Scottish Gaelic Girls Names

[HaggisnNeeps]

Hi All,
I know that this has probably been done to death, but I am looking for inspiration for girls names. I love Scottish and Scots Gaelic names but am hitting a brick wall for a girls name. I have some boys names but need girls names; ideally a wee bit different from the norm. A few more common Scottish names have already been ruled out due to having already been used in the family! I am not averse to Irish names either (love Saoirse, Roisin and Aisling), but would prefer Scottish.
Thanks :)

[squoosh]

My favourite Scottish girls name is Morven.

[FlaptheWings]

How about Mhairi, pronounced with a "v" sound at the start? Or something like Bridie?

[squoosh]

A Bridie is Scotland's answer to a Cornish pasty.

[mexymoo]

Mairead (pronounced mar-aid)?
Eilidh?

[HaggisnNeeps]

Sorry, I should have said, Mhairi and Eilidh aren't options.....these names have already been taken ;)

[TheGirlOnTheLanding]

Muirne
Mairead
Ailis
Marsaili
Peigi

Not Gaelic but Scottish
Ishbel
Catriona
Elspeth

[Eigg]

Elspeth (or Elspet)
Ishbel
Fiona
Flora
Ailis
Alisha
Rhona
Sheena
Shuna

[Arborea]

Iona?

[BikeRunSki]

Ailsa

[CaptainWarbeck]

Islay
Iona
Seona
Ciorstaidh
Heather

[Haudyerwheesht]

Ailish
Mairead

We almost called Dd Ealasaid but dh thought it was a bit too unusual. I still love it then.

[HaggisnNeeps]

Thanks everyone, this is a great help!
I am not 100% sure how Ealasaid is pronounced, I have seen different options?
poster Sgoinneal, we lived in Ireland for a while, and I fell in love with lots of Irish names, particularly Saoirse :)
I quite like Marsaili, but it wouldn't sound good with our surname and Islay is also not an option (lovely as the name is!).

[FlaptheWings]

I know squoosh, I'm a Fifer so not too far from bridie country! It's still quite a sweet name though.

[squoosh]

The only person called Bridie I know is about 1000 years old and the farthest thing from sweet you could imagine Flap!

[HaggisnNeeps]

Can you tell me if the correct pronouncation of Marsaili is Mar-sel-ay? Also, what do people think about Breagha?

[deste]

Kirsty, Iona, Mhorag, Isla, Lindsey.

[OneMagnumisneverenough]

Vaila
Èibhlin
Ceitidh
Una

[HaggisnNeeps]

I quite like Vaila and I do like Maraili, but I don't think it will go with my surname. I really like Breagha, Iona and Skye, but not to sure if Skye and Iona are overly popular and Breagha is a bit too out there? I like Muirne too, but get an image in my head of a wee sad girl when I say the name!

[MrsPickwick]

I'm expecting a boy, but if he'd been a girl the names on the top of my list were:

Eubha (pronounced Ava)
Aifric (Aff-rick - this is technically Irish, but there is a Glen Aifric in Scotland!)
Maili (pronounced, I believe, like the country Mali, but I never got round to checking this with my Gaelic teacher)

There's Ailsa too, which I think is pretty. And this probably isn't what your going for, but Shetland and Orkney have some great Norse names - like Astrid.

Saoirse is lovely but we passed because the pronunciation is very different in Scots Gaelic than in Irish, and not quite as nice. Not a problem unless you live in a Gaelic-speaking part of Scotland, though

[ThirstyNell]

What about Siocha, pronounced She-Ocha. It's from the Irish Gaelic word for peace, siochán.

[OneMagnumisneverenough]

You could also go for place names which sometimes work better for boys. I do know a Nairne though which is pretty.

Other suggestions:
Tierney
Fallon

and my current favourite girls name:

Lorna. It just reminds me of hills and glens and ruddy cheeks and wild hair and wellies.

[HaggisnNeeps]

I knew a Lorna who wasn't the nicest of people, so I would probably rule that out :)
MrsPickwick, we went back and forward with Saoirse out for DD1 but settled on her name. I do love it, and I know that even in Ireland its pronounced different (Munster differs from other areas). I think I just wanted to keep to a Scottish name, but maybe I just need to expand my horizons? I have Scottish boys names picked, but although I don't know for certain, I am convinced its a girl
ThirstyNell, I like the sound of that, very unusual!