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A lovely Scottish girls name?

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Charotte31 · 30/08/2013 15:39

I already have an Isla looking for another beautiful Scottish girls name. Can't find one I like as much as Isla!

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DinoSnores · 06/09/2013 19:34

"A previous poster mentioned that Mairi could also be pronounced with a 'V' as in Varree - just to say that here in Scotland the usual spelling for that name is Mhairi."

Mairi is NEVER pronounced Vah-ree, only Mah-ree. I think the previous poster was explaining the vocative case in Gaelic which changes spelling/pronunciation.

In Gaelic, if you are speaking TO someone, the case of the name changes. So you meet your friend Mairi in town, "Ciamar a tha thu, a Mhairi?" [How are you, Mairi?], but always would refer to her to your other friends as Mairi, so you'd say, "Tha Mairi sia bliadhna deug." [Mairi is 16 years old.]

As for Scottish names, I think Elspeth is lovely, as are Catriona & Mairead.

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neunundneunzigluftballons · 05/09/2013 00:45

Aoibhinn pronounced Eve een

Frangepani · 05/09/2013 00:43

Oops - sorry, missed out an L there, awakemysoull. Not paying attention because I'm getting tired, but I just love all these baby name threads!

Frangepani · 05/09/2013 00:39

Awakemysoul I meant to include Eilidh as one of my favourites - such a lovely name.

awakemysoull · 05/09/2013 00:14

Eilidh. I have an 11 week old called eilidh and she is beautiful. Not that I'm biased or anything

I love her name

BeaWheesht · 04/09/2013 23:52

You know, my dd is named after doing one of these threads myself a few years ago....

Frangepani · 04/09/2013 22:37

Isla is a gorgeous name and I think Greer is a great suggestion. Other ideas are Alice, Annabel, Alex or Alexis, Elspeth, Heather, Kirsty, Mairi. A previous poster mentioned that Mairi could also be pronounced with a 'V' as in Varree - just to say that here in Scotland the usual spelling for that name is Mhairi. Have fun choosing!

YankeeAlphaBravoUniform · 04/09/2013 18:32

Do let us know what you settle on!

harverina · 04/09/2013 07:37

Morna is lovely but my dh has vetoed it

Weegiemum · 04/09/2013 05:39

Morna? Means "beloved", it's my dd1s middle name.

All the others I like have already been mentioned.

mathanxiety · 04/09/2013 05:14

You got it, Zoe.

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Charotte31 · 03/09/2013 16:53

Thanks! :)

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smithwillsam · 03/09/2013 11:25

Isla, Vanora, Bonnie, Elena. I love Isla, It is a beautiful Scottish girl name.

Zoe909 · 03/09/2013 10:45

I don't understand all those rules Mathanxiety but I look at mhairi and hear an 'a' before it.

But sure I never got to grips with Irish!

Zoe909 · 03/09/2013 10:42

what about Inis (pronounced INNish)

soontobeslendergirl · 03/09/2013 10:00

haverina Yes, technically it is Isle of Skye, however in everyday accents it comes out as Isle a Skye for example.

Youtube "Donald where's yer troosers" and listen to the first line :o

specialmagiclady · 03/09/2013 09:02

Also Shuna.

specialmagiclady · 03/09/2013 08:06

I love love love Catriona (pronounced Ka-tree-uh-na not Catri-oh-na) with Katie for short.

mathanxiety · 02/09/2013 23:54

The name Mairi is only Mhairi in the vocative case in Scots Gaelic. In the nominative (and in English) it is Mairi.

I know people think it's fine to mix the two up and plenty of people have the name Mhairi and call it Varry or Marry, but if you want to use the name correctly, use the nominative case.

You probably wouldn't use 'hOrla' for Orla. It is the vocative case and if you were addressing an Orla in Irish you would say 'Dia dhuit, a hOrla' (basically 'hello Orla')

harverina · 02/09/2013 23:36

Are the islands not isle of...as opposed to Isla of...

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Charotte31 · 02/09/2013 19:16

That's what I thought!!

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soontobeslendergirl · 02/09/2013 16:32

I get the point about them both being islands, but it's not called Isle of Ailsa, or even Ailsa Island, it's called Ailsa Craig or sometimes The Ailsa Craig. So unless you have a son called Craig, it seems perfectly okay to me to have Isla and Ailsa. I agree that I would avoid Skye and the ilk.

Katrine also goes well I think.

April13 · 02/09/2013 15:50

My name is Mhairi (Varry). I like Eilidh, Roisin and Murrin for a wee girl x

YankeeAlphaBravoUniform · 01/09/2013 22:36

Just as they are bith isands, Isla Skye, Isla Iona, etc etc

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