| Scottish baby names begining from A |
| Abhainn |
 | River. |
| Acair |
 | Anchor. |
| Acaiseid |
 | Anchor. |
| Achaius |
 | Friend of a horse. |
| Adair |
 | From the oak tree ford. |
| Adair |
 | From the oak tree ford. Uncertain origin. May be a variant of Edgar, or from the Gaelic for 'oak tree ford'. Used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name. |
| Adaira |
 | From the oak tree ford. |
| Adairia |
 | From the oak tree ford. |
| Adhamh |
 | Of the earth. |
| Aeneas |
 | Sometimes used in Scotland as a translation of the Gaelic 'Aonghus'. |
| Aengus |
 | Unnaturally strong. |
| Aibne |
 | River. |
| Ail |
 | From the stony place. |
| Aila |
 | From the strong place. |
| Ailbert |
 | Noble. |
| Ailean |
 | Handsome. |
| Aileana |
 | From the green meadow. |
| Aileen |
 | From the green meadow, a variant of Evelyn. Also a Scottish variant of the Irish Eileen. |
| Aileene |
 | Variant of Evelyn. |
| Ailein |
 | From the green meadow. |
| Ailie |
 | Diminutive of Ailsa: From Ailsa Craig, a rocky islet in the Scottish Firth of Clyde. Also a Scottish variant of Else, and a diminutive of Ailis or Alison. |
| Aillig |
 | From the stony place. |
| Ailsa |
 | From Ailsa Craig, a rocky islet in the Scottish Firth of Clyde. Also a Scottish variant of Else. |
| Aindreas |
 | Strong. |
| Akir |
 | Anchor. |
| Akira |
 | Anchor. |
| Alasdair |
 | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Alastair |
 | Defender of man. |
| Albany |
 | Derived from a former name for northern Scotland. |
| Alec |
 | Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Aleck |
 | Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Alison |
 | Scottish form of Louise: battle famous. Variant of Alice. |
| Alistair |
 | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Alistaire |
 | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Alister |
 | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Allister |
 | Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Alpin |
 | Blond. |
| Alpina |
 | Blond. |
| Amhuinn |
 | From the alder tree river. |
| Anderson |
 | Son of Andrew. |
| Andre' |
 | Variant of Andrew: Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. |
| Andreas |
 | Variant of Andrew: Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. |
| Andrew |
 | Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. |
| Andy |
 | Diminutive of Andrew: Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. |
| Angus |
 | Unnaturally strong; singular; only choice. Scots Celtic god Angus Og helped his people with his wisdom and intelligence. The Aberdeen Angus is a Scottish breed of black cattle. |
| Anice |
 | Scottish form of Ann: grace. |
| Annabel |
 | Beautiful grace. |
| Annabella |
 | Beautiful grace. |
| Aoidh |
 | Spirited. |
| Aonghus |
 | Unnaturally strong. |
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