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puddleduck16 · 13/01/2014 22:30

Looking for some help please!!! We've got some boys names lined up but now looking for girls. We're Scottish and would like that to be reflected in the name to if we could. So any suggestions would be appreciated!!

(Ps Iona and Isla are already out due to family members with the same name already)
Thank you!!

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JanePurdy · 13/01/2014 22:33

Katie Morag
Flora
Elspeth

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SkivingAgain · 13/01/2014 22:42

Shona

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DessieLou · 13/01/2014 22:42

Catriona
Mhari
Morven

Love Elspeth!

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 13/01/2014 22:43

Mhairi. Caitlin/Caitriona.

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Theonlyoneiknow · 13/01/2014 22:43

Morven
Heather
Kirsty
Megan
Rhona
Rachael
Agnes
Eilidh
Jeanne
Alisa
Mirren
Mhairi

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Graceparkhill · 13/01/2014 22:44

Fiona, Moira , Rhona , Ailsa ?

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TheDayOfMyDoctor · 13/01/2014 22:44

Ishbel or Elspeth.

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TeaAndFag · 13/01/2014 22:45

Isla

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Heathcliff27 · 13/01/2014 22:45

Heather
Morag
Freya
Ailsa
Mairi

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Graceparkhill · 13/01/2014 22:57

Ishbel?

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Kelpie78 · 13/01/2014 23:03

Maybe:

Hailey
Fiona
Jeannie
Jean
Janie

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Annakin31 · 14/01/2014 00:04

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yellowsnownoteatwillyou · 14/01/2014 00:11

Ailish
Aila
Vari spelt (mhairi)
Heather
Rowan
Fiona
Elsie
Irene
Morag
Agnes
Senga
Moira
Ishbel
Elspeth

Real Scottish ones are hard

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puddleduck16 · 14/01/2014 00:15

Thanks everyone, some great suggestions for our list.

You're right yellow snow, it is hard, the boys were so much easier.

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BikeRunSki · 14/01/2014 06:22

Ailsa, one of my absolute favourite names.

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Theonlyoneiknow · 14/01/2014 08:53

I Found boys names much much harder!! We ended up going with a Welsh first name (Cerys) with a Scottish middle name (Eilidh).

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florascotia · 14/01/2014 09:51

Some of these are very old-fashioned, but maybe due for a revival:

Ailish/Eilish, Rowena, Alana/Alannah/Aleine/Alayne, Aileen, Bethan, Seonaid (say: Shonn-idge = Janet), Bonnie, Brenda, Malvina, Davina, Gael, Johan (= Joanne), Maura, Morna, Kirsty, Chrissie, Rona, Dolly(short for Dolina or Donalda), Fenella, Kenina (say: Ken-eye-na), Marsaili (= Marjorie) , Gilda, Linet (Arthurian Celtic, but 'linn' = pool in Gaelic), Lilias, Sine/Sheena, Marion, Alison, Alexina/Lexi, Effie (short for Euphemia), Grizel (short for Grizelda), Jessie (nn for Jean or Janet), Shona/Seona also Seonag (say: Shonn-ach = Joan), Sileas (say: Sheela = Julia)

In Orkney/Shetland, there are Norse names: Raghnild, Astrid, Sigrid, Freya, Kilda...

NB - Senga (sometimes said to be Agnes backwards), mentioned above, has a negative meaning in some parts of Scotland. See this (but beware it's very, very snobbish AND anti-female): www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=senga

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kiwiscantfly · 14/01/2014 09:56

Eilidh, I've got one!

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Abra1d · 14/01/2014 09:57

Isla.

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stickysausages · 14/01/2014 10:05

Marsali is a lovely name, softly pronounced.. a bit like parsley :)

Murrin (various spellings)

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Beeyump · 14/01/2014 10:13

I just want to weigh in with my favourite girls name ever - Lilias.
Don't use it Grin

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