Update: Since we first posted on this topic, there have been more than 250 comments from readers suggesting excellent Scottie and Westie names.
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The Scottie News gets a lot of hits from dog lovers looking for suitable names for Scottish Terriers. In keeping with our Rules for Dog Names, we would like to present an inspirational list of names for both girl and boy dogs. We should also add that these names would work well for West Highland Terriers or Westies.
Female Scottie and Westie Names
Abbie, Agnes, Amie, Annabelle, Bailey, Barney, Blair, Bonnie, Daisy, Fiona, Ginny, Kayleigh, Kenzie, Mackenzie, Maddie, Maggie, Maisie, May, Megan, Molly, Morag, Peyton, Skye, Taffy
Male Scottie and Westie Names
Alistair, Andrew, Angus, Archibald, Blake, Callum, Cameron, Campbell, Charlie, Clyde, Dougal, Duncan, Gordon, Graham, Jock, Lewis, Logan, Mac, Malcolm, Murdoch, Oscar, Piper, Riley, Robbie, Sandy, Seamus, Skye, Wallace
Please add any and all suggestions in the comments below.
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WE named our boy scottie Murdoch which is a scottish name meaning Mariner
That’s a good name for a Scottie. I’m going to add it to the list.
Hi. Just came across the site and had to post. I learned just enough Gaelic to name my red brindle scottish terrier. Traditional Gaelic names are like Icelandic names in that they don’t have “last names but are named after the father. His father was “Barnaby J. King, so we named him “Seumus (Hamish) Ruadh MacBharnabais.” Pronounced Hamish (as one would when addressing a Seumus) Rrroo (with rolled R) MacVarnapaish. It means “James the Red, Son of Barnaby. James the Red was easy but Barnaby wasn’t a Gaelic name. I researched and found that Barnaby comes from the Hebrew Barnabas. Hebrew derived names are allowed in Gaelic so coming up with the Gaelic was easy then. Mac means “son of”, and the possessive form of Barnabas becomes Bharnabais (the first B gets an H and is pronounced V and the final S gets “softened” with the i and is then pronounced SH).
youve forgotten malcolm
Malcolm has been added to the list. anyone else have any suggestions?
We are Scotty mad! Our oldest bitch is called Ida, her daughter is Libelle, Libelle’s father is Haggis, she also has 3 sisters called Maggie Mae, Daisy, and Delilah, and 3 brothers, Hugo, McGregor and Harold!
KILTIE, IT’S A STURDY NAME JUST LIKE THE
TERRIERS THEY ARE. HIS DADDYS NAME WAS
McGREGOR, SO HE IS KILTIE McGREGOR AND HE
IS A PROUD SCOT AND WILL LET YOU KNOW IT.
HE HAS A HIGH PITCH WOOOO WHENEVER HE
HEARS A LOUD NOISE OR A SOUND HE DOESN’T
LIKE. A GOOD WATCH DOG AND GUARDS MY DOORS
AND WINDOWS DARING ANYONE TO ENTER WITHOUT
BEING INVITED. SALLY
We have a westie called Fraser
We called our Scottie Kipper. She also got Kippy or KipKap. She’s no longer with us but she was a great gal!
Our scottie is named Hector. i couldn’t imagine a more perfect name for him!
Yes Hector has the gravity that a Scottish Terrier demands.
We named our scotty Mr. Jingles, he suits it to a “T”. For short he is simply MISTER.
Mister and Miss names can definitely work for the right dog.
Does Mr Jingles ever get called Mr Bojangles?
mine were named:
chips’ Paisley Piper O’Balbair
and Glenby Good Golly Miss Molly (Maggie and Piper for short)
My scottie is named Brutus he turned 15 years old December 6, 2007. Anyone that meets him says his name fits him. My husband and I just returned home from taken our boys Brutus and Joey to see Christmas Lights. Joey is my mini pincher. Merry Christmas from all of us to all of you.
Brutus is kind of counter intuitive for a Scottie but I can see how it would work well. It points ou the merits of thinking outside the Scottish name box.
To the names list please also add: Archibald (“archie”) and for a female Agyness (“aggie”) spelled the same as a well known super british super model…
We have added Archibald and Agnes with a more traditional spelling as I’m conservative about this things. No doubt adventurous types will read the comments and opt for the super model spelling.
we were fortunate to have three of the greatest scotties ever. they were all rescue dogs and we didn’t have a choice in their names. we had roscoe, kiddle, and dexter. finally we still had 12 yr old dexter and bought a scottie puppy.
my 12 yr old daughter is a history buff and picked the name winston, after churchill. a very proud name for a proud breed!
We have 3 wonderful scotties, Angus, Maryre, Katy and our beloved just passed away on Xmas morning IAIN. We are lucky enough to be getting 2 new puppies in 3 weeks and the list of names was very good! I love Daisy for the female and Wallace (Wally for short) for the little boy. AS MUCH AS WE MISS AND LOVED IAIN, WE CANNOT WAIT FOR THEIR ARRIVAL!
AS you all know, Scotties are so special and we were so happy to discover your website! THANK YOU!
For many years I had been inadvertently naming pets mostly fish and cats with names that began with “B”. A friend pointed the trend out to me and I take great pride in being able to come up with appropriate and even apt “B” names- thus when a Black Brindle Scottie came to live at my house- his name became BRIGADOON!
Greetings all Scottie lovers.
I am the proud new owner of a little baby girl! Her name is Lady Guinevere and she is a little bundle of fluff.
Keep coming with the names it is a great site.
Regards Christi – Sue
South Africa
I brought mine back from Scotland (over 20 years ago) and named him from his hometown and my favorite Scottish city (in Latin). Officially “Kilearn’s Sancti Andreae Scottie”, or called simply “Andy”.
He was a great guy, a loyal McGruff that bounced on his front feet at dinner time. We miss him indeed.
Hello, My Scottie is called Jen.
Jen lives in Scotland too!
Hi
My Scottish scottie is called Macintosh. He’s called after the aberdeen terrier in the Jeeves & Wooster books.
Love this blog.
Hamilton!
http://www.hamilton-photos.blogspot.com
Check out April 2007 for a picture with easter bunny ears.
I named my scottie girl Clara. Suits here right since she’s a bright puppy and definitely wants to be famous in our block.
My dog is called Clarence. It’s a little bit stodgy but he carries it off well.
I saw a Scottie on Facebook/Dogbook called Short Stack. Kind of cute.
I have two beautiful Scotch souls, Duncan and Willie. I always see “Duncan” as a name, but haven’t met a another “Willie” yet. Short for William, it’s a perfect names for my wee Scotsman.
We have a Willie (Westie) too, but we named him after Willie-the-Grounds-Keeper. He has such a terrier attitude!
My girl is named Sheena. Like Sheena Easton. It is the Scottish equivilent of Jane and can also be spelled Sine.
Sheena is actually Gaelic for Jean or Jane….I was name Sheena after one gransmother and Margaret after the other – those were in the “old” days when family traditions we more closely followed….. I have a Scottie her name is Nessie after the Loch Ness monster black as coal with the reddish tint shining through when the light/sun catches her the right way……my Westie is Ailsa she is named after the Isle “Ailsa Craig”. My husband and I were born in Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1975 and moved to the USA in 1989. We started with terriers back home with a Cairn she was a poor we soul we rescued from one of those horrid pet stores….we called her Dusty I think because her coat was a dusty wheaten color and maybe Dusty Springfield at the time. She had a lot of health issues which we worked through she ended up almost blind and passed away shortly after we let for Canada, she had a short life, my parents were good enough to give her a home. We then had an Airedale we named her Skye – after of course the Isle of Skye. After that we gave homes to a doberman and 2 rottweilers….
I love my two girls and would have ooodles more if I could…so much personality.
Thanks to everyone for sharing their names and reasons why I LOVE reading the comments.
If anyone knows of a good breeder in Michigan that wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg please let me know….
Ever since you posted that comment Pat, I’ve been walking around humming, “My baby takes the morning train…”
I can’t help but feel I’m not alone. Do people break out in song when you tell them your girl’s name?
my boy came with his name, tyson, and it suits him well. when we’re out, more people know his name than mine!
my first scottie’s name was polly.
on our walks we have encountered scots named
folly, maggie, and tiger. tyson also has scottie friends named mactavish and nigel.
