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SCOTTISH names that start with 'A'
A parent-friendly list of Scottish baby names beginning with A.
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Handsome; handsome Famous Bearer: US actor Alan Alda; Variant of Alan: Fair
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Derived from the Brittish Nottinghamshire place name of Annesley From Ann's meadow From the awe inspiring one's meadow; my meadow
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A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man; protector of mankind Famous Bearer: Alexander the Great; Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Variant of Alexander: Defender
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Derived from a former name for northern Scotland; From Albany (the city); 'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Albany
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A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man; ruler Also means avenger; Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Variant of Alexander: Defender of men
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Variant of Alexander defender of mankind; Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind'
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protector of mankind Famous Bearer: Alexander the Great; Variant of Alexander defender of mankind; Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Variant of Alexander: Defender
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Defender of man; protector of mankind Famous Bearer: Alexander the Great; Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Variant of Alexander: Defender
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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
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a philisophical cockroach created by American writer Don Marquis; A popular diminutive of Archibald, meaning true and bold, valuable Famous bearers: a ventriloquist's dummy in the radio programme 'Educating Archie'; 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; Genuine Courage
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Diminutive of Archer: Good with bow and arrow Also a diminutive of Archibald: True and bold, valuable; 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
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