This is a list of

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

words borrowed from

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

. Some of these are common in

Scottish English Scottish English ( gd, Beurla Albannach) is the set of varieties of the English language spoken in Scotland. The transregional, standardised variety is called Scottish Standard English or Standard Scottish English (SSE). Scottish Standard ...

and Scots but less so in other varieties of English.

Words of Scottish Gaelic origin

Cairn at Garvera, Surselva, Graubuenden, Switzerland

;

Bard In Celtic cultures, a bard is a professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise t ...

:''Collins English Dictionary 21st Century Edition'' Harper Collins (2001) The word's earliest appearance in English is in 15th century Scotland with the meaning "vagabond minstrel". The modern literary meaning, which began in the 17th century, is heavily influenced by the presence of the word in ancient Greek (''bardos'') and ancient Latin (''bardus'') writings (e.g. used by the poet

Lucan Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (3 November 39 AD – 30 April 65 AD), better known in English as Lucan (), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in Hispania Baetica. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial ...

, 1st century AD), which in turn took the word from the

Gaulish language Gaulish was an ancient Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzer ...

. ;

Ben Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, � ...

: From , mountain. ; Bodach : Old man. ;

Bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

: From ''bog'' , soft (related to ''boglach'' swamp), from

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writt ...

''bocc''.MacBain, A. (1911) ''An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language'' 14th century.Hoad, T.F. (ed) (1986) ''Oxford Concise Dictionary of English Etymology'' Oxford ; Bothan : A hut, often an illegal drinking den. (cf

Bothy A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge. It was also a term for basic accommodation, usually for gardeners or other workers on an estate. Bothies are found in remote mountainous areas of Sco ...

) ;

Caber toss The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber" (/ˈkeɪbər/). It is normally practised at the Scottish Highland Games. In Scotland, the caber is usually made from a l ...

: An athletic event, from the Gaelic word "cabar" which refers to a wooden pole. ; Cailleach : An old woman, a hag, or a particular ancient goddess. ;

Cairn A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word ''cairn'' comes from the gd, càrn (plural ). Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehis ...

: From ''càrn''. The word's meaning is much broader in Gaelic, and is also used for certain types of rocky mountains. ; Caman: a

shinty Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, an ...

stick. ;

Capercaillie ''Tetrao'' is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily known as capercaillies. They are some of the largest living grouse. Taxonomy The genus ''Tetrao'' was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his ...

: From ''capall-coille'' , meaning "horse of the woods" ;

Cèilidh A cèilidh ( , ) or céilí () is a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing Gaelic folk music, either at a house p ...

: A 'social gathering' or, more recently, a formal evening of traditional Scottish Social Dancing. ;

Canntaireachd Canntaireachd (; ) is the ancient method of teaching, learning and memorizing ''Piobaireachd'' (also spelt ''Pibroch''), a type of music primarily played on the Great Highland bagpipe. In the canntairached method of instruction, the teacher sings or ...

: oral notation for

pipe Pipe(s), PIPE(S) or piping may refer to: Objects * Pipe (fluid conveyance), a hollow cylinder following certain dimension rules ** Piping, the use of pipes in industry * Smoking pipe ** Tobacco pipe * Half-pipe and quarter pipe, semi-circula ...

music. ;

Clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

: From the compound form ''clann'' , from ''clann'', children or family. Old Irish ''cland''. ;

Claymore A claymore (; from gd, claidheamh- mòr, "great sword") is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former is characterised as having a cross hilt of forward-sl ...

: A large broadsword, from ''claidheamh mór'' , great sword. ; Coire: literally a "kettle", meaning a corrie, from the same root. ;

Crag Crag may refer to: * Crag (climbing), a cliff or group of cliffs, in any location, which is or may be suitable for climbing * Crag (dice game), a dice game played with three dice * Crag, Arizona, US * Crag, West Virginia, US * Crag and tail, a g ...

