Scottish place names in other countries

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Scottish place names in other countries is a list of placenames in Scotland which have subsequently been applied to other parts of the world by Scottish emigrants or explorers, or contain distinctive Scottish surnames as an element.

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[edit] Antarctica

Huron Glacier & McFarlane Strait on Livingston Island, South Shetlands
Huron Glacier & McFarlane Strait on Livingston Island, South Shetlands
Scotia Sea
Scotia Sea

[edit] Australia

For brevity, only major places are on this list - the remainder can be found at the

Main article: Scottish place names in Australia
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The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River
The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River
The Balconies (formerly known as the 'Jaws of Death') - Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia
The Balconies (formerly known as the 'Jaws of Death') - Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia

[edit] Bermuda

City Hall in Hamilton.
City Hall in Hamilton.

[edit] Canada

For brevity, only major places are on this list - the remainder can be found at the

Main article: Scottish place names in Canada
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Banff, Alberta
Banff, Alberta
A satellite photo of Nova Scotia.
A satellite photo of Nova Scotia.

Note that, unless otherwise stated, province names are not Scottish.

For Nova Scotian names in Scottish Gaelic (not necessarily the same as the English versions) please see Canadian communities with Scottish Gaelic speakers and Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada. A notable example of this phenomenon is Beinn Bhreagh, former home of Alexander Graham Bell.

[edit] Chile

[edit] Dominica

[edit] England

New Scotland Yard, London
New Scotland Yard, London

[edit] Falkland Islands

Map of the Falkland Islands
Map of the Falkland Islands

Note: The Falkland Islands derive their English language name name from Falkland Sound. This was named for Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount of Falkland, who in turn took his title from Falkland Palace. See also West Falkland & East Falkland, the two main islands. Stanley is a location in Scotland, but the Falkland town is named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby.

Brenton Loch (inlet) and Loch Head Pond are also rare examples of the Scottish word "loch" being applied to bodies of water outside Europe.

[edit] Hong Kong

Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong
Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong

[edit] India

[edit] Indonesia

  • Jawa Timur (East Java)
    • Glenmore - From a Gaelic placename both in Mull and Lismore, it was named by Scottish Highland soldiers serving in the Dutch East India Company of the 18th Century who were garrisoned in the area near Mount Raung and who eventually married locally and settled down.

[edit] Jamaica

  • Aberdeen
  • Clydesdale
  • Culloden (two places)
  • Dundee
  • Elgin Town (two places)
  • Farquhar's Beach
  • Glasgow
  • Inverness
  • Kilmarnoch [sic - from Kilmarnock)
  • Suburbs of Kingston (possibly not itself a Scottish name) [1]
  • Montego Bay suburbs include Dunbar Pen and Glendevon.
  • Perth Town
  • Stewart Town
  • Tweedside

[edit] Kerguelen Islands

  • McMurdo Island/Ile McMurdo
  • Ile Murray

[edit] Malawi

[edit] Malaysia

[edit] New Caledonia

"Baie des Tortues" (Turtle Bay) near "La roche percée" (Pierced Rock) at Bourail in New Caledonia
"Baie des Tortues" (Turtle Bay) near "La roche percée" (Pierced Rock) at Bourail in New Caledonia

[edit] New Zealand

For brevity, only major places are on this list - the remainder can be found at the

Main article: Scottish place names in New Zealand
Cnr of Esk and Dee Streets, looking up Esk st, one of the main shopping streets of Invercargill.
Cnr of Esk and Dee Streets, looking up Esk st, one of the main shopping streets of Invercargill.
Looking at Lake Wakatipu from Glenorchy
Looking at Lake Wakatipu from Glenorchy
View of the Clutha River towards Roxburgh Bridge.
View of the Clutha River towards Roxburgh Bridge.
Temperate rainforest on Ulva Island
Temperate rainforest on Ulva Island

The South Island also contains the Strath-Taieri and the Ben Ohau Range of mountains, both combining Scots Gaelic and Maori origins. Invercargill has the appearance of a Scottish name, since it combines the Scottish prefix "Inver" (Inbhir), meaning a river's mouth, with "Cargill", the name of a Scottish official. (Invercargill's main streets are named after Scottish rivers: Dee, Tay, Spey, Esk, Don, Doon, Clyde, etc.). Inchbonnie is a hybrid of Lowland Scots and Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Panama

The Scottish Colony in Panama
The Scottish Colony in Panama

Due to the Darién scheme, the Caribbean coast of Panama has various names which refer to the Scottish presence. The colony was called "New Caledonia", the settlement "New Edinburgh", the fort "Fort St Andrew" and the bay near it "Caledonia Bay". These names are defunct, although references remain in some of the Spanish language names of the region to the Scottish settlers.

[edit] Pitcairn Islands

[edit] Seychelles

[edit] South Africa

Arniston, South Africa's typical fisherman houses
Arniston, South Africa's typical fisherman houses
Stromness Bay, South Georgia
Stromness Bay, South Georgia

[edit] South Georgia

[edit] Tristan da Cunha

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

  • [Glencoe] (Suburb of Port of Spain)
  • Caledonia Island & Craig Island (joined by a reef)

[edit] Turks and Caicos Islands

[edit] United States

For brevity, only major places are on this list - the remainder can be found at the

Main article: Scottish place names in the United States
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Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Tribute to Kurt Cobain in Aberdeen, Washingston State. "Come as You Are" is a song by Nirvana.
Tribute to Kurt Cobain in Aberdeen, Washingston State. "Come as You Are" is a song by Nirvana.
Dunedin's Scottish-American Society maintains Dunedin's Scottish heritage.
Dunedin's Scottish-American Society maintains Dunedin's Scottish heritage.
Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas

[edit] Vanuatu

[edit] Wales

[edit] Zambia

Livingstone, Zambia
Livingstone, Zambia

[edit] Zimbabwe

  • Bannockburn
  • Craigmore
  • Glendale, Zimbabwe
  • West Nicholson
  • Bulawayo is a native name, but 38 of the 156 suburbs have names of some kind of Scottish origin.[5]
    • Barbourfields
    • Burnside
    • Douglasdale
    • Glencoe
    • Glengarry
    • Kelvin, Kelvin East, Kelvin North and Kelvin West (River Kelvin)
    • Lochview - in reference to Lakeside Dam.
    • Montrose Old Church
    • Morningside
    • Paddonhurst
    • Southdale (Shetland Islands).
  • Harare also a native name - suburbs include [6]
    • Ardbennie
    • Braeside
    • Glen Lorne
    • Lochinvar
    • Strathaven

Some post-colonial renaming has taken place, e.g. Lake Chivero was formerly known as Lake McIlwaine. It is uncertain whether the "Glen" of Glen Norah is Scottish inspired.

[edit] Appendix - Scottish placenames in Outer Space

Asteroid 243 Ida which includes a feature named after Fingal's Cave
Asteroid 243 Ida which includes a feature named after Fingal's Cave

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nasa Atlas Retrieved 7 July 2007.

[edit] External links