Alexandria

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From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

Алекса́ндрия

any of a number of cities bearing the same name

West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire#English

A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980).


Hamilton

en-proper noun

Hamilton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamiltons)

Translingual: ℍ

From Old English Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.

咸美頓

name of various cities in English-speaking countries

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland; named for the Clan Hamilton (OS grid ref NS7255).


Keith

en-prop

Keith (countable and uncountable, plural Keiths)

* As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from Pictish *ᚉᚓᚈ (cēt) meaning "wood", or a forest, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd.
* As a German surname, from Middle High German kit (“sprout, offspring”) (compare kint).

der

A town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4250).


Dollar

en-prop

Dollar (countable and uncountable, plural Dollars)

From Scottish Gaelic Dolair (in Scotland).

A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9698)


Logan

From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).

A town in Ayrshire, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”).


Dunbar

en-proper noun

Dunbar (countable and uncountable, plural Dunbars)

Historically Dynbaer. From Cumbric *din (“fort”) + *barr (“hill-crest, summit, top”).

1965 — In reply he sent Wilfrid to his town of Dunbar under the supervision of a sheriff called Tydlin whom he knew to be more cruel. — Eddius Stephanus, Life of Wilfrid, Page 107, 12ᵗʰ century. Translated from Latin by J. F. Webb.

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).


Dunbar

Dunbar (a town in East Lothian council area, Scotland)


St Andrews

A town in Fife council area, Scotland, named after St. Andrew the Apostle. It is the home of golf.


Hawick

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NT5015).


Hawick

From Early Scots Havwic, perhaps ultimately from Old English haga wīċ (“village surrounded by a hedge”).


Ayr

A town in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3321).


Denny

A town in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8082).


Kirkwall

A folk-etymological alteration of Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.


Lerwick

From Norn Larvik, from Old Norse Leirvík, from leir (“clay”) + vík (“bay”).

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

A town in and the administrative centre of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.


Blackburn

en-proper noun

Blackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns)

Blackburns (plural)
Blackbourn (alternative)
Blackburne (alternative)

From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”).

A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9865).


Jedburgh

/ˈd͡ʒɛdbərə/

The town was randomly chosen as the namesake for Operation Jedburgh, the Second World War operation to deploy the parachute teams.

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6520).


Kelso

From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyd (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7234).


Galashiels

/ˌɡæləˈʃiːəlz/

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4936).


Eyemouth

From Eye Water (“a local river”) + mouth (“river mouth”).

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A harbour town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9464).


Alva

A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8897)


Irvine

en-prop

Irvine (countable and uncountable, plural Irvines)

Probably from Celtic words cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“green, fresh”) + afon (“water”).

A town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3238).


Leirvík

is-proper noun

Leirvík f (proper noun, genitive singular Leirvíkur)

Leirvíkur (genitive singular)
Leirvík (indefinite nominative singular)
Leirvík (accusative indefinite singular)
Leirvík (dative indefinite singular)
Leirvíkur (genitive indefinite singular)

Lerwick (a town in and the administrative centre of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland)


Steòrnabhagh

/ˈʃtʲɔːrˠn̪ˠəvaɣ/

From Old Norse Stjórnavágr (literally “rudder bay”).

bor

Stornoway (a town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland)


Stornoway

From Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh, itself from Old Norse Stjórnavágr (literally “rudder bay”).

A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).


Johnstone

en-proper noun

Johnstone (countable and uncountable, plural Johnstones)

A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NS4362).


Lockerbie

From the personal name Lockard + the Old Norse suffix byr (“farm”).

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.


Fraserburgh

A coastal town in the north of Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9966).


Selkirk

From Old English sǣl (“hall”) + cirice (“church”).

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Selkirkshire (OS grid ref NT4728).


Livingston

A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland.


Elgin

Elgin (countable and uncountable, plural Elgins)

US, Houston avenue; other places outside Texas

The village in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 - 1863). The civil parish is named after the village.

A town in Moray council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, the original place from which the others were named.


Dumfries

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phris (“Fort of the Thicket”).

der

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776).


