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Scottish place names

132 replies

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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farmersdaughter · 31/05/2013 18:24

Ailsa as the rocky island Ailsa Craig.

BabsAndTheRu · 31/05/2013 18:22

Struan

JollyOrangeGiant · 31/05/2013 18:22

Iona
Kyle
Moray
Elgin
Skye
Harris
Lewis
Fraser
Brodie
Huntly
Ellon
Stirling
Dundee (please don't use this...)
Ness

farmersdaughter · 31/05/2013 18:18

Cally as Bridge of Cally in Perthshire?

farmersdaughter · 31/05/2013 18:17

Moray

As in Morayshire, not a place I know. But Moray or Murray could be nice.

What about Muck? Grin

GlaikitFizzog · 31/05/2013 18:12

Blair (as in athol or gowrie)
Athol
Struan (village on Skye)
Fraser(burgh)
Keith
Dallas
Calder
Brae(mar)
Tain
Gair
Augustus
William
Jed(burgh)

fanjodisfunction · 31/05/2013 18:01

I know a Leith, I'm sure that's a place near edinburgh.

ThistleDown · 31/05/2013 17:42

I know an Oban and a Jura.

squoosh · 31/05/2013 17:41

Definitely not Twatt.

squoosh · 31/05/2013 17:40

Drumnadrochit.

JojoMags · 31/05/2013 17:39

Iona

Dundas? Really?

whyno · 31/05/2013 17:28

Alba for a girl. Actually means Scotland in gaelic i think but is a pretty girls name too.

MrsBungle · 31/05/2013 17:27

Selkirk

weebarra · 31/05/2013 17:25

I was going to say Lenzie! If I wasn't from there and everyone I know would go Hmm , I'd consider it for DC3.
Anyway: Coll, Vaila, Angus, Islay, Nairn, Carrick, Rannoch.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 31/05/2013 17:19

I know a Torridon.

DiaryOfAWimpyMum · 31/05/2013 17:18

I pasted the list from yahoo answers! Grin Blush

Meringue33 · 31/05/2013 17:18

Oban
Ossian
Tobermory!

Meringue33 · 31/05/2013 17:16

Kyle
Don
Coe
Forfar
John O'Groats :)

Anjou · 31/05/2013 17:14

There are hundreds! Male or female? Is it actually for a baby, or is it just hypothetical?

sleepyhead · 31/05/2013 17:07

Stirling

daimbardiva · 31/05/2013 16:48

Brodie

twooter · 31/05/2013 16:47

Eigg

KatoPotato · 31/05/2013 16:46

And you forgot Lenzie and Milngavie!

Bishopbriggs... haha

KatoPotato · 31/05/2013 16:46

Tell me you pasted that list!!

DiaryOfAWimpyMum · 31/05/2013 16:45

Oops sorry, I had no idea that was so long!