Scott.
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Scottish ancestry.
Meaning & usage
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Scottish ancestry.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A placename: A municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
A placename: A town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake, No. 380, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lonoke County and Pulaski County, Arkansas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Georgia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Cortland County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Paulding County and Van Wert County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A former unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Brown County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Scott Township.
The Scott catalogue of postage stamps.
Alternative form of great Scott.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.