Falkirk

Inherited from Middle English Faukirke, from Old English fāg (“multicoloured”) + ċiriċe (“church”), a calque of Middle Irish Eiglesbrec (literally “speckled church”), probably ultimately from Cumbric *egluis (“church”) + Cumbric *βreiθ (“speckled”). The l is first attested in the 15th century, likely a hypercorrection by analogy with terms such as wall (Scots wa). Compare Medieval Latin Varia Capella (“Falkirk”).

cog

A town in Falkirk council area, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, originally in Stirlingshire.


Paisley

en-proper noun

Paisley (countable and uncountable, plural Paisleys)

From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”).

A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863).


Erskine

Erskine (countable and uncountable, plural Erskines)

Erskine (disambiguation)
Erskine (surname)

A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, close to the River Clyde (OS grid ref NS4671).


Buckie

A coastal town in Moray council area, Scotland, originally in Banffshire (OS grid ref NJ4265).


Linwood

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).

A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4364).


Bo'ness

Shortened from Borrowstounness, a coastal town in Falkirk council area, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland (OS grid ref NS9981).


Queensferry

From queen + -s- + ferry
* In Flintshire, named in honour of Queen Victoria; previously Kingsferry.
* In Scotland, named after the Queen of Scots, Saint Margaret of Scotland.

A town on the Firth of Forth in Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1378).


Langhowm

lang (“long”) + howm (“low area near a river”).


Sanchar

From Scottish Gaelic An t-Seann Chathair.


Kirkoubrie

From Scottish Gaelic Cille Chuithbeirt (“Chapel of Cuthbert”); cf. archaic Kilcudbrit.


Stranrawer

From Scottish Gaelic an t-Sròn Reamhar (“the broad hillside”).


Innerleithen

/ˌɪnə(ɹ)ˈliːθən/

A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Peeblesshire (OS grid ref NT3336).


Innerleithen

From Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Leitheann (“confluence of the Leithen”).


Banff

From Scottish Gaelic, possibly banbh (“piglet”) or bean (“woman”) + naomh (“holy”).

A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Banffshire.


Cummernaud

From Scottish Gaelic comar nan allt (“the meeting of the streams”).


Dumbartoun

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Breatann (“fort of the Britons”).

bor

Dumbairton (alternative)
Dumbertan (alternative)


Kineussie

From Scottish Gaelic Ceann a' Ghiùthsaich (“head of the pine forest”).


Burgheid

Brochheid (alternative)
The Broch (alternative)


Annan

A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, near the river's mouth.


Airdrie

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.


Montrose

From Scottish Gaelic moine (“moor”) + rois (“peninsula”).

A coastal resort town in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7157).


Renfrew

en-proper noun

Renfrew (countable and uncountable, plural Renfrews)

Renfrews (plural)
Renfro (alternative)
Renfrow (alternative)
Rentfro (alternative)
Rentfrow (alternative)

From Scottish Gaelic Rinn Friù. from Old British rhyn frwd meaning "point at the current".

A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland; historically it was the county town of Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS5067).


Leith

From river-names derived from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ (“moist”) (compare Welsh llaith).

A port and suburban town within the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland.


Kilmarnock

From Scottish Gaelic, from cill (“churchyard, chapel”) + the Saint name Marnock. The name is from Mo-Ernin-og (“my little Ernan”).

A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).


Stranraer

From Scottish Gaelic Sròn Reamhar (literally “fat promontory”).

bor

A town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.


Wick

From Old Norse vík (“bay, inlet”), from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

A town in north-eastern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3650).


Thurso

From Old Norse Þórsá (“Thor's River”). The Norse is likely an adaptation of the Latin Tarvodubron from a Proto-Brythonic reflex of Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) + *dubros (“water”).

A town in northern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.


Peterhead

A town and port in Aberdeenshire council area, on the east coast of Scotland (OS grid ref NK1346).


Motherwell

A town in and the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7557)


Cupar

From Pictish *ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ (cuper, “confluence”), compare Welsh cymer.

On the petition of the scholars of the grammar school of Cupar, on 6th August 1678, for a vacance, in order that they may 'recreate' themselves, and visit their friends, the council allow them a holiday till 23d September next.

