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Struan

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Froginthehole · 07/09/2017 13:19

What do you think of the name Struan for a boy? I believe it's a Scottish name that means stream. We aren't Scottish - would it be weird to use it?

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Llamacorn · 13/09/2017 08:54

I think Struan is a fab name, but definitely sounds odd in some accents (Scottish here)

PlasticBelle · 13/09/2017 08:48

Struan is lovely - and much prefer struan to stuart.

Please don't let the lack of a Scottish connection put you off - never heard anything so ridiculous as PP saying avoid using the name without any Scottish connections - in today's society I think anything goes and people put waaaay too much thought into these tiny nuances when name choosing imho.

I have a very Irish name - no Irish connections (we are very English) and no-one asks if I do - perhaps my parents were asked at the time of my birth why they chose that name and I'm sure my mother just said because she liked it! End of!

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Froginthehole · 12/09/2017 22:04

Or what about Stuart?

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Froginthehole · 12/09/2017 18:58

I think the pronunciation is Strew-un? I agree it sounds better in a Scottish accent (what doesn't?!) but I think it works in English too. I'll give it some more thought as I do like it

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loobybear · 07/09/2017 18:20

Love the name but I agree with pps that I think it would be weird if you have no Scottish connection.

FrancisCrawford · 07/09/2017 18:08

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Sophronia · 07/09/2017 17:17

I really like it. I do think people will assume you have a Scottish connection though.

n0ne · 07/09/2017 16:01

Love it. One of my favourite names :)

HoratioNightboy · 07/09/2017 15:44

I'm intrigued, TheScottishPlay! Can you share your name? Or is it too unusual?

TheScottishPlay · 07/09/2017 15:37

*pioneering

TheScottishPlay · 07/09/2017 15:36

Oh, don't be put off OP. We need a bit of pionerring child naming in the world!
I'm 'very Scottish' but my name has it's origins in Hebrew and would only have been used in Scotland after the Reformation. No one would find it an odd name for a Scot now.

JoshGrobansFurryHamster · 07/09/2017 15:35

The country connection..

I've an Evan. Never set foot in Wales; and I know one (lovely) Welshman

Does it really matter? I've never heard anyone comment negatively

Or is it because Struan should be said with a Scottish accent?

I am also trying to do my best Scottish accent to pronounce Struan (thick Belfast accent here)

I find once you've named the child, people generally just accept whatever he/she is called

Good luck OP

CaptWentworth · 07/09/2017 15:35

Stroo-ann.

Love it, but I'm Scottish. I know a couple of struans and they are lovely guys.

MrsJayy · 07/09/2017 15:34

I think Niamh is ok for a non irish girl , Clodagh maybe not i just think names can be too you know

NauticalDisaster · 07/09/2017 15:31

I love the name! It's on the list for baby number 3 but my other two gave very Scottish names as well.

MrsJayy · 07/09/2017 15:30

Op just say gt gt grandad was scottish 😀

IHaveBrilloHair · 07/09/2017 15:28

I think it's a lovely name.
I have a Niamh and we are not remotely Irish so the Scottish connection wouldn't bother me.

PoppyPopcorn · 07/09/2017 15:27

Strew-anne. Easy to pronounce! I know a couple but I am in Glasgow.

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Froginthehole · 07/09/2017 15:26

Thanks everyone, kind of what I thought really. It's a lovely name, just wish we were Scottish

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MrsJayy · 07/09/2017 15:25

I have a french origin name which is fine everywhere imo but I guess there will be french names that would sound a bit bonkers if you had no french connection

Notreallyarsed · 07/09/2017 15:20

It is pronounced strew-an not strayne. Well the one in our extended family is anyway. He has been known as strudel since birth though

PaperdollCartoon · 07/09/2017 15:20

It's nice, very Scottish. I also think a bit odd to use a very country focused name if you have no connections to it though, DN has a Russian name though family has no Russian connections and it continues to mildly annoy me.

MrsJayy · 07/09/2017 15:18

Strayne no it isn't pronounced straiyne maybe if you are Australian

buggerthebotox · 07/09/2017 15:11

Isn't it pronounced Strayne?

EmmaC78 · 07/09/2017 15:07

I know loads of Struan's as I live in Scotland so I really like the name but I would think it was odd for someone with no Scottish connection to use it.

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