Flora is a pretty female name and it has a close association with Scotland where it is frequently used as a 1st name.

Origin and Meaning

The meaning of Flora is derived from the Latin word ‘floris’ meaning flower. The name Flora was originally brought forth from the myth of the Roman goddess of flowers, Flora, from Latin flor-.

Popularity

According to the 2012 Scottish Government Statistics Flora is the 241st most popular baby girls name.

Famous People With The Name Flora

Flora MacDonald 1722 – 1790 She was the daughter of Ranald MacDonald of Milton who died when she was a young child and Marion MacDonald who was abducted shortly after his death. She was raised by her uncle and later became a national heroine in the Jacobitism movement.

Flora MacLeod, DBE1878-1976 The daughter of Sir Reginald MacLeod born in London in the home of her grandfather. She became the 28th Clan Chief of the MacLeod Clan in 1935. The MacLeod family has held seat at the Dunvegan Castle in Skye for 800 years.

St. Flora 1309-1347 (est.) She has been deemed the Patron Saint of the abandoned, of converts, single laywomen, and victims of betrayal. She was known to freely counsel those with a need for spiritual guidance and for her uncanny prophetic knowledge.

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Annabel

Annabel is a Scottish/English name, and it was the 20th most popular girl’s name in the year 2012 in Scotland. The meaning behind all those Annabel names is the same though, and that ties together every woman who bears it.

Meaning of Annabel

What does the Annabel name mean? Well, the Annabel meaning is a little hard to track. It’s thought to be a variation of the name Amabel, influenced by the name Anna. Amabel is itself a version of the name Amabilis, which is a Latin name that means “lovable”, and which belonged to a 5th century saint in Scotland. How the names and the Annabel meaning evolved over hundreds of years is hard to say, but that is the furthest back the roots have been traced thus far.

Famous People Called Annabel

In addition to the saint who held the original version of the name, Annabel has belonged to a number of other famous people. Poe’s Annabel Lee is one of the most famous in literature, but famed tennis player Annabel Croft and English socialite Annabel Goldsmith are two other famous Annabels which many people have heard of.

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• Our comprehensive list of Scottish girls’names.
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Origin of the Name Rhona

Rhona name origins are typically found in both the Scottish and English languages. Its history has been debated, usually circling around an origin shared between Welsh, Old English, and Scottish. Debate has arisen about the origins of the name Rhona. Some have said that it is the feminine variation on the male names of Ronan or Ronald. Another theory states that Rhona’s name origin is based off the Hebridean Island Rona.

There are other names of relatively similar descent, such as the name Rhonwen, which some think Rhona could have been derived from. With the large number of tribes and cultures that populated the countries of these languages its difficult to pin down exactly. However with the number of similar names in the surrounding areas its safe to place Rhona’s name origin within the Welsh, Scottish, and Old English vicinity.

Meaning of the Name

The meaning of Rhona is also debated as the name’s foggy origins make a clear meaning hard to attain. In Old English Rhona means fare, white, blessed, and holy. The Welsh meaning of Rhona boils down roughly to good spear.

Rhona’s Popularity

In 2012, Rhona was the 467th most popular baby girl’s name (Scottish Government data).

Famous People

Rhona Cameron, the Scottish comedian, is one of few well known women to bare the name Rhona.

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Meaning of the name Ailsa

Ailsa originates from the language of the Vikings who named a Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde,  Alfsigesey (meaning Alfsigr, or Elf Victory). As a result, it’s meaning has evolved to “supernatural victory”. The island’s name eventually came to be called Ailsa Craig, which adds a more Gaelic mix to the origin. In the 16th century, it served as a sanctuary for Catholics during the Scottish Reformation (which resulted from the Scot’s declaration of independence from the Papacy) and today is known for being a hospitable home for birds.

The name is also often thought of as relating to Elizabeth or Elsa. The Gaelic form of the former is Ealasaid and Elizabeth generally means “God’s promise”. Elsa is often short for Elizabeth, also meaning “God’s promise” and “God is my salvation”.
Ailsa may not be on the top charts for popularity but it does carry much strong meaning and is a name that does not go unnoticed.

Famous People Called Ailsa

Lena, Origin and Meaning

Lena is a Scottish girl name that most likely derived from Helen or Dolina. Unlike other names, the meaning of the name Lena have does a typical meaning, Lena, is a name that is itself.

Lena is a popular name used all over the world, it is safe to say that women with the name Lena have a thing for the creative arts.

Popularity

In 2012 the name Lena was the 115th popular girl name in Scotland, in recent years the name has lost popularity.

People in the Public Eye Called Lena

Lena Zavaroni was once a popular Lena in Scotland. Born in 1963, Lean was a singer and television host, her first album Ma! (He’s Making Eyes At Me) was a top ten hit. With that being said she is the youngest person to have a top ten album in Scotland. In her teenage years Lena suffered from anorexia that lead to a depression, and took to the stage.

Another popular person called Lena is Lena Myer-Landrut. Myer-Landrut rose to fame in 2010 after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 201O. Throughout the show she delivered stellar performances and won, he debut single was Satellite. Satellite has sold more then 500,000 copies in Germany and topped the music charts.

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• Our extensive list of Scottish female names.

Origins of the Girl’s name Ally

The name Ally has a long history within many different types of Gaelic cultures. This has helped to explain its enduring popularity and why the name is so widely used. Though the name itself is actually unisex, it is more frequently used for girls. This has helped many people identify the name in certain ways and actually give people the assign it to their own children.