1876, James Grant, History of the Burgh and Parish Schools of Scotland, page 189:

A town in Fife council area, Scotland; historically a royal burgh and former county town of the county of Fife.


Oban

From Scottish Gaelic Òban, from òban (“little bay”), diminutive of òb (“bay”).

A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).


Blairgowrie

Blairgowrie and Rattray
Blairgowrie and Rattray

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

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A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1745).


Rattray

From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”).

Blairgowrie and Rattray
Blairgowrie and Rattray#English

A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).


Troon

A coastal town and port in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3231).


Lauder

A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5347).


Melrose

en-proper noun

Melrose (countable and uncountable, plural Melroses)

From Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).

A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5434).


Peebles

* The town in Scotland is from Scots Peebles, from Scottish Gaelic Na Pùballan, of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *pėbɨll (“tent, temporary settlement”), from Vulgar Latin păpiliō, from Latin pāpiliō.
* The surname is Scottish and derived from the town.

der

A town (royal burgh) in Tweeddale, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Peeblesshire (OS grid ref NT2540).


Gretna

A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, to the south of the more famous village of Gretna Green.


Thornhill

en-proper noun

Thornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Thornhills)

A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY8795).


Moffat

Moffat (countable and uncountable, plural Moffats)

Moffats (plural)
Maffett (alternative)
Moffatt (alternative)
Moffett (alternative)
Moffitt (alternative)
Mofield (alternative)
Muffett (alternative)

From Scottish Gaelic magh (“field, plain”) + fada (“long”).

A town and former burgh in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT085052).


Rothes

A small town in Moray council area, in northeastern Scotland (OS grid ref NJ2749).


Dumbarton

A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland.


Greenlaw

Greenlaw (countable and uncountable, plural Greenlaws)

From Old English grēne (“green”) + hlǣw (“mountain, mound, hill”).

A town and civil parish in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT710460).


Cromarty

Cromarty (countable and uncountable, plural Cromartys)

Cromartys (plural)
Cromartie (alternative)

From Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked, bent”) + àrd (“height”) or bati (“bay”).

A small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).


Nairn

A town in Highland council area, in northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH8856).


Kinross

A town or burgh in Perth and Kinross council area, in central Scotland, and the county town of Kinross-shire.


Stonehaven

A coastal town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland. It was the county town of Kincardineshire until 1975 (OS grid ref NO8786).


Kincardine

From Scottish Gaelic Cinn Chàrdainn, possibly adapted from an earlier Pictish *Pencarden, equivalent to Welsh pen (“head, top”) + cardden (“enclosure”).

A town on the River Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9387).


Banchory

A town on Deeside, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6995).


Clackmannan

Derived from Scottish Gaelic siorrachd chlach Mhannainn (“county with the stone of Manau”). For the second element see cloch (“stone”). The last element is from Celtic, but of unknown meaning; see Manau.

A town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire until 1822 (OS grid ref NS9192).


Alloa

A town which is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, and the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 (OS grid ref NS8893).


Cowdenbeath

Borrowed from Scots Coudenbeith, from Cowden + Scottish Gaelic beith (birch).

A town and burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1691).


Rosyth

From Scottish Gaelic Ros Fhìobh ("headland of Fife", the name is much older than the town).

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A town on the Firth of Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1183).


Glenrothes

/ɡlɛnˈɹɒθɪs/

From glen (“valley”) + Rothes (“after the Earl of Rothes”). It was originally named Rothes, but renamed to avoid confusion with Rothes in Moray.

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A town in Fife council area, Scotland, and the administrative centre of Fife (OS grid ref NO2701).


Kirkcaldy

From Scottish Gaelic Cair Chaladain (“place of Caled's fort”), from Pictish caer (“fort”) + caled (“hard, harsh, rough”), possibly referring to a tough ruler.

der

A town and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2791)


Leven

A coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3800).


Dunblane

A town in Stirling council area, Scotland; historically it was a royal burgh in Perthshire until 1975 (OS grid ref NN7801), infamous for the mass shooting that happened there in 1996.

