English words from Scottish Gaelic
- ptarmiganAny of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.
- McDuffieA surname.
- shindigA noisy party or festivities.
- McKimA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- macadamThe surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
- McNaughtA surname.
- McCloyA surname.
- gawTo gape or stare.
- skedA schedule.
- McCreadyA surname.
- sporranA small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.
- McIverA surname.
- gowanA common daisy (Bellis perennis).
- McGuiganA surname.
- strathspeyA Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
- BlantyreA town and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6857).
- McGeorgeA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McCorkleA surname.
- PedenA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- UistAn archipelago of the Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, consisting of North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and several smaller islands.
- GorrieA surname
- ComrieA village near Oakley, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0289).
- KintyreA peninsula in the south-west of Argyll and Bute council area, western Scotland.
- KinlochA surname.
- TobermoryA village, the main settlement on the island of Mull in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM5055).
- BeithA small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3454).
- McCaskillA surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
- AthollA historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross.
- TireeAn island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NL94, NM04).
- McCuskerA surname.
- McWilliamA surname.
- McWhirterA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McClurgA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- MacMasterA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- KilgourA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McEachernA surname.
- BadenochA traditional district of Scotland in Highland council area.
- DunnettA surname.
- CarberryA village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT358699).
- RosythA town on the Firth of Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1183).
- McGuffeyA surname.
- McKechnieA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McDuffA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- PortreeThe largest town on the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG4843).
- McGarveyA surname.
- McBurneyA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- MoncriefA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- KinnairdA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- GairlochA coastal village on Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG8076).
- McTavishA surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- AnstrutherA small coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland, divided into Anstruther Easter and Anstruther Wester (OS grid ref NO5603).
- KirkintillochA town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6573).
- MallochA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- GourockA town on the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde council area, Scotland; historically it was a burgh in Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS2477).
- kelpieA malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.
- KinghornA town and civil parish of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2686).
- McGillivrayA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- pillionA pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider.
- McGruderA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McCowanA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McGillisA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McMartinA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- hethThe eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- McAleeseA surname.
- MackallA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- DalgleishA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McSwainA surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
- McVicarA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McMorrisA surname.
- McCauslandA surname.
- McSorleyA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- MaclaurinA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- CorstorphineA suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2073).
- trewsTrousers, especially if close-fitting and tartan.
- GullaneA coastal village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4882).
- McCubbinA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- BallachulishA village in Lochaber, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0858).
- McQuarrieA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- MawhinneyA surname.
- McPhillipsA surname.
- caberA long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.
- McGuirkA surname.
- McBethA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McCaigA surname.
- GlendenningA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- ScobieA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McBroomA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- McKillipA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- daughAn obsolete Scots unit equal to 4 ploughgates, notionally comprising 400 Scottish acres.
- KeddyA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- MackillopA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- AnnieslandA suburb in City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5468).
- ClackmannanA town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire until 1822 (OS grid ref NS9192).
- MacAlpineA surname from Scottish Gaelic
- MacNairA surname.
- gillieA male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
- laithshed, barn
- MacTavishA surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- DrambuieA Scottish honey-flavoured whiskey liqueur.
- BalcluthaA town on the Clutha River in South Otago, New Zealand, which is the administrative centre for Clutha District.