Right, bugger it, do your worst you lot!

[ThatDamnDog]

Girl's name pretty much decided - Isobel Ann.

Boy's name subject of hot debate.

I want something Scottish (would like something Gaelic really, I'm liking Ruaraidh just now) but DP's an Englishman and vetos anything his family won't be instantly able to spell.

So, so far we've got

Duncan
Sam (DS's choice, but he's 3 and Sam's a bear in a book he's got, so we can safely discount this I think)
James (DP likes but I think it's too common)
Euan (I love but DP says it's too common )
Calum (DP doesn't like)

Can anyone come up with anything else which I can run by him?

Donald is a no in DP's book. Diplomatically so, given it goes back generations on my side, and like I say it's a possible middle name. I don't really love it if I'm honest.

Euan or Ewan both fab, DP says no.

I need to trade him in for a Scot, don't I?!

I'd go for Alexander, with nn Sandy - very Scottish, I'd say (Scot born and bred).

Or Jock?

I suppose Mungo is right out...?

Mungo is grim!
as is Jock.
Alexander with Sandy as nn is good.
at ThatDamnedDog trading in English DH we had a complete name stand off for DD2. Had 2 boys names agreed but could not agree on anything for DD2. All my lovely Scottish suggestions were vetoed (oh and some English ones too!)

I love Malcolm.

I prefer James to Duncan, I wouldn't worry about popularity - dd only has 1 James in her whole school.

I do love Sandy as a shortening for Alexander though. Sandy is a great name.

I have a James. He is 15, no others amongst his friends and there are none afaik in DS2's primary school.
Not as common as you think.

My DP is Scottish and I'm English - his middlename is Ninian and he hides from it at all times. I like Aidan. However, we are going to get married in SURREY and I we are naming our children with English/Latin names. Poor DP.

Gregor?

I can't bring myself round to Aiden, it seems a bit too Darren/Wayne/Lee to me. There's already a Greig in the family. Ho hum.

I do have a secret Murdo itch that I'd enjoy scratching though, although I can guess the likely reaction ...

Murdoch is gorgeous.

Kier/ Certainly Caltic...and lovely, I think.

I disagree re: Jock. I think it's a great name and is the name of my cousin. Named after my Grandfather.

Is Ruaraidh the same as Rory? Why not just change the spelling? It will be the same name after all!

Give him a list of three, put a hideous one top so he thinks the others are good in comparison.

Wee Jock Poo Pong McPlop
Arran
Stirling

Hamish knew one years ago and he was gorge!

Dance, they're pronounced differently. Not quite the same - sort of like Patrick and Padhraig.

Liking TechDad's suggestion. I guess the male mind really is as simple an organ as it appears to be at times!

I thought they would be but i didn't know how to say it properly.

Love TLDs suggestion but what if your DH really likes Wee Jock Poo Pong?

How about Scott? I love it, and hardly ever used these days.

Love Duncan!

Lauchlan, Innes, Struan, Eamonn, Killian

Not sure if last two are scottish but they were on my list if DD2 was DS and I wanted Scottish/Celtic name to go with DD1 who is Ainslie.

I suppose I could suggest Ainslie? Or how about Lindsay for a boy? Or to use as Techloving suggestion?

Douglas? I LOVE Douglas. Little Dougie... :-) Or Neil.

not Lachlan if you ever have any intentions of coming anywhere near Australia - it's so frequent out here.

Keith is an under-used somewhat Scottish name - how about that?

Rory - with that spelling
Cameron
Fraser
Campbell
Fergus
Wallace
Andrew
Kerr
Kirk

I like all of the above but my choice would probably be James/Jamie. I don't think it's particularly common at the moment. None in either of my DDs classes.

What about Thane? It's unusual and Scottish and actually I quite like it!