English/Scottish · Boy name
Scott
“a Scot, a Gaelic speaker”
About the name Scott
Scott comes from a surname meaning a Scot, originally used for a person from Scotland or a speaker of Gaelic. It derives from the Latin Scotus, a word that Roman and early medieval writers applied to the Gaels of Ireland, who later settled in what became Scotland. The novelist Sir Walter Scott made the surname famous through works such as Ivanhoe and Waverley. As a first name it is borne by the American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, and the Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott made the surname famous worldwide.
- Meaning
- a Scot, a Gaelic speaker
- Origin
- English/Scottish
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- SKOT(1 syl.)
Middle names for Scott
- Scott James
- Scott Alexander
- Scott Thomas
- Scott Michael
- Scott Andrew
Questions about Scott
- What does Scott mean?
- Scott is an English name meaning "a Scot, a Gaelic speaker".
- How do you pronounce Scott?
- Scott is pronounced SKOT, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Scott?
- Variants of Scott include Scot, Scotty, Scottie.
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