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A good Scottish boys name?

29 replies

EachandEveryone · 02/09/2016 18:25

Mum Turkish dad from Glasgow where they live. First boy has a more Turkish sounding name so they are looking a Scottish boys name. It's my nephew so some good ones!

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florascotianew · 03/09/2016 12:16

Alasdair
Duncan
Magnus
Fergus
Iain
James (name of several Scottish kings) or Gaelic version Seumas
Alpin
Angus
Oran/Odhran
Athol
Kenneth
Kelvin (very Glasgow, like Clyde, mention by earlier poster - also Mungo and Kentigern)
Conall
Ross
Hector (classical, but used for centuries in Scotland)
Donald
Niall
Niven
Ranald
Diarmaid
Gregor
Gordon
Douglas
Eoghan/Ewan
Fingal
Graham

I also know people with their mother's maiden name as first name: Gillespie, Campbell, Fraser, Forbes, Grant, Murray, Murdo etc...

Scuttle22 · 02/09/2016 20:37

Colin

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 02/09/2016 20:33

Alexander - maybe known as Alec
Finlay
Angus
Andrew - could be Drew if they want a short version
Donald
Bruce
William (as in Wallace)
Robert - Rab/Rabbie

EllaHen · 02/09/2016 20:29

I always thought that if I had a Cameron, I'd like 'Mac' (Cam backwards) as a nn. Probably too far out though.

EllaHen · 02/09/2016 20:27

I really love the name Scott.

I have a boy whose name has already been mentioned on this thread a few times.

There are so many terrific Scottish boys names, they will have no bother finding a great one.

Twistergeese · 02/09/2016 20:24

Alasdair
Lachlan

GruffaloPants · 02/09/2016 20:24

Please do, nocapes. Probably will never get the chance to have my own wee Cammy!

LavenderRains · 02/09/2016 20:23

Blair

Daytona79 · 02/09/2016 20:18

Mungo

NoCapes · 02/09/2016 20:17

Gruffalo our Cameron either gets Cam (which irritates me) or Ronnie
Never thought of Cammy, it's quite cute, I may try to incorporate that and see how he reacts Smile

GruffaloPants · 02/09/2016 20:12

Cameron was on our shortlist but we had 2 girls. I love Cammy as a nickname too.

NoCapes · 02/09/2016 20:07

My DS1 is Cameron - love his name Smile
I also like Fraser but DP wouldn't let me have it for DS2

Heatherbell1978 · 02/09/2016 20:06

Ha ha one of the posters above has listed all of my brothers names! We have very Scottish names in my family...

ChocolateBudgeCake · 02/09/2016 19:15

There are some lovely island names eg Arran or Harris

chocoLit · 02/09/2016 18:41

Duncan
Murray

Ooh ooh ooooooh And my personal favourite Clyde!

Met the most beautiful boy called Clyde who had a brother Linton or Linden and loved it being from land of weeg myself.

Never had a boy so didn't use it.

weebarra · 02/09/2016 18:40

Alasdair
Murdo
Struan
Murray
Brodie
Hamish
Innes

FoofFighter · 02/09/2016 18:39

Ruairidh (there may be other spellings)

chocoLit · 02/09/2016 18:38

Fraser

Iain

Mackie

chocoLit · 02/09/2016 18:37

Crawford
Hamish
Ewan/Euan

chocoLit · 02/09/2016 18:36

Alistair/Alisdair
Billy
Stewart
Andrew

OlennasWimple · 02/09/2016 18:35

Andrew
Struan
Hamish
Alistair

chocoLit · 02/09/2016 18:34

Innes
Keith
Ronnie
Rennie
Scott
Douglas
Dougal

chocoLit · 02/09/2016 18:33

Brodie
Lyall
Fergus
Robert

yougottheshining · 02/09/2016 18:33

Hector William Alastair Rowan

keeprunninguphill · 02/09/2016 18:32

Craig