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Stuck for (Scottish but not necessarily) boy name.

39 replies

BaldHedgehog · 29/05/2014 22:54

DC2 is due in a few weeks time (don't know what we're having) and I'm stuck for a boys name.DH has named DS mainly because he rejected EVERY SINGLE NAME that I had on my list.As the result both of DS's names came from DH.I agreed on DS's names because I was fed up with the fact that all of the names chosen by me were rejected and I had nothing against the names that DH offered (I neither liked them or disliked them,they suit DS so no regrets here).

Now I said to DH that it's my turn to name DC2 and because I didn't make him any problems naming DS I'd expect him to exchange the same courtesy to me.He was a bit taken aback but tough.

Names that were on my list before DS was born (all vetoed by DH):

Allister/Alasdair
Calum
Colin
Conrad
Craig
Felix
Fergus
Finlay
Graham
Grant
Gregor
Harold
Kenneth
Liam
Logan
Magnus
Marcus
Murray
Neil/Niall
Robin
Ross

Names we can't use:

Alexander
Andrew
Angus/Innes
Ian/Iain
William
finishing with "an" e.g. Jonathan,Tristan

If anybody could give me some suggestions I'd be really grateful as I look at boys names every couple of days and can't find anything that i really like.Many thanks :)

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BikeRunSki · 30/05/2014 07:28

Prentice
Frazer
Ramsay
Gordon
Eben
Amos
Ambrose

SquirrelledAway · 30/05/2014 07:20

I know someone with two boys called Harris and Lewis.

I wonder if they have a DC3 will s/he get called Eigg?

BaldHedgehog · 29/05/2014 23:22

Anything finishing with -an doesn't go with our surname which is a bummer as I love Struan,Jonathan or Evan.

I'm still thinking about

Harold (DH cringes but nn Harry is nice and the name is not too popular at the moment)
Kenneth
Finlay
Lewis (prefer this to Harris on our holidays)

Thanks for the suggestions and please keep them coming :)

BTW,if DC2 is a girl we've already got a name chosen (by me of course) and accepted by DH.If he changes his mind about that I'll either whack him with his granny's very heavy frying pan or tell him his fortune...

OP posts:
weatherall · 29/05/2014 23:18

Harris
Lewis
Seanaidh
Struan
Arran
Clyde
Argyll
Gordon
Seamus
Kirk
Kyle

justaweeone · 29/05/2014 23:13

Craig

RonaldMcDonald · 29/05/2014 23:12

Jock

JollyGolightly · 29/05/2014 23:09

Hector
Harris
Lewis
Euan
Hamish
Struan
Stewart
Malcolm
Robbie
Kyle
Jamie
Geordie
Douglas/Dougie
Mac
Ben
Angus
Greig
Finlay

JollyGolightly · 29/05/2014 23:09

Hector
Harris
Lewis
Euan
Hamish
Struan
Stewart
Malcolm
Robbie
Kyle
Jamie
Geordie
Douglas/Dougie
Mac
Ben
Angus
Greig
Finlay

SquirrelledAway · 29/05/2014 23:09

Harris
Conall
Lewis
Kieran
Brodie
Fraser
Lachlan
James
Ranald
Maxwell
Murray

I'm guessing that Cameron and Euan will be out.

Viatrix · 29/05/2014 23:08

Fraser
Alpin
Somerled
Tavish
Carbrey
Douglas
Evander
Hamish
Islay
Stuart
Kester
Ramsay
Niven
Hendry
Sholto
Keir
Raghnall
Sawney
Rory
Tasgall

Spinaroo · 29/05/2014 23:08

Me too- I came on to say Struan.

PacificDogwood · 29/05/2014 23:05

Struan
Harris

Please go with Struan, I love Struan Smile

JellyMould · 29/05/2014 23:03

Lachlan
Campbell
Malcolm
Horatio

JellyMould · 29/05/2014 23:01

Rory/ ruaridh
Torin
Hamish
James
Moray
Cameron