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Alternatives to Keir

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quizwhitty · 30/04/2020 22:10

DH (Scottish) and I both like the name Keir (him more than me) but have gone off it a bit as we don't want the baby sharing a name with a prominent politician! Does anyone have any similar type of names to Keir? We like Scottish names but not exclusively. Thanks!

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Whatsyourflava · 30/04/2020 23:18

@UnicornMadeOfPinkGlitter ah Keir is a great name for a 23 year old. No one will think your son was named after Starmer, potential next prime minister.
I think the names Boris or Keir are pretty bold choices for a baby born in 2020 though. I'd avoid both these days in 2020 but that's just me.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 30/04/2020 23:13

We have a Keir who is in his 20s. I have always loved the name. if you like it, use it. I was very aware of the labour party connotations when we named our ds. Obviously we didn't anticipate that there may be a Labour Leader called Keir in the 2020s.

I guess if you really don't want the association then you need to think of something else. Fraser?

teqcar · 30/04/2020 23:08

Kerr seems the obvious one

marypoppinsreturns · 30/04/2020 23:08

Lewis
Arran

bridgetreilly · 30/04/2020 23:07

To be fair, it's always been strongly associated with a prominent Labour politician of much greater significance than Keir Starmer: Keir Hardie.

BimbleWimble · 30/04/2020 23:07

Ciaran

Easilyanxious · 30/04/2020 23:04

Not Scottish but Kian

TenThousandSpoons0 · 30/04/2020 23:03

Lachlan
Cameron
Cillian (tho not Scottish, similar feel)

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quizwhitty · 30/04/2020 22:55

Thanks for the suggestions so far... we quite like Gregor but it doesn't work with our surname!

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Tavannach · 30/04/2020 22:36

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UnicornMadeOfPinkGlitter · 30/04/2020 22:35

Not sure why spellcheck randomly changed one Keir to Kier.

UnicornMadeOfPinkGlitter · 30/04/2020 22:35

Nothing wrong with Keir. My eldest is Keir and he’ll be 23 this year.
There are other Kier’s around and doesn’t have to be a negative connotation. Think even if I was expecting my son now I would still call him Keir but then I’m not really political so maybe the wrong person to give an opinion. .

unexpectedthird · 30/04/2020 22:30

Kyle?

Whatsyourflava · 30/04/2020 22:27

Yes I like it but it's fairly unusual and very much associated with Starmer and he could be prime minister so I personally completely agree and would want an alternative.
I'll have a think.

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