THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Scott
Scott is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Scott Davies Lanete, Scott Woods. This snapshot links the name to 2 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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People with the name Scott
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Scott Woods
Filipino footballer (born 2000)
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Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Scott Davies Lanete, Scott Woods
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Scott in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Scott
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Scottie♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Scarlett♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Scott?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Scott further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q2260734 — Scott (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Scott Davies Lanete (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2260734 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Scott Woods (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2260734 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Scott (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.