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Scottish place names

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Cosydressinggown · 31/05/2013 16:38

Hello - I need Scottish place names that can also be used as baby names. Any ideas??? So far I can only think of:

Isla
Harris
Lewis
Skye
Dundas

..... ?

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PureDeadBrilliant · 03/06/2013 21:55

Oh oh oh! Cumbernauld
So every time anyone asks about the baby you could do the great advert:
"what's it called?"
"Cumbernauld!"

PureDeadBrilliant · 03/06/2013 21:52

Or maybe Moscow?

PureDeadBrilliant · 03/06/2013 21:52

Kilmarnock?

zippey · 03/06/2013 21:34

Rowan?

soontobeslendergirl · 03/06/2013 21:28

It's all been knocked down redeveloped now and is lnicer to drive through - apart from the speedbumps and the 20mph limit. It's like everywhere, the vast majority are nice people doing their best and it's the rowdy minority that give places a bad name.

soontobeslendergirl · 03/06/2013 21:25

Noo, I'm not from the Raptap :o

soontobeslendergirl · 03/06/2013 21:24

*sp "in fact" - there weren't many fat kids about in my estate when I was a kid - we went more for your "underfed scrawny look" round my way :o

GlaikitFizzog · 03/06/2013 21:23

I had a boyfriend once, from Raploch. This meant nothing to me being from Aberdeen, until I visited sheesh! Shock

soontobeslendergirl · 03/06/2013 21:19

I'm in Stirling but originally from Edinburgh - we use Schemey there too - In fat I grew up a schemey :o

My kids go to a school with a mix of kids from the naice private estate and kids from the Council scheme so get used to a variety of names.

fanjodisfunction · 03/06/2013 21:15

Ok DH has just told me.

fanjodisfunction · 03/06/2013 21:08

I maybe dumb but what is meant by schemey?

GlaikitFizzog · 03/06/2013 21:03

Where are you soon? Just so I know Wink! (I'm guessing west coast by your use of schemey!)

soontobeslendergirl · 03/06/2013 21:00

....don't want to rain on anyone's parade (and you may not care), but where I live Mirren/Murren etc is a bit schemey.

weebarra · 03/06/2013 20:27

Love Alba but DH says no. Innes and Murdo are our boy choices.
Also like Mirren but we are football fans and would always associate the name with a not very good football team.

fanjodisfunction · 03/06/2013 20:23

I love tha name Alba, I might try and get it on the list, got about 20 weeks to try and get DH to agree.

He's in love with Murron, I like it but I'm worried it doesn't sound pretty in my english accent. DH is scottish by the way.

Alba sounds so strong.

I really like Mara too.

JollyShortGiant · 03/06/2013 19:54

I'm not such a fan of Mara. Top Scottish type names on our lists are Isobel, Mirren, Flora, Ramsay, Campbell, Murray. I also like Forbes, Innes and Keir. We've got until the end of August to agree though, thank goodness.

GlaikitFizzog · 03/06/2013 19:16

I think out lists are very similar! Your DSs name was on our list for B too!

How do you feel about Mara? Everyone I mention it too screws their face up, but I love it.

JollyShortGiant · 03/06/2013 18:56

I love Caledonia. And Alba. Can't get either past DH though. Mirren is on our list too, Glaikit.

GlaikitFizzog · 03/06/2013 18:10

:o

AberdeenAngusina · 03/06/2013 18:03

There was a wee girl named Caledonia in the papers.

BlueChampagne · 03/06/2013 13:01

Morve(r)n

GoshAnneGorilla · 02/06/2013 17:09

Wigtownshire Grin

GlaikitFizzog · 02/06/2013 16:12

Ooh mirren is on my list too, dh not so keen.

Theonlyoneiknow · 02/06/2013 16:05

I know a Murron and a Mirren

fanjodisfunction · 02/06/2013 15:33

Love

Kilda

Taran
Brae

(Taran and Brae have just been added to our baby names list for boys. We've been thinking Murron for a girl)