: From ''creag'' , a cliff. ; Deoch an dorus (various spellings) : meaning a "drink at the door". Translated as "one for the road", i.e. "one more drink before you leave". ; Fear an taighe: an MC (master of ceremonies), Gaelic lit. "the man of the house" ;

Eàrlaid Èarlaid was the right sometimes sold by an outgoing to an incoming tenant to enter into possession of the arable land early in Spring - the incomer doing the ploughing, sowing and planting, and subsequently claiming the resulting crop. It is in ...

: the right sometimes sold by an outgoing to an incoming tenant to enter into possession of the arable land early in Spring. ; Galore: From ''gu leor'', enough. ;

Gillie ''Gillie'' or ''ghillie'' is an ancient Gaelic term for a person who acts as a servant or attendant on a fishing, hunting, deer stalking or hawking expedition, primarily in the Scottish Highlands or on a river such as the River Spey. In origin ...

: a type of servant, now usually somebody in charge of fishing and rivers, and also

ghillie suit A ghillie suit is a type of camouflage clothing designed to resemble the background environment such as foliage, snow or sand. Typically, it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of burlap ( hessian), cloth, or twine, sometimes made t ...

used as a form of camouflage, from ''gille'' , boy or servant. ;

Glen A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ...

: From ''gleann'' , a valley. ; Gob: From ''gob'', beak or bill. ; Kyle or Kyles : Straits from Gaelic Caol & Caolais. ;

Loch ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots language, Scots and Irish language, Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is Cognate, cognate with the Manx language, Manx lough, Cornish language, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh language, Welsh w ...

: From ''loch'' . ;

Lochaber axe The Lochaber axe ( Gaëlic: tuagh-chatha) is a type of poleaxe that was used almost exclusively in Scotland. It was usually mounted on a staff about five feet long. Specifics of the weapon The Lochaber axe is first recorded in 1501, as an "old ...

: From ''Loch Abar'' ,

Lochaber Lochaber ( ; gd, Loch Abar) is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands. Historically, it was a provincial lordship consisting of the parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig, as they were before being reduced in extent by the creation ...

+ axe. ;

Mackintosh The Mackintosh or raincoat (abbreviated as mac) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made of rubberised fabric. The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh, although many writers added a letter ''k' ...

: After

Charles Macintosh Charles Macintosh FRS (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and the inventor of the modern waterproof raincoat. The Mackintosh raincoat (the variant spelling is now standard) is named after him. Biography Macintosh was b ...

who invented it. From ''Mac an Tòisich'' , son of the chieftain. ;

Mod Mod, MOD or mods may refer to: Places * Modesto City–County Airport, Stanislaus County, California, US Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Mods (band), a Norwegian rock band * M.O.D. (Method of Destruction), a band from New York City, US ...

: A Gaelic festival, from ''mòd'' , assembly, court. ;

Pet A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or a laboratory animal. Popular pets are often considered to have attractive appearances, intelligence, ...

: From ''peata'', tame animal. ;

Pibroch Pibroch, or is an art music genre associated primarily with the Scottish Highlands that is characterised by extended compositions with a melodic theme and elaborate formal variations. Strictly meaning "piping" in Scottish Gaelic, has for some f ...

: From ''pìobaireachd'' , piping. ;

Pillion A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a horse, motorcycle, bicycle or moped. A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion". The word is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for "little rug", ''pillean' ...

: From ''pillean'' , pack-saddle, cushion. ; Plaid: From ''plaide'' , blanket. Alternatively a Lowland Scots loanwor

from the past participle of ''ply'', to fold, giving ''plied'' then ''plaid'' after the Scots pronunciation. ; Rock ptarmigan, Ptarmigan: From ''tàrmachan'' . 16th Century. ; Shindig: From ''sìnteag'' to skip, or jump around ;

Slogan A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a clan, political slogan, political, Advertising slogan, commercial, religious, and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose, with the goal of persuading members of the publi ...

: From ''sluagh-ghairm'' , battle-cry ;

Sporran The sporran (; Scottish Gaelic and Irish for " purse"), a traditional part of male Scottish Highland dress, is a pouch that performs the same function as pockets on the pocketless kilt. Made of leather or fur, the ornamentation of the sporran is ...

