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We are looking for Scottish names and have thought of lots that we like but are not sure that we love any of them. We like names that are not overly popular/common, but do not like anything made-up sounding. We have tested some ideas out by subtly dropping them in conversation with friends but to date these ideas have been met with hoots of laughter! Having seen some of the great ideas you have come up with for other people, I thought I would put it out there...

For girls the current shortlist is: Flora, Ishbel, Florence and Kate Anne.

For boys it is: Archie (a family name but concerned it is too popular at present), Blair, Cameron, Hamish, Gregor, Monty, Ruaridh, Ranald and Lorne.

Any thoughts/ ideas...?

MTIA

Love Florence, Hamish and Ruaridh. I like Lewis and Diarmid too.

How about Angus? Or Struan? We have a Magnus, which we pass off as Scottish because it was inspired by our trips to Orkney where it's very popular.

Those are lovely names. Sometimes you have to wait and see your baby and you'll just know what suits him/her.
I also like Iona, Ailish, Angus, Ross.

Boys:

Aodan
Allan
Lachie / Lachlan
Laurie
Murdo

Girls:
Eilidh
Sorcha
Amy
Jenna
Kirstie Ann
Rhian
Rhona
Heather
Coreen

Love Hamish (Scottish version of James). Ruaraidh has so many spellings that it gets a bit confusing. Lots of boys have names that are also sirnames (e.g. Cameron, Fraser). Ranald is a good name.

Also love Angus, Dougal, Donald

Any thoughts? Lorne is a square sausage.
Other than that they're all nice.

I am Iona btw, and my brother is Fraser.

Oh and my mother was Flora.

Innes, Rory, Calum, Seamus?

I like Fraser and Ross (or have briefly fancied boys with those names anyway). Don't know girls names though...

Donal? No d on the end...

Struan
Cuillin
Tormund
Torrin
Kerr

Murron
Elsa
Lyndsay
Morven

I love Alban and Keir

Love Flora

Lennox for a boy? Tis an elderly relative's middle name and have always liked it.

The names you have chosen are mostly lovely, strong names. I will only advise that the word 'aodan' is the Gaelic word for face and I have never heard of anyone named this and that Coreen is a very nice French name usually spelt Corrinne (maybe 1 r and 2 ns or vice versa,not exactly sure).

I have also found that names which are surnames, e.g. Innes, Fraser, Ross, Cameron, Lewis from above, can be a tad confusing...e.g. a boy could be named Cameron Ross with Ross being the surname or vice versa...just saying, doesn't make them horrid names or anything.

As far as I know Ruaraidh only has one correct spelling, the one I have written.

I love the name Lachie!

For girls combining two names seems very Scottish - Kate Ann, mentioned above, Margaret Anne etc

Florence isn't Scottish on origin- it is English or french or Italian according to wikipedia.

Thank you all for your input, much appreciated. I shall sit DH down this weekend and hit him with your ideas

Lorne = Sausage, sorry.
Other than that, they're all good. Ranald is a great name and I don't know that many.

Girls

Mairead
Ailish
Flora
Isla
Iona
Mhairi

Boys
Lachlan
Fergus
Fraser
Struan
Euan
Innes
Campbell

Girls:
Ailsa
Ainsley
Catrina
Elspeth
Iona
Ishbel
Kirstin
Lillias
Lindsey
Mairi
Maisie
Morag
Una

Boys:
Alasdair
Angus
Calum
Conall
Edan
Eoin
Euan
Fergus
Fraser
Gregor
Innes
Keir
Lennox
Sholto
Tavish
Tomas

Fiona
Mhairi
Ailidh
Catriona
Ailsa

James
Lachlan
Douglas
Donald
Fergus [my favourite]

I love Cameron and Ishbel from your list.

I also like Keir and Fraser for a boy.

Orla for a girl? It's Irish rather than Scottish, though.

I've recently heard of a baby called Archer, nn Archie, also love Cameron and Gregor. Like Flora and Ishbel or girls.

Ishbel is gorgeous

Ooh I love Archer! Also like Fraser or Murray for a boy. For a girl I think Flora is gorgeous.