Murray, thoughts?

[dabchick88]

After asking what people thought of Hamish the other day I'm now interested in thoughts/opinions on Murray? It's less common but a good strong Scottish name none the less....

[Fourormore]

I like Murray.

[parrotonmyshoulder]

It always says 'Flight of the Concords' to me, but nice enough.

[Nospringflower]

Love it. Wish I had picked it for my third child as its a family name but I just didn't even think about it. Know one child Murray and know of a few more (in Scotland). I prefer it to Hamish as well.

[ovenchips]

My first thought was Andy.

[llhj]

I always think of mints. It's ok but prefer Hamish by a mile.

[perpetuallybewildered]

Can't hurry a Murray

[BrexitentialCrisis]

I love hamish!!!!

[thebiscuitindustry]

Murray Mints

I prefer Hamish.

[TheScottishPlay]

I like it. I know Murrays of all ages. Suits baby, child and adult alike.

[mawbroon]

I slightly prefer Murray to Hamish if I'm honest. And there do seem to be loads of Hamishes around just now.

[dabchick88]

Thanks for all the responses :)
I had never considered it but DH piped up with the fact he loved it today. Can tell he really wants to use it but I do still quite like Hamish...

[AuntieStella]

Mints!

I'm not wild about surnames as names, but I think this one would work.

[Sophronia]

I like Murray and prefer it to Hamish

[Mclaren37]

Murray is great. Slightly prefer Hamish but now Murray is growing on me.

[TheGirlOnTheLanding]

Hate it I'm afraid. Very dated. Love Hamish though. Also love several other Scottish names: Innes, Gregor, Fergus, Keir.

[puckingfixies]

Lovely name, here it is usually the shortened form of Morgan.

[mathanxiety]

I like it a lot.

[OneMagnumisneverenough]

Moray?

Nairn
Ross
Cairn
Craig

[ThursdayLastWeek]

I like it.
Prefer it to Hamish.

[squoosh]

There are far nicer Scottish names than Murray.

[squoosh]

Plus it must be one of the Scottish surnames there is. Would be a bit like calling a child Smith.

[squoosh]

'one of the most common Scottish surnames'

[dabchick88]

Had realised it was a surname as well but didn't realise it was that common in Scotland squoosh we aren't living there atm. It's certainly not commonly used as a first name, I think only 20 something in the whole of the UK in 2013. Hmmm keep dithering....

[MackerelOfFact]

If someone says Murray I just assume they're talking about Andy Murray.

My neighbour had a DS called Cameron though and it always takes me a second or two to realise she's not talking about David Cameron, so maybe ignore me.

[OneMagnumisneverenough]

dab That would just be in E&W - there were 105 in Scotland in 2014 - ranked 69.