September

From Latin September (“of the seventh month”).


December

From Latin december (“of the tenth month”).


November

From Latin November (“of the ninth month”).


Greenland

Calque of Old Norse Grœnland, from grœnn (“green”) + land (“land”).

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


October

From Latin Octōber (“of the eighth month”).


Denmark

From Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands (an archipelago and self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean)


Vietnam

From English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.


Sydney

Sydney (the capital city of New South Wales, Australia)


Alexander

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander


George

a male given name, equivalent to English George

Geordag

(diminutive) Geordie, Dod, Dodie, Dodge, Dodger


Hogmanay

Probably from Norman hoguinané, from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).

A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.


Babylon

(historical) Babylon (an ancient city in Mesopotamia, built on the banks of the Euphrates, which was the capital of Babylonia)


Adam

From Middle English Adam, from Latin Ādāmus, Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám).


Peter

From Middle English Peter, from Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Peter


Abe

a male given name, equivalent to English Albert


Wilton

From Early Scots Weltoun, perhaps ultimately from Old English wilġ tūn (“farm by the willows”).


Eid

English: Eid

From Old Norse Eið, from eið (“isthmus”).

Aith (a village in Mainland, Shetland, Northern Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom)


Gordon

From Early Scots Gordoun, from Old English gor-dūn (“mud hill”), from gor + dun.

Gordon (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)


Hugh

a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh


Aggie

a diminutive of the female given name Agnes, equivalent to English Aggie


Andra

a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew


Annie

a diminutive of the female given name Agnes


Abraham

From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām.


Februar

From Middle English Februarie, februari, februare, from Latin Februārius (“the month of the Februa”), from Fēbrua (“the Purgings, the Purifications”), a Roman holiday two days after its ides (i.e., Feb. 15), + -arius (“-ary: forming adjectives”). Fēbrua from fēbruum (“purging”), from an earlier Sabine [Term?] word, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”) and thus cognate with English thio- (“sulfurous”) and Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon, “sulfur”) or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰris, an extension of the root *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”) and thus cognate with English fever and Latin febris. A relatinization abandoning feoverel, from feverier.


Januar

From Middle English Januarie, januari, re-latinised forms of Middle English Janevere, Ieneuer, from Anglo-Norman genever, from Latin Iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”), perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”, a root).


August

Early Middle English August(us), re-Latinized from Old English Agustus, from Late Latin Agustus, from Latin augustus (“month of August”), from the agnomen Augustus (“venerable”) of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.


Dunbar

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


John

From Middle English John, Johan, from Anglo-Norman Johan, Jehan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Latin Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).

Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān)

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Aristotle

From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


Leslie

a unisex given name transferred from the surname


Monanday

From Middle English Monenday, from Old English mōnandæġ (“day of the moon”), from mōna (“moon”) + dæg (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag, a translation (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin dies Lunae.


Tysday

From Middle English Tewesday, from Old English tīwesdæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a translation (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin dīes Martis.


Armstrong

a Scottish surname from Scots, originally a nickname for someone with strong arms; primarily referring to members of the Armstrong clan in the West and Middle Marches of the Anglo-Scottish Borders country, or their descendants


Agnes

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes


Agatha

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha


Loch Ness

From Scottish Gaelic, from Pictish, from Celtic

Loch Ness: A lake in Scotland, United Kingdom


Julie

From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove", from Latin Iuppiter, from Proto-Indo-European *dyeu-pəter-, from Proto-Indo-European *deyw-os, 'god', + *pəter, 'father'.


Australie

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Dorcha

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Dorcha (literally “dark”).

bor

a female given name from Scottish Gaelic


Sorcha

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (“light, radiant”).

a female given name from Scottish Gaelic sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah


Mulhouse

Borrowed from English Milhouse, from French Milhouse, from Alemannic German Milhüsa or its source Middle High German Mülnhūsen, from Old High German Mulinhūson; compare German Mülhausen (literally “mill house”).

cog

Mulhouse, a city in the Haut-Rhin département of eastern France


Lallans

Variant of the Scots word lawlands (“lowlands of Scotland”).

The Scots language traditionally spoken in Lowland Scotland, a Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Old English.


Glesca

Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)


Hawick

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


Isle o Man

Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Roushie

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


head

Unitit Kinrick o Greet Britain an Norlin Airlann

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Lunnon

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)


Glesga

Alternative spelling of Glesca: Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland)


Gunn

From Middle English Gunn, from Old Norse Gunnr.


Auld Enemy

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From the long history of conflict between Scotland and England.

The English people or England, especially when in a sporting context.


Elphame

I am but the Queen of fair Elphame / Come out to hunt in my follie.

(Can we date this quote?), Robert Graves, “Thomas the Rhymer”, in English and Scottish Ballads:


Nannie

a diminutive of the female given name Agnes


Jethart

Jedburgh, a town in the Scottish Borders.


Kelsae

Kelso, a town in the Scottish Borders region.


Weelum

a male given name, equivalent to English William


Ingland

From Middle English Ingland, from Old English Engla land (literally “land of the Angles”)


Muirhoose

Muirhouse, a neighbourhood in Edinburgh, Scotland


Mairch

From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mārtius (“month of the god Mars”), from earlier Mavors.


Apryle

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).


Mey

From Middle English May, Mai, from Old French mai, from Latin māius (“Maia's month”), from Maia, a Roman earth goddess, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *magya (“she who is great”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”).


Juin

From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised from Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).

June (the sixth month of the year on the Gregorian calendar.)


Broch

Doric Scots form of Fraserburgh (“a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland”)

Doric Scots form of Burghead (“a town in Moray, Scotland”)


Palmira

Palmyra (ancient Semitic city in modern Syria)


Ander

a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew


Adie

a diminutive of the male given name Aidam


Hendry

a male given name, equivalent to English Henry


Wadensday

From Middle English Wednesday, Wednesdai, Wodnesdei, from Old English wōdnesdæġ (“Wednesday”), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”).


Tam

a diminutive of the male given name Thomas


Hutton

From Early Scots Hutoun, ultimately from Old English hōh-tūn (“farm on a hill”).


Guid Man

Who gave them food, and calmed their souls with prayer; 'Twas the good man, the lisping infant cries.

Nae doot it was the Good Man wha made the flowerets wee.

Pale, delicate, bob-haired Peggy Robertson, . . . when she had died, had, his mother explained, “gone to the Gude Man.”


Elphyne

Ane carling of the quene of phareis, That ewill win geir to elphyne careis (Poem 45, v.372)

1583, Robert Sempill, Satirical Poems of the Time of the Reformation, Vol. 1, page 365:


Elfame

Elfhame and Elphame with the -hame stem ("home" in Scots) are modern conjectural readings by Robert Pitcairn, which he gave in footnotes and in index. They are his standardization for the various forms such as elfame and elfane (without -hame stem).

Thai war the gude wychtis that wynnit in the Court of Elfame

1576, Robert Pitcairn ed. (1833), Criminal Trials, Vol. 1, Part. 2, page 53:


Saurah

From Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sarah, “lady, princess”), which was originally converted from the given name שָׂרָי (saráy, “Sarai”).

Sarah, wife of patriarch Abraham, mother of Isaac

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Sarah


Langhowm

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


Minnyhive

From Scottish Gaelic Am Moine Naomh (“The Holy Moor”).


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

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


Cardrona

Possibly from Cumbric caer (“fort”) + tronau (“of the thrones”) or caer + trywnau (“on the hills”).

compound

Cardrona (a village in Scotland), near Peebles


Ednam

From Middle English Edeneham (“settlement near the Eden Water”), from Old English Ædnaham, ultimately from Brythonic root *Ituna.


Maxton

From Middle English Mackustun (“Maccus' homestead”).


Prieston

priest + toun ("village of the priests").


Ulston

From Early Scots Ulvestoun (“Ulf's homestead”), ultimately from Old Norse given name Úlfr.

Ulston, near Jedburgh, Scottish Borders (OS grid ref NT6721)


Owsenam

From Middle English Oxenham (“village of the oxen”), from Old English oxena + hām.


Hobkirk

From Middle Scots Hoppkirck (“church in an enclosed valley”); cf. Middle English hope-kirke.


Arkleton

From Middle Scots Arkiltoun, Arkletoun, Arkyldon (“Arkil's farm”), from Middle English Arkil, a given name. From Old Danish Arnkell, from Old Norse Arnketill.


Braidhauch

braid (“broad”) + haugh (“flat area by a river-side”).


Lambden

From Early Scots Lambeden, from Old English lamb-denu (“valley of the lambs”).

der

Lambden, a village in the Scottish Borders north of Kelso (OS grid ref NT7443)


Yerlston

From Middle Scots Erlistoun, from Early Scots Erceldoun, possibly from Old English given name Ærċel or a Brythonic place name.


Morebattle

From Middle Scots Morbottle, from Early Scots Mereboda, from Northumbrian Old English mere-bōtl (“dwelling by the lake”).


Rennieston

From Early Scots Raynaldistoune (“Reinald's settlement”).


Whithaugh

white + haugh (“meadow by a river-side”).


Addinston

From Early Scots Aldenistoun (“Alden's homestead”), from Northumbrian Old English Ealdwines tūn (“Ealdwine's homestead”) or Healfdenes tūn (“Healfdene's homestead”) (the latter ultimately from the Old Norse given name Halfdan).


Caustrim

cauld (“cold”) + stream, from Early Scots Cauldstreme.


Darnick

From Middle Scots Darnwick, from Early Scots Dernewic (“secret village”).


Leitholm

From Early Scots Letham (“village on the Leet Water”).


Caddonfoot

A village in the Scottish Borders where the Caddon Water joins the Tweed Water (Scots Watter o Tweid).


Polart

From Early Scots Poulesworth (“Paul's homestead”).


Foulden

From Early Scots Fugeldene, ultimately from Northumbrian Old English fugol denu (“valley of the birds”).


Dryburgh

dry + burgh (“borough”), perhaps ultimately from Northumbrian Old English dryġe burh (“dry fort”).


Bedshiel

From Middle Scots Betscheill, possibly from Middle English Bĕschele deriving from Old English given name Bēda or perhaps from Scottish Gaelic root beith (“birch tree”).


Lilliesleaf

From Early Scots Lyllesclefe or Lyllescleue, ultimately from Northumbrian Old English Lilles clif (“Lill's cliff”).


Lindean

From Early Scots Lynden, ultimately from Northumbrian Old English hlynn denu (“valley of the waterfall”).

Lindean, a village in the Scottish Borders which stands on the Linn Burn.


Nisbet

From Middle English nesebit (“nose-shaped piece of land”).


Reston

From Early Scots Ristun, probably from Northumbrian Old English hrīs-tūn (“farm by the brushwood”).


Eckford

From Middle Scots Eckfurd, from Early Scots Eckeforde, ultimately from the Old English given name Ecca.


Cummernaud

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


Dumbartoun

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


Kineussie

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


Aiberdeen

Traveller Scottish: Aiberdeen


Swaden

desc

→ English: Sweden (probably through alternative form) (see there for further descendants)

Borrowed from Middle Dutch Sweden, dative of Swede.


Wiktionar

Blend of wiki (“wiki”) + dictionar (“dictionary”).


Swisserland

(archaic) Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Newfoundland an Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador


Innerness

Inverness (a cathedral city, the administrative center of Highland council area, Scotland)


Wull

a diminutive of the male given name William


Dauvit

a male given name, equivalent to English David


Gladsmuir

A village and parish of East Lothian council area, Scotland.


Lallan

Alternative form of Lallans (“Lowland Scots language”)


Aan

Avon (a river in the Highlands of Scotland; a tributary of the River Spey)


Abriven

Aberuthven, a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland


Abyne

Aboyne, a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland


Jeams

From Middle English Gemes, a form of James.

a male given name, equivalent to English James or Jacob


Rabert

a male given name, equivalent to English Robert


Tammas

a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas


Chairles

a male given name, equivalent to English Charles


Airchibauld

a male given name, equivalent to English Archibald


Achencraw

Auchencrow, a village in the Scottish Borders.


Adderton

Edrington, a medieval estate in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders


Aderom

Edrom, a village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders.


Ahauchill

Ahoghill, a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


Aiberfyle

Aberfoyle, a village in Perthshire, Scotland.


Aiberleddy

Aberlady, a village in East Lothian, Scotland.


Aibey St Bathans

Abbey St Bathans, a village in Berwickshire, Scotland


Hornie

The Devil, usually represented with horns.


Nansie

a diminutive of the female given name Agnes, equivalent to English Nancy


Auld Reekie

So called because of the smoky atmosphere once produced by its dense concentration of chimneys.


Lallands

Alternative form of Lallans (“Lowland Scots language”)


Wullie

a diminutive of the male given name William


Advocat

Lord Advocate, the chief law officer of the Crown in Scotland; formerly “King's Advocate.


Ack

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander


Pairth

The driver was certainly outspoken: "Och, ye'll be mighty glad when we get to Pairth"!

1948 May and June, O. S. Nock, “Scottish Night Mails of the L.M.S.R.—3”, in Railway Magazine (overall work in English), page 159:

Och, you'll be mighty glad when we get to Perth"!


Aidam

a male given name, equivalent to English Adam


Hannie

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(Cromarty) Pronunciation spelling of Annie.