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Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
that have been applied to parts of
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by Scottish emigrants or explorers. For
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names in
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 ...
(not necessarily the same as the English versions) see Canadian communities with Scottish Gaelic speakers and Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada Note that, unless otherwise stated, province names are ''not'' Scottish.


Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest T ...

* Airdrie * Alness *
Alyth Alyth () ( gd, Ailt) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, northeast of Blairgowrie and about northwest of Dundee. In 2016 the town had an estimated population of 2,400. First mentioned by name in a 12th-century royal charter of William ...
* Ardmore *
Ardrossan Ardrossan (; ) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the ' Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore ...
* Banff - named after
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...
in northeast Scotland * Bankhead (ghost town) *
Barrhead Barrhead ( sco, Baurheid, gd, Ceann a' Bharra) is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268. History Barrhead was formed wh ...
* Blairmore * Bon Accord ( Bon Accord is the motto of
Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), a ...
) * Bonnie Doon * Bonnie Lake *
Broxburn Broxburn ( gd, Srath Bhroc, IPA: s̪ɾaˈvɾɔʰk is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the A89 road, from the West End of Edinburgh, from Edinburgh Airport and to the north of Livingston. Etymology The name Broxburn is a corruption ...
* Butedale Falls *
Caldwell Caldwell may refer to: People * Caldwell (surname) * Caldwell (given name) * Caldwell First Nation, a federally recognized Indian band in southern Ontario, Canada Places Great Britain * Caldwell, Derbyshire, a hamlet * Caldwell, Eas ...
(ghost town) *
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
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Calgary, Mull Calgary is a hamlet on the northwest coast of the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom. The hamlet is within the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore. It was the origin of the name of Fort Calgary in Canada, which became the ci ...
* Canmore (named for King Malcolm Canmore) * Carstairs * Chisholm * Clyde * Colinton *
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Craigmillar Craigmillar ( gd, Creag a' Mhuilleir, IPA: kʰʲɾʲekˈaˈvɯʎɪɾʲ, from the Gaelic ''Creag Maol Ard'', meaning 'High Bare Rock', is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about south east of the city centre, with Duddingston to the north and ...
* Craigmyle *
Cromdale Cromdale ( gd, Cromdhail, from ''crom'' 'crooked' and ''dal'' 'valley, dale') is a village in Strathspey, in the Highland council area of Scotland, and one of the ancient parishes which formed the combined ecclesiastical (later civil) parish ...
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Dalmuir Dalmuir (; gd, Dail Mhoire) is an area northwest of Glasgow, Scotland, on the western side of Clydebank, and part of West Dunbartonshire Council Area. The name is a lowland Scots derivation of the Gaelic meaning Big Field. The area was ori ...
* Dunmore *
Dunvegan Dunvegan ( gd, Dùn Bheagain) is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chief of Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan is within the parish of Duirinish, and Duirinish Parish Church is at Dunvegan. In 2011 i ...
- named after
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...
on
Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated b ...
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Eaglesham Eaglesham ( ) is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated about south of Glasgow, southeast of Newton Mearns and south of Clarkston, and southwest of East Kilbride. The 2011 census revealed that the village had 3,114 occupants, do ...
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Erskine Erskine (, sco, Erskin, gd, Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the l ...
* Ferintosh *
Fort Macleod Fort Macleod ( ) is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It was originally named Macleod to distinguish it from the North-West Mounted Police barracks (Fort Macleod, built 1874) it had grown around. The fort was named in honour of the then Commis ...
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Fort McMurray Fort McMurray ( ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significan ...
* Gartly *
Halkirk Halkirk ( gd, Hàcraig) is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. The village is within the parish of H ...
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Halkirk Halkirk ( gd, Hàcraig) is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. The village is within the parish of H ...
) * Hazeldean * Holyrood ( Holyrood) * Innisfail * Inverness River * Irvine *
Islay Islay ( ; gd, Ìle, sco, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The island's capital ...
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Kilsyth Kilsyth (; Scottish Gaelic ''Cill Saidhe'') is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland. The estimated population is 9,860. The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the reli ...
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Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy ( ; sco, Kirkcaldy; gd, Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011 ...
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Kirriemuir Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'' ( gd, An Ceathramh Mòr; IPA: nˈkʰʲɛɾəvmoːɾ, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. It reaches back to earliest recorded times, when it is thought to have been a major ecclesiastical ...
* Lenzie * Lomond (
Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; gd, Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (1984) ''Elm'', Cambridge University Press.) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of ...
) * Mackenzie County *
Mallaig Mallaig (; gd, Malaig derived from Old Norse , meaning sand dune bay) is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line (Fort Willi ...
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Mintlaw Mintlaw ''(literally meaning a smooth, flat place)'' is a large village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland lying along the A952 road and is geographically a route centre. The 2001 UK census records a population of 2,647 people. As the largest settlem ...
(ghost town) * Mount Hector (after James Hector) *
Mount Lady Macdonald Mount Lady Macdonald is a mountain located within Bow Valley Provincial Park in the Bow River valley at the Town of Canmore, which is located just east of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1886 after Susan A ...
(after wife of John A. Macdonald) * New Stirling (Maybutt) * Pitlochrie * Scotfield *
Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
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Strathcona County Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Census Division No. 11. Strathcona County is both urban and rural in ...
* Strathcona


