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Scottish boys names

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Scaraben · 24/06/2023 11:20

Expecting our second and we cannot agree on boy's names! We're in Scotland, I'm Scottish and DH is Irish so we're keen for a traditionally Scottish first name as the kids have a very obviously Irish surname.

Our DD has a traditional, easy to spell and slightly unusual but not wacky name that we love. It's also a name that can be used as a Surname and I quite like that.

Names I like but he's vetoed:
Innes, Harris, Angus, Hamish, Munro (I wasn't super keen on this)

Names he likes but I don't:
Cameron, Campbell, Lewis

We both like Arran but I'm convinced it's a girls name as I went to school with 3 female Arrans!

Any ideas??

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KirstenBlest · 24/06/2023 14:23

I wouldn't have thought of Arran as a girl's name. I know a few men/boys called Aaron, Aaran, Aran, Aron and Arran.

lilybloom2 · 24/06/2023 14:20

Aaron is a well known boys name around the west of Scotland

joyshortage · 24/06/2023 14:19

Nairn
Struan
Fraser
Brodie
Harris
Finlay
Keir
Kerr

marypoppinsreturns · 24/06/2023 14:18

I have an Arran and he's a boy! And there is another boy is school with the same name spelled the same way. West of Scotland.

KirstenBlest · 24/06/2023 14:13

Some of my suggestions aren't scottish but they are used in Scotland.
I forgot Robert, Ross and Fergus.
Cameron was very popular about 20 yrs ago so might be a bit overused.
I'd not use Arran because of the different possible spellings but I like it.

storminamooncup · 24/06/2023 14:04

Brodie
Murray
Ewan
Douglas
Kenneth
Alistair
Rhuaridh
Keir
James
Struan

YoucancallmeKAREN · 24/06/2023 13:56

I know a wee boy called Arran, so can be unisex

YoucancallmeKAREN · 24/06/2023 13:55

Logan
Struan
Murray

midsomermurderess · 24/06/2023 13:17

‘Charlie’: that well-known Scottish name.

Sorley, like the poet, related to Somerled.

continentallentil · 24/06/2023 13:11

Arran is more usually a girl’s name, although I’d assume it’s unisex

Kester
Gillies
Alistair
Robert nn Robbie
Alexander nn Sandy
Lorne

Hullobaby · 24/06/2023 12:16

Struan
Blair
Magnus
Douglas
Adair
Brodie

Mischance · 24/06/2023 12:11

Lachlan

KirstenBlest · 24/06/2023 12:07

I like from your lists:
Innes, Angus, Hamish, Lewis

Not keen;
Munro, Harris, Cameron, Campbell

Suggestions:
Fraser, Murray, Magnus, Alan, Alistair, Andrew, James, Bruce, Gavin, Gordon, Duncan, Malcolm, Gregor, Lachlan, Murdoch, Mungo, Calum, Donald, Charlie, Dougal.

Slaistery · 24/06/2023 11:48

Euan
Coll
Andrew
Alastair/Alasdair
Fergus
Torquail
Cameron
Robert
Glen
seamus
Lorchan
Nathaniel
Neil

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Scaraben · 24/06/2023 11:39

Ooh good suggestions so far. You've between you already suggested his dad's name (inexplicably Scottish despite being from Galway as far back as you can go) and both my brothers

I forgot I liked Lachlan but he's vetoed that too. Malcolm could go nicely with our DDs name...

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maddingcrow · 24/06/2023 11:32

Fraser, Stuart, Rory, Ian (guessing you don't want Gaelic spellings?). I always think of Robert as a Scottish name too (maybe because of Robert the Bruce!).

Abhannmor · 24/06/2023 11:32

I like Callum. Similar to the Irish Colm so a nice compromise? Means 'dove' iirc after St Colmcill - known in Britain as Columba.

Nice bit of history as he was an Irish Saint who founded the monastic settlement on Iona.

Whataretheodds · 24/06/2023 11:25

Malcolm, not Marholm

Whataretheodds · 24/06/2023 11:24

Ross, Murdo, Alastair, Menzies, Douglas, Duncan, Marholm, Ian, Colin, Bruce, Kenneth, Lachlan, Logan, Craig, Callum, Finlay, Fergus.

I also love Sandy for Alexander.