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scottish girls names. maybe islands

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helensburgh · 12/12/2015 22:42

Don't think my title makes sense.

Looking fir a girls name and wondered re Scottish Islands

Anyone think of anything . I know the usual
Islay iona rona etc

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thequickbrownfox · 12/12/2015 23:13

Islay is pronounced the same as Isla. Vaila is beautiful! Sula is lovely too.

Essexgirlupnorth · 12/12/2015 23:10

I forget I am named after a Island (I am a Ailsa) though my dad named me after a bus named after the island

iisme · 12/12/2015 23:10

DD has a friend named Vaila - v pretty. Islay is definitely pronounced like Isla. Except in Gaelic, where it's more like Ee-la.

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leaningtoweroflego · 12/12/2015 23:06

Helpful comment RiverTam Hmm

Perhaps because she fancies a chat about the names too?! A map doesn't give you several opinions at the same time, does it?

Half of mumsnet would disappear if people just went and got the facts off the internet!

SauvignonPlonker · 12/12/2015 23:04

I have a friend from the isles who called her DD Vaila, it's a beautiful name.

Ailsa & Isla are also popular.

leaningtoweroflego · 12/12/2015 23:02

Sula's lovely - but people will think you named your child after Sula on Bing (Cbeebies)

Mind you only parents of children of a certain age will get the reference so maybe no big deal?

scottish girls names. maybe islands
Lightbulbon · 12/12/2015 23:01

Skye is the most obvious one.

I've heard of girls called Harris if you don't mind a unisex name.

BelindaBagwash · 12/12/2015 23:00

I have friends on Islay and they definitely pronounce it without the lay on the end, so it sounds the same as Isla.

Sophronia · 12/12/2015 23:00

Skye
Jura
Ailsa
Kerrera
Cara
Danna
Shona
Eriska
Fara
Bernera
Sanda
Vaila
Shuna
Tanera
Sula
Kilda
Rysa

BloodyDogHairs · 12/12/2015 22:59

Islay is very popular in my area.

What about Skye?

sleepyhead · 12/12/2015 22:58

Or Tanera (Tanera Mor and Tanera Beag are two of the Summer Isles).

Or what about Eilean which is just gaelic for island?

sleepyhead · 12/12/2015 22:53

What about Sula?

It's a tiny island off Rona (Sula Sgeir). It is named after the Old Norse for gannet, so you might not like it for that - although I think they're amazing birds!

fluffygreenmonsterhoody · 12/12/2015 22:51

Islay is pronounced with 'lay' on the end, so different to Isla.

I always thought Mull of Kintyre had a ring to it, and Eigg is a lovely wee place too :-D

leaningtoweroflego · 12/12/2015 22:50

How about Cara?

BifsWif · 12/12/2015 22:48

Is Islay the same as Isla? It sounds lovely!

lifeinslowmotion · 12/12/2015 22:47

I know somebody called Tiree which I think is very pretty and unusual.

Hopefully · 12/12/2015 22:46

No new names to add, but my sister and I both have Scottish island middle names (Islay and Iona) and we both love them.

RiverTam · 12/12/2015 22:44

Err, why don't you just look on a map?

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