(by extension) The mass shooting itself.


Methil

A town and port in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3799).


Newport-on-Tay

A small town in Fife council area, Scotland, on the south side of the Firth of Tay opposite the city of Dundee (OS grid ref NO4127).


Forfar

A town in Angus council area, Scotland; it is the administrative centre of Angus, and was the county town of the historic county of Angus (OS grid ref NO4550).


Arbroath

Historically Aberbrothock. From Pictish *aber (“estuary”) + Brothock, a river name.

A coastal town and former royal burgh in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6441).


Greenock

A town in Inverclyde council area, on the south side of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, which is the administrative centre of Inverclyde (OS grid ref NS2776).


Gourock

From Scottish Gaelic Guireag (“pimple”), from Middle Irish guirín (“pustule”), from or related to Old Irish guirid (“to warm, heat”).

A town on the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde council area, Scotland; historically it was a burgh in Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS2477).


Lanark

From Cumbric *lanerc (“a glade”), compare Welsh llannerch (“glade, clearing”).

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843).


Wishaw

A town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, at one time (1920-1975) in the burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw (OS grid ref NS7955).


Fort William

A town in Highland council area, Scotland.


Clydebank

A town on the north side of the River Clyde in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4970).


Cumbernauld

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name (OS grid ref NS7674).


Prestwick

A coastal town in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport (OS grid ref NS3526).


Ardrossan

A harbour town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2342).


Largs

The hourly EMU service means that Largs, arguably an underrated seaside destination, is easy enough to reach from Glasgow for a day out.

2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 46:

A town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2059).


East Kilbride

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6354).


Dalry

A small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2949)


Musselburgh

/ˈmʌsəlbəɹə/

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland; historically it was in Midlothian (OS grid ref NT3472).


North Berwick

/nɔːθ ˈbɛɹɪk/

A coastal town in East Lothian council area, Scotland, north-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England (OS grid ref NT5585).


Haddington

A town, the administrative centre of East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5173).


Kinghorn

en-proper noun

Kinghorn (countable and uncountable, plural Kinghorns)

From Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head; height”) + gronna (“bog”); the placename later developed to Kinghorn due to folk etymology.

A town and civil parish of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2686).


Whitburn

A small town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9464).


Linlithgow

/lɪnˈlɪθɡoʊ/

From Cumbric *lınn (“lake”) + *leiθ (“damp”) + *cow (“hollow”) meaning 'lake in the damp hollow." The Welsh equivalent would be llyn + llaith + cau.

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A town and royal burgh in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0077). It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.


Shotts

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8760).


Cambuslang

A suburban town on the outskirts of Glasgow in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.


Biggar

en-proper noun

Biggar (countable and uncountable, plural Biggars)

Probably from Old Norse bygg (“barley”) + geiri (“gore, triangular plot of land”), or from Old English beow + Old English gāra, same meaning.

A town and civil parish of South Lanarkshire council area, Lanarkshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NT045375).


Crail

Crail (countable and uncountable, plural Crails)

A small coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6107).


Coldstream

A town and civil parish in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, the home of the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army (OS grid ref NT8439).


Wigtown

A town in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.


Barrhead

East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire#English

A town in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5058).


Kirkcudbright

A town at the mouth of the River Dee in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, formerly the county town of Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6850)


Sanquhar

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7809)


Helensburgh

A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2982).


Coatbridge

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7365).


Inverurie

A town and royal burgh in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ7721).


Grangemouth

A town, oil refinery and port in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9381).


Pitlochry

A town or burgh in Perthshire, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9458).


Dalkeith

From Cumbric *dol (“meadow”) + *cêd (“wood, forest”).

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A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3367).


Bridge of Earn

A small town in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1318).


Aviemore

A town in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8913).


Kingussie

A small town in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7500).


Mossend

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7460).


Leuchars

A small town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4521).


Kintore

A town and former royal burgh in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ7916).


Saltcoats

A coastal town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2441).


Inverkeithing

A harbour town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1383).


Dalgety Bay

A town and bay in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1683).