: Via ''sporan'' from Old Irish ''sboran'' and ultimately Latin ''bursa'', purse. ;

Spunk Spunk may in colloquial English mean either courage or semen. It may otherwise refer to: Music * ''Spunk'' (Sex Pistols bootleg album), a 1977 bootleg album by the Sex Pistols * Spunk/This Is Crap, a 1996 re-issue of ''Spunk'' by the Sex Pistol ...

: From ''spong'' , tinder and also sponge. From Early Irish ''sponge'', from Latin ''spongia'', from Greek ''σπογγιά'', a sponge. ;

Strontium Strontium is the chemical element with the symbol Sr and atomic number 38. An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white yellowish metallic element that is highly chemically reactive. The metal forms a dark oxide layer when it is ex ...

: from Sròn an t-Sìthein meaning "the point at the fairy hill", name of a village, near which the element was discovered. ; Tack &

Tacksman A tacksman ( gd, Fear-Taic, meaning "supporting man"; most common Scots spelling: ''takisman'') was a landholder of intermediate legal and social status in Scottish Highland society. Tenant and landlord Although a tacksman generally paid a year ...

(a lessee) : From Scots ''tak'' (take) cf. Old Norse ''taka''. ;

Trousers Trousers (British English), slacks, or pants are an item of clothing worn from the waist to anywhere between the knees and the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth extending across both legs as in robes, skirts, and dr ...

: from ''triubhas'' , via "trews". ;

Whisky Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden c ...

: Short form of ''whiskybae'', from ''uisge-beatha'' , water of life.

Words of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin

The following words are of Goidelic origin but it cannot be ascertained whether the source language was

or one of the modern Goidelic languages. ;

Brogue Brogue may refer to: Footwear * Brogue boot, a type of dress boot * Brogue shoe Language * Brogue (accent) * Mission brogue, an accent spoken in the Mission District of San Francisco * Ottawa Valley Brogue Other * ''Brogue'' (video game) * Br ...

: An accent, Irish, or Scottish Gaelic ''bròg'' , shoe (of a particular kind worn by Irish and Gaelic peasants), Old Irish ''bróc'', from Norse ''brókr'' ; Hubbub: Irish, or Scottish Gaelic ''ubub'' , an exclamation of disapproval. ; Shanty : Irish or Scottish Gaelic ''sean taigh'' , an old house ; Smidgen : Irish or Scottish Gaelic ''smidean'' , a very small bit (connected to Irish ''smidirín'', smithereen), from ''smid'', syllable or a small bit. ;

Strath A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep). Word and etymology An anglicisation of the Gaelic word ''srath'', it is one of many that have been ab ...

: Irish, or Scottish Gaelic ''srath'' , a wide valley.

Gaelic words mostly used in Lowland Scots

Because of the wide overlap of

and Lowland Scots, it can be difficult to ascertain if a word should be considered Lowland Scots or Scottish English. These words tend to be more closely associated with Lowland Scots but can occur in Scottish English too. ; Airt: Point of the compass, from ''àird'' , a point. ;

: A hut, from ''bothan'' , a hut, cf. Norse ''būð'', Eng. ''booth''. ; Caird: A tinker, from ''ceaird'' , the plural of ''ceàrd'', tinkers. ; Caber: From ''cabar'' , pole. ; Cailleach: From ''cailleach'' , old woman. ;

Caman Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, an ...

: From ''caman'' , shinty stick. Also in use in Scotland the derived

camanachd Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) is a team sport, team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in S ...

, shinty. ;

Cateran The term cateran (from the Gaelic ''ceathairne'', a collective word meaning "peasantry") historically referred to a band of fighting men of a Scotland Highland clan; hence the term applied to the Highland, and later to any, marauders or cattle- ...

