Scottish boy's name suggestions please

[ItsMeYourCathy]

My granny was from Shetland and has passed away now. She was very proud of her Shetland heritage and so is my mum. I'd like to give my eagerly anticipated son a Scottish middle name to honour his (rather diluted now!)background.

The first name we've chosen is Nathaniel and our last name starts with P. I asked my mum for family names and none of them were suitable.

I quite like Hamish.

Suggestions please, especially from Scottish ladies who know that the names are Scotch and not just 'Celtic'

Thanks a lot xx

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Hi - this thread is a little old. If you’re looking for a Scottish baby name, find the most popular here. MNHQ

Lachlan or Archie

Fraser
Donald
Douglas
Dougal
Alistair
Angus

Love Nathaniel btw.

Interestingly enough, my great grandfather was called Archibald (Archie) but my friend said everyone would think of a cockney rapist ('Enders) and it put me off! I know, I know, hormones and that...!
Do still like it though..

I have an Angus.

Shuard is a Shetland name so is Turval.

My paternal family are from Shetland (hence my name!) and half the islands are called John. In the small amount of extended family I met while visiting there was John, Baby John, John L and John David. And our old surname was Fraser before it was married out to another Scottish name (which again half the islands seem to have!)

Shuard- does that have a meaning? Is it pronounced Shoo-ard?

Thanks for the nathaniel appreciation norman !

Some lovely suggestions here - thanks. I don't trust internet searches - I want a real Scottish name and some of them don't ring true.

My Gran's brothers were called William, Shane, Andrew and David which aren't really that different.

Finlay
Innes
Cameron
Callum
Callan
Angus
Alistair
Eoghain or Ewan
Ruiraidh (pronounced Roor-y)
Kyle
Mungo
Ross

I don't know the meaning but it sounds like it might derive from Stuart. You are right in not trusting googling -as a surname it comes up as an English surname meaning someone who lives in the gap between the hills

peeriebear I even went on the Shetland family history site in search and you're right! half of them called John! Do you know what, we're probably related!

Quite probably ItsMe! My great granny was a full blooded Shetlander and I could barely understand her till the day she died, even though she'd lived in England since WWII :) We still have a fair crop of blood relations up there, including my grandparents who retired up there and my auntie who moved up to help them out. Can't think of any boys names to help you out though!

My Gran moved in WWII - to Wales, never left. Lived opposite me all her life and I miss her. I've still got family there and Annabelle is the 'family' girls' name. Boys are really hard though. How funny. Can I just pretend that I found a long distant relative on mumsnet?! It's only a tiny island and I'd like to go and visit. I reckon i could get away with Norweigian names as well - Granny was blonde and had blue eyes, clearly Viking stock!

My great aunt traced our family tree for my grandad (John!)'s 60th birthday and we are descended from Viking settlers :)
Oh I hope you do go and visit, once you get to Aberdeen the ferry is very cheap if you're a foot passenger, and not too much more if you take a car. I would move there in a second if we could, it's so peaceful and friendly- and the shops are good too :)

Do you have any surnames in the family you could use as a middle name? That is also an honourable Scottish tradition.

Duncan

I love Hamish (but DH wouldn't have it). Also think Duncan, Douglas, Fraser and Lachlan are lovely (we've got a Lachlan and DD2 was going to be Fraser except she's a she!)

I love love love the name Hamish...but DH (English) is having none of it...bugger him and our hugely English surname.

You may find this link useful... not as Scottish you my think...!!!
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/births/popular-names/2010/detailed-tables.html

I love Lachlan
Lewis
Fraser
Donald
Douglas
Dougal
Alistair
Angus
Bruce
Struan
Duncan
Ramsay
Kerr / Keir

Also don't forget about last names..i.e Wallace, Murray, Crawford, Gordon, Hunter, Campbell, Ross, Mackenzie..I went to School with loads of boys who's first names can also in Scotland be used as surnames...saying that the above list also falls into that bracket.

scot is an overlooked name these days,and don't forget david

My Uncle is Scottish - and was given his mother's maiden name as his first name.

I love Hamish - it's DS's mn and we also have an Angus.

When I was looking for names on here I had some great suggestions - trying to remember them.

There was definitely Lachlan, Lorcan, Innes, Fraser.

Someone even suggested Murdo - but DH didn't like it.

I don't know if they are very Shetland though.

Campbell ... love it

murdos probably short for murdoch i think. Kids grandads from Ayrshire and thats what hes called. Everyone calls him Doc.

We have a Scottish someone at work who is actually called Murdo, short for, erm, nothing at all. Murdo is his given name.

Murdo is usually a name in its own right.

Magnus?

I have a Hamish :) And I like Lachlan and Duncan.

Not sure that Shetlanders really consider themselves to be Scottish tho'?

Torin? It's an anglicised version of Thorfinn, which is the Norse name of several rulers of orkney/shetland. In my Scottish family there have been Angus, Donald, Andrew, Alistair and Fraser.