# Scott

/ˈskɑt/ (US)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/scott
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Senses

### 1. a person's name

noun · CEFR A1

a common first name for a man or a family name.

For teachers: a masculine given name or a surname, originally used to identify someone of Scottish descent.

- My friend Scott is coming over for dinner tonight.
- The author F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for his classic novel about the American Dream in the 1920s.

## Examples

- My neighbor is a Scott who moved here last year.
- The festival celebrates the history of the local community, which was founded by a Scott in the nineteenth century.
- While he had lived in London for decades, he still considered himself a Scott at heart, maintaining a fierce pride in his Highland heritage and ancestral traditions.

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