Scota: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Scota – Origin: Irish/Scottish (legendary) – Gender: Girl


Scota is an Irish/Scottish (legendary) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Celtic Baby Girl Names That Feel Ancient and Enchanting.

Meaning & Origin of Scota

Origin: Irish/Scottish (legendary).

A common claim: Irish woman, Gaelic woman Actually: Scota is sometimes said to simply mean 'Irish woman' or 'Gaelic woman,' but that reverses the real relationship — the legend appears to have invented Scota's name to explain the existing term Scoti, whose true origin is actually unclear.

Popularity of Scota

Scota doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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