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Scotia

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SKOH-sha'SKOH-shuh'2 syllables
🇻🇦Latin
Noble

MEANING

Land of the Scots

ORIGIN

Celtic

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Latin term 'Scotia', used by the Romans to refer to the land of the Gaels or Scots.

CULTURAL NOTES

Scotia is often used poetically to refer to Scotland.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

In medieval Latin texts, Scotia was used to describe Ireland and, later, Scotland.

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FAQs About Scotia

The name Scotia means "Land of the Scots" in Latin.
Scotia has Celtic origins. Derived from the Latin term 'Scotia', used by the Romans to refer to the land of the Gaels or Scots.
Scotia is pronounced SKOH-sha (SKOH-shuh). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Scotia include Sco, Tia.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Scotia include Caledonia, Erin, Alba, Gael.
The most common spelling is Scotia. Alternative spellings include Scotya, Scotiah.