Hamish, Callum or ???

[allyfe]

We still have quite a few weeks to go before our baby boy is born, but we are not getting very far with names.

Weeks ago, when we found out we were having a boy, my husband threw out Hamish, and I said I quite liked it. I told him I liked Callum, and he told me he likes that. So, we appear to have two possibilities. But somehow because we've not thought about it lots, or come up with other options, I feel a bit odd about them both.

What do you all think about them? And any other similar ideas??

Middle name will be Wallace - my mothers maiden name (and a thus a Scottish tradition). We live in England, and don't think there is any problem with being English with a Scottish sounding name, but would be interested to know if any of you really disagree with that!

Thanks :)

I love Hamish!
Also Angus, Gregor, Douglas.
Really not keen on Callum I am afraid - too many bad associations with that name for me - the only ones i have met have been little buggers

If it bothers you, Callum is very popular in Scotland right now, has been for several years.

Other "Scottish names" (that would also go with Wallace - love it!) would be Brodie (which I think is fantastic), Struan, Donald, Murdo (bit Old Man up here though), Lewis, Lorn, Lachlann, Innes. I know small versions of all of these names!

Murdo is lovely - Dh would love to use it, but we have 9 year old dd called Iris, and everone would think I was a crazed Iris Murdoch fan

Drew (Andrew)?

Cameron?

Similar names:
Angus
Beathan
Campbell
Conan
Conor
Diarmad
Duncan
Euan
Evan
Forbes
Iain
Kenneth
Laird
Leith
Lennox
Loughlin
Maxwell
Mungo
Nairn
Niall
Padruig
Ross
Sholto
Stanley
Tavish

Really like Callum as well!

I'd second Brodie, Innes, Euan and Lachlan.

What about Harris. It's a bit different.

Was about to suggest 'Rhodri' but then realised that it is welsh and not scottish, so I won't

My sister and I both have Scottish names but noone ever comments. Love Hamish, it's a name that goes from boy to man.

Iain, Callum, Duncan, Ruaraidh, Donald, John-Alec.....will keep thinking!

I've just given my son Hamish as a middle name - my English friends go very quiet when I tell them. I love it (being scottish) - but their silence speaks volumes!

Hamish is a fabulous name. If I had another DS, he would be Hamish. Callum is not my cup of tea, to put it nicely.

Hamish! Really cute for a little one, strong name on an adult

Suggestion from my lil bro's name - Fraser.

No one ever spells or pronounces it right though - he seems to be eternally Frasier!

I love Hamish.

HAMISH!! Wonderful name, not so keen on Callum but Hamish is lovely lovely lovely!!

Hamish-fantastic-think no more!

Not keen on Hamish I'm afraid but I do like Callum (though popular), Fraser and Angus.

Hamish for sure. Absolutely great name. Callum I am not keen on at all - feels like every second guy in Scotland is called Callum.

Angus is also gorgeous. Love it. Would use it except it doesn't really go with surname. Bugger.

So to conclude - Hamish or Angus!!!

I like Hamish :)

Aidan
Thomas
Stuart
Ross
Nicholas
Miles
Lennox
Irvine
Gavin
Gregory
Colin
David
Dougal

This is a very belated thank you so much to everyone for your suggestions and opinions on Callum and Hamish.

Based on the popularity of Callum in Scotland (and the fact that too many people don't like it much) we've abandoned that one.

Hamish is still there (I was pleased to see a pretty positive response), but I'm still not sure about any other names!?!

All your suggestions were really interesting. I quite like Struan and I love Brodie, but Brodie is terrible with our surname, and Struan I've not heard of before and will see what my OH thinks...

I have a Hamish! He's three now. The name really suits him - agree with the poster who said it's cute for a little one, but strong for a man (and DS is a very cute, but strong-willed and spirited chap!). DH was born and brought up in Scotland (we wanted a name to reflect DH's spiritual homeland) and we live in London, so have not bumped into another Hamish at nursery/preschool, which is nice. Have always had very positive reactions to his name down here in Sassenach-land. Not a single raised eyebrow - always, 'What a lovely name!' (and I don't think people are just being polite).
But, most importantly, DS LOVES his name and seems to appreciate that it is relatively unique - at least in his little world. He is very firm when people try to shorten it to Ham/Hammo, 'No. My name is HAMISH!'
As you can probably gather, I am very much in favour of you calling your son Hamish

Crawford

I adore Hamish, and if I had any Scottish heritage then I would have used it for one of my sons. I haven't though so went with William instead. If I have any more children though I may be tempted.

I quite like Hamish but I don't think my hubby would be at all keen (he's English, I'm Scottish). My brother, Callum, wants us to name our child after him if it's a boy. I like both.