: From ''ceatharn'' , fighting troop. ; Ceilidh: From ''céilidh'' , a social gathering. ;

Clachan A clachan ( ga, clochán or ; gd, clachan ; gv, claghan ) is a small settlement or hamlet on the island of Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland. Though many were originally kirktowns,MacBain, A. (1911) ''An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaeli ...

: From ''clachan'' , a small settlement. ;

Clarsach The Celtic harp is a triangular frame harp traditional to the Celtic nations of northwest Europe. It is known as in Irish, in Scottish Gaelic, in Breton and in Welsh. In Ireland and Scotland, it was a wire-strung instrument requiring great ...

: A harp, from ''clàrsach'' , a harp. ; Corrie: From ''coire'' , kettle. ; Doch-an-doris: Stirrup cup, from ''deoch an dorais'' , drink of the door. ; Fillibeg: A kilt, from ''féileadh beag'' , small kilt. ; Ingle: From ''aingeal'' , a now obsolete word for fire. ;

Kyle Kyle or Kyles may refer to: Places Canada * Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada Ireland * Kyle, County Laois * Kyle, County Wexford Scotland * Kyle, Ayrshire, area of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern-day East Ayrshire and South Ayrshir ...

: From ''caol'' , narrow. ;

Lochan ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

: From ''lochan'' , a small loch. ;

Machair A machair (; sometimes machar in English) is a fertile low-lying grassy plain found on part of the northwest coastlines of Ireland and Scotland, in particular the Outer Hebrides. The best examples are found on North and South Uist, Harris an ...

: From ''machair'' , the fertile land behind dunes. ;

Quaich A quaich , archaically quaigh or quoich, is a special kind of shallow two-handled drinking cup or bowl of a type traditional in Scotland. It derives from the Scottish Gaelic (), meaning a cup. History According to the 1911 ''Encyclopædia Br ...

: From ''cuach'' , a cup. ; Skean:McArthur. T. ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language''

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...

1992 From ''sgian'' , a knife. ; Slughorn : Also from ''sluagh-ghairm'', but erroneously believed by

Thomas Chatterton Thomas Chatterton (20 November 1752 – 24 August 1770) was an English poet whose precocious talents ended in suicide at age 17. He was an influence on Romantic artists of the period such as Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth and Coleridge. Althoug ...

and

Robert Browning Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the Victorian poets. He was noted for irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings ...

to refer (apparently) to some kind of

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

. ; Inch (in the sense of an island):, from Scottish Gaelic ''innis'' . ; Och: Irish and Scottish Gaelic ''och'' , exclamation of regret. Cf. English ''agh'', Dutch and German ''ach''. ; Oe: Grandchild, Irish and Scottish Gaelic ''ogha'' , grandchild. ;

Samhain Samhain ( , , , ; gv, Sauin ) is a Gaelic festival on 1 NovemberÓ hÓgáin, Dáithí. ''Myth Legend and Romance: An Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition''. Prentice Hall Press, 1991. p. 402. Quote: "The basic Irish division of the year ...

: Irish and Scottish Gaelic ''Samhain'' , November and related to ''Oidhche Shamhna'',

Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...

. ; Shennachie:Robinson, M. (ed) ''The Concise Scots Dictionary'' Chambers 1985 Irish and Scottish Gaelic ''seanchaidh'' , storyteller. ;

Sassenach The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...

: Irish and Scottish Gaelic ''Sasannach'' , An Englishman, a Saxon. ; Abthen (or Abthan): jurisdiction and territory of pre-Benedictine Scottish monastery, from †''abdhaine'' , abbacy. ; Airie:

shieling A shieling is a hut or collection of huts on a seasonal pasture high in the hills, once common in wild or sparsely populated places in Scotland. Usually rectangular with a doorway on the south side and few or no windows, they were often cons ...

, from ''àiridh'' , shieling. ; Aiten: juniper, from ''aiteann'' , juniper. ; Bourach: A mess, from ''bùrach'' , a mess. ; Car, ker: Left-handed, from ''cearr'' , wrong, left. ; Crine: To shrink, from ''crìon'' , to shrink. ; Crottle: A type of

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.dye A dye is a colored substance that chemically bonds to the substrate to which it is being applied. This distinguishes dyes from pigments which do not chemically bind to the material they color. Dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution an ...

