Scottish names - Fiona and Calum?

[ChrisQuean]

I'm Scottish and we want a Scottish name for DC3 due in January, but I have lived out the country for 18 years now, so I'm a bit out of touch with name fashions and connotations. DS1 and DS2 have Scottish names and DH has suggested, Fiona or Calum (probably one "l"). I quite like both, but not overwhelmed.

Any thoughts on those two names?

[timeistight]

Classic Scottish names. I'd be happy with either of those.

[Mrsknackered]

They're not really my style, but they're 'nice and normal' names, but not hugely popular.

My favourites are Hamish and Ishbel, if that's any help!

[ChrisQuean]

Thanks all. I'm fine with nice, normal, uncontroversial etc . We're looking for easy to spell, classics, that aren't too popular, but not too dated either.

I like Hamish very much, bu we can't use it (surname and already "taken" in the family). Ishbel I love, but DH feels it's too way out for where we live now

[WaxOnFeckOff]

I like them both and would have had a Calum if my sister hadn't beat me to it - by about 10 years!

My favourite girls name is Lorna, but also love Mairi and Kirsty. For boys I like Gregor, Euan and Keir too.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Struan
Isla

[AnyaMoondial]

My Scottish friend has recently had a baby girl called Rhona which i think is lovely.

[EmmaC78]

I would go for Eilidh for a girls name. Calum is nice for a boy.

[MarieLaure]

I like both. Fiona is really unusual for children (but I don't think dated - more of an underused classic).

I think Fraser, Angus, Flora, Isobel also fit your criteria, and I love Euan (as suggested above) and Catriona (minor spelling and pronounciation issues outside Scotland though).

[museumum]

Good names.
Calum is quite popular here but not ridiculously so.
Fiona less popular for babies born now.

[loobybear]

Callum is lovely. I tend to think of Fiona as an older name, probably because all the Fionas I know are 30+.
Marian or Mhairi are lovely traditional girls names and not overused.

[FairfaxAikman]

I love Fiona and it will likely be a middle name for DC1 if it’s a girl.

If you’re not keen, how about Flora?

Calum wouldn’t be my choice, but it’s definitely not “out there”.

[Lavabravacava]

I was considering Calum but somebody pointed out that all the Calums they ever taught at school were naughty. When I thought about it I could only remember naughty Calums too! However right now I have a lovely wee Calum in my class who is just great so maybe the trend of naughty Calums has passed.

[tabulahrasa]

Calum's pretty classic, not overly popular or really unusual

Fiona... I don't think I know one under 40 - I'm not sure that's a good thing?

[paniconthestreetsofdreams]

Isobel 😍

[WaxOnFeckOff]

I came across a little Shona a while ago, it was a lovely change.

[TheGirlOnTheLanding]

I think Fiona is pretty dated (and not in a granny chic way - more a Sharon/Tracy era name). There were 12 Fionas in my year at school (I'm pushing fifty) and I don't hear it as a child's name nowadays. But depending of where you live now, it may be different - I think Shrek gave the name a more recent surge of popularity in the US. The male equivalent would be Iain - again all the ones I come across are middle-aged.

Calum is more of a classic name that hasn't gone away, along with Euan, Gregor, Cameron etc.

[Groovee]

Euan or Murray?

Eilidh, Shona, Isla and Iona would be my girls choices now.

[Daisymay2]

Scottish parents I know have children called Campbell, Fraser, Connor, Alexander, Cameron and Iain. Don't know why they all seem to be boys.
I know a couple of Scots called Fiona as well.
Reminds me that when we were lookin to name DS2 most of the names I liked were Scottish and DH asked me what was wrong with a non Scottish name like Andrew!

[TheScottishPlay]

Love them both. DS would have been a Calum but it just doesn't suit our surname. My BF is Fiona. She is lovely.
Also love Innes, Thane, Alister and Duncan for boys. Mirren, Blythe and Karina for girls.

[SuperLoudPoppingAction]

Morna's lovely. As is Eilidh.

There's quite a few Rhuairidh's around here, but not so many in the south.

[MiriAmmerman]

I like Fiona and Calum.

I also like:

Iona
Morven
Eilidh
Ailsa

Angus
Rory
Harris
Fergus

[DownHereInTheHorridHouse]

Sorry, I think they're awful - I know a toddler Fiona and it just seems so wrong. As someone said upthread, it isn't a granny chic name, it's just dull and dated. I also have a strong dislike of Isla as there are so very many of them.

Flora is lovely though .

All of the boy's names sound like 50-year-old farmers. Brodie is quite nice for girl or boy, and I think Fergus straddles the traditional-but-still-quite-cool quite well.

[marmitecheesetoast]

Fiona is nice but I also don't know any under the age of 35...

Calum was on our list for a boy and I also felt I liked it but wasn't overwhelmed with it, I really struggled with boys names but my favourite was Fraser.

For girls I like
Eilidh (I'm biased!)
Lorna
Iona (depending on your surname!)
Shonagh
Mhari

[Pandham13]

Callum is the Scottish spelling, Calum is the French spelling.
I love Harris, Finley, Jack, James, Harrison and calan.

Eilidh,, Iona, Skye, Murron, isabel,

[WaxOnFeckOff]

Alison? Not sure if it's strictly Scottish but certainly used more here than elsewhere :)