| Gender | Primarily male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Word/name | Scott (surname) |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Scot |
| Pet form(s) | |
Scott is a mostly masculine given name of Scottish origin.
Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
Mike is a masculine given name. It is also encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:
Terry is a unisex diminutive nickname for the given names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence, Terrance (masculine).
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.
Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen.
Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius.
Rick is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Richard, Derek, Frederick, Patrick, Hendrick, Eric, Kendrick, Roderick, Fredericka, Derrick, Maverick, Erica, Ricky, Hendricka, Henrique, and Enrique. It may refer to:
Nick is a masculine given name. It is also often encountered as a short form (hypocorism) of the given names Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikola, Nicolai or Nicodemus. It may refer to:
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr.
Paul is a common Latin masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to:
Matt or Mat is a male given name, often used as a nickname for Matthew. Less commonly, it is used as a surname.
Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan, which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rían. Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "champion" and "little king", but the original meaning is unknown. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early and Medieval History at University College Dublin, "Rian, like Niall, seems to be so ancient that its meaning was lost before records began."
Shane is mainly a masculine given name. It is an anglicized version of the Irish name Séaghan/Séan, which itself is cognate to the name John. Shane comes from the way the name Seán is pronounced in the Ulster dialect of the Irish language, as opposed to Shaun or Shawn.
Tom is mostly used as a diminutive of Thomas. In Germanic countries and Scandinavia, "Tom" is in use as a formal given name. In modern Hebrew, the name Tom is used as a unisex name, with the meaning of "innocence, naivety, simplicity" or "the end.”
Kyle is a unisex English-language given name. It is a transferred use of the Scottish surname Kyle or of place names such as Kyle, Ayrshire on the southwest coast of Scotland. Kyle is also a Scots word for a strait, derived from the Gaelic caol ("narrow").
Tim is a name, originally a short form of Timothy. It is a version of the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god". Tim is a common name in several countries.
Doug is a male personal name. It is sometimes a given name, but more often it is a hypocorism which takes the place of a given name, usually Douglas. Notable people with the name include: