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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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Charotte31 · 01/09/2013 22:31

Iona maybe not but ailsa don't see why not??

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YankeeAlphaBravoUniform · 01/09/2013 21:25

Iona and Ailsa are both islands, not sure they work with Isla.

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Charotte31 · 01/09/2013 19:58

:) serin! I do love Iona. Think my short list is Shona, bonnie, ailsa and Iona. But I'll probably change my mind a million times!!

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serin · 01/09/2013 18:42

Morgana (disclaimer....I am making this up)

KatoPotato · 01/09/2013 18:25

My friend is called Mhairi. Pronounced 'marry'

WithASpider · 01/09/2013 18:25

Meron. Can also be spelt Mirren, Merryn, and Merren. DD1 is a Merren.

Jakeyblueblue · 01/09/2013 18:20

I got married in Scotland so was looking at Scottish girls names when before I knew ds was to be a boy.
I'd decided on Maisie as its a pet version of mairead. Also read somewhere it meant precious.
I also think Iona would go nicely with Isla.

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Charotte31 · 01/09/2013 16:37

Iv got a nana bunty! Love her!!

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FoundAChopinLizt · 01/09/2013 08:12

What a lovely thread, I have learnt loads.

ElephantsEye · 31/08/2013 22:11

Erica is the Latin botanical name for Heather.

Winterfel · 31/08/2013 17:52

Margaret

MrsFrederickWentworth · 31/08/2013 17:39

Effie is again the nn for Euphemia.

Yes, the order us exactly as soon says, only varied in some villages by the first baby after a new minister arrived being called after him. So we have a sudden rash of Roberta/ Berthas.

Alison and Alisoun/ Alysoun were def Scots in my childhood.

Lesley is another Scots name, as in Burns' Bonnie Lesley.

Marget another variant name.

I think I may have had a great great aunt Robina, which is a nice ina, I think.

ElephantsEye · 31/08/2013 17:37

Oh and if you want to be really off the wall, try Bunty. It was my (Scottish) aunt's nick-name. Apparently it was a popular name for about 5 minutes due to an obscure Scottish play called 'Bunty pulls the strings'. And of course later on there was the magazine published by DC Thompson ...

harverina · 31/08/2013 16:46

Thanks Zoe! That's good to know Smile

Listentomum · 31/08/2013 15:18

I love the name Drew for a girl.

Listentomum · 31/08/2013 15:16

*Effie

Listentomum · 31/08/2013 15:15

Ena
Effi

aoife24 · 31/08/2013 15:13

Senga has come to be derogatory, like calling someone a ned.

Listentomum · 31/08/2013 15:11

Siobhon....shivon)
Esther
Morag
Agnes
Shona

ohmymimi · 31/08/2013 15:09

Nessie?

FoundAChopinLizt · 31/08/2013 14:51

Eilean
Kitty for Catherine, not sure how Scottish?

FoundAChopinLizt · 31/08/2013 14:45

Heather
Bramble

DalmationDots · 31/08/2013 14:29

Elsie, Ailie (Ay-lee),

soontobeslendergirl · 31/08/2013 12:49

I have no idea EnjoyEverySandwich it was certainly more prevalent on the West coast than the East - I never heard of any while I was growing up and living in Edinburgh. Whether that was because of some of some famous local or whether the family name thing was stronger over there due to the Irish influence or just that it only spread so far I wouldn't know. Sorry :(

EnjoyEverySandwich · 31/08/2013 12:34

Thanks, soontobeslendergirl. So it's just something that "caught on", as it were ... Was there a 'Senga' who was particularly well-known, which helped the usage spread?

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