Scottish Boy's Names

[fallingandlaughing]

With a mere 7 months til our little one arrives DP and I are negotiating on chatting about names.

We have a girl's name we like, in fact a couple. But we are drawing a blank on boy's names.

DP is quite keen to have a Scottish name (we are Scottish). Doesn't have to be Hamish or anything, just a name which is common to/typical to Scotland. If it is also Hebrew so much the better, but that is not an absolute must.

Suggestions please! If we use your idea I promise to come back and acknowledge it.

[SnowMuchToBits]

Rory
Alistair
Gregor
Euan
Dougal
Douglas
Angus
Fraser
Donald
Callum
Cameron
Iain

[TheChewyToffeeMum]

Andrew
Drew
Alexander
Donal
Finlay
Finn
Fergus
Ruaridh

[TheChewyToffeeMum]

I think If you want Hebrew as well you need to go Biblical - lots of Biblical names are/were common in Scotland esp in the more pious Western Isles.

[fallingandlaughing]

thanks great suggestions.

I like Alexander.
Also Donald but DP not keen on that.

Agree ChewyToffeeMum about maybe going biblical - wanted something which would also reflect the Jewish side of our family but we also have middle name for that.

[hambo]

Nothing wrong with hamish!!

[fallingandlaughing]

I know! Just wanted to express that it doesn't have to be an exclusively Scottish name. Hamish wouldn't work for us as someone else close by has it already.

[Northernrose]

To fit your criteria am thinking:
Hamish/James
Tavish/David
Iain/John

where the first name is the scottish version of the original Hebrew name - both names in each pair are nice.

Others:
Rory,Alexander,Finlay

I agree with Chewy that you would need to go down the Biblical line for names that fit both - but James, David and John are all Biblical. How about Aaron, Joseph, Joel, Jonah?

[Northernrose]

How about Lachlan with a more Biblical/Hebrew middle name? Sorry OP I didn't see your last post or I wouldn't have suggested Hamish again!!

[LittleCheesyPineappleOne]

If you look at baby names for Scotland over the years, the traditional names aren't Gaelic, by and large, but names like James, William, John, David etc - good Scottish pedigree - if you chose (eg) David, Biblical too.