, from ''crotal'' , lichen. ; Golack: An insect, from ''gobhlag'' , an earwig. ; Keelie: A tough urban male, from ''gille'' , a lad, a young man. ; Ketach: The left hand, from ''ciotach'' , left-handed. ; Sonse: From ''sonas'' , happiness, good fortune. Also the related ''sonsy''. ; Spleuchan: A pouch, from ''spliùchan'' , a pouch, purse. ; Toshach: Head of a clan, from ''toiseach'' , beginning, front.

Place-name terminology

There are numerous additional place-name elements in Scotland which are derived from Gaelic, but the majority of these have not entered the English or Scots language as productive nouns and often remain opaque to the average Scot. A few examples of such elements are: *a(u)ch- from Gaelic ''achadh'', a field; hence

Auchentoshan distillery Auchentoshan distillery ( ) is a single malt whisky distillery in the west of Scotland. The name Auchentoshan is from Gaelic () and translates as "corner of the field". The distillery is also known as "Glasgow's Malt Whisky" due to its proximi ...

Auchinleck Auchinleck ( ; sco, Affleck ;
gd, Achadh nan Leac

*ard- from Gaelic ''àird'', a height or promontory; hence

Ardnamurchan Ardnamurchan (, gd, Àird nam Murchan: headland of the great seas) is a peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoiled and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access ...

, etc. *bal- from Gaelic ''baile'', a town; hence Balgowan,

Balgay Balgay ( Gaelic: ''Baile (na) Gaoithe'') is a suburb in the west end of Dundee, Scotland. The name, derived from Gaelic, seems to mean '' 'stead of the marsh/wind' ''.Nicolaisen, W.F.H. ''Scottish Place Names'' pp139 During the 17th century, B ...

etc. *cam- from Gaelic ''camas,'' a bend or meander; hence

Cambuslang Cambuslang ( sco, Cammuslang, from gd, Camas Lang) is a town on the south-eastern outskirts of Greater Glasgow, Scotland. With approximately 30,000 residents, it is the 27th largest town in Scotland by population, although, never having had a ...

Cambusnethan Cambusnethan is a large village and suburb on the eastern edge of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is approximately long, straddling both sides of the A722 on a hill overlooking Wishaw. Etymology The name "''Cambusnethan"'' was his ...

*dal- from Gaelic ''dail'', a meadow (not to be confused with "dale", from the Norse ''dalr'' meaning a valley); hence Dalry *drum- from Gaelic ''druim'', a ridge; hence

Drumchapel Drumchapel ( gd, Druim a' Chapaill), known locally as 'The Drum', is a district in the north-west of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It borders Bearsden (in East Dunbartonshire) to the north-east and Drumry (part of Clydebank, in West Dunbartons ...

Drumnadrochit Drumnadrochit (; gd, Druim na Drochaid) is a village in the Highland local government council area of Scotland, lying near the west shore of Loch Ness at the foot of Glen Urquhart. The village is close to several neighbouring settlements: the vi ...

etc. *dun- from Gaelic ''dun'', a fort; hence

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

*inver- from Gaelic ''inbhir'', a river mouth or confluence; hence

Inverclyde Inverclyde ( sco, Inerclyde, gd, Inbhir Chluaidh, , "mouth of the Clyde") is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the histo ...

Inverleith Inverleith (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Lìte'') is an inner suburb in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the fringes of the central region of the city. Its neighbours include Trinity to the north and the New Town to the south, with Canonmills a ...

*kil- from Gaelic ''cill'', a churchyard; hence

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

, Kilbride etc. *kin- from Gaelic ''ceann'', a head; hence

Kinlochleven Kinlochleven () ( gd, Ceann Loch Lìobhann) is a village located in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. The village ...

, Kinloss etc.

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Gaelic words mostly used in Lowland Scots

Place-name terminology

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