British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

* Abbotsford (location of
Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy ...
's house). Suburbs include Aberdeen and Glen Mountain. * Balfour (also known as "Balfour Bay") * Butedale (ghost town) * Cameron Bar 13 *
Cape Scott Provincial Park Cape Scott Provincial Park extends from Shushartie in the east, then westward around Cape Scott and south to San Josef Bay. This coastline comprises the northern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The provincial park is about northwest ...
* Craigellachie *
Coldstream Coldstream ( gd, An Sruthan Fuar , sco, Caustrim) is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. A former burgh, Coldstream is the home of the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army. Description Coldstream l ...
* Cunningham Lake *
Davidson Davidson may refer to: * Davidson (name) * Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan * Davidson Media Group * Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA * Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA * ...
, a settlement west of
Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its location is on Kaien Island near the Alaskan panhandle. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and has a population of 1 ...
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Duncan Duncan may refer to: People * Duncan (given name), various people * Duncan (surname), various people * Clan Duncan * Justice Duncan (disambiguation) Places * Duncan Creek (disambiguation) * Duncan River (disambiguation) * Duncan Lake ...
* Dundarave (West Vancouver) * Fintry Delta *
Invermere Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. It is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden to the north and Cranbrook to the south. Invermere sits on the northwest shore of Windermere Lake an ...
(''inbhir'' + mere) * Logan Lake * Montrose * Mount Brown (named after the Scottish botanist Robert Brown) * Mount Lyell (named by James Hector in 1858 for the Scottish geologist Sir
Charles Lyell Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, (14 November 1797 – 22 February 1875) was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history. He is best known as the author of ''Principles of Geolo ...
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Mount Macdonald Mount Macdonald is a mountain peak located in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, immediately to the east of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park. It is notable as the location of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Connaught an ...
(after John A. Macdonald) * Stewart *
Yarrow ''Achillea millefolium'', commonly known as yarrow () or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Other common names include old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, and thousand seal. The ...
(River in
Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lot ...
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Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

