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Alba or Murron

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fanjodisfunction · 28/06/2013 18:43

I like Alba, DH likes Murron. We are of scottish blood living in England, which is why I think Alba better as Murron only sounds nice in a scots accent.

Or any other Scottish girls names you would like to add please feel free.

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ZipItShrimpy · 29/06/2013 12:11

That's very true SoonToBe! considers square sausage on a roll for lunch

miemohrs · 29/06/2013 12:09

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soontobeslendergirl · 29/06/2013 12:01

Zipit - i'd do that for you but no more babies for me and we only do boy babies anyway :) - I fancied Lorne in that case but OH didn't want to name his son after square sausage Hmm

TripleRock · 29/06/2013 10:25

Of the two Alba but it is also the name of a BBC tv channel.

thegreylady · 29/06/2013 10:18

Catriona
Morag
Fiona
Flora
Shona
Effie

ZipItShrimpy · 29/06/2013 10:11

Call your baby Lorna then! I'd be honoured. Wink

BistoBear · 29/06/2013 09:54

Isla
Morag
Mairead
Annie
Betty
Elsie
Ailsa
Elise
Ellen
Fiona
Ina
Jenna
Joan
Katrine
Keira
Lauren
Leah
Shonagh

I am Scottish so I went through my telephone book and picked out some names that you may or may not like :)

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fanjodisfunction · 29/06/2013 09:47

zip lovely name.

Iona is nice, but DH doesn't pronounce it the same as me.

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ZipItShrimpy · 29/06/2013 08:52

Fanjo that's my name and I've always liked it. It's not too popular either and I'm Scottish.

What about Iona, lovely name and it's a Scottish island.

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fanjodisfunction · 29/06/2013 07:03

I really like Lorna.

I do find a lot of scottish girls names sound harsh in an english accent.

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Alisvolatpropiis · 29/06/2013 01:36

Why bemby?

bemybebe · 29/06/2013 01:27

don't travel to the Netherlands as Alba

WildThongsHeartString · 29/06/2013 01:14

I like Mirren better than Murren.

curlew · 29/06/2013 01:09

Or you could choose a name?

WhoBU · 29/06/2013 00:59

Merryn?

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 28/06/2013 23:59

Mirren makes me think of football, Murran of Braveheart, and Alba... just no, sorry, you'd be as well calling her Caledonia. Mhairi? (Pronounced "Varry", Scottish version of Marie.)

SingingSands · 28/06/2013 23:55

Alba.

Murron just doesn't sound nice, and I'm Scottish. Tbh I thought it was made up just for the Braveheart movie!

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soontobeslendergirl · 28/06/2013 23:48

Actually although my favourite girls names when I had my boys were Mairi and Kirsty. if I had to pick a girls name now, I think I would go for Lorna :)

chesticles · 28/06/2013 23:18

Sorry, don't like either. I'm Scottish and have never even heard of murron. It took me to half way down thread to realise it was a girls name (if it is) I would.d maybe suggest Ailsa or Anna, and must admit I love Annie!. If its a boy ( li,e I thought murron was, then Murray is lovely)

trixymalixy · 28/06/2013 23:11

I prefer Mirren to Murron.

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fanjodisfunction · 28/06/2013 23:09

Is Murron not Scottish then?

How about giving me some alternatives instead then!

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MaryBateman · 28/06/2013 22:27

Neither. Murron isn't really a nice name for a girl, no matter how you try and sell it as being 'Scottish' and Alba is the name in England for the Scots Gaelic BBC channel. With the richness of the Scots Gaelic language are they really the best names you can think of? Please give it further thought.

bugsybill · 28/06/2013 22:04

Alba

hatebeak · 28/06/2013 22:04

A murrain is a deadly cattle plague, so that puts me off Murron. Alba is quite nice.

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