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Scottish Baby Names

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Sugar83 · 03/07/2020 14:32

So mumsnet is known for its honesty... so I wont be offended.
We have a Harris at the moment
For a boy my husband like Lomond... I do like it but worry people will think it too different?
We really want something scottish, we cant have arran or lewis as we have a nephews called these names.
If you dont like Lomond any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance

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LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 18/07/2020 13:19

I'm Scottish and don't really like Lomond as a name, it's as strongly associated with place for me as naming your child Glasgow or Edinburgh. I think it's twee with Harris too. Great alternatives here though.

Sexnotgender · 18/07/2020 13:10

I’m Scottish and really don’t see Lomond as a name.
Murray
Hamish
Struan
Fergus
Alasdair
Munro
Angus

Cindie943811A · 16/07/2020 21:59

Lomond is great. Not unique so not too over the top but still very unusual. And what nice associations the name has!

HD98 · 16/07/2020 21:15

I'm Scottish and I've never heard Lomond as a name. I think I could get on board?

Torran
Ewan
Fraser
Finlay
Lachlan
Logan
Kyle
Callum
Struan
Glenn
Darroch
Ruairidh
Blair

Wildone16 · 13/07/2020 22:10

Lomond is unique

Struan
Gregor
Ewan
Hamish

Bertyb7 · 13/07/2020 21:59

My husband and I are Scottish and both love Lomond. It's not common either.

Bertyb7 · 13/07/2020 21:59

My husband and I are Scottish and both love Lomond. It's not common either.

msflibble · 05/07/2020 19:39

I love Innes. Had a good friend with that name, lovely guy. I thought about naming my son Innes actually

Sdoo4 · 04/07/2020 19:56

I like Innes too, quite unusual.

Mmsnet101 · 04/07/2020 19:12

Don't like Lomond.

Calum
Fergus
Hamish
Fraser
Greg/Gregor
Kenneth
Drew (Andrew)
Stuart
Craig
Lachlan
Keir
Alastair /Alasdair
Robert
Innes

Eppy123 · 04/07/2020 19:07

What about Glen? Haven’t seen that suggested yet

TARSCOUT · 04/07/2020 17:32

Not struck on Lomond at all. Try putting the two name together
Harris & Archie
Harris & Cameron
Harris & Lachlan

msflibble · 04/07/2020 17:32

DH's family are Scottish. SIL called her son Aulay, which I think is a lovely and unusual Scottish name

Sdoo4 · 04/07/2020 17:28

I’m Scottish so don’t see Lomond as a name. Too much with Harris aswell to have both names from places.

As mentioned above I quite like Fergus, good strong name.
Gregor is nice too and not that popular.
How about Alba?

SnowdropFox · 04/07/2020 14:20

Love Struan, Nairn, Gregor and Lachie.

Personally I grew up very close to Loch Lomond and it just doesn't seem like a person's name to me. But people will the say the same thing to me about Nairn!

MikeUniformMike · 04/07/2020 12:24

Lewis

motherstongue · 03/07/2020 21:17

I have a Maxwell so perhaps a bit biased!

Tinamou · 03/07/2020 21:11

How about Alasdair?

Roseburn · 03/07/2020 21:10

Lomond sounds great to me.

MissMoodyMoo · 03/07/2020 21:08

I really like Fergus!

SephrinaX · 03/07/2020 19:45

Hamish
Ruaridh
Douglas
Angus
Fergus
Robert
Calum
Cameron
Magnus
Ewan
Jamie

sweetnosugar · 03/07/2020 19:37

Not keen.
However I adore Lachlan!

Teacaketotty · 03/07/2020 15:24

Archie, Brodie, Murray, Jack, Struan, Blair, Logan?

No keen on Lomond sorry, too much with Harris also x

Aurea · 03/07/2020 15:21

Logan

florascotia2 · 03/07/2020 15:20

I'm not always very keen on place names as first names, but they are quite widely used in Scotland.

I've come across: Athol, Comrie, Erskine, Coll, Struan, Blair, Craig, Alpin, Ross... (some of these = geographical features, rather than places)

I'm not saying I like all these, but what about: Gregor, Keir, Innes, Bryce, Oran/Odhran, Crawford, Maxwell, Fergus, Somerled, Torquil,

There were 5 babies named Lomond registered in Scotland in 2018 www.britishbabynames.com/blog/top-1000-names-in-scotland-2018.html

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