* Angusville *
Argyle, Manitoba Argyle is a small hamlet located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Argyle is in Manitoba's Interlake Region. It is part of the Rural Municipality of Rockwood (but just across the road from the Rural Municipality of Woodlands to the west). I ...
* Carberry (named for Carberry Tower) * East Kildonan * Elgin * Elphinstone * Gretna *
MacGregor MacGregor or Macgregor may refer to: People * MacGregor (surname) * MacGregor (filmmaker), a Spanish commercial cinematographer and film director * Clan Gregor, a Scottish clan * Macgregor baronets, related individuals including a British Army ...
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North Kildonan North Kildonan is a city ward in northern Winnipeg, and a former municipality in Manitoba, Canada. Its population was of 2016 was 44,664. History What is now North Kildonan was originally part of the Rural Municipality of Kildonan. In 1914, th ...
* Old Kildonan * Reston * Rossburn * Selkirk and East Selkirk *
St Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourt ...
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West Kildonan West Kildonan is a residential suburb within the Old Kildonan and Mynarski city wards of Winnipeg, Manitoba, lying on the west side of the Red River, and immediately north of the old City of Winnipeg in the north-central part of the city. I ...
Rural municipalities: * Argyle *
Armstrong Armstrong may refer to: Places * Armstrong Creek (disambiguation), various places Antarctica * Armstrong Reef, Biscoe Islands Argentina * Armstrong, Santa Fe Australia * Armstrong, Victoria Canada * Armstrong, British Columbia * Armstrong, ...
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Cameron Cameron may refer to: People * Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan * Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ;Mononym * Cam'ron (born 1 ...
* Clanwilliam * Glenwood * Grahamdale * Lorne * Macdonald * Minto * Morton * Rossburn *
St Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourt ...
* Strathcona *
Strathclair Strathclair is a locality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located northwest of Brandon, Manitoba and is on Highway 16. It lies within the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead The Rural Municipality of Yellowhead is a ru ...
* Stuartburn


New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

Glenlevit Glencoe Dundee *
Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), a ...
* Atholville (
Atholl Atholl or Athole ( gd, Athall; Old Gaelic ''Athfhotla'') is a large historical division in the Scottish Highlands, bordering (in anti-clockwise order, from Northeast) Marr, Badenoch, Lochaber, Breadalbane, Strathearn, Perth, and Gowrie. H ...
) * Balmoral * Campbellton * Dalhousie * Drummond * Dumbarton Parish *
Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from t ...
* Dundas Parish *
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 ...
* Elgin * Lower Kintore and Upper Kintore ( Kintore) *
Melrose Melrose may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Melrose, Scottish Borders, a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland ** Melrose Abbey, ruined monastery ** Melrose RFC, rugby club Australia * Melrose, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnett R ...
*Minto, New Brunswick, Minto *New Scotland, New Brunswick, New Scotland *Perth-Andover *Port Elgin, New Brunswick, Port Elgin (Elgin, Moray, Elgin) *Rothesay, New Brunswick, Rothesay *St. Andrews, New Brunswick, St Andrews Caledonia Mountain, New Brunswick


Newfoundland and Labrador

*Anderson's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Anderson's Cove *Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador, Buchans and Lake Buchans *Campbell's Creek, Newfoundland and Labrador, Campbell's Creek *Campbellton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Campbellton *Hamilton River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Hamilton River *Highlands *Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador, Holyrood ( Holyrood is the site of the current Scottish Parliament) *Subdivision 1B, Newfoundland and Labrador#Iona, Iona *Loch Leven, Newfoundland and Labrador, Loch Leven *Loch Lomond, Newfoundland and Labrador, Loch Lomond *Lomond, Newfoundland and Labrador, Lomond *McKay's, Newfoundland and Labrador, McKay's *Melrose, Newfoundland and Labrador, Melrose *St. Andrew's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. Andrew's


Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories also contain three places with Scottish surnames: Fort Simpson, Fort McPherson and Rae (Although now collectively known with Edzo as Behchoko). * Cameron River Volcanic Belt * District of Mackenzie * Ferguson Lake (Kitikmeot Region) * Finlayson Islands * Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Fort McPherson (Murdoch McPherson) * Fort Simpson (George Simpson (administrator), George Simpson) * Mackenzie Highway * Mackenzie Mountains and Mackenzie River * Macmillan Pass * Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), Melville Island (named for Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville)


