| Scottish dog names begining from A |
| Acair |
 | Anchor. |
| 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. |
| Aibne |
| River. |
| Ail |
| From the stony place. |
| Aila |
 | From the strong place. |
| 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. |
| Ailsa |
| From Ailsa Craig, a rocky islet in the Scottish Firth of Clyde. Also a Scottish variant of Else. |
| Akir |
| Anchor. |
| Akira |
| Anchor. |
| Alec |
| Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Aleck |
| Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'. |
| Alpin |
| Blond. |
| 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. |
| Aoidh |
| Spirited. |
| Archy |
| Diminutive of Archibald: True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk. |
| Athol |
| From a surname based on the Scottish place name Atholl, used occasionally as a first name since the late 19th century. |
| Aulay |
| Ancestor; forefather. A variant of Olaf which derives from the Scottish Gaelic Amhblaibh. |
| Scottish dog names begining from B |
| Bac |
| Bank. |
| Baen |
| Fair skinned. |
| Baigh |
| From the upper part. |
| Baird |
| From Baird. |
| Bean |
| Fair skinned. |
| Beth |
| Diminutive of Bethia: This Hebrew name became popular in Scotland in the 17th century because of it's association with the Gaelic 'beath' meaning 'life. |
| Beth |
| Lively. |
| Bhaic |
| Bank. |
| Bhric |
| Speckled. |
| Biast |
| Beast. |
| Birk |
| From a birch tree. |
| Blair |
| Field of battle. |
| Blair |
| Peat moss. |
| Blake |
| Dark; dark-haired. Can also mean the reverse: 'fair; pale.' Blakeman. |
| Blane |
| Variant of Blaine. |
| Bonni |
| From the French 'bon' meaning good. In Scottish usage 'bonnie' means pretty or charming. |
| Bonny |
| Pretty, charming beautiful. Derived from the Scottish dialect word bonny, meaning beautiful; which in turn is based on the Latin 'bonus' meaning good. |
| Both |
| From the stone house. |
| Boyd |
| From the Gaelic 'buidhe' meaning yellow. Used commonly as a name referring to its owner's blonde hair color. Common as both a first name and a surname in Scotland. |
| Bram |
| Bramble; a thicket of wild gorse. Abbreviation of Abraham and Abram. Bram Stoker was author of Dracula. |
| Breac |
| Speckled. |
| Brice |
| Speckled. |
| Broc |
| Badger. |
| Brod |
| Diminutive of Broderick: Brother. |
| Brodi |
| Variant of Brody: Second son. |
| Brody |
| Second son. |
| Bruce |
| Surname since medieval times; now a common given name. Folklore tale of 14th century Robert King of Scotland: ('the Bruce') who learned the value of perseverance from watching a spider spin a web. |
| Bryce |
| Speckled. Surname form of Brice. |
| Busby |
| Forest village. |
| Scottish dog names begining from C |
| Cadha |
| From the steep place. |
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