Boy needs a name - must be registered in the next few days

[primalero]

Oh heck. Help appreciated please with traditional boy's names.

Surname is a 3-syllable Mac name.

I don't want to influence suggestions but current likes include Douglas and Aidan (Aiden? - what's the standard spelling?)

thanks

[primalero]

I like the idea of Scottish names but from the lists I've seen none stand out as "that's the one".

By traditional I mean familiar names with standard spellings, nothing that's particularly linked with popular culture (e.g. Jayden).

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

Think Aidan is the tradition way of spelling it, flame me now if I'm wrong. Love the name too.

Magnus and Angus are both lovely.

[EightiesChick]

A friend has just called her baby Douglas. May be an up-and-coming name. Aiden can be spelled either way I think. It might be that one spelling is more Scottish than the other though.

Have you tried just picking randomly (eg from a hat) between Douglas and Aiden? (idea being that if you feel pleased/ a bit disappointed at what comes out you know your true choice). What are your other contenders?

Trad names:
William
Edward
Robert (Scottish connection)

[EightiesChick]

Oh and James.

[MumGoneCrazy]

I like Aiden, Alastair and Austin all scottish names.

[oohlaalaa]

Duncan
Thomas
Andrew
Ian
Neil

[oohlaalaa]

Crawford

[silverfrog]

Robert
Dominic
Duncan
Edward
Bertram

[ShoutyHamster]

Dunstan
Hector
James
Iain
Alexander
Magnus
Aidan

[lottiejenkins]

Any of the Thomas the Tanke Engine names would be fine!!!

[primalero]

I've maybe given the impression that the choice is between Douglas and Aidan - not the case. I kind of like all of these but none are "the one", so I'd like some inspiration please:

Alex
Paul
Neil
Mark
Alan
Lachlan
Aidan
Damon
Jason
Greig
Glen
Gordon
Graham
Douglas
Matthew

PrinceHumperdink I'd no idea that Jayden was a traditional name. I'd like to avoid any names that remind me of Britney / Kerry / Jordan / The Rooneys etc, that's what I meant by avoiding popular culture

[CatPower]

Logan
Rory
Daniel
Aiden

[Mumanator]

Charles Edward Mac --
William Oliver Mac --
Philip Lawrence Mac --
George Arthur ----

[Sidonie]

Alec or Alasdair

[Mumanator]

Jayden meaning and name origin:
ja(y)-den\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Jayden), is a variant of Jaden (American) and Jadon (Hebrew), and the meaning of Jayden is "thankful; God will judge".

Personally I thinks its about as Chav as it gets! Don't care how biblical it is!

[TheVisitor]

The spelling is AidEn, which is a lovely name.
James
Lachlan
Robert
Alasdair
William
Angus
Ewan
Hamish
Ian
Lorne
Rory

[Elsjas]

Samuel James Mac.....

[Inspirachion]

Rory

Am biased but have had lots of positive feedback here ;-)

[EightiesChick]

You clearly have an affiniity with names with -en/-on/an endings - there are quite a few on your list. Two in a row sound a bit odd though so I would go for a name without that ending as the middle name.
As well as Aiden and Douglas, I'd go for, from your list:

Alex (an excellent all-round, boundary-crossing name )
Gordon
Matthew

[mich54321]

James
William
Liam
Alex (bc Alexander)
Adam
Thomas

Also like Matthew but don't think Matthew Mac sounds right

[LittleBlueBoat]

Aaron
Andrew
Drew
craig
Michael
Connor
Liam
Owen
Luke
Thomas
Harry
George
James
Alistair