List of Scottish Baby Names Meanings Starting with (M) ×

The first family to use the name MacNair lived among the Pictish people of ancient Scotland. The name MacNair is derived from the personal name John. The Gaelic form of their name was originally Mac-Iain-uidhir, which means son of dun John.

Meaning: Son of the heir Origin: Scottish

In ancient Scotland, the ancestors of the McNaughton family were part of a tribe called the Picts. The name McNaughton is derived from the Pictish name Nechtan. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Neachdainn, which means son of Nechtan.

Meaning: Son of the pure one Origin: Scottish

The surname is Gaelic in origin. The name McNeill is often associated with the Islands of Gigha and Colonsay. The name is considered a sub-sept of Clan MacNeill or Clan MacNeil which is historically associated with the island of Barra in the outer Hebrides. The Gaelic patronymic meaning of McNeill is 'Son of Neil'.

Meaning: Son of the champion Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Son of the champion Origin: Scottish

The ancient Viking-Scottish name MacNicol is derived from from the personal name, Nicholas. ... The name Nicholas came from the Greek, Nikolaos, which means conqueror of the people. In Scotland, the earliest bearers of the surname MacNicol lived on the Isle of Skye, which is located on the western coast.

Meaning: Son of the conquering people Origin: Scottish

The name Macpherson — or MacPherson or McPherson, according to different spellings — comes from the Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain and means 'Son of the Parson'. The Parson in question was Muriach, a 12th century parson, or lay preacher, of Kingussie in Badenoch.

Meaning: Son of the parson Origin: Scottish

Variant(s) Macquarie, McQuarrie, Macquarrie. Footnotes: MacQuarrie is a family name of Scottish origin. It is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Guaire, which was a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name meaning "proud" or "noble".

Meaning: Son of the proud Origin: Scottish

The Gaelic name Suibhne is a byname, which means "pleasant". ... Another suggested origin of the Anglicised surname is from the Gaelic MacCuithein. A similarly spelt surname, Macquien, is considered to be often confused with, and wrongly represented by Macqueen.

Meaning: Son of the good man Origin: Scottish

Surname. The surname Macrae (and its variations) is an anglicisation of the patronymic from the Gaelic personal name MacRaith. This personal name means "son of grace". The name is recorded numerous times in the Middle Ages, and was used by various unrelated families.

Meaning: Son of grace Origin: Scottish

Scottish Meaning: The name MacRay is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name MacRay is: Son of grace.

Meaning: Son of grace Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Son of the carpenter Origin: Scottish

Arthurian Legend Meaning: The name Mador is an Arthurian Legend baby name. In Arthurian Legend the meaning of the name Mador is: Accuser of Guinevere.

Meaning: Accuser of guinevere Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Son of adam Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Lord of the isle of glass Origin: Scottish

Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim is a Scottish Gaelic given name meaning "devotee of Saint Columba".

Meaning: Follower of saint columba Origin: Scottish

From Scottish Máel Coluim which means "disciple of Saint COLUMBA". This was the name of four kings of Scotland starting in the 10th century, including Malcolm III, who became king after killing Macbeth, the usurper who had murdered his father.

Meaning: Disciple of Saint Columba Origin: Scottish

Mildew is a form of fungus. ... In Old English, mildew meant honeydew (a substance secreted by aphids on leaves, formerly thought to distill from the air like dew), and later came to mean mould or fungus.

Meaning: A wizard Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Dark skinned Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Dark skinned Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Dark skinned Origin: Scottish

Origin of the name Margaret: From the Greek Margarītēs, which is derived from maragon (a pearl).

Meaning: Pearl Origin: Scottish

The name Marcas is a baby boy name. The name Marcas comes from the Irish origin. In Irish The meaning of the name Marcas is: Of Mars. The Roman fertility god Mars for whom March was named.

Meaning: Rendered to Mars, warlike Origin: Irish, Latin, Scottish

The name Margawse is a Female name. Arthurian Legend meaning: The name Margawse is a Arthurian Legend baby name The Arthurian Legend meaning of Margawse is: Mother of Gawain.

Meaning: Mother of gawain Origin: Scottish

Meaning: King marks servant Origin: Scottish

The name Marrok is an Arthurian Legend baby name. In Arthurian Legend the meaning of the name Marrok is: A knight thought to be a werewolf.

Meaning: A knight thought to be a werewolf Origin: Scottish

Origin of the name Marcella: Cognate of the French Marcelle, a feminine form of Marcel, which is from the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive form of Marcus, which is of uncertain derivation.

Meaning: Young warrior, Rendered to Mars Origin: Latin, Scottish

The meaning of the name Marvene is Great Lady. The origin of the name Marvene is American. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. Feminine form of Marvin.

Meaning: Form of Marvin. Friend of the sea. Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Son of the steward Origin: Scottish

Matheson is a surname derived from the patronymic form of a short form of the English Matthew. This English personal name is ultimately derived from the Hebrew Mattathia, which means "gift of God".

Meaning: Bears son Origin: Scottish

Scottish Meaning: The name McCloud is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name McCloud is: Son of the ugly man.

Meaning: Son of the ugly man Origin: Scottish