Burntisland

A royal burgh (town) in the Fife council area of Scotland (OS grid ref NT2385).


Cardenden

A town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2295).


Lochgelly

A town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1893).


Bathgate

From Cumbric badd + cɛ̄d- (boar wood), recorded as Batket c. 1160.

A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9768).


Larbert

A town in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8682).


Ballater

A burgh (town) in the Aberdeenshire council area of Scotland (OS grid ref NO3695).


Girvan

en-proper noun

Girvan (countable and uncountable, plural Girvans)

Girvans (plural)
Girven (alternative)
Girvin (alternative)

Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Gharbhain. Possibly from geàrr (“short”) + abhainn (“river”).
Alternatively, from garbh (“rough”).

A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).


Mauchline

A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4927).


Wormit

A small town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3926).


Bishopbriggs

East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire#English

A town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6170).


New Cumnock

A small town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6113).


Prestonpans

A coastal town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3874).


Kirkintilloch

A town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6573).


Lenzie

A town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6572).


Uddingston

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, a south-east suburb of Glasgow (OS grid ref NS6960).


Huntly

A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5240).


Milnathort

A small town in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1204).


Newton Stewart

The Scottish town was laid out in 1677 by William Stewart, son of the 2nd Earl of Galloway.

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Wigtownshire (OS grid ref NX4055).


Cumnock

A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5620).


Dalbeattie

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX8361).


Castle Douglas

From Threave Castle + Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet.

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX7662).

Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet
Threave Castle


Creetown

From the River Cree + town; originally named Ferrytown of Cree.

A small coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX4758).


Gatehouse of Fleet

"Fleet" refers to the Water of Fleet, a river that passes through the town.

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6056).


Rutherglen

From Scottish Gaelic An Ruadh-Ghleann (“the red valley”).

bor

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6161).


Port Glasgow

A town on the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3274).


Dufftown

From Duff + town; founded in 1817 by James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife.

A small town or burgh in Moray council area, Scotland, originally in Banffshire (OS grid ref NJ3239).


Aberfeldy

A town or burgh in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN8549).


Maybole

A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3010).


Lossiemouth

From Lossie + mouth; at the mouth of the River Lossie.

A town and port in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ2370).


Forres

A town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ0358).


Strathaven

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7044).


Alyth

A town in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2448).


Kirriemuir

A town or burgh in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3853).


Coupar Angus

From Pictish *cuper (“confluence”) + Angus, added to distinguish the place from Cupar, which has the same origin.

A small town in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2240).


Laurencekirk

A small town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, historically in Kincardineshire (OS grid ref NO7171).


Portlethen

A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, historically in Kincardineshire (OS grid ref NO9196).


Bearsden

A town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5372).


Carluke

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8450).


Langholm

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS NY3684).


Crieff

We are now in Crieff, an hour outside Edinburgh, in a huge country hotel with tonnes of activities for the kids and us.

2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 173:

A market town in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN8621).


Grantown-on-Spey

From Grant + town + (River) Spey; named after Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet.

A town in Highland council area, Scotland, originally in Morayshire (OS grid ref NJ0327).


Clarkston

en-proper noun

Clarkston (countable and uncountable, plural Clarkstons)

A suburban town in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5757).


Anstruther

A small coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland, divided into Anstruther Easter and Anstruther Wester (OS grid ref NO5603).


Kilsyth

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7177).


Portree

From Scottish Gaelic Port Rìgh (literally “King’s Port”).

bor

The largest town on the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG4843).


Callander

en-proper noun

Callander (countable and uncountable, plural Callanders)

Callanders (plural)
Callender (alternative)

A small town in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN6307).


Carnoustie

A coastal town in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5634).


Monifieth

A coastal town in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4932).


Ellon

A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9530).


Portsoy

A coastal town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, originally in Banffshire (OS grid ref NJ5866).


Macduff

A coastal town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, originally in Banffshire (OS grid ref NJ7064).


Milngavie

A town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5574).


Stenhousemuir

A town in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8783).


Dingwall

Dingwall (countable and uncountable, plural Dingwalls)

Probably from Old Norse þing (“assembly”) + vǫllr (“field, meadow”).

Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty#English

A town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).


Blantyre

From Scottish Gaelic Blantaidhr, from Cumbric *blain (“summit, end”) + *tir (“land”), comparable to Welsh blaen + tir.

affix

A town and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6857).


Dornoch

A coastal town in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7989).


Fortrose

Possibly a survival of the territorial name Fortriu, from Pictish.

A coastal town in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7256).


Tain

A town (royal burgh) in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7882).


Invergordon

A town and port in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7068).


Stewarton

A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4146).


Dalmellington

A small market town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4805).


Broxburn

A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0872).


Tranent

Of Brythonic origin, from Cumbric *treβ (“settlement, town”) + *nant (“stream, brook”).

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4072).


Buckhaven

A coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3698).


Rothesay

From Middle Scots Rothersay, apparently from an Old Norse term ending in ey (“island”), like other place names ending in -ay.
The town in New Brunswick may have been named after then-Prince of Wales Edward VII (1841 - 1910), who visited the area in 1860. The civil parish is named after the town.

A town on the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0864).


Armadale

A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9368).


Beith

A small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3454).


Darvel

A small town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5637).


Brechin

Possibly from Pictish, from the name Brychan.

A town in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6060).


Kirkliston

A small town in the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1274).


Auchtermuchty

A small town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2311).


Burghead

A small coastal town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1168).


Penicuik

From Cumbric pen (“head, top, summit”) + Cumbric *y (“(of) the”) + Cumbric *cṻg (“cuckoo”).

A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2360).


Westhill

A small town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, to the west of Aberdeen (OS grid ref NJ8307).


Bonnyrigg

From earlier Bonnyrig, Bonny Rigg, Bonny Ridge, Bannoc Rig and Bannockrigg, firstly known as Bonnebrig.

A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3065).


Bridge of Allan

A small town in Stirling council area, Scotland, situated on the river Allan Water (OS grid ref NS7997).


Auchterarder

A small town in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9412).


Bellshill

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7360).


Newburgh

From Old English nĭwe burh, equivalent to new + burgh. Doublet of Newbury.

A town in Fife council area, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Tay (OS grid ref NO2318).


New Galloway

A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6377).


Larkhall

A small town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7651).


Inbhir Àir

Inbhir Àir
n-Inbhir Àir
h-Inbhir Àir
t-Inbhir Àir

Ayr (a town in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland)


Tayport

From Tay + port, situated on the Firth of Tay.

A small town and harbour in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4528).


Duns

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT7853).


Kilwinning

A town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2943).


Port Rìgh

/pʰɔrˠʃt̪ˈrˠiː/

Either port + rìgh (“king's port”), possibly after James V, or a corruption of port + ruighe (“port of the flat land at the foot of a hill”). Prior to the 16th century the area was known as Cill Targhlain.

Portree (The largest town on the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland) (OS grid ref NG4843).


Lesmahagow

A small town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8139).


Whithorn

Whitherne (alternative obsolete)
Witherne (alternative obsolete)

A small town or royal burgh in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX4540).


Campbeltown

A town and port in Kintyre, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR7220).


Brodick

The largest town and a port on the Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0136).


Stevenston

A town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2642).


Cockenzie and Port Seton

A coastal town in East Lothian council area, Scotland with two harbours, Cockenzie and Port Seton (OS grid ref NT4075).


Kilbirnie

A small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3154).


Aberlour

From Pictish *aber (“estuary”) + Lour, a river-name.

A town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ2743).


Turriff

A small town in north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ7250).


Inverbervie

From Scottish Gaelic inbhir (“river mouth, confluence”) + Bervie, a river name (see Bervie Water). The 12th century form of the name was Haberberui, showing that inbhir replaced Pictish *aber (“river mouth, confluence”).

der

A small coastal town in south Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, historically in Kincardineshire (OS grid ref NO8372).


Newton Mearns

A suburban town in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5355).


Earlston

A small market town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT5738).


