To ask which surname is more naice?

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Dear vipers, I am going to ditch my husband's name and I have a claim to either Scott or Stone. I want to know which one of two sounds more glam, more posh.

Scott of course has a lot of associations, from Buccleuch down to Ronnie, Stone to me brings to mind Patsy, (not a bad thing).

Going through the separation roller coaster right now, and I desperately need cheering up. (NC for this, natch)
YABU - Wha hae!
YANBU - Rock and roll, baby!

I know somebody with the sur name Boss, love it.

If you're drawn to short one syllable names.
I also like names with free in them. Freestone

Freedom never loses its gloss .

Ms Gloss

What the fuck does 'naice' mean

Too outing I'm afraid!

It's outing anyway surely, you might as well go the whole hog!

I mean, it depends on your forename, doesn't it? My first name would sound much better with Scott than with Stone, but I have no idea if yours would...

Stone!

Stone

I just saw a plaque to a Mrs Hunnybun. I want that name.

Dear me, there are some very humourless fun-sponges on this thread! I vote for Scott. Sounds classier.

Scott. Only because someone I have affection for has that surname in their family.

Nothing naice about either. They are both common surnames.

@MikeUniformMike

How about a compromise, and change it to Scone.

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Stonescott. Perfect compromise.

Neither are ‘naice’. What they have in common is complete unremarkability, which may of course be what floats your boat.

@MikeUniformMike

How about a compromise, and change it to Scone.

I think Grant Stott must have had a similar dilemma...

@ancientgran

How about a compromise, and change it to Scone. Brilliant, I mean everyone loves a scone, how could it go wrong.

It would mean you'd instantly know whether someone was 'naice' or not from their pronunciation.

http://www.famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/john_betjeman/poems/785

Scott. Scott of the Antarctic. Anna Scott (Notting Hill). “Beam me up Scottie”.

Stone... too cold.

I prefer Scott

@OwlOne

I know somebody with the sur name Boss, love it. If you're drawn to short one syllable names. I also like names with free in them. Freestone

Freedom never loses its gloss .

Ms Gloss

Freedom!!

What a good name. You are genius.

Ms Freedom.

@StoneColdBitch

I mean, it depends on your forename, doesn't it? My first name would sound much better with Scott than with Stone, but I have no idea if yours would...

Gail Stone? Ruby Stone?

Try classics - I'm sure there have been a few amazing 'fantasy surname' threads - you could choose anything!!

I've always quite liked Featherstonehaugh - just for the absolutely insane pronunciation

[quote Shmithecat2]@MikeUniformMike

How about a compromise, and change it to Scone.

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Absolutely love that

I'm biased but Stone :)

this site may help OP

https://www.houseofnames.com/stone-family-crestt_

The Stone history begins in Cornwall, a rugged coastal region in southwestern England. Quite distinct from Devon, the adjoining county, Cornwall had its own spoken language until the late 18th century. The Stone history began here. The manner in which hereditary surnames arose is interesting. Local surnames were derived from where the original bearer lived, was born, or held land. Unlike most Celtic peoples, who favored patronymic names, the Cornish predominantly used local surnames. The Stone family originally lived in Cornwall. Their name, however, is derived from the Old English word stan, meaning stone, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a prominent stone.

In the annals of Scottish history, few names go farther back than Scott, whose ancestors go back to the people of the Boernician tribe. The first family to use the name Scott lived in Roxburgh (now part of the region of Borders), Scotland. The surname Scott is of local origin as it denotes one who came from Scotland as in the Scot. The double 't' in Scott is now universal. Other records claim the name was for someone in England, who came to be from Scotland. Pre-dating surnames, the name may have been used for a Gaelic speaker within Scotland, who arrived with the Gaelic Dalriadans from Ireland in around 500 AD.

Scott is more aristocratic.

Stone is arguably cooler.

Are either of those things ‘naice’ ?

Well Stone is definitely less common. Does that make it more posh?

Roughly 17,000 records of Stones in the UK vs 40,000 Scotts.

www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/most_common_surnames_ranking.php

I vote Stone with its connotations of naturalness, strength, beauty and resilience. (But I'd vote Scott if it had more personal connotations for me with family origins).

Good luck with your lovely new name. Are you practicing signatures yet?