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Like Isla but not...

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badguider · 14/02/2013 14:34

We're looking for both boy and girl names (don't know yet) and want them to be Scottish but not overtly gaelic spelling.

I LOVE Isla but a v. good friend has just taken that. I also love Mairi but another friend has that.. Think I like Calum and Cameron for boys...

So... what's like Isla but not?

So far I can only think of Ailsa.

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lucywiltshire · 15/02/2013 20:23

Sholto for a boy?
Kirsty for a girl?

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badguider · 15/02/2013 20:20

Aoife is definitely too gaelic / irish for me...

But Mara... now that's a lovely name... is it really scottish? [off to google]

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MortifiedAdams · 15/02/2013 20:17

I know its Irish but I adore Aoife.

What about Maeve?

rhondajean · 15/02/2013 20:16

Alba
Mara

CruCru · 15/02/2013 18:58

Irene

GW297 · 14/02/2013 17:32

Anya
Ava

BalloonSlayer · 14/02/2013 15:59

Blimey amck I had to google that! I didn't know there was an Isle of Harris! Grin

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badguider · 14/02/2013 15:55

Haha... hadn't tought of Iona as 'I own a...' DHs surname is a noun in scots but it is a nice thing to own :)

Lots of food for thought here... LOADS of these names are people we already know well (obviously, as they're from where we're from) but there definite options here..
I also like Sandy for a boy, but not sure if I'd feel we needed to put Alexander on the birth cert.

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amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:51

have to be careful with Isla too BalloonSlayer - someone with the surname Harris was considering Isla. :)

BalloonSlayer · 14/02/2013 15:47

Came on to say Iona but everyone else has Grin

However... you cannot use it if your surname is a noun.

weegiemum · 14/02/2013 15:37

My dc are at the Gaelic school in Glasgow. I saw as many kids with Gaelic names while teaching in Edinburgh!

Girls:
Eilidh
Iona
Shona/Seona
Rowan
Morna
Donalda
Margaret (as in St Margaret of Scotland - church at Edinburgh castle)
Ailsa
Kirsty
Kirsteen
Kartherine
Peggy/Peigi
Rhona
Marsali

Boys:
Aidan
Struan
Brodie
Calum/Callum
Lachlan/Lachlann
Donald/Domhall
Alasdair
Brendan
Andrew
Logan
Robert/Robbie
Alexander
Murdo
Malcolm/Colm
Cailin (pronounced Ka-line I'm only adding it as it's my ds best friend!)

amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:35

Harris
Alastair
Andrew
Iain
Grant
Murray
Ramsay
Lachlan
Douglas
Torin

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amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:32

Rhona
Shona
Una

amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:31

Ismay
Lindsay
Lillian
Morag
Morven

FoofFighter · 14/02/2013 15:30

Kirsteen

amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:29

Elspeth
Fiona
Grier
Hazel
Heather

amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:27

Audrey
Avril
Blair - for either
Kirsten
Eleanor

TheBeanAndTheBee · 14/02/2013 15:27

Angus
Hamish

amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:24

Struan
Cairn
Finlay
Gregor
Craig

I find boys easier for some reason!

TheBeanAndTheBee · 14/02/2013 15:24

Elsa
Orla
Iris

amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:22

Ainsley
Ishbel

Logan
Innes

amck5700 · 14/02/2013 15:19

Boys:
Euan
Keir/Ciar
Fraser
Scott
Bruce

Girls:
Fallon
Lorna
Kirsty
Tierney

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badguider · 14/02/2013 15:02

I'm not sure about Catriona as some people do say it Cat-ree-ona which is a bit odd.
Elspeth is quite nice for a little girl and adult but I'm not sure about a baby/toddler.

There's Aileen too (but worried people might confuse it with Eileen).
I like Skye for a girl but DH would find it too hippy Grin

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LindaMcCartneySausage · 14/02/2013 14:58

I'm a West Coaster, but not from the isles or anything and not a Gaelic speaker. We live in London and wanted distinctly Scottish names for the DC's, but not Gaelic names for obvious difficulty-of-pronunciation reasons, so know where you're coming from.

I still like Catriona (kat-rina) and Elspeth, but neither are going to be in the top 100 at the moment.