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Scottish boys names?

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badg3r · 17/02/2020 08:50

Due number three in September. Both DC have Scottish names and would like the same for this one. Long-ish shortlist of names I like below in no particular order, I would love to hear any suggestions for others or opinions on the list! I find picking names so stressful!

Rory
Magnus
Hamish
Angus
Fergus
Jamie
Malcolm
Gregor
Francis
Philip
Arron

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FizzyGreenWater · 18/02/2020 12:50

Oh please use Malcolm! So fab, Mal is such a nice short form and it's so underused.

Malcolm Hamish would be my choice.

Magnus is also fab.

Have you considered island names at all - Thorfinn, Sigurd etc?

nickblainesmistress · 17/02/2020 21:26

Brodie

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badg3r · 17/02/2020 21:24

I love Lochlann/Lachlan and Struan but unfortunately can't use either.

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LadyGAgain · 17/02/2020 21:16

Harris is lovely.
Lachlan too.

TARSCOUT · 17/02/2020 21:13

Xander is only ever Scottish chav, Alexander / Alex / Sandy

TARSCOUT · 17/02/2020 21:10

Oh I do love Lachlan. What about Duncan?

MrsSnitchnose · 17/02/2020 21:07

I have a Scottish family in my Sims game and after trawling through names, their Son is called Barclay. If you were after something a little more normal, Aidan

heidbuttsupper · 17/02/2020 20:59

Innes

Sunbeam18 · 17/02/2020 20:57

Campbell

appleandblackcurrent · 17/02/2020 20:53

from your list i like francis

gothicsprout · 17/02/2020 20:50

A couple of people have already mentioned it but I love Struan. Couldn’t persuade my DH, but maybe next time if we have another boy.

appleandblackcurrent · 17/02/2020 20:49

lachlan fraser conall

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badg3r · 17/02/2020 20:46

I do love the Gaelic spelling of Rory (and prefer the pronunciation) but some of DH's relatives struggle with the pronunciation and I would worry it would grate on my to hear it mis-pronounced.

Douglas nn Dougie is lovely!

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badg3r · 17/02/2020 20:44

@tootrue we do already have a "wee-diminutive" at home 😂

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Chickenwing · 17/02/2020 20:37

Ruariadh /Ruari

TooTrueToBeGood · 17/02/2020 20:34

Adding to the list:

Graeme
Kenneth
Robert
Wee man

Or any classic boys name with wee before it:

Wee Davy
wee Bob

mrsfee · 17/02/2020 20:25

I have a Douglas, middle name Alasdair. Also a fan of Ruairaidh and Angus.

WaxOnFeckOff · 17/02/2020 19:44

Nicol?

Sunbeam18 · 17/02/2020 19:43

Keir
Harris

Lucked · 17/02/2020 19:42

If we had had a second boy he would have been Magnus. I like both Mags and Gus.

aquamarine1 · 17/02/2020 19:40

I like them all except Hamish. It's the vocative case of the gaelic Seumas so doesn't sound like a proper name to me.

WaxOnFeckOff · 17/02/2020 19:39

And Nairn.

WaxOnFeckOff · 17/02/2020 19:36

I like Gregor from your list best.

I also like Duncan, Atholl and Brodie.

CormoranStrike · 17/02/2020 19:06

Rory
Xander
Struan
Douglas
Shame Donald has been spoiled by The Donald

whowillcookdinner · 17/02/2020 19:05

I like Magnus

Also...
Campbell
Fraser
Struan
Lachlan
Murray
Lewis
Ross
Ruairidh
Murdo
Callum
Conall
Dougal (Dougie)
Crawford

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