Nova Scotia

"Nova Scotia" is Latin for New Scotland. Nova Scotia's Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic name is ''Alba Nuadh'', which also literally means "New Scotland". *Aberdeen, Nova Scotia, Aberdeen *Argyle, Nova Scotia, Argyle *Arisaig, Nova Scotia, Arisaig *Ben Eoin, Nova Scotia, Ben Eoin (from the Scottish Gaelic for "mountain of the birds") *Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Beinn Bhreagh *Beinn Scalpie, Nova Scotia, Beinn Scalpie *Berwick, Nova Scotia, Berwick *Boisdale, Nova Scotia, Boisdale *Broughton, Nova Scotia, Broughton (ghost town) *Caledonia, Nova Scotia, Caledonia *Campbell, Nova Scotia, Campbell *Clydesdale, Nova Scotia, Clydesdale *Dundee *Dunvegan *Glencoe, Nova Scotia (disambiguation), Glencoe *Glendale, Nova Scotia, Glendale *Granton, Nova Scotia, Granton *Inverness, Nova Scotia, Inverness *Municipality of the County of Inverness, Inverness County *Iona, Nova Scotia, Iona *Knoydart, Nova Scotia, Knoydart *Lismore, Nova Scotia, Lismore *Lochaber, Nova Scotia, Lochaber *Loch Broom, Nova Scotia, Loch Broom *Morar, Nova Scotia, Morar *Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia, Loch Lomond *New Edinburgh, Nova Scotia, New Edinburgh *New Gairlock, Nova Scotia, New Gairlock *New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, New Glasgow *New Ross, Nova Scotia, New Ross *Portree, Nova Scotia, Portree *Scotch Village, Nova Scotia, Scotch Village *Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Tantallon and Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Upper Tantallon


Nunavut

* Baillie-Hamilton Island * Cameron Island * Clyde Inlet, Nunavut, Clyde Inlet and Clyde River, Nunavut, Clyde River * Craig Harbour (on Ellesmere Island) * Dundas Harbour, Nunavut, Dundas Harbour * Edinburgh Island (PIN-DA) * Eglinton Island * Graham Island (Nunavut), Graham Island * Houston Stewart Island * McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary and McConnell River * Mackar Inlet (CAM-5) * Mackenzie hotspot and Mackenzie dike swarm * Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), Melville Island (named for Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville) ** Dundas Peninsula (part of Melville Island) * Melville Peninsula * Rankin Inlet * Simpson Lake (CAM-D)


