English words from Scottish Gaelic
- marTo spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
- loanAn act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- grantTo give (permission or wish).
- dollarOfficial designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
- lewisA cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
- earnTo gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- DouglasA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
- ThompsonA member of a Salish people of British Columbia.
- IanA male given name from Scottish Gaelic Eòin, equivalent to English John.
- modAn unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
- KeithA Scottish surname.
- rossThe rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.
- CampbellA British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.
- DonaldA male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- macintoshA brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc.
- BlairA surname.
- ThomsonA British surname transferred from the given name.
- CameronA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McDonaldA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- shanghaiTo force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
- RonaldA male given name from the Germanic languages.
- LeslieA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- bunnyA rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
- kyleA narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
- loganA rocking or balanced stone.
- MacDonaldA surname from Scottish Gaelic common in Scotland.
- FalklandA village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507).
- DundeeA city in Scotland.
- KnoxA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- doveA pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae.
- cunninghamA downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
- McAfeeA surname.
- albaA type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
- angusA male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
- McCartneyAn Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles.
- ClydeA major river in Scotland, flowing from South Lanarkshire council area, past North Lanarkshire council area, through Glasgow council area, and past Renfrewshire council area and West Dunbartonshire council area, to the Firth of Clyde.
- almondThe seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
- gallowayOne of a breed of beef-producing cattle, originating in Galloway, Scotland.
- cummingA surname.
- kettleA vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- shinThe front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- BanffA town in Alberta, Canada.
- fifeA small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- CummingsA surname.
- CalhounA surname from Irish or Scottish.
- McBrideA surname.
- ElginA surname.
- GilmoreA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- monaCercopithecus mona, a West African monkey.
- bardA professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- skyeA Skye terrier.
- bodThe body.
- sloganA distinctive phrase of a person or group of people (such as a movement or political party); a motto.
- dunA brownish grey colour.
- cronA scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.
- paisleyA motif of a swirling droplet.
- McIntoshThe fruit of this cultivar.
- melrosehoney of roses, a mixture formerly used in gargles and lotions
- cowanA worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.
- GillespieA surname from Scottish and Irish Gaelic.
- MontroseA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- MurdochA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- CochraneA Scottish habitational surname.
- DunedinAn anglicisation of the Gaelic name for Edinburgh.
- CullenA village and former royal burgh in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5167).
- McPhersonA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- LesleyA Scottish surname.
- roryCovered by dew.
- McleodSynonym of rakehoe.
- DumfriesA town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776).
- MckinleyA United States five-hundred-dollar bill.
- McFarlaneA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McMillanA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McIntyreA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McClellanA surname.
- KenmoreA small village on Loch Tay, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7745).
- EwanA male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- SelmaA confrontation where authorities brutally repress those wanting civil rights, similar to Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
- McPheeA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McRaeA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McMasterA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- argyllA former county of Scotland, now incorporated into Argyll and Bute.
- bainReady; willing.
- MacleodA surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree
- keelA large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- ardA simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
- MacleanA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McClureA surname.
- AlistairA male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- FergusA male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- MacGregorA surname.
- McNeilA surname.
- McGowanA surname.
- McKnightA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- gowOpium.
- GlencoeA village in Glen Coe, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0958).
- AlastairA male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- StrathclydeA former local government region in the west of Scotland, created in 1975, abolished in 1996.
- mullTo work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- McFaddenA surname.