Weird request - Shetland names..

[AuntieBrenda]

Right, this may be a very silly and odd question - Scottish mners, is there such a thing as Shetland type names?
I'm expecting dc2 and would really like to honour my late granny's heritage.

Her name was Cecilia and the family I know of hers were called Annabelle (already used in my family, she was sadly a late cousin), Archibald, Sheila, davey.

Are there names that particularly popular on Shetland or am I asking a stupid question?
DS is called nathaniel James so it'd have to work with that
Tia

[Theonlyoneiknow]

There was à thread before on Shetland names with lots of suggestions. I dont have à link but should find it under search

[AuntieBrenda]

Thanks - I've done a lot if searching though before i posted and I couldn't find anything :(

[Drquin]

Sunniva - for a girl. Love it!
Local hairdresser is called this and hails fromShetland.

Google is your friend though ...

[Salmotrutta]

I'd imagine names that are truly Shetlander will be Nordic in origin?

[AuntieBrenda]

Well I did wonder salmontrutta - my gran had blonde hair and blue eyes. So doesy DS - me and DH ate very dark. He's a Nordic throwback!

[AuntieBrenda]

Sunniva is pretty - I like it

[gallicgirl]

Have you tried //www.behindthename.com?

You can search names by origin quite easily.

[redrubyindigo]

Kara

[JanePurdy]

I remember a book set on Shetland with two characters named after the first man & woman who landed off Viking ships. He was Haki but can't remember what she was! Hmmm.

[JanePurdy]

It might have been Hekla??

[BeaWheesht]

Shea (shay) for a boy or girl

[florascotia]

From Shetland libraries:
www.shetland-library.gov.uk/documents/OldNorsePersonalNames.pdf

really old names:
www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/shetland/index.html

how Norse names work (from Orkney):
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-nordic-studies/blogs/mimirs-well-articles/delving-into-the-roots-of-norse-first-names

this is an excellent site about Shetland culture and may have some pointers:
www.saxavord.com/shetland-culture.php

present-day Shetland names:
www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2011/12/21/connor-and-zander-eva-and-lily-most-popular-names-in-shetland/

[freerangeeggs]

I've heard Osla before for a girl, which I thought was really pretty.

Apparently Freya was in common use on Shetland, but it's obviously quite popular across the country now.

Sunniva is gorgeous

[BlueStarsAtNight]

Why not use Cecilia? It's pretty, goes well with Nathaniel and has some nice nn's (cee-cee, cecily, etc)

[galwaygirl]

I've posted this before on here but I went to uni with a girl from Shetland called Vaila, named after one of the islands, and thought it was a lovely name

[Sweetishdelight]

Peedie (either sex)

[bouncingbelle]

Any mans name with -Ina at the end.

[BrunoBrookesDinedAlone]

Lots of Ingrids. And on Orkney. Magnus is popular...Sunniva would be good, after the ferry. So perhaps also Hamnavoe or Hjaltaland for a boy

[cookingenthusiast]

Definitely Magnolia