An Gearasdan

head

An Gearasdan m (genitive A' Ghearasdain)

[əɲˈɟɛɾəs̪t̪an]

Fort William (a town in Highland council area, Scotland)


Bonhill

A small town near Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4079).


Giffnock

A suburban town, the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5659).


Sròn Reamhar

an t-Sròn Reamhar f (genitive na Sròine Reamhaire)

an t-Sròn Reamhar (canonical feminine)
na Sròine Reamhaire (genitive)
Sròn Reamhar
Shròn Reamhar
after "an"
t-Sròn Reamhar

English: Stranraer

Scots: Stranrawer

/ən̪ˠ ˌt̪ʰɾɔːn ˈrˠãũ.əɾ/

[ən̪ˠ ˌd̪(ʰ)ɾɔːn ˈrˠãũ.əɾ]

Stranraer (a town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland)


Lèiruig

From Norn Larvik, from Old Norse Leirvík, from leir (“clay”) + vík (“bay”).

Liùrabhaig (alternative)
Learbhaig (alternative)
Learaig (alternative)

Lerwick (a town in and the administrative centre of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland)


Baile na h-Eaglaise

Baile na h-Eaglaise
Bhaile na h-Eaglaise
Bàgh na h-Eaglaise (alternative)

/ˌpalə nə ˈheɡl̪ˠɪʃə/

Literally “church town”, altered by folk etymology from Balla na h-Eaglaise (literally “church wall”), a calque of English Kirkwall, itself altered by folk etymology from Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

Kirkwall (a town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland)


Loanhead

Borrowed from Middle Scots Loneheid, from lone (“lane”) + heid (“head, top”), literally “top of the lane”.

af

A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2765).


Doune

A small town or burgh west of Dunblane, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7201).


Dunoon

A town on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS1776).


Kirkjuvágr

Kirkjuvágs (genitive)
Kirkjuvágr (indefinite nominative)
Kirkjuvág (accusative indefinite)
Kirkjuvági (dative indefinite)
Kirkjuvágs (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Kirkjuvágr

Norn: Kirkavå

→ English: Kirkwall


Alness

A town in Highland council area, Scotland, historically in Ross and Cromarty (OS grid ref NH6569).


Beannchar

Beannchair (genitive)
Beannchar
Bheannchar
mBeannchar

/ˈbʲan̪ˠəxəɾˠ/

Banchory (a town in Aberdeenshire council area)


Dalketh

And doubting leſt the cardinalll(being there pꝛeſent)ſhould go about to perſuade the nobilitie not to conſent to their deſires, they cauſed him to be put in ward within the caſtell of Dalketh: […]

1586, Iohn Vowell, “The hiſtorie of Scotland”, in The supplie of this Irish chronicle, page 330:

Next to the Marches Pictland, now termed Loudean, bounding vpon the Eaſt, a very hillie countrey, barren almoſt of any trees. The moſt famous towns of the ſame be Dunbar, Hadington, Leith, Dalketh and Edenborough, the Kings ſeate,where alſo is the caſtle of Maidens, a very ſtrong and defenſible place.

1590, John Stow, A Svmmarie of the Chronicles of England, from the Firſt arriuing of Brute in this Iſland, vnto this preſent yeere of Chriſt, 1590:

A Daughter married vnto the Earle of Dalketh.

1610, “The wife and Iſſue of King Robert”, in A Catalogve of the Kings of Scotland, page 24:

Obsolete spelling of Dalkeith: a town in Midlothian council area, Scotland.


Lochmaben

A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0882).


Port Ellen

Apparently previously named Port Ellinor, after Eleanor, wife of the town's founder.

A small town on the south coast of Islay, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR3645).


Grantown

Ellipsis of Grantown-on-Spey: a town in Highland council area, Scotland, originally in Morayshire (OS grid ref NJ0327).


Wauchope

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.


Inveraray

From Inver- + Aray, the mouth of the River Aray.

A small town on the western shore of Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0908).


Hwitern

English: Whithorn

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Friþuweald bisċop æt Hwīterne forðferde....
Bishop Frithuweald died at Whithorn...

Whithorn (a small town or royal burgh in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland)