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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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TALLULAHBELLE · 31/08/2013 12:31

I have an Eilidh and an Isla. DD3 missed out on a Scottish name but i did want to call her either Morven or Mirren /Muireann.

soontobeslendergirl · 31/08/2013 12:26

My family tree is also full of Isabellas, but presume some were Isa some Bella and some Ella etc.

soontobeslendergirl · 31/08/2013 12:24

It was tradition in Scotland to name after relatives, cant remember the order but it was something like, first daughter after Mother's Mum, 2nd after Father's mum etc and boys the same (but after the male relatives obv :o). So people felt obliged to use names that they didn't like but adapted them or simply did it to avoid confusion. Someone obviously disliked Agnes at some point and came up with the reverse thing, so, still using the name as tradition dictated, just putting a different spin on it. That's probably how most nicknames emerged, to avoid confusion and because people didn't like them.

The Andrewina, Angusina and Douglasina etc probably came about through the same thing but when only girls were born.

BebeBelge · 31/08/2013 12:14

Hazel?

EnjoyEverySandwich · 31/08/2013 12:10

Hopefully someone can enlighten me, I'm genuinely interested.

BeaWheesht · 31/08/2013 12:10

Mirren
Ealasaid
Morven
Iona
Ailish
Elspeth

123bucklemyshoe · 31/08/2013 12:09

Katrine

YankeeAlphaBravoUniform · 31/08/2013 12:07

I dn't know why people do it, they just do.

And to me, whatever direction it is in, it is an ugly name,

MortifiedAdams · 31/08/2013 12:04

Morag
Maeve

EnjoyEverySandwich · 31/08/2013 12:03

Please could someone explain "Senga" to me?

I get that it's Agnes backwards, but why is it a nn for it? I can't think of any other names that have a nn formed this way, so why this one? And why just in Scotland?

Zoe900 · 31/08/2013 11:49

Annabel Drummond was the wife of Robert III of Scotland. She was Queen consort. Ignore what I said earlier! not the wife of king Arthur Blush

Zoe900 · 31/08/2013 11:46

Annabel is Scottish because she was the consort of King Arthur or something like that. Disclaimer Confused

harverina · 31/08/2013 11:43

Ooh fab thread...I am pregnant with dc2 and currently have a beautiful 3 year old Eilidh so I am also looking for a Scottish girls name...or boys name but this is really helpful.

Right now we like Anna and Annabel but I don't know if they are actually Scottish.

Zoe900 · 31/08/2013 11:40

Siun (Shoon) or Fraoch (FRAYoch) both lovely

ElephantsEye · 31/08/2013 11:36

Kirsten

Isabella - loads of them in my family tree (Scottish).

Alison used to be v popular

V Scottish to do the -ina thing, eg Angusina.

Former neighbours had a dog called Ailsa. Then adopted a boy called ... Craig Grin

YankeeAlphaBravoUniform · 31/08/2013 08:45

Mhairi

Mirrin

Mairi

Fiona

Jenny

Eilidh

Not ailsa too like Isla, and also is the name of an island!

bouncingbelle · 31/08/2013 01:16

Alba
Kirsteen
Kirstina
Elspeth - I think this is lovely, and could be shortened to the equally lovely Elsie or Elspie.

bouncingbelle · 31/08/2013 01:11

The 'mh' in mhairi makes a v sound, so mhairi is pronounced
Varry.

Mairi is pronounced marry.

I love shona, Iona, aila, eilidh (or ailie), Kay or kirstie.

aoife24 · 31/08/2013 00:49

I thought ''Mhairi' was pronounced Varri but happy to stand corrected.

EspressoMonkey · 30/08/2013 23:44

Arabella

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Charotte31 · 30/08/2013 22:46

Hahaha senga that really tickled me! Love Shona forgot about that name! Some of these iv never heard of! Good work everyone iv been really enjoying reading them!

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Piffpaffpoff · 30/08/2013 21:45

We discounted Morag on nickname grounds - Morag the toerag.

sausageandorangepickle · 30/08/2013 21:24

Katie Morag Grin

Actually either Katie or Morag are really nice, but perhaps not together

MrsFrederickWentworth · 30/08/2013 21:16

Jeanie I think is lovely. Jeanie with the long brown hair. Jane Carlile was known as Jeanie or Jenny.

specialmagiclady · 30/08/2013 21:04

I have a relative called Mirren, known as The Saint.

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