicization of Lileas | Lileas |
| Lilidh (f) | Tr | LI lee | Possibly a form of Lily, this could also be a dim. of Ealasaid (Elizabeth) | Lily |
| Lindsay | L | LIND zee | from an English place name meaning "Lincoln's wetland." It was first taken to Scotland in the 12th century by Walter de Lindesay. | Lindsey etc. |
| Lìosag; Lìosaidh; Lìsidh (f) | Tr | LEE sak; LEE see; LEE zee | Hebrew dims. of Ealasaid influenced by Lizzie | Lizzie |
| Liùsaidh (f) | Tr | LOO see | from Latin Lucia, "light" | Lucy |
| Logan | L | LO gin | this surname comes from a place name meaning "little hollow." | Loganaich, Macgill'innein? |
| Lorna (f) | S/A | LOR na | name invented by the Scottish author RD Blackmore for his 1869 novel Lorna Doone. It is probably a feminine form of Lorne. | |
| Lorne (m) | S/A | LORN | an ancient name, the legendary brother of Fergus who is said to have settled in Dalriada in 500 a.d. The name possibly means "fox." | Latharn |
| Luag (m) | T | LOO ak | "to win"- name of a Celtic sun god. | Lugos |
| Lùc (m) | Tr | LOOK | dim. of Lucàs | Luke |
| Lucàs (m) | Tr | LOO kaws | From Latin Lucas,, "from Lucania" | Lucas |
| Lulach (m) | T | LOO luch | little calf? | - |