Donald or Donalbain

Donal is nice
also Duncan
Dougal
Douglas

all have a similar feel

I rejected lots of names put forward by my DH because I knew people with those names who I didn't like. I think it's fairly common for some people to think that way. The same way I wouldn't have suggested a previous boyfriend's name, despite liking the name. That's creepy to me.

I wouldn’t say Donalbain is a classic? I’ve lived in Scotland all my life and never met one or even heard of it.
I think honouring a loved one is always a hood reason to pick a name though and I like Donnie as a nn

Donald where’s your trousers (troosers??) has always put me off the name Donald

What about Duncan?

DON-uhl-bayn, with three syllables, stressing the first syllable (DON) and rhyming with "rain" or "gain" for the last part.

How do you pronounce Donalbain ? - doe-nul-bayn. It's a character in Macbeth.

If Donald is OK locally then I'm sure it's OK. Do you like Dugald?

People from all over the world will associate the name Donald with Donald Trump so it's hardly surprising people have a negative view of it and are free to express that given the op is inviting comment on it. To bring nationality into this and make unnecessary claims about 'English superiority' is ridiculous.

Sorry for your loss. How is Donalbain pronounced? I've never heard it before.

I like the Irish name Domhnall (Doe nal / Doe nil ) which can also be spelled Donal.
How do you pronounce Donalbain ?

Sorry, Donalbain reads as Dunblane when I’m this tired and don’t have my glasses on. I think back to the drawing board with the both of them.
Also for the pp who mentioned Macduff, he was a stand up lad, way better than Macbeth. ☺️

Scottish here. I didn't think of Trump when I read Donald. It's a very common name, but not for children. I know there is a resurgence of the 'old timey' names at the moment but I don't think this is one of them. I'm related to many Donalds'. It doesn't make me misty eyed, it makes me think of old men.

Donalbain is a fairly absurd suggestion, frankly. There's plenty of good, authentic Scottish names that I love but this one is just giving your child problems for the future re. pronunciations, spelling and generally being ugly sounding. Unless you live in Shetland, I suppose, in which case crack on.

ah the English think they know better than actual Scots actually living in Scotland who all say Donald is fine as a name and wouldn’t necessarily be associated with Trump. It’s more likely to be associated with Duck to be perfectly honest. The usual English superiority…

I don’t necessarily associate the name with Trump. It’s just a horrible, outdated name

“The jump to Trump” 😆

No one's being 'prejudiced'. There's nothing at all wrong with the name, but your child may not always live in Scotland, but be living and working in countries where 'Donald' says 'Orange Fascist Dictator'.

I hadn't heard the second one before. I didn't make the jump to Trump. There is also Donal?

I agree. When I read your title I immediately thought of 4 or 5 different Donalds, none of them Donald Trump though. It's a very nice name

@GoldDuster quite 😉

In the case of the names being discussed or referred to here association can most definitely apply courtesy of knowledge of cold hard facts, none of them good.
are you a bit bored @Wildflowersweet

Donald? God no.

I doubt he was the only Adolf in the village, but it soon died out.

Association can apply without prejudice.

Completely agree

why anyone -in the times we live in - would want to give her son the same name as a geriatric global warmonger is beyond me and many others I suspect.

Donald might be used in Scotland but it won’t travel well. Regardless of trump and that horrific association, it’s a clunky, ugly wee name.

Donald is a very common and well used Scottish name - I live in Scotland and wouldn’t think Trump

Not sure what's prejudiced about not thinking Donald is a fab name choice, in the current climate.