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?

Lewis?

Coinneach... i love this name, think it may be gaelic for Kenneth (which I'm not so keen on)

I love Rory, Angus & Hamish.

Sholto?

I love Sholto. DH vetoed though. Such a great name.

Duncan...dislike
Sam ..like
James ...OK
Euan ..love it
Calum ..OK

Euan by far the best. Love your girls name.

what about Hector?

(love Sholto too)

Wyatt
Cameron
Ranald/ Raghnall
Bram
Calder
Dalziel
Neil
Elliott
Albin
Irving
Ramsay
Strachan
Tavish

Anyone suggested Archie yet?

I really like Sam.

Duncan reminds me of that bloke off Dragons Den.

I like Neil in a kind of ironic Gavin and Stacey way.

I love Ramsay but that was vetoed too.

DP has suggested Archie actually, but not so sure about Archibald

Sholto though ...

If you live in England I would be wary of choosing a name with a complicated scottish spelling. I am scottish and have a scottish name that is spelt in the Gaelic form. Since living in England I have had a lifetime of it being spelt wrongly or pronounced wrongly or both. It does get really boring after a while. What I am saying is that it might be easier on your future child to choose the simpler spelling and pronunciation - e.g. Rory rather than Ruaraidh (although I like the second spelling and pronunciation better myself). It will make your LO's life easier if you live in England.

Sholto no, please no. The only place I see/hear that name mentioned is on MN.

Logan, Craig, James, John, Douglas, Dougray?(Duggie lol!) Thomas (tam) Andrew,

calum
Kai (I think thats Scottish?.Ask Colleen)
Murray
Magnus
Struan
Douglas
Angus
Findlay
Robbie
Russell
Ross

I have an Archie (not Archibald) and a Lachlan.

I am Scots my DH is English and we live down south and not one person even attempts to pronounce Lachlan correctly drives me bonkers.

Scott

I have a Donald Alexander, I thought it was nice and Scottish, but not too mainstream. He loves it.

Oh, and I know someone with a Seoraid (Think that is the spelling, pronounced show-ray

Skimmed the thread so can't be sure they haven't been mentioned before

Lewis
Harris
Lorne
Kyle
Fraser
Murray

Sean (English spelling Shaun but Sean is much nicer)
Declan

both Irish names that English people can say and spell. Not overly common.

I like Duncan, we have a good friend mostly known as Dunc. I haven't seen Robert suggested yet.

Alan
Bruce
Conall
Fergus
Finlay
Gavin
Graham
Kenneth
Kestor
Muir
Ross
Stuart
Tavish

Although I think these are all Anglicized really.

Keir - it was suggested earlier but spelled kier which is not how I know it (think Keir Hardy if you know your political history, or Keir Starmer, current director of public prosecutions).

Dp wanted Rory for a boy. I prefer the Gaelic spelling.

Angus

Duncan is nice - and Angus is growing on me.

I am dreading the debates with DH - every time I write a carefully considered list, he dislikes everything! He doesn't enjoy talking about it for any length of time either.

Techdad's suggestion of presenting limited choices topped with a diabolical / wacky offering is great (it's called The Door In The Face Technique of persuasion!).