Scottish Names

At one time associated with the fictional detective Bulldog Drummond, this formal surname name does boast the cute nickname Drum.

Ilisa is a spelling variant that's less appealing than the original.

Sanders is one of the S-ending surnames gaining traction as a first name for boys in the US. It jumped nearly 2000 points in popularity this year.

A Pam for the modern age, improved by a harder edge and a tad less prissiness.

Musical choice that might work great in the middle. Alternative in all its forms, Fife and sister name Fifer are Scottish names for girls that can make a new twist on Piper.

Interesting possibility for the son or grandson of a Gregory.

Used for girls in Scotland in the sixteenth century; this would make a bold but bonnie choice.

An old French surname derived from baille, meaning "fortification" – the same root as the English word bailey. The surname was borne by an aristocratic English family descended from French nobility.

Lively and engaging Scottish surname, particularly appropriate for a boy born on Monday.

Traditionally pronounced "ming-iz" and thus the relationship to the jazzy Mingus, Menzies is an old Scottish surname related to the more common Manners.

While this has a distinguished male namesake -- astronomer Edmund Halley and his comet -- it still strays too close to the superpopular feminine Hailey family to work for some parents for a boy. Fewer than five baby boys were given the name last year, but that could change as formerly-female names become more acceptable for boys.

Simple ancient name of a Celtic goddess, but her friends might sound like they were asking for more.

Often used in England, but here likely to be confused with the feminine Nicole. Nicol Williamson was a Scottish-born actor once described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando".