Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive. Bonnies tend to have an inimitable personality.
Bonnie – Good
This cheerful Scottish word means 'beautiful' – an indispensable phrase for those exploring the beautiful landscapes of Scotland.
BRAW. This means fine, good looking, or pleasant. It can be used when referring to a person (such as "He's a braw looking man!") or even when referring to the weather (such as “It's a braw day, outside the day!").
Scotswoman. / (ˈskɒtsˌwʊmən) / noun plural -women. a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland.
m' ulaidh ort! my darling/dear!
This word is a Scots variant of 'joy', and can mean a sweetheart or lover, or be a term of endearment akin to 'dear' or 'darling'.
Sweetie-wife: n. purveyor of gossip.
Scottish Word: Geggie.
gòrach. More Scots Gaelic words for gorgeous. mòr-ghil. gorgeous. buidheach dheth.
glówan.] intr. To glow, emit heat and light; be red as with heat.
MORAG -This is one of my favourite traditional female names. The Gaelic meaning of Mòrag is great and sun. However, it is also known to be a Scottish version of Sarah, which means princess.
Pretty or beautiful. A pretty young women could be described as “a bonnie lass”, an attractive man as “a bonnie lad”.
WALLIE adj fine, splendid; fancy, decorative.
Definition of 'swedger'
'Anam Cara' is the beautiful Celtic phrase which loosely translates as 'Soulmate'.
/læs/ A lass is a girl. Your Scottish folk dance teacher might announce, "Lads line up on that side, lasses on this side!"
In Scotland, you're also likely to hear the word pal used in much the same way. You can also use the word “mate” to emphasise or strongly express an opinion/emotion, either if they are a friend or in friendly and informal context. For example: “Have you been watching Game of Thrones?” “Mate!
'Coorie' is a Scottish word traditionally meaning 'to snuggle' or 'cuddle', but it's taken on a different meaning over the years.
Perhaps the most famous Scottish sayings of all time is “Auld Lang Syne”. This was made famous by Robert Burns' song, sang globally at New Year. The translation can be taken as “old long since” or “old long ago” meaning “days gone by” and when sung at New Years really means “let's drink to days gone by”.
The word for fairy in Gaelic is sìth, pronounced 'shee'. You've probably heard of the Scottish word 'seelie' meaning good, to describe benevolent fairies. 'Unseelie' fairies are dangerous and best avoided.
In the Dictionary of the Scots Language gawsie is used to describe people and their features in a positive way: “Of persons: plump, fresh-complexioned and jovial-looking; handsome, of stately or imposing appearance, portly”.