Our Scottie was named was picked by the young boy whose family had brought up the litter. It fit him, so his name is Alfred and we added Braveheart. We love him so much. We are now forever Scottie lovers!
We just got our Scottie puppy today and the only thing my youngest daughter will call him is Dooley so I guess that has become his name.
Our Scottie is named Finley also spelled Finlay which means Fair Hero or Fair Warrior in Scottish.
Artie & Simon.
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My first Scottie is named, Texter’s (her birth place)
Something Wicked This Way Comes, her call name is Hermione. She was born on Halloween, and she is every classic description you’ll find for a Scottish Terrier.
Our Scottie’s registered name is “Finnegan of Meadowbrook” (the name he had when we adopted him) but we call him Angus.
Scooter! She was the best dog ever. I rescued her from a crazy old lady and my Mom was convinced that I had brought home a pot belly pig. I will never live without a Scottish Terrier again.
Our scottie is a four year old rescue dog named Hamish. A new breed to us, we would never have any other breed.
Our wee lass is called Piper, and is the best dog in the world ( in my perhaps not unbiased opinion)
Oh my gosh, I am SO late to this but I noticed you’ve missed a couple (winkwinknudgenudge). Our first dear lassie we named Brigid after St. Brigid and christened our second wee girl Lorna Doone (nicknamed BooBoo,because, well…we thought we’d made one {8^P) Our stalwart young laddie was an accidental rescue, whose name was Oscar, which is an APPALLING name for a Scottie IOHO. While waiting for the inspiration for his new name (and unable to abide calling him by his given), we substituted Ozzie.
And it’s stuck.
Our Scottie was originally just named Hinny (slang for Honey) but she soon needed a middle name and wound up with Gigot (slang for Pint of Beer).
Mine is called Giorgio, but since we’ve moved to Brazil it is just Jorge or Jorginho.
Our 8 weeks old scottie was named Dash.
My Scottie will turn 4 next month and her name is Zelda Fiona, we call her Zelda.
my 1 year old scottie is called Whisky!
My little girl is called Lexie. I wanted a pretty name with only a hint of Scottish-ness. She is my first ever puppy, and a complete joy. Everyone should have a Scottie at some point in their life; it should be the LAW!! Now I want a little boy called Max…..
My Canadian scottie girl is Penelope (Penny!).
tricia said,
My 2 scotties name Thistle, 11 years old and Milla, 2 years old.
Our two babies are Lorreta Belle and Finnegan (Finn). We get them in late July… can’t wait!! See them on http://www.hillcountrypetrescue.com/Scottish_Terriers.htm
Campbell is my first but not my last Scottie girl.
such a sweetheart.
Please add that name to your list!!
Campbell is my first but not my last Scottie girl.
such a sweetheart.
Please add that name to your list!!
Sir Winston Chewy is our Scottie and our Doxie is named Hauns.
We were blessed with four Scotties over many years: Grand Mill’s Lady Caithness (Caithe), a brother and sister Hamish and Lindsay, and a sweet little rescue we called Morag. She taught us the importance of rescue, and we have had several other wonderful breeds since; but our Scotties remain our favourites.
I named my very first Scottie TIBBIE after my great-great-great grandmother Isabella Stewart. While reading a Robbie Burns poem (O Tibbie, I Hae Seen The Day), I discovered that Tibbie is the Scottish diminuative for Isabella.
I named another Scottie EMMA for Emma Peel of the Avengers.
Our irreplaceable Angus died in October. A new little guy will join us in August. We are considering Fergus. (Fearghus)
Our little Liberty Belle turned 2on the 4th of July, we call her Libby for short. I also am lucky enough to have her mother, Lady Gracie Anne, and her father, Georgie Porgie. Back in January we acquired a sweet little blond boy, Henry Bigglesworth. They are such a happy little clan, they get lots of attention and people always make lovely comments about their names.
Our oldest scottie, a female, who just passed away this past spring after 14 wonderful years was named Brichen (pronounced bricken) and our youngest, another female, is named Macie
@tng: I have a Willie! William Wallace, actually…
Our female scottie was named Dixie….she was a southern belle. Our current scottie is a male and I named him Pippen after the Chicago Bulls basketball player, Scottie Pippen. And Pippen loves to chase basketballs…..go figure!
My new girl is “Shylah”. She is my first Scottish Terrier and I can see her charm already after only one week.
I have a lovely wheaten Scottie named Fergus, which suits him very well. I hope to have a Sealy soon to keep him company and I will call her Fiona. One of my students met a black and wheaten pair of Scotties, the black was called Pepper and the wheaten was called Macaroni, which I think is funny and unexpected.
We are still a while off from having a Scottie, but for some reason want to call it Bristles!
Also if we ever had a Wheaten and a Westie, I’d call them Gin and Tonic.
;D
Our surname is DE BRUIN, so we called our scotty puppy Molly McBrown!!!
Heidi
Kimberley
South Africa
Ek hou daarvan! I like that! Afrikaans background for a Scottie!
My little Scottie is Pippen, like the basketball player Scottie Pippen! It fits her too, she’s a little ball of fire!
I had named our male Scottie MacTavish long before I got him! Of course, he does go by “Mac”, unless he’s in trouble (80% of the time! lol).
My Scottie just turned 14 on July 31, and his name is Chaplin. He’s the best dog in the world!!
i named my beautiful wheaton scottie Latte bc I worked as a barista for a long time an she has that perfect latte color Not s scottish name but people love her
We named our 4year male old scotty Brodie 2 Plus. You have to be a motor head to get this one.Our next, a female will be Holley.
hi all,
our scotti’s name is Beazley.
I’m naming my new scottie girl Ellie.
My little guys name is Porter. he’s dark like the beer but in the light he is a little red and has some wheaten like foam.
Spicy McHaggis, Spicy for short. This will be my Scottie’s name and I CANT WAIT TO GET HIM!
I have 2 Scotties now–MacTavish (Tavvy) and Mulligan–a rescue Scottie, so the name truly fits–as in the golfing term for a do-over! Scotties have the personalities I love!
We had a Scottie who passed away a month before his 16th birthday. His name was Louie. His name fit him perfectly. Our new Scottie puppy is named Alex (after the beautiful Alexander Valley in California’s wine country.) Anyway, we like his name, but it is funny – after we got to know Alex’s personality, we soon learned he’s a “great communicator.” So, the name “Reagan” would have fit him well, too! We also call him Puppy Love. He’s a real love. He truly mended our broken hearts when our Louie passed away. SCOTTIES ARE WONDERFUL!
Ruggles is 5.5 years old, and maintains residences in the Tudor City area of Manhattan and Westhampton Beach NY (with a fenced back yard and periodic deer to terrorize). He’s well known in his Tudor City neighborhood, and seems to suit the name Ruggles very well.
Just got a scotty, named her Connie ‘McCloud’ after the Highlander who was Scottish. Would have been Conner ‘McCloud’ if it was a boy.
OK, I couldn’t resist adding my Scotties names. The names with an * have passed on unfortunately.
Duffie (F)*
Brindy Sue (F)*
Connor (M) *
J.B. (M) *
Dandee (M) *
Jamima (F) * My favorite name
Angus (M)
Ginger (F)
Matie Mae (F)
Mr. MacBean (M)
Duncan (M)
MacDougall (M)
Ceile (F) * Pronounced KayLee
We have had 6 scotties. Three were named (all males) Happy! We then branched out to Holly – female. We now have Mac-our male and Heather – for the scottish plant – our female.
My future scottie will be named Wentworth! Wenty for short…it’s going to have to be a little boy!
Wicket. We tried all the Scottish names, including geographical locations in Scotland – talk about melting pot: Caladonia, Pictland, settled by the Irish then the Norse, invaded by the Saxons, walled off by the Romans…Firth of Forth and Annan…it’s mind numbing.
WICKET! He’s cute and fiesty and it suits him.
My 9 month old Scottie is named Mr. Wendell…it fits him. He’s haughty enough to pull it off.
My next Scottie will be Elgin.
I named my Scottie Glen. (with one “n” as I always say.)
As someone else previously stated, I also will never live without a Scottie.
(I now have my rescued Scottie, Glen as noted in a previous post.) Glen is a miracle rags-to-riches story. I got him last year from an elderly man who neglected and beat him, or so it seems. The old man was going to take Glen to the pound. Thank God I found this out and adopted him immediately!
I couldn’t love anyone more.
I love how Scotties sit down to eat, how they use their growl in lieu of a bark, how their hair sticks together in pieces, and when they sleep on their backs in the crook of your shoulder.
I miss my first Scottie, Tosh, every day. He was beautiful, lazy, and spoiled but ever loyal and protective of me while I grew up…
…all that and he only bit two people in his 12 years…not too bad for a Scottie, eh?
Tosh and Glen. Great names.
We have a male, Apolo, a black beautiful and strong dog as the Greek God and Jolie, a wheaten female always spreading joy.
My childhood scottie was Pawky, which means artful and sly, and we new folks with two named Whiskey and Moonshine. We’re picking up our baby this weekend who is currently Lorna, but I’m not sure it’s going to stick.
I have 5 scotties now Lorna, Alice ,Sassy(came with this name as a rescue) and the new boys NIgel and Ian as well as the late great Hannah
Our two wee lasses are Teagan (Little Poet), black and Ceilidh (party!/dance/knees-up -pron. Kaylee), wheaten.
Our 5 year old scottie is called Rosie, we pick up another dog on 20\12\08 yet to be named.
I can’t believe there’s another Brodie! Ours is a girl, though. Brodie MacDonald (my family’s clan). We found her at a rescue, which had found her at the pound all matted and unrecognizable as a Scottie. After a nice bath and haircut, lo and behold, a little Scottish Terrier! She is everyone’s friend. Even our cat Martin, who tried to resist her charms for about a month, failed and can’t get enough of our bearded lady!
The very first Scottie I encountered (and the one which began my love affair with both the breed and her owner) was Aimie. She was named for the character on one of the David Frost shows, The Lovely Aimie McDonald.
Our Scotties since then have been called Glennie, Meg(crossed the Rainbow Bridge about a month ago) and Fidget, the wicked wheaten. People who meet Fidget comment that she is very aptly named, but in fact she was named for a Scottish Country dance called Fidget and was in any case named before she arrived.
Our extended family has had Scotties named Elli, Amy and Lucy.
Our social Scottie group has (or has had) Scotties called: Jack, Jock, Jamie, Zoe, Rosie, Storn, Archer, Addison, Sadie, Ceilidh, Kalli, Poppet, Sima, Bonnie, Fraser, Fergus, Taffy, Misty, Moppet, Belle, Diesel, Bridie, Morris, Maisie, Isobel, Hamish, Monty, Harry, Mac, Skye, Kiltie, Lochie, Dotty, Annie, Murray, Jessie, Bertie, Bessie, Baxter, Jeannie and Cottie.
I named my brindle little girl Jessie- Would be interesting what other South Africans named their Scotties?
I named my scottie Fergus and the other one was named Bruno. I just felt those were the perfect names. Actually you can even guess which one is Fergus and which one is Bruno
My new Scottie puppy’s name is Tegan Rose. She is named after two of the Doctor’s(Who)companions.
ive had my scottie boy for 10 years. had his birthday january 21st
his name is Hamish.
Wheaton Scottie female named Alice, and Black male named Archie (Archibald Campbel)
Wheaton female Scot named Alice, Black male Scot named Archie (Archibald Campbell)
I have 2 Scottie madams; Emma and Casely, they are 8 and 7. They are the heart and soul of our family.. couldnt imagine my life without them! We are going to be getting 2 more pups this year and we are going to call them Askye-Raine and Bailey-Rose.
Scotties are the most loving, wonderful, heart warming and brave dogs; I would never have another breed.
My first scotties were my girls Brook and Brie. Then there was precious Kipps. When I lost her, I was inconsolable so we found my new best girl, Piper. I will always have a scottie!
My Scottie’s name is Tartan. I wanted his name to symbolize in some way Scotland’s magnificent and colorful history.
Our home and family will always include a Scottie or two. Names we have used; Maggie,Haggis,Dickens and Beckett.
I love some of the names listed here…hmmm food for thought!
MacDuff (son of Black)
Our Scottie is named Miss Beazley after Bush’s dog. My sister suggested the name Biscotti!
My 2 year ols male Scottie’s name is Winston. He is tough and spunky and suits the name.
I have a male and a female scottish terrier. Their names are Scott and Terrie.
Hello Everyone; I have just found your site while searching for a suitable name for my new Scottie Boy; some great names mentioned;My first Scottie passed away several months ago Named Miss Molly, 10 years old. My Friend called her,s Honey who recently passed away; and the other Harriet; which is a great name for a Scottie; I shall use it if i can manage to find a female;the others I have heard of are; Monty,Dilli,Cambell, Frazer,Baxter, George,Wallace,Bracken, My two Westies are named Hamish and Lucy. Thank you so much for a great Web-Site;.
I had a Scottie named Thurston. It was perfect.
Ainsley; although it didn’t match her gender it described her love of the outdoors and her view of the yard from our back door.
Our girl is named Mary Beatrice; although, we always call her Beatrice or Bea. She wears a large rhinestone “B” on her red collar. Very fitting.
Our wee girl was registered Deer Park Delilah of Hiwood, a lovely wheaten. She was born around Easter of 1988 so was called Lilly.
Groovy is one good name! It could be after his grrrrroovy style and amazing silent grrrrowl if feels uncomfortable on your knees..:)
Our first Scotty is named Jibboo…from a Dr. Suess line: “What would you do if you met a Jibboo?…” (From his book ‘Oh The Thinks You Can Think, If Only You Try’) He has made it all his own and is the best dog ever! Prior to landing on his final name, we were calling him “Mr. Schnizbit”…as a Scottie’s demeanor does some how command a “MR” or “MISS” when being addressed! We also have a female that came with her name, Megan, which has since morphed to ‘Meggie-mo’…or just ‘Megs’. Scotties are the Best!
My grandmother has had three Scotties: Blackie, Annie, and Bonnie. She’s pretty much obsessed with Scottish Terriers, and 8 years ago she got my family hooked when she bought us one for Valentines day (Grandpa wouldn’t let her have two, but she just couldn’t resist buying one!)Her name is Buttons (named for her cute, button-shaped nose). She is such the little princess around the house, and I can’t imagine life without her sweet bearded face, her fat little paws, her cocky little strut, or her wonderful personality. I’m in college, and as soon as I move somewhere that allows pets, I’m getting one for myself!
Female Scottie name- Stuka
The famous plane had only one female passenger in her triumphal tour across the United States — the aircraft’s mascot, Stuka, a Scottish terrier that came aboard in England. Purchased in a London pet store by co-pilot James Verinis, the Scottie accompanied the crew to every one of Belle’s tour destinations. Stuka dined on filet mignon almost daily.
Memphis Belle: Famous World War II Eighth Air Force B-17 Bomber
Stuka was on.
My one year-old Westie is called Candy. We thought she would be really sweet. But she’s a real terror !
My precious black boy (scotty) is named “Eyebrows” and all who meet him feel it is a most appropriate name. His formal name is: Sir Eyebrows of Ross.
Our Scottie is called Dougie…a good scottish name for an irish dog although many think he’s called after dougie howlett the all black rugby player we’ve adopted in Munster
My wee lad is named Cluny.
Cluny McPherson, was the Chief of Clan Chatten … and my grandad always called little kids Cluny.
I just got a Male Scottie puppy who is 9 weeks old. I named him Blake Kendrix which both are scottish. My 1 yr old female Westie is named Cotton Kenzy. I call her Kenzy.
I have a new best friend named "scout" . I lost my "crispien" last summer – still miss him!
I know scotties are regal dogs and fancy names fit them, but I chose to name mine for his personality, ROWDY. And he definately is!
We named our Scottie McDuff and we call him Duffy. "Duff" is a Scottish name that means dark or black. We have a Westie named Harold.
Lesley said…
We named our 11 year old scotties a male and a female (cousins actually) Mackenzie (kenzie ) the male and Bonnie the female. Have been brought up in South Africa and are the greatest dogs ever
We just got a Socttie puppy in April he is 6 mos. old now. I wanted to name him Kipper after the dog my grandparents had when I was a child. However, my own daughter did not like that name. I also suggested Winston or I also like Emmett (after my granfather). My daughter begged me to let her name him and of course I did! His name is Reilly and it does fit him well! I just love this little boy, he is wonderful! I also have a 100lb Black Lab named Bear. He is not over weight he is just all muscle, (because we exercise him regularly) and he and Reilly get along terrific!! It is like the odd couple! We all love watching them play! So now I call him Reilly boy when I call him.
Reilly, has a strut to and my mother refuses to call my anything but Mr. Beazley. She thinks that's what he looks like a Mr.
We named out little Westie boy Bear, because he looks just like a polar bear cub!
Margaret said…
I loved the children's book 'Wee Gillis' so named my first black male Scotty Gillis. Now I have a white female named Olive. It's a family thing.
Our 4 year old angel-Scottie is George.
We named our boy scottie Dolan- which means dark haired in Gaelic.
I think Dempsey, Ogo, Bear,or Rosalie would make good names as well.
My 5 month old Scottie is named Maggie Mae.
My Scottie's name is Maxwell Francis Scottie. Francis is after St. Francis of Assisi. Anybody who is a friend of animals and the environment is a friend of mine.
My first scottie was called Aaron MacLaren, and he was called Mac–what a wonderful boy he was! When he was seven we added a female scottie and called Dunraven's Yount Tosha, but we just called her Tosha, as in Mac 'n Tosh….isn't that cute? While Mac knew he was a Dog, Tosha always knew she was a person. My third scottie was registered as Caledonia's Celtic Darling, and she was called Callie. She was a spitfire and won the showdown with a Bulldog, who never barked at her or came down to the fence line when she walked by after she stood her ground against him (there was a fence between them but I don't think she needed it). My fourth scottie was a rescue. I'm so glad I learned about rescuing scotties, as I will do that from now on. She came with the name Sassy, but I just couldn't call her that, so she was named Halley, for Halley's comet, because she sailed across the yard when she was happy or sighting a rabbit. She was so close to my heart and she left this world on July 22nd this year. Two years ago we adopted another rescue scottie, to have a "spare" when Halley left (she was diagnosed with liver disease and I did get her an extra year with medicine and loving care). Harry was from a puppy mill and I've had an education with what that does to dogs. He's a sweetie and Harry suits him perfectly. We're adopting another resuce in a couple of weeks, but this time it will be a golden brindle little boy. This will be my first brindle. We are struggling to come up with a name. I'm reading these postings for inspiration.
Our Cairn was put down yesterday sadly(maggie) but Angus our scottie's still going strong. If we geta puppy she'll be Mrs. Morag McGonnagal. Some other names that are so magnificent(in my mind)
Angus
Arabella Figgs (ara or figgy for short)
Alain
Bertie
Bandlesh
Bentley
Bora
Bonnie
Caldwagger (Wags)
Cora
Ceila
Dix
Dutton
Doogle
Dobby
Elmo
Elmer
Elton
Fill
Grant
Morag
MAson
zoe
Morag McGonnagal
Dixie Dumbledore
Enjoy!
Our Scottie boy is called Radley after the iconic handbag…
He also gets called Mr Roo and Mr Rooniverse which he seems to like
I'm getting my first Scottie on Saturday – a girl named Pepper!
Our first Scottie which we truly loved and lost too soon at age 9 was named Higgins, Mr Higgins as everyone called him, his entire name was Higgins Tyler McIntosh,he started our love for Scotties. We now have Madison McKenzie (Maddie)the matriarch of the family, she will be 10 in November, Donovan McTavish, we call him Donovan,he's our big boy at 32lbs and will be 9 shorlty and our newest addition whom we adopted through the Tennessee Scottie Rescue, a wee Wheaton now almost two years old we named Marley Carrigan, we call her Marley, she is a joy and fits in so perfect, we are so lucky to have her. We will always have Scotties they ROCK!
More names to add to the list I will probably use when I have more scotties are Weston and Grayson and Asher.
Our female wheaten scottie is named Nessa, often called naughty Nessa, Nessa doodle, Mrs Mouse. The male is MacGregor, also called Greg, mister and boy. We have had a Meggie, Putter and MacKenzie.
Our boy and girl litter mates are Mackie and Jenna. We loves them!
We live in the VERY north of Scotland with our Scottie called Brodie! Don't think Brodie is a name on your list?
Luv yer website!
Lyn
we call ours Ellie and when she's chasing rabbits Gazellie because she is so fast!
We have a 1 1/2 year-old Scottie named MacDuff, but we call him Duffy. It means, "dark".
He's a sweetheart and a goof, and he loves to cuddle. He has always (since 8 weeks) layed on his back on my lap and slept. Fully grown he doesn't fit as well, but still lays fully sprawled on his back on my chest and belly. Great personality!
Our three are Annie, Bridie, and the latest: Scapa.
Our Scottie just turned 11 ….we named her Lady Bear McGregor and call her "Mackie". She has been the best dog ever…everything you read says that Scottish (Terriers) are not good with children…but, Mackie couldn't be better with them!
I got a Scottie pup last week…I've always wanted one and now I've got him! He is Wheaten and his name is 'Sunny' I got the name from his pending registered name 'Shine Sunny Dynasty'. He is a big baby and a total WUSS! He is scared of cars (thank God!), Rodents/coons, and dogs! He'll run behind me and give a little half bark. I don't mind but I find it funny that he is completly contrary to the standard Scottie personality.
Well let'see, we had a Cairn named Maggie, what a joy she was. And we have a Scottie named Angus. But… in Spring we're getting a little westie named Wee Jock of Boulder, call name would be Jock or Wee Jock. Aren't dogs wonderful!?
Ribbons is our first Scottie, the most beautiful Wheaton boy. Now 13 and recently diagnosed with cancer, his unswerving desire to express love for life guides us humans to a better place. Our second boy is Aston, a stocky black/silver brindle who loyally protects us all. Scotties for ever.
I named my little scotty girl Piper
My 9 month old Westie is named Haggis, his house mate Is Molly, She is a Westie/Poodle and is 15 months old.
They love to chase each other thru the house and bark at the squirrel outside the window
We named our Scottie, Harvey. He is a bundle of cute!!!
Our scottie was named Sherlock.
Our Scottie is Mr. Hamish MacBean (himself). Therefore, like my wife and I separately, Hamish is qualified to wear the Ross plaid.
Our beautiful Scottie boy is Loch. As in Loch Ness.
Our beautiful, loving, funny and character-ful Black Scottie is called
"Rabbie"
We got him on Robert "Rabbie" Burns Day, in Edzell, Angus, Scotland. He is the most "couthie" (loving) wee 'dug' in Scotland! He only likes to be cuddled for a minute then wants to be put back down! He is 13 but acts like a puppy – he is still daft!
Have just acquired scottie number nine. She came with the name Bella. It fits her. My other scottie names: Alfie, Kendall, Kelly, Bruis, Geordie,Carys, Kendra and Daisy. You can never enough scotties!
Our Scotty is Finnegan Mcalistair McClenny. Our westie girl is Fiona Mackenzie McClenny. Fiona means white, so that works well with our Westie. They love each other, and play all day. Both are rescues, and have made our lives so full, even the cat approves!
Two ladies – "Murie" which is the phonetic pronuncation of "Mary" in West Virginia and "Kendall"
My little girl is named Siobhan. I wanted a gaelic name for her. Lately though, more often than not, she's called Piddle because that's what she does best, piddle. She's a sweetie!!
Our little Scottie girl started out as Molly, which quickly got shortened to "Moo". We often refer to her as "the Moo" or Princess Moo…she even has a collar with rhinestones that says Moo
My scotty is 13.5 years old and is so very loved! His name is Edgar and it suits him perfectly!
Oh Jeeze… I should have checked the list, but I didn't. I have new rescue. He had been named 'Porsche' (I assume he had been abused in other ways as well) and ended up with Scottie Rescue. I took him on and, instead of trying to live with it, I re-named him Tre' – Gaelic for three because he is my third. I'm struggling with it – it hasn't been the thrill I imagined. My last Scottie, also a rescue, came named Casey and, even though I was called to task for a Scottie with an Irish name, I let it stand. He is still missed. I'll get a picture of the new fellow off to you – he's a real sweety – very unlike Casey.
MY LITTLE MAN IS CALLED DANNICASH. HE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND HILLARIOUS. I ALSO HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD CAIRN, KERESLEY.
We have a sweet girl scottie named Rubysredslippers, aka Ruby. Our male, who crossed the rainbow bridge last December was Robbie's Little Ripple, aka Ripley, we all miss him dearly.
Here are three great names for three great Scotties I have had, all named after towns or areas in Scotland btw…
Stirling (Scottish spelling with all i's, no e)
Dunning
Gavin
Our five year old Scottie is named Minerva McGonnagall for the character in the Harry Potter books and is called Minnie for short. Because Mc means something (I forget what) in AKC nomenclature, she is "officially" Minerva MacGonagall on her papers. She was the first AKC Minerva McGonagall in the US!
We have three scotties, a black male, Albert (Pujols), a black female, Kinser (Steve), and a wheaton female, Sandy (Kofax). We love their names and always stick with sports names.
I used to know a Scottie named Muldoon
My Scottish was Willy. He was a rescue and came with the name…he was named after "Grounds keeper Willy" on the Simpsons. Once he came to his forever home he was called William, much more fitting for the Scot. His nicknames included: Willy Wonka, Boo Boo (because he played with the neighbor dog, a black shepherd mix named Yogi), and Baby Bear because he resembled a bear when he need a hair cut. I miss my little man! He was one of a kind, but I will have more Scotties in the future!
I named my white girl scotty "Tulip". Everyone seems to love it!
Our male black Scottie is named Gatsby, and our female Wheaton Scottie is Daisy. Daisy and Gatsby together forever! Get it?
A colleague at work has a Westie named Gatsby.
I'm not sure that I approve of the happy ending for Daisy and Gatsby, though. Isn't the whole point that it can never be?
Does Daisy shun Gatsby?
My Scottie girl is Stella. She came with the name when I adopted her from the local SPCA but it just fits her, and I always said how could I change it since she comes running when I call Stellllla?
We have a Scottie named Murray and we are adding another Scottie to our family. I love the name Murdoch to go along with Murray.
i had a Westie named Hamish, however i later nicknamed him Mr Magoo which suited him much better and was not so common
I am currently on the waiting list for a beautiful scottie from Mucklewags and am working on the name. It will be a boy, currently i like the name Murray.
My first Scottie was Mollie. (for Paul Molitor, yes, we are Brewers fans)
Second was Beau. Beau Jeste, and some said Bojangles but he really became Beau Beau.
They lived over 13 yrs, and 12 yrs. respectively.
Hope to have another Scottie to love in time.
Our boy passed away last September after 12 wonderful years. His full name was Makenzie's Ian MacGregor, and we called him Ian. He was a gem, and had the most amazing personality. We miss him dearly.
A new Scottie pup should be coming to our home in a month or so and this site has been a joy to explore.
We like the names Angus, Finley, Putter and Malcolm. Won't know until we meet the little guy. Can't wait!
I've had two scotties in my time. Bute (Isle of Bute) and Elsa, I did want to name her Iona after another Hebridean Island but I was overruled, lol.
Our Westies' names include: Laddie Nicholas Andrew, MacTavish Stewart, MacPherson Skylar and MacFindlay Symon.. maybe next will be MacKenzie Storie – all boys!
My Scottie is named Fergus
We named our scottish terrier. Clair after my Aunt and Uncle Sinclair.
My wife and I had Chester McDuff for 3 1/2 joyful years. We were lucky enough to adopt this perfect Scottie and have countless memories of him and how wonderful he was.
On June 3rd, he passed away. Now there is a huge hole in our lives.
I think Chester is a most dignified name for a Scottie
Our Scottie boy is called Argyll (MacLean), like the socks and sweaters, and everyone just love his name!
My girls are named HyJynx Lassie ("Jynx") and Brunswick Mackenzie (our clan – "Wicky" for short). I came up with Brunswick because little scotties look like mini-bowling balls with legs – hence Brunswick bowling alley as the namesake. My dad and step-mom are looking to adopt a scottie girl atrociously named "Woopie." This will NOT do for a Scot! They are looking at changing that to a more proper scots-name like one of the following:
# Bonnie (beautiful)
# Kenzie (fair)
# Ginny
# Molly
# Effie (well-spoken)
# Ailie (noble)
# Nessie (holy)
# Duffie (black)
# Gillie (servant of Jesus)
# Keavy (kind, tender)
# Fergie (first choice)
# Roddy (famous)
# Daly (advisor)
# Garvey (from a rough place)
# Sweeny (little hero)
# Dodi (give)
# Jory (earth worker)
# Quigley (maternal)
# Audley
# Paisley
# Astley
# Lassie
# Flaherty
# Cassidy
# Lumley
# Cauley (relic)
# Tory (conqueror, victory)
# Mysie (pearl)
I named my year-old Scottie female after Ares, the god of war, because she's such a spitfire.
Her name has since degenerated into Wheezie or Weasel, depending on what silly cute thing she's doing.
My two scotties are Ruby and Roxie. They will be getting a baby sister in a couple weeks and am thinking about the name Fiona (Fifi), but think I'll wait till she gets here to see if it fits. Can't wait!
I think the all time best name for a female scottie is: "Nessie" I have already used it for my last Scottie so can't do it again. My current female is named "Caledonia" but answers to "Callie."
My dog is called Mac. My horse is called Kyle (as in Kyle of Lochalsh). Scottish names are sooo cool!
we lost our scottie mom and son 2 years apart, Berkeley and Duncan were our greatest joy since we have no children. looking forward to August 30 when we get our new male scottie puppy, thinking of names and so hard to decide. How does Buckley sound? if I could get 2 I would name them sreph and otis as I am a florist and it's a lovely blossom.
Our 10 year old Scottie is called 'MacBeth', yes after the play. The most placid scottie we've ever had! He was trained to walk off the lead as a pub and now never goes on the lead. People always like to put their hand down for him to go up to them. He trots straight towards them, then straight past them. Very embarrassing, but he's more interested in the smells than anyone else! Nicknames he goes by are N'aa'styman, poohbear, booppaman. He loves to watch TV and talks when ever he's excited!
Our little girl is Miss Moneypenny. My husband is a big James Bond fan & we named her after Q’s secretary who has a crush on James Bond. We call her Moneypenny or just Money for short, it seems to fit her personality & people like her name & many recognize where it come from!!
I have 3 Boys
Scottie – 3 yrs old, Brindle
Larry – 2 1/2 yrs old, Wheaten
Bear – 2 yrs old, Black
We have named our female scotty Izzy after a famous British engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The name could also be adapted to fit a male terrier as well.
Just had a thought………my name would be very good for a Scotty. Its a traditional Scottish name and relates to the Scottish Isle, Ailsa Craig. Ailsa means “Noble and Cheerful” but it is also used to Anglicize Ealasaid, the Gaelic form of Elizabeth.
I am from Aberdeen in Scotland so my wee “Aberdeen Terrier” Izzy, is a very fitting dog for me!
OMG, check out Sheena’s post on 11/09 … how cool!
Hi Ailsa just read your post from Sept 2010…I have a little westie names Ailsa and exactly that after Ailsa Craig…..she suits the name too!
I am in Michigan, US but originally from Glasgow Scotland
scottish female name . my dogs .- mia ,luna, bonita ,señorita,cielo.
scottish male . mi dogs .- firulais .trico. sam. horacio. piedra negro
Im gonna call mine black dynamite when I get him.
First Scottie in my house was a female and named “Aberdeen Dundee” – named after two towns in Scotland – Incidentally, my uncle had the same name – though the two dogs were unrelated and had no connection.
My Scottie Sister is named “Ainsley McKenna” However, it has been suggested by people she has met that she be renamed to “Beelzebub.” I don’t think Beelzebub is Scottish, though it is appropriate in her case.
Our Raven was formally named Diana, That Spencer Girl, as we received her during the time the tragic loss of Princess Diana. We called her Raven becasue she was blue black, like a raven.
My first girl was Kelley.
We have a 13 year old male named Oliver Ollie for short. He is such a joy and sometimes we call him Little Man
Hi,
We named my brindle girl Mamie after former first Lady Mamie Eisenhower…the dogs’s eyebrows looked like Mamie Eisenhower’s tiny bangs The name suits her perfectly.
Our first THREE Scotties were all named Beardsley — because of course, the beard! Then I found An’GUS and he broke the cycle. He came with his name, and we called him GUS as a nickname. He was that one soulmate in a canine body, that appears in your life, if you are really lucky. On Dec. 27, 2007, we had to return him to God. But he is safely tucked in my heart. Now we have Christmas Magic, Elliott Monroe and Roger Braveheart. Roger was named after our beloved vet, who took such good care of An’GUS that I could have him one last Christmas. An’GUS was 11 — would have been twelve if he had survived another month.
OMG, Murdoch made the list of boy’s names. I hope we were the inspiration!!!!!
We named our brindle scottie Desmond after the scottish character on lOST
Aside from that we thought it was a very stately name for a scottie. It is also fun calling him Dez or Dezzie Doo!
We named our last little girl–she’s been gone a year and we still miss her every single day–we named her “Mary, Queen of Scots.” We discovered, as she grew, that “Mary, Queen of Pinheads” might have been more appropriate.
We named our Scottie Friday–it’s always Friday in our house. (I should also mention she’s female so… she’s our Gal Friday.)
We named ours Baxter and it fits him PERFECTLY!
How on Earth did I overlook THIS thread … ??!!
My first Scottie (adopted) was named McTavish.
My second Scottie was Clyde MacGregrrrr, and his Westie companion was Bonnie Dundee.
My third and fourth Scotties are Sherlock Bones, and Watson MacFurrrrson!
(and, no – I don’t have a favourite – I loved/love them ALL!!!!)
I knew a dear little Westie called Whiskey, who was the owner of a good friend over the years and her husband’s (now they do own us, wouldn’t you say, just like those dogs and pups in that loveable story ‘A Hundred and one Dalmations’). Whiskey is greatly missed by his pets and myself. Knowing I won’t see him again makes me very sad. He carried his name with great dignity.
We named our brindle Scottie “Fergus MacDuff”. Our black Scottie was named MacAllister and we called her Calli.
My little guys are…. Mac and Weezer.
I have a Westie who is 10 years old and called her Ailsa (Ailsa Craig island), she just LOVES the birds (lol) and my Scottie who is 9 years old we named her Nessie (Loch Ness Monster) black as black could be with a reddish chest when the light catches her. We thought she suited the name to a T.
Here is another name for your list.
My little two year old girl Scottie is called “Heddy”
which means Battle; female warrior.
Very appropriate name for a Scottie because
she certainly fears nothing!
I just love that name, (then again I may be biased)
Growing up we had a McDuff, two Duffy-dogs, a Fala, and a Scruffy. So McDuff is now a banned Scottie name in our family. My brindle boy is named Dougan (the neighbors love to call him Dougie Howser and we call him all sorts of non-sensical nicknames). My parents’ wheaten boy is named Sprocket (like the dog from Fraggle Rock) and mostly goes by Sprocket-Rocket, since he bounces off walls and furniture when he gets excited.
We call our male Scottie ‘JIGGER’ and our female Westie is ‘SHANDY’
Trish how cute…..I have read about so many “cool” names for both breeds I would need to have mega dogs to use them.. Seriously though it is good to hear what other people think and find appropriate for their “scottie and westie”.
Thanks to all for sharing.
Love this blog
Our female Scottie is named Bailey, and our male Westie is named Jaeger. Loves of my life!
our scotties are named baxter, maggie, tiggy, and monster…they are the best dogs
You have 4 scotties just now – wow what I would do with 4, sometimes it is enough having a scottie and westie never mind 4 scotties. Love the names…sometimes our scotties ears stick out to the side and we call her “eeyore” with her sad eyes and ears, she melts our heart. Our westie is pretty darned sweet too not to leave her out…just different!!
My three previous westies were named HEATHER, NEWTON and SKYE, and my present westie is named ARCHIE. I had two scotties named MAC and CHAUCER. Am soon getting a rescue scottie and cairn mix and am trying to decide on a name – WINSTON is a possibility.
Winston sounds good – a scottie and cairn mix is bold….we had an airedale named Skye and before we immigrated to Canada we had a cairn we called her dusty – she was our first and only intro to pet shop/puppy mill never ever again. She had so many problems and we worked through most she ended up blind and passed away in her sleep when she was 5 – 6 years old love cairns fiesty character just like the scottie.
Happy Happy with your new family member
Our precious little bundle of scottie energy is named “Biscotti”. We couldn’t possibly love him more!! Every where we take him people LOVE his name!
Biscotti, love that name!!! So of many of the pet names listed here are so perfect for these breeds!
I just had to comment on the pet store/puppy mill topic. We bought our Westie from the pet store I worked at for a while. (I moved to a huge town from a very small one, and had never seen/heard much of pet stores before. Trust that now I know things I wish I didn’t). He came to the store at eight weeks old, and by four months of age he was still there! My poor baby spent two months in a kennel! (It turned out that he had Demodectic mange, and any potential parents were scared away.) Of course the owners of the store did not bother to take him to the vet to find out what was wrong, even with the redness and hair loss. They were fine with the vet they hired to come out once a week and pretty much just check for a pulse, to check him and say he was fine. Long story short, no one wanted my poor baby because of a (mysterious, at the time, until I took him to a real vet) hereditary condition that should have never been allowed to be passed on. They were going to send him back to the “breeder” and I was scared to death of what would happen to that sweet boy. I took him home that night, quit, and have never been more pleased with a decision in my life.
BLESS YOU FOR SAVING THE PET STORE WESTIE, MY
WESTIE GIRL WAS NAMED BONINIE, SHE HAS PASSED BUT
WE LOVED HER SO MUCH. I DON’T WANT TO ENTER A PET STORE, MAKES ME TOO SAD TO SEE THOSE BEGGING EYES.
DID YOU NAME HER BISCOTTI????
THANK YOU FOR SHARING………
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! SALLY & KILTIE BOY
My scotttie boy (Angus) and my westie boy (Ozzie) are asking Santa Paws for a fenced-in yard. If that happens I will get another scottie and name him Magee.
My little black bearded laddie is Tavish Conan McLaren. “Beloved Wee Doggie” with my great grandmother’s Clan name. And no, it’s not MacTavish.
Simply Tavish or Tav works for him. The name suits him just fine as he’s flopped on his back snoring at the moment and spoilt rotten. Yes, I know pet shops are horrid… but I can’t help but be so very happy he’s in my life now. After going through a very traumatic time in my life where I had decided that living wasn’t worth it and was going to give up, I happened walked past the shop we had gotten our Sadie (An American Cocker Spaniel who had just died as well) from, and there was a little black fuzzball sitting there watching me. Being a Scottie lover since I was a little girl, I had to go see him. He tried to claw his way out of his pen to get to me, frantic, and even nipped at other people that wanted to see him. When I got him, he snapped my glasses off my face and dropped them on the floor, knowing that I wouldn’t leave without them. I walked out that day with my best friend, and I really wouldn’t have it any other way. He’s almost two, and he’ll still, very gently, take my glasses off my face when he doesn’t want me to leave for work.
My wee gal is Fig. Yes, Fig. Her full name is Figment O’ My Imagination, but she has other names as well. At mealtimes its Fig the Pig. When she’s being obstinate (in other words – a Scottie), its Figmonster. Sweet girl – its Figgie. And when she takes her naps in the Figpen, she sleeps on her back. She’ll be 7 months old this week. Her sisters are Piper and Olive (a mini Schnauzer and Rat Terrier respectively), and her reluctant cat brother is Bubba.
I went through all of the names and did not fine one
Scottie with the name KILTIE, I love that name and cannot
believe there is not one Kiltie name out of all I read.
Let me know if you know of another KILTIE, we call
him Kiltie boy…….
The greatest dog I’ve ever known was Christmas Snowflake Obsidian, a female Scottie. She crossed over three years ago, and not a day goes by that I don’t think of her. We called her “Sid” for short.
I now am the human of Dawson Aloysius, a six year old Scottie I rescued. He was already named Dawson. I added the Aloysius.
Our first boy was McTavish. Our first girl was Killean. Our second girl is Skye; second boy is Angus; third boy is Bailey.
My first girl was Maggie Mae and she was my everything. After she crossed over, my Bree picked me and she is now 4 yrs old
Our precious girl walked to the rainbow bridge Dec 23,2010. She was named Annabelle Leigh for Edgar Allen Poe’s poem of the same name. Miss Annie for short. She leaves behind her humans and Scotty cousin, Miss Lillian. She joins two brothers, MacIntosh and Mr. McGregor. She had the most beautiful brown eyes I had ever seen in a dog, and the most endearing smile…….
Kendra,
What an incredibly lucky dog she was to have been so loved. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Thank you Trish. She was very special. We were lucky to have had such a special girl for ten years. Her liver failed after a lengthy illness. Even when you know it is coming, it is still hard to accept. Thank you for your kind words.
The breeder gave my wee lass Sally but she would not respond to her name at all. So, I went on line and found some Gaelic names that I thought were appropriate. She chose Phoebe. It was the only name she would respond to. My other wee Scot is Maggie.
Our first Scottie was BARRY. Now we have CHARLIE BOY.
I have just discovered this website – I have my first Scottish Terrier – a much awaited and longed for pet – He was always going to be ‘Captain’, don’t ask me why, but it suits him down to the ground. He is such a character, I can’t imagine life without him.
I had a female scottie named Jenny MacInnes and a good little guy named ,Laird Mactavish.
Our Scottie was born just before Christmas and my wife named her “Holly”. She was born on 12/17/2005. The breeder kept saying she was born on 12 17 and those numbers seemed to mean something to me but I could not figure out what it was. We were on the way home when it hit me. 1217 is our house number. Holly was well connected to us right from the beginning.
We have two beautiful girls nessie and bonnie (bo-bo) they are four years old and in seven weeks we are having a little wheaten boy we can’t wait! we love scotties we can’t decide on a name for him yet, but theres some great names on here…..
I just named my 10 week old Duff…Scottish for black. His companion is Bruno (brown) a long-kaired miniature dachshound.
Mine are litter mates Hamish & Ula (brother and sister). Hamish (James) and Ula (Gaelic for Sea Gem). Very sadly, just lost my boy. We are going to be meeting a potential new brother this weekend. Ula is 6 1/2 and this boy is almost a year. Considering Keegan (little fiery one) or Bradigan (spirited). Wish us luck.
Our “Holly” was born just about a week before Christmas. My wife wanted to give her a christmasy name that still sounded a little Scottish. Well Holly was chosen. That is the whole name and sometimes “Hol” for short.
My family have had Scotties for almost 30 years.
Jock & Isla our two just now became proud parents on the 3rd May to 5 beautiful pups. Jock is black & Isla is wheaten, so we have 2 blacks & 3 brindles.
Want to keep at least 2.
What wonderful news very exciting. Have you advertised your pups, how do you find homes for them?
Where do you live…I would love to see pictures.
Hugs and kisses to proud parents and all the puppies…..
We just lost our Best Little Buddy in the Entire Universe, Bonzi!
He was so loved and will be missed forever : (…….
R.I,P Bonzi – so Sorry Glenn – It is so hard to lose a pet, who has been a big part of your life – I hope people around you are understanding and consoling -
Glenn, so sorry for your loss, there are no words our thoughts are with you!!
Our first scottie was named Duncan & we got him from Scottie Rescue. Duncan was King of our castle for 5 wonderful years! We now have litter mates Ginger, a beautiful brindle female and her brother Raffa, who is jet black. They are about 5 years old and Ginger is a pistol! She likes to hide socks, doesn’t matter if they are clean or dirty! LOL ! We find them behind the pillows on the couch! Raffa, aka Raffie is laid back and very easy going! Ginger is in charge & Raffa just follows along! She is the Alpha female alright! These two are also from Scottie Rescue and are just delightful! We learned that their mother was from Argentina and their dispositions are just as happy as can be! With two scotties in the house there is never a dull moment!
Donna that’s a wonderful story so happy for you and Ginger does sound a hoop glad they are so much fun and being brother and sister that they are together….
Many many more happy years
I am a third generation Scottie owner passing on my deep love of all things Scottie to the fourth generation (my 2-legged offspring)…
My childhood Scotties were:
Rascal (m)
Paisley (f)
Ainsley (f)
My first Scottie as an adult was MacKenzie Galbraith (Kenzie) (m). He’s waiting for me at heaven’s gates after almost 13 amazing years. It’s been 8 months and I still see him out of the corner of my eye sometimes!
from my list: (i’m getting a new puppy
)
1.Braigh
2.Skye
3.Blair
4.Cherry
5.Massie
6. Girly Girl
My choice would be Skye – love the name and we had an Airedale that we named Skye so a little bias…. Good luck in making a choice and very excited re puppy – love ‘em
I like Skye too, but Braigh is also nice, and unusual
Our girl is named Thistle. Everybody loves it and it certainly fits her although “Tick Magnet” may have been more apropos.
I had the best little Scottie ever. Her name was Nessie Fiona. Everyone said she was the smartest little thing ever. She was so sweet, I mostly just called her ‘baby’. She passed away about 3 weeks ago at age 12. I miss her so much.
I am sorry Kristine but hopefully you will find another Scottie…my girl is called Nessie she is 10 this year and I know what you mean about smart and how much I would miss her too…
Hi I am getting my puppy ons satersday and have beeb thinking about names for a month now but can’t deside on a name so far i have got pippa, lilly and sophy that I really like!
Stella is my new favourite.
Hi I am getting my puppy ons satersday and have beeb thinking about names for a month now but can’t deside on a name so far i have got pippa, lilly and sophy that I really like! Werner south africa
Stella is my sister’s name – but I don’t think she would mind – I also like Star – which has the same meaning – and I would seriously consider it when I finally get a second dog,
In the 1990/2000s I had a brindle Scottie. His registered name was Beaugate Otto. I called him Humphrey – or Humph for short. Humph was a dignified character who would frequently retire to his bed with a little ‘hmph’ and a nod. His name suited him to a T.
I now have a 14 week old black Scottie girl – she has soo much energy and is a right wee cheeky soul. My 10 year old named her Pepper.
My little Scottie is named Kelsey. It’s a strong name that suits her perfectly. She’s cute and fiesty and is one of the sweetest dogs I know!
Im very sadlly about to loose my scottie girl sophie she is nearly 16yrs old. I am totally heartbroken, true to her scottie nature she is loyal,stubborn,feisty she has a definet true scottie character. I can,t imagine my life without her. My darling hubby on valentines day after a good search about as been and picked us a new scottie girl she is only 4 weeks old and we go and pick her up mothers day , although she could never replace my gorgious girl sophie i am looking forward to a whole new begining. I,v been desperatly looking for a scottie girl name and seeing your name KELSEY i instantly new that WAS IT, So kelsey it is. thanks
my beautiful little girl is two and a half and has the best name ever……OLIVE. shes my little black olive good enough to eat !
My beautiful Scotties are Angus, since my clan won the battle of Angushire, Grey after my Great-great-grandmother Catherine Grey from Glasglow and Bobbi after Greyfriar’s Bobbi. My other puppies were Gomodor Grey, Thistle and Tweed.Their middle and last names are all Fowler Robertson.
My new Scottie is called Kenzie. I know it means “White” but it suits her as she is black brindle with a large white blaze on her front. She joins our wheaten, Fidget.
LOVE both those names Eileen….enjoy !!!
Unfortunately, Fidget is a somewhat descriptive name, especailly when we go to the vet and she won’t stay on the table!
I certainly can relate to that -also – we go in tail wagging and we get a whiff and think ooops I am in the wrong place and head for the EXIT…..hilarious creatures absolutely adore them!!!
The name of my one and a half year old wheaten Scottie is Boyd.
Boyd is a Gaelic name and means “yellow-haired”, which matches very well together with the color of his hair.
I also have a black Scottie, his name is Mike, six years old and just as adorable as my little blond guy.
I named my Scottie Aidan, meaning “little fiery one” which I thought was only fitting.
I have an adorable two years old Westie. His name is Artagan. Supposedly, it comes from an old Celtic name meaning bear or stone. This name suits my doggie very well. He looks like a little polar bear and he is stubborn like a big rock
I have had Scotties for 36 years and have just recently lost my beloved 11 year old girl to cancer. Kirsty. But we are getting two boys end of the year. One will be MacTavish (the 4th) and we are thinking of going with Lord Byron for the second little chap. We have also had Tracy (1 & 2), Angus, Trisha, Jock, Kirsty (1), and Bonnie.
Sorry to hear about Kirsty, All nice names, particularly like Lord Byron,
Hi there,
Had random and loved pound puppies all my life while growing up with parents, then I grew up and got married. I researched dogs and decided on what I wanted. Then apartment living…can’t have a dog. Buy a house, have kids, wait, wait, wait for the right time. I have wanted a Westie for over 20 years and now…and can you believe it…she’s three weeks old and will arrive 2 days before Christmas! Because of the timing to Christmas, I’m surprising my children with her, but she will be MY dog. LOL. I have a question for everyone…My grandmother and her entire family were originally from Scotland and then Nova Scotia then Boston. Her family name is MacBean (sadly it was anglicized in the US to Bain). I’m thinking of naming my pup after my Gram who is home with the LORD now. Is that totally disrespectful? My grandmother was Margart Mary Bain, so I am considering Margaret “Maggie” MacBean. If anyone taught me the value of family heritage, it was her. I even have her father’s tartan, which is why my other idea for a name is “Tartan”…the pup is our “Family Tartan”. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks! Ali
I’ve got to say my feelings are mixed on this one.
I’m not sure I’d want someone naming their dog after me, but it wouldn’t cause me to turn over in my grave either.
I think it depends on the person in whose honour this is being done. Would she have waned it? Are you sure?
I think it is a lovely idea and not disrespectful at all. Your Grandmother was special to you and you have waited so long for a dog. Many people like to be named after pets, When my rabbit had babies a few of my friends asked me to name after them, so I had a rabbit called ‘helen’ which wouldn’t have been my choice but my friend was delighted. – I think as a call name, Maggie would be very nice or McBean, Bean for short.
Ali – I think Maggie McBean sounds FABULOUS..being scottish myself I can relate to heritage and wanting to use a name that “really” means something special…I think your Grandmother would be very proud and thank you for remembering her so nicely…go for it!!! Congratulations on your new arrival.
Hi Ali. I think you have a winning combination of names for your Westie and also think that your grandmother would be proud. A note of interest, I live in Tzaneen, Limpopo, South Africa.
My first rescue Scottie girl was Rose…after Robert Burns
“O, my Luve’s like a red, red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June.
O, my Luve’s like a melodie
That’s sweetly play’d in tune.”
My second rescue Scottie was Bonnie, again from the poem: “As fair as thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.”
Now we have Molly, which has been shortened to Moo…..I catch myself calling her..”MOO! MOOOOOOO! Moo Moo!”…the neighbors must think I am nuts….
Fergus or Fergie, Argyle, MacDougal
My Scotty is called Robin (as in Puck, the naughty fairy from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream). My friends weren’t too impressed with my literary pretentions though, and everyone now calls him Batman. I think Batman actually fits him quite well with the black pointy ears
I have 3 dogs 2 are scottish terriers and the 3rd is a westhighland. My scotties are called Morag and Isla and the westy is called Milly I wished to call her Flora, to keep up with the Scottish theme but my children said no way. When I was little we also had a scottie and he was called whiskey
We have two male Scottish Terriers named Atticus and Orson.
Orson after, who else—but Orson Welles; while Atticus was inspired by ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’.
Atticus is a Roman name and means “Little father”, as I understand it. Orson is an old English name meaning “bear cub”.
I’ve had three other Scotties before these 2 guys and they were named: Chekhov, Lincoln and—Chekhov yet again (my first Chekhov was attacked and killed by a Rottweiler when he was just 5 months old).
Our Scottie girl is 10 months old. She is the first Scottie we have ever had, but will not be the last. We love her with all of our hearts. She was a gift for our 15 year old but she stole all our hearts quickly. My daughter named her Josey after her PaPaw Joseph who had passed away.
My old friend West Highland Terrier’s name was Alex. I miss him.
He was a good watchdog.
We named or Scottie “Petey Allen” , Pete for short. As with all Scotties he is stubborn as heck, sometimes he won’t respond to Pete or Petey but when you say his whole name he knows you mean business. He is the most affectionate dog I have ever seen, but he is stand-offish to everyone but his mother or I.
We named two of our females “Cubbie” as when they are pups they reminded us of little playful bear cubs. One official name was “Shady Lady ” and the other was “JJJBs Lickety-split GTO” She loved to lick people and she thought she was partly goat climbing always to the highest spot, and was always so fast at running so we remembered our favorite fast car..GTO
My 18 month old Scottie is named Fergus. Our first Scottie, he was quick to learn; we hope to find a female and name her Fiona. What a pair they would be!
We have a little boy called Haggis McNaughty, he is a real South African Scottie, loves chasing birds and insects, and he has a baby sister called, Lucy McNaughty, who thinks she is the queen of the universe – well, she is in our eyes and hearts.
My 3 1/2 year old Scottie is Sir Oliver Mcpuddles Hughes…. He goes by Oliver when stubborn, but mostly he is my “Ollie” My mother recently lost her black schnauzer “Krissy” to cancer. Ollie and I miss her dearly. I can’t imagine a day without my Oliver …. My prayers are with my mother and her beloved Krissy!!
I love the name Sir Oliver Mcpuddles…I have a friend who has a westie and his name is Ollie….sorry about your Mum’s Krissy…I just found out my Scottie Nessie can bladder cancer…we go back this Friday to have another ultrasound and some other test and check to see if the tumor has shrunk with the medication they gave us….we are hopeful. She is only 10 years old and has had good health so maybe that will help her……
I left a comment on November the 8th. Sadly MacTavish drowned before we collected him but we were so lucky to find another breeder, so when we came home from holiday in December, we brought home 3 month old Murdoch and 2 month old Maggie Mae. What a joy they have been to us and each other as Murdoch was feeling the loss of his brother. Clearly though, Maggie Mae, for all her size, rules the roost.
Hi Corinne, my heart goes out to you about MacTavish. Our little Princess Tam Tam drowned last year and I will never, ever be able to forgive myself for leaving a door open that is always kept closed. What is it with Scotties and water? Little Lucy makes a beeline for our (thankfully shallow) fishpond and splashed around in it like she is holidaying at the beach.
Our beloved Scottie, who recently passed from this life, was a joy everyday for over 13 years. She was rescued from a certain life in a breeders house, this “pick of the litter” we named: Stormy. We would hope that someone would love that name and a Scottie to go with it. That Scottie “look” was with her until the end!
Great name for a great dog.
My scottie is 2years old now. He’s like my pride and joy. His name is UILLEAM EANRAIG (HENRY) MARTIN EILIG. which is William Henry Martin of the deer pass… even though i live in city limits of a small town in Texas, the hill across from my house truly is the deer pass. Henry is such a ‘Henry’, I can’t imagine any other name for him.
glad you have this blog.
Oh, also call my Henry, short stack, short cakes sweetie pie, etc. etc….
My first Scottie was Alfred (Alfie). Followed by Margaret (Maggie), Reginald (Reggie), his litter mate Archibald (Archie) and Oliver (Ollie). Future Scotties may be Alexander (Zander); Lucille (Lucy) and Annabelle (Annie). My Westies are MacDuff (Duffy) and Angel (Angie). Scotties definitely win out over Westies and I don’t think I’ll have more Westies.
Back in the 60s my parents had a Scottie named, Whiskey.
In the 70s Whiskey 2 came along
and in 1985 Whiskey 3…. all great dogs but Whiskey 3 was top!
So now I want a Scottie do I name him Whiskey too?
You could name your Scottie after a particular brand of whiskey — Chivas, Talisker, etc
i lost my first scottie to cancer a few years back and will never get over it…i loved my maggie so much. a true scottie attitude.. i now have katie and abracadabra (known as abbie). they are a handful and i love evry minute. would never be without being owned by a scot!!!
My Scottie boy is named Amos, a true Scottish name. I also have a little girl named Audrey. I call them the “A” Team.”
Loving all the Scottish names! My Westie boy is named Culloden after the sad battle and is Cu for short. He thinks it is very funny if we call him Kookie! Westies most definitely laugh.
I like the name Culloden…too bad it is associated with as you say such a sad event..Cu is better…and westie are funny and quirky not sure about laughing..I have one of each Nessie the scottie and Ailsa the westie….they offset one another quite perfectly and I would have one of each again in a heartbeat!!!!!!!
Atticus is my Scottie’s name. It seems to be universally liked. I have to agree, don’t think I will be able to top (or even match) it when the next one come along.
ZOE
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