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Wasn't going to post on baby names, but now have plenty time on my hands as laid up with broken ankle with 8 weeks til due date....

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mawbroon · 07/01/2010 15:03

Our dillema is this.

DH, DS and I all have names beginning with J. We didn't intentionally give DS a J name, we didn't really think about it tbh.

So, I am due ds2 in 8 weeks (or sooner) and we still haven't decided if we will give him a J name or not.

There aren't really any J names that spring to mind instantly, but I haven't really looked very hard.

Or do we steer away from the J thing completely?

We are also looking for a Scottish name that isn't one of the really popular ones just now like Lewis or Cameron for example. Nothing against these names,I like them, but don't want him to be one of 6 in the class!!

But I also don't want it to be a rare name that nobody has heard of.

Our surname is two syllables, ending in an, so can't be anything like Gordon or Struan, ending in similar sound.

I'm not fussy or anything eh?

Fire some suggestions at me....

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flybynight · 11/01/2010 10:56

I have a Murdo, mawbroon (husband's family from Lewis). Its a lovely name. He gets a bit of teasing abour murderer, but he's learned to ignore it. I'm thinking Magnus if I have a boy this time I have two other children, whose names don't begin with M, so I think I can get away with that.

Otherwise Innes is lovely. I like Alisdair too - nothing wet about it!

sweetkitty · 11/01/2010 09:56

I know a family where the Mum and Dad have J names and so do the 4 sons.

Unless you are a Duggars fan do not do it

mawbroon · 11/01/2010 07:55

LOL at Jellylegs and Jinglejongle and the like.

They are only marginally better than the ones ds has been coming up with. Completely original names like Lorlor or Fitibits.

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weepootle · 10/01/2010 22:26

Scott (so under-used but a strong and lovely sounding name)
Angus
Innes
Murray

Pingpong · 10/01/2010 22:10

fair nuff!
I think MummikinsOopNorth has been on the buckie!

dizzydixies · 10/01/2010 22:07

ah now smac I think we all know a couple of Jakeys and Jellylegs up here in bonnie Scotland

Pingpong · 10/01/2010 22:06

no very Scottish!

dizzydixies · 10/01/2010 22:06

what a shame she's not really wanting another 'J' name otherwise I'd be rooting for either Jingle-Jongle or Jinkletinkle

MummikinsOopNorth · 10/01/2010 21:55

These are the names that I like:

Jermaine
Josiah
Jonah
Jonathan
Jordan
Jack
Jody
Jenaro
Jaffar
Jasper
Jacob
Jake
Jollington
Jellylegs
Jingle-Jongle
Jellybaby
Jinkletinkle
Jedward

dizzydixies · 10/01/2010 21:42

good to have you onboard Smac

Pingpong · 10/01/2010 21:40

unless your surname is MacInnes then please don't do it but yeah I'm going to get my pom poms out and cheer Innes alongside dizzydixies

dizzydixies · 10/01/2010 21:38

Innes

Innes

Innes

Pingpong · 10/01/2010 20:37

well Murdo is definitely Scottish! Too similar to murder for my liking. Know of one wee Murdo though. Prefer Innes

mawbroon · 10/01/2010 20:28

Quite liking Murdo today, but it's the name of DH's Auntie's cat...

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SmacOnTheLipsUnderTheMistletoe · 10/01/2010 09:59

biblical I thought!

dizzydixies · 09/01/2010 21:53

is Jonah scottish?

Liliah · 09/01/2010 21:23

jonah

sweetkitty · 09/01/2010 21:18

DP has always wanted Logan for a boy, it's quite common now though

first names

not that I have been trawling them or anything

Bella32 · 09/01/2010 20:50

Thank you, dizzy

Just going for a wee now

dizzydixies · 09/01/2010 20:48

its brilliant isn't it Bella32 - loads of his clips on youtube including my favourite about the Wildebeast! hope your day is better tomorrow

Bella32 · 09/01/2010 20:20

KimLouiSeb - it's pronounced Lacccccchhhhhhlan

Sassenach!!!!

Dizzy - thank you! Have had an awful day and that is just what I need. You are a star

dizzydixies · 09/01/2010 19:16

here it is HERE IT IS!!!

comedy genius

LaRagazzaInglese · 09/01/2010 18:52

Angus

kimlouiseb · 09/01/2010 18:46

Our DS is Fyfe - my husband's family are Scottish. Is it quite unusual though and does get lots of comments.

Other possibilities:
Lachlan (I prefer it pronounced locklan rather than lacklan)
Logan
Ewan
Fergus
Hamish
Ivar

Really like Angus.

dizzydixies · 09/01/2010 18:23

no you're right Kitty - AlisDair, tarquin, crawford, forbes etc - he was taking the p out of the second name brigade if I remember rightly

Bella32 - will have a look for it once the kids are down