List of Scottish Gaelic place names


The following place names are either derived from Scottish Gaelic or have standard Gaelic equivalents:

Scotland / Alba

Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City

Angus and Dundee City

Argyll and Bute

Ayrshire

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries and Galloway

Dunbartonshire

Falkirk

Fife

Glasgow

Highland Region

Inverclyde

Lanarkshire

Lothian and Edinburgh

Moray

Orkney

Outer Hebrides

Perth and Kinross

Renfrewshire

Scottish Borders

Stirling

Scottish glens

Scottish hills and mountains

Scottish passes

Scottish rivers

Scottish lochs

Scottish firths

Scottish Islands

Other islands

Scottish regions

Pre-1975 counties

Canada

Names in Cape Breton Island '
  • Broad Cove: An Caolas Leathann
  • Glendale: Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh
  • Inverness: Baile Inbhir Nis or An Sithean
  • Judique: Siùdaig
  • Mabou: Màbu or An Drochaid
  • Southwest Margaree: Bràigh na h-Aibhne
  • Whycocomagh: Hogamah
  • Baddeck: Badaig
  • Iona: Sanndraigh
  • The North Shore: An Cladach a Tuath
  • St Ann's: Baile Anna
  • Christmas Island: Eilean na Nollaig
  • Big Beach: An Tràigh Mhòr
  • Grand Mira: A' Mhira Mhòr
  • Big Pond: Am Pòn Mòr
  • Loch Lomond: Loch Laomainn
  • Marion Bridge: Drochaid Mhira
  • Sydney: Baile Shidni
  • Grand River: Abhainn Mhòr
  • Port Hastings: Còbh a' Phlàstair
  • Port Hawkesbury: Baile a' Chlamhain or An Gut
Names in
mainland Nova Scotia '
Elsewhere in Canada
The southern South Island of New Zealand was settled by the Free Church of Scotland, and many of its placenames are of Scottish Gaelic origin :
The placename Strath Taieri combines the Gaelic Srath with the Māori river name Taieri.
Gaelic names elsewhere in New Zealand include the following:

Asia

Far East

Middle East

Elsewhere

Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

North America

South America

Australasia and Oceania

Africa