Ontario

*Aberdeen, Grey County, Ontario, Aberdeen, Grey County *Aberdeen, Prescott and Russell County, Ontario, Aberdeen, Prescott and Russell County *Aberfeldy, Ontario, Aberfeldy *Aberfoyle, Ontario, Aberfoyle *Achray, Ontario, Achray *Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Ailsa Craig *Alloa, Ontario, Alloa *Angus, Ontario, Angus *Angus Glen, Ontario, Angus Glen *Ardbeg, Ontario, Ardbeg *Ardoch, Ontario, Ardoch *Armadale, Ontario, Armadale *Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Armstrong, Thunder Bay District *Armstrong, Ontario, Armstrong Township, Armstrong Corners, Ontario, Armstrong Corners and Armstrong Mills, Ontario, Armstrong Mills *Arnprior, Ontario, Arnprior *Arranvale, Ontario, Arranvale (Isle of Arran) *Athol, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Athol, Prince Edward County *Athol, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Athol, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties *Avonmore, Ontario, Avonmore *Ayr, Ontario, Ayr *Ayton, Ontario, Ayton *Badenoch, Ontario, Badenoch *Bainsville, Ontario, Bainsville *Bairds, Ontario, Bairds *Ballantrae, Ontario, Ballantrae *Ballinafad, Ontario, Ballinafad *Bannockburn, Ontario, Bannockburn *Baxter, Ontario, Baxter *Bell Ewart, Ontario, Bell Ewart *Berriedale, Ontario, Berriedale (Berriedale, Sutherland) *Berwick, Ontario, Berwick *Bisset Creek, Ontario, Bisset Creek *Bothwell, Ontario, Bothwell *Boyds, Ontario, Boyds (Surname, derived from County of Bute, Bute) *Brechin, Ontario, Brechin *Bruce Mines, Ontario, Bruce Mines *Bruce Peninsula *Bruce Station, Ontario, Bruce Station *Cairngorm, Ontario, Cairngorm *Caledon, Ontario, Caledon *Caledon East, Ontario, Caledon East *Caledonia, Ontario, Caledonia *Caledonia Springs, Ontario, Caledonia Springs *Callander, Ontario, Callander *Campbellcroft, Ontario, Campbellcroft *Campbellford, Ontario, Campbellford *Campbellville, Ontario, Campbellville *Cargill, Ontario, Cargill *Clachan, Ontario, Clachan *Cockburn Island (Ontario), Cockburn Island *Coldstream, Ontario, Coldstream *Colgan, Ontario, Colgan *Craigleith, Ontario, Craigleith *Craigmont, Ontario, Craigmont *Crieff, Ontario, Crieff *Cromarty, Ontario, Cromarty *Crombie, Ontario, Crombie *Cruickshank, Ontario, Cruikshank *Dalhousie Lake, Ontario, Dalhousie Lake *Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, Dalhousie Mills *Dalkeith, Ontario, Dalkeith *Dalmeny, Ontario, Dalmeny *Dalrymple, Ontario, Dalrymple *Doon, Ontario, Doon *Drummond/North Elmsley, Ontario, Drummond *Dundas, Ontario, Dundas *Dundonald, Ontario, Dundonald *Dunedin, Ontario, Dunedin (Dunedin, poetic name for Edinburgh/Dun Eideann) *Dunkeld, Ontario, Dunkeld *Dunvegan, Ontario, Dunvegan *Dysart et al., Ontario, Dysart et al. (Dysart, Fife, Dysart) *East Tay Point, Ontario, East Tay Point (River Tay, Tay) *Elgin, Ontario, Elgin *Elgin County, Ontario *Farquhar, Ontario, Farquhar *Fergus, Ontario, Fergus *Ferguslea, Ontario, Ferguslea *Ferguson Corners, Ontario, Ferguson Corners, Ferguson Falls, Ontario, Ferguson Falls and Fergusons Beach, Ontario, Fergusons Beach *Forfar, Ontario, Forfar *Galbraith, Ontario, Galbraith *Gillies Hill, Ontario, Gillies Hill *Gilmour, Ontario, Gilmour *Glasgow, Ontario, Glasgow *Glen, Ontario, Glen *Glen Buell, Ontario, Glen Buell *Glenburn, Ontario, Glenburn *Glenburnie, Ontario, Glenburnie *Glen Cross, Ontario, Glen Cross *Glenfield, Ontario, Glenfield *Glen Huron, Ontario, Glen Huron *Glencairn, Ontario, Glencairn *Glencoe, Ontario, Glencoe *Glenelg Centre, Ontario, Glenelg Centre *Glen Major, Ontario, Glen Major *Glen Nevis, Ontario, Glen Nevis *Glenora, Ontario, Glenora *Glen Robertson, Ontario, Glen Robertson *Glenview, Ontario, Glenview *Glenville, Ontario, Glenville *Glen Williams, Ontario, Glen Williams *Gorrie, Ontario, Gorrie *Greenock, Ontario, Greenock *Haliburton, Ontario, Haliburton *Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton *Hampden, Ontario, Hampden *Henderson, Ontario, Henderson *Innerkip, Ontario, Innerkip *Inverary, Ontario, Inverary *Inverhuron, Ontario, Inverhuron (''inbhir'', meaning river mouth + Wyandot people, Huron) *Invermay, Ontario, Invermay *Iona, Ontario, Iona and Iona Station, Ontario, Iona Station *Jura, Ontario *Katrine, Ontario, Katrine (Loch Katrine) *Kilsyth, Ontario, Kilsyth *Kinburn, Huron County, Ontario, Kinburn *Kincardine, Ontario, Kincardine *Kinghorn, Ontario, Kinghorn *Kinmount, Ontario, Kinmount *Kintail, Ontario, Kintail *Kirkfield, Ontario, Kirkfield *Laggan, Ontario, Laggan *Laird, Ontario, Laird *Lake Dalrymple, Ontario, Lake Dalrymple (Dalrymple, East Ayrshire, Dalrymple) *Lamlash, Ontario, Lamlash *Lammermoor, Ontario, Lammermoor *Lanark, Ontario, Lanark *Leith, Ontario, Leith *Lochalsh, Algoma District, Ontario, Lochalsh, Algoma District *Lochalsh, Huron County, Ontario, Lochalsh, Huron County *Lochwinnoch, Ontario, Lochwinnoch *Lowther *McAlpine Corners, Ontario, McAlpine Corners *Macdiarmid, Ontario, Macdiarmid *MacDonald Bay, Ontario, MacDonald Bay *MacDonald's Grove, Ontario, MacDonald's Grove *MacDuff, Ontario, MacDuff *MacGillivrays Bridge, Ontario, MacGillivrays Bridge *Mackenzie, Ontario, Mackenzie *MacKenzie Point, Ontario, MacKenzie Point *MacLarens Landing, Ontario, MacLarens Landing *MacLean Park, Ontario, MacLean Park *MacTier, Ontario, MacTier *Maitland, Huron County, Ontario, Maitland, Huron County *Maitland, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Maitland, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville *Malcolm, Ontario, Malcolm *Maxwell, Grey County, Ontario, Maxwell, Grey County *Maxwell, Hastings County, Ontario, Maxwell, Hastings County *Maxwells, Ontario, Maxwells *Minto, Ontario, Minto *Moffat, Ontario, Moffat *Monteith, Ontario, Monteith *Moray, Ontario, Moray *Morven, Ontario, Morven *Nairn, Middlesex County, Ontario, Nairn, Middlesex County *Nairn Centre, Ontario, Nairn Centre *Napier, Ontario, Napier *New Dundee, Ontario, New Dundee *New Edinburgh *New Glasgow, Ontario, New Glasgow *New Scotland, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, New Scotland, Chatham-Kent *New Scotland, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, New Scotland, Regional Municipality of York *Paisley, Ontario, Paisley *Perth, Ontario, Perth *Perth Road Village, Ontario, Perth Road Village *Port Elgin, Ontario, Port Elgin *Raith, Ontario, Raith *Rankin, Nipissing District, Ontario, Rankin, Nipissing District *Rankin, Renfrew County, Ontario, Rankin, Renfrew County *Rannoch, Ontario, Rannoch *Ratho, Ontario, Ratho *Renfrew, Ontario, Renfew, named for Renfrewshire *Renfrew Junction, Ontario, Renfrew Junction *Rutherford, Ontario, Rutherford *Rutherglen, Ontario, Rutherglen *Scone, Ontario, Scone *Scotch Bush, Hastings County, Ontario, Scotch Bush, Hastings County and Scotch Bush, Renfrew County, Ontario, Scotch Bush, Renfrew County *Scotch Corners, Ontario, Scotch Corners *Scotia, Ontario, Scotia *Selkirk, Ontario, Selkirk *Speyside, Ontario, Speyside - Early settlers believed a local creek resembled the River Spey. *St. Andrews, Ontario, St. Andrews *Staffa, Ontario, Staffa, Perth County * Strathroy-Caradoc, Strathroy, near London *Stirling, Ontario, Stirling *Tarbert, Ontario, Tarbert *Tartan, Ontario, Tartan *Tay, Ontario, Tay *Tobermory, Ontario *Tweed, Ontario, Tweed * Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent (William Wallace) *West Elgin, Ontario, West Elgin (Elgin) *West Lorne, Ontario, West Lorne (Lorne) *Wick, Ontario, Wick