Pronunciation

Ally name pronunciation actually varies in a few different ways, often with how it is derived over time. It is originally derived from Allie, though there are many other types of variants. Many parents will name their child Alison and shorten it down to Ally. This will give the name a fair amount of variety, which will add to its overall appeal over time. When saying the name it’s composed of 2 syllables ‘Al-Ly.’

Popularity of Ally

The Scottish name Ally was the 467th most popular baby girl’s name in Scotland in 2012 ( Government Statistics).

Famous People Called Ally

The popularity of the name Ally has also seen it applied to many famous celebrities out there. Ally Carter and Ally Walker are two prominent American actresses who have born the name in the past. This has got many people interested in providing the name for their own kids sometime soon.

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Beautiful name Lorna

Lorna is a beautiful Scottish name and definitely worth considering if you are looking for a lovely name which is less common these days.

Meaning and Origin

There are different meanings from different different origins on the world. The first would be the Scottish meaning of the name originates from the place Lorn in Scotland.

English and American origin have the meaning of forsaken or abandoned. The Latin origin has the meaning of laurel.

Popularity

According to the Scottish government data the name was not very popular in 2012 (it was the 665th most popular name). However, Lorna was relatively popular in name in the USA in the 1950s.

Famous People Called Lorna

There has been a famous person name Lorna Fitzgerald. she has been in so many plays, musicals, and for programs. As far as 2013 this famous Lorna Fitzgerald is still active doing her famous work that entertains us. in 1869 a novel that was produced called “Lorna Doone” was produced by R.D. Blackmore. Lorna or the title “Marquis of Lorna” was the name of the Scottish place where Blackmoore based his book.

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• Our comprehensive list of Scottish girls’ names.

What Does Georgina Mean? History of the Name

Georgina is a popular female name in Scotland. The name is the feminine version of the more familiar man’s name, George. It comes from Greek and means “farmer” or, more literally, “earth worker.”

Popularity

Georgina became a popular name in the British Isles during the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria, born in 1819, almost had Georgina as one of her given names, but that option was rejected. During her reign, however, that name exploded in popularity. In 1841 there were about 2,887 Georginas in the United Kingdom; twenty years later, there were 8,766! As Georgina grew in popularity, the related name Georgiana became rarer.

By 1901, the census found 13,318 Georginas in the UK! The name caught on particularly well in Scotland, which despite having a much smaller population than England, was home to about one-third of all the Georginas in the UK and in 2012 it was the 54th most common name for baby girls.

Famous Georginas

Georgina Papavasiliou, a Glaswegian figure skater who placed in national competitions, skating for both the UK and Greece.

Some people might know the name Georgia from fiction: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and the Famous Five books by Enid Blyton both contain Georginas.

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• Our complete list of Scottish girls’ names.
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Meaning and Origin

The name Aileen is a Scottish and Irish variation of the name Eileen. Eileen is derived from the Norman name Aveline. The Scottish meaning of Aileen is : from the green meadow. In Irish the name Aileen means Light, from the name Eibhlin, from Evelyn, meaning light. It is also a Celtic version of the name Helen.

How to Pronounce Aileen?

The name Aileen is pronounced A-lean, sometimes pronounced EYE-lean, Eileen.

Popularity

The name Aileen became popular outside of Ireland around the end of the 19th century. During 1930s the name Eileene became more popular. Currently the name Aileen is more common then Eileene. Aileen was not listed in the top 100 most popular baby names in Scotland for 2012.

Variations of the Name

Some variations of the name Aileen include, Alene, Aline, Aveline, Avelina, Eibhlin, Eileene, Eveline, Evelina, Ileene,Ilean, Illen, Ilene.

Famous People

Famous people with the name Aileen include:

Aileen Britton – actress
Aileen Campbell – member of the Scottish Parliament
Aileen Cust – Doctor
Aileene Fisher – children`s author
Aileen Fox – Anthropologist
Aileen McColgan – Professor of Law
Aileen Paterson – Scottish writer and illustrator
Aileen Plant – Educator
Aileen Quin – Actress
Aileen Riggin – Olympic Gold Medallist, diver and swimmer
Aileen Stanley – singer

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Meaning and Origin

In Britain, Donna is also used as the feminine form of the Scottish masculine name Donald. This is a Celtic name that means “mighty ruler”. However there are other meanings for this name.

One meaning of Donna is Italian for “lady” which is also used as a term of respect and originate from the masculine equivalent “Don”. The title originated from the Latin language. This is where the English language gets the title “Dame” which is the title of the wife of a knight or baron. Donna not only means “lady” but it also has been historically uses as a term of respect among nobility and other upper classes.

The Italian title is considered so prestigious even for the Virgin Mary or Madonna which means my lady.

Donna’s Popular

Currently Donna is not a particularly common baby name in Scotland according to Scottish Government statistics (815th most popular baby girls’ name in 2013).

The name Donna is one of the most interesting female names in the United States. The names popularity dates back to the late 19th century which is as far back as available records show. Donna began the 20th century at #372 on the name charts. The name Donna was climbing the name charts faster than any other female name.

In 1926 Donna landed on the top 100 best names for girls and by 1940s the name was in the top 20 best names.

Famous People with the name Donna

There are many famous people named Donna such as Donna Summer (singer), Donna Reed (actress), Donna Mills (actress), Donna Air (presenter) and many more women to mention.

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