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Scottish boy names

72 replies

cantdecide17 · 13/03/2017 21:36

Not far off having a boy and we just can't agree on names or find something we love. I find girls names soooo much easier!

We'd like something not overly popular (so not Logan, Harris, Finlay, Alexander etc)

Some names we've considered:
Ruairidh (p/n roo-ree)
Coll (I like, him not so much)
Struan (I'm not so keen)
Alasdair (he's not keen)
Conall

Blair - we both quite like this but would love to hear opinions on using it with s/n Muir

Feel free to provide other options :-)

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LemonBreeland · 13/03/2017 22:41

Innes
Lachlan
Forbes
Murray
Ford
Jura

Itsallaswizz · 13/03/2017 22:38

Dallas

HenniePennie · 13/03/2017 22:36

"Sholto" you are making these up now.

HenniePennie · 13/03/2017 22:35

Harris.

PS Please don't call your son "Barra". Awful.

Sophronia · 13/03/2017 22:35

Angus
Arran
Alec
Archie
Brodie
Calum
Douglas
Duncan
Euan
Fergus
Fraser
Gregor
Hamish
Innes
Irving
Kester
Lachlan
Murray
Nicol
Niven
Ninian
Raghnall
Ramsay
Sawney
Sholto
Sorley
Tasgall
Tavish

dancemom · 13/03/2017 22:35

Seamus
Torquil
Murdo

TheTroutofNoCraic · 13/03/2017 22:31

I love Ruairidh and Euan.

ShootFruit · 13/03/2017 22:30

Donald
Alistair
Aonaghas
Angie
Murachaidh
Douglas
Dougie
Jimmy
Kenneth
Kenny
Fraser
William
Willie
Harris
Lewis
Barra
Brodie

ReginaGeorgeinSheepsClothing · 13/03/2017 22:07

I love Innes, Ruraidh and Lauchlan

BaggyCheeks · 13/03/2017 22:06

Word of caution about Ruairidh - I know one, spelled Ruaridh, and it's a nightmare. No one ever knows how to spell it, and his version is a more standard spelling compared to the one you have there, and people who see it before they hear it never get the pronunciation right - either Roo-ry or Rory.
Ruaridh/Rory/Rhuaridh/Ruari variations are also surprisingly popular when you listen for them. They don't chart too highly because of the spelling variations.

I don't see anything with Blair Muir. Assuming you have a Scottish accent they're not the same sound.

Kenneth - underused name in my opinion, good King name.

Daytona79 · 13/03/2017 22:04

Mungo

ShootFruit · 13/03/2017 22:03

Seamus
Iain
Fergus
Lachlan
Eoin
Murdo
Stewart

lillianhom · 13/03/2017 22:00

Lochlyn

Sunbeam18 · 13/03/2017 21:59

Keir

blueskyinmarch · 13/03/2017 21:58

Dugald.
Duncan
Angus
Cameron
Alisdair
Mungo
Grant
Hamish
Struan

RockyBird · 13/03/2017 21:55

Scott

Ojoj1974 · 13/03/2017 21:54

Douglass
Ross
Kerr

Myu5ername · 13/03/2017 21:53

Murray

FirstSeemItThenBeIt · 13/03/2017 21:45

Hamish
Arran
Innes
Ewan
Stuart
Brodie
Bruce
Evan
Callum
Donald
Dougall

GrumpySausage · 13/03/2017 21:43

Cameron. Not very popular and can be shortened to Cam which I think is a nice nn.

Blair is nice but I'm not mad on it with your surname. To me there's not enough syllables. (Assuming I'm pronouncing your surname right?!)

Lochan · 13/03/2017 21:41

Calum, Angus, Hamish, Ian, Bruce

Catypillar · 13/03/2017 21:37

DS2 is Darach (Gaelic for oak tree). We also thought about Torin.