Prince Edward Island

*Breadalbane, Prince Edward Island, Breadalbane *Glenfinnan Island (Prince Edward Island) and Glenfinnan River * Greenmount-Montrose * Inverness * Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Mount Stewart * Lennox Island (Prince Edward Island), Lennox Island * MacDonalds River * Montrose River * Murray River * New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, New Glasgow * St. Andrew's Parish, Prince Edward Island, St Andrews


Quebec

*Abercorn, Quebec, Abercorn *Campbell's Bay, Quebec, Campbell's Bay *Denholm *Drummondville, Quebec, Drummondville and Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Drummond RCM *Duncan Lake (Quebec) *Dundee, Quebec, Dundee *East Angus, Quebec, East Angus *Elgin, Quebec, Elgin *Hampden, Quebec, Hampden *Inverness, Quebec, Inverness *Lennoxville, Quebec, Lennoxville *Lochaber, Quebec, Lochaber *Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, Quebec, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest *McMasterville, Quebec, MacMasterville *MacNider *Napierville, Quebec, Napierville and Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Les Jardins de Napierville *Scotstown, Quebec, Scotstown *Stornoway, Quebec, Stornoway *Thurso, Quebec, Thurso *Tingwick, Quebec, Tingwick


Saskatchewan

*Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, Aberdeen and Aberdeen No. 373, Saskatchewan, Aberdeen No. 373 *Abernethy, Saskatchewan, Abernethy and Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan, Abernethy No. 186 *Ancrum *Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan, Argyle No. 1 *Arran, Saskatchewan, Arran *Balcarres, Saskatchewan, Balcarres *Balgonie, Saskatchewan, Balgonie *Biggar, Saskatchewan, Biggar *Birsay, Saskatchewan, Birsay *Calder, Saskatchewan, Calder *Calderbank, Saskatchewan, Calderbank *Carmichael No. 109, Saskatchewan, Carmichael No. 109 *Carnduff, Saskatchewan, Carnduff *Clansman *Colonsay, Saskatchewan, Colonsay and Colonsay No. 342, Saskatchewan, Colonsay No. 342 *Crichton, Saskatchewan, Crichton *Cupar, Saskatchewan, Cupar *Dalmeny, Saskatchewan, Dalmeny *Davidson, Saskatchewan, Davidson *Dysart, Saskatchewan, Dysart *Fairy Glen, Saskatchewan, Fairy Glen *Fife Lake, Saskatchewan, Fife Lake *Girvin, Saskatchewan, Girvin *Glen Ewen, Saskatchewan, Glen Ewen *Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Glenavon *Glenside, Saskatchewan, Glenside *Govan, Saskatchewan, Govan *Inchkeith, Saskatchewan, Inchkeith *Innes, Saskatchewan, Innes *Invergordon No. 430, Saskatchewan, Invergordon No. 430 *Invermay, Saskatchewan, Invermay *Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Isbister's Settlement (former name of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert) *Jedburgh, Saskatchewan, Jedburgh *Kyle, Saskatchewan, Kyle *Kylemore, Saskatchewan, Kylemore *Laird, Saskatchewan, Laird *Lomond No. 37, Saskatchewan, Lomond No. 37 *Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Lumsden and Lumsden No. 189, Saskatchewan, Lumsden No. 189 *Markinch, Saskatchewan, Markinch *Mortlach, Saskatchewan, Mortlach *Neidpath, Saskatchewan, Neidpath *Oban, Saskatchewan, Oban *Orkney, Saskatchewan, Orkney and Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Orkney No. 244 *Peebles *Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan, Ravenscrag *Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Saltcoats *Scotsguard, Saskatchewan, Scotsguard *Simpson, Saskatchewan, Simpson *St. Boswells, Saskatchewan, St. Boswells *Tiree The town of Coronach, Saskatchewan, Coronach was originally named after a horse; however, the original meaning of ''coronach'' is a Gaelic lament.


Yukon

* Fort Selkirk, Yukon, Fort Selkirk * Mackenzie Mountains * Mount Logan **Houston's Peak * Mount Lorne, Yukon, Mount Lorne * Ross River, Yukon, Ross River


See also

* List of Spanish place names in Canada * Locations in Canada with an English name


References

{{reflist Scottish-Canadian culture, place names Scottish place names in other countries, Canada Lists of populated places in Canada, Scottish Lists of Canada placename etymologies, Scottish Names of places in Canada, Scottish