Boy needs a name - must be registered in the next few days

[primalero]

Oh heck. Help appreciated please with traditional boy's names.

Surname is a 3-syllable Mac name.

I don't want to influence suggestions but current likes include Douglas and Aidan (Aiden? - what's the standard spelling?)

thanks

I like the idea of Scottish names but from the lists I've seen none stand out as "that's the one".

By traditional I mean familiar names with standard spellings, nothing that's particularly linked with popular culture (e.g. Jayden).

Think Aidan is the tradition way of spelling it, flame me now if I'm wrong. Love the name too.

Magnus and Angus are both lovely.

A friend has just called her baby Douglas. May be an up-and-coming name. Aiden can be spelled either way I think. It might be that one spelling is more Scottish than the other though.

Have you tried just picking randomly (eg from a hat) between Douglas and Aiden? (idea being that if you feel pleased/ a bit disappointed at what comes out you know your true choice). What are your other contenders?

Trad names:
William
Edward
Robert (Scottish connection)

Oh and James.

I like Aiden, Alastair and Austin all scottish names.

Duncan
Thomas
Andrew
Ian
Neil

Crawford

Robert
Dominic
Duncan
Edward
Bertram

Dunstan
Hector
James
Iain
Alexander
Magnus
Aidan

Any of the Thomas the Tanke Engine names would be fine!!!

I've maybe given the impression that the choice is between Douglas and Aidan - not the case. I kind of like all of these but none are "the one", so I'd like some inspiration please:

Alex
Paul
Neil
Mark
Alan
Lachlan
Aidan
Damon
Jason
Greig
Glen
Gordon
Graham
Douglas
Matthew

PrinceHumperdink I'd no idea that Jayden was a traditional name. I'd like to avoid any names that remind me of Britney / Kerry / Jordan / The Rooneys etc, that's what I meant by avoiding popular culture

Logan
Rory
Daniel
Aiden

Charles Edward Mac --
William Oliver Mac --
Philip Lawrence Mac --
George Arthur ----

Alec or Alasdair

Jayden meaning and name origin:
ja(y)-den\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Jayden), is a variant of Jaden (American) and Jadon (Hebrew), and the meaning of Jayden is "thankful; God will judge".

Personally I thinks its about as Chav as it gets! Don't care how biblical it is!

The spelling is AidEn, which is a lovely name.
James
Lachlan
Robert
Alasdair
William
Angus
Ewan
Hamish
Ian
Lorne
Rory

Samuel James Mac.....

Rory

Am biased but have had lots of positive feedback here ;-)

You clearly have an affiniity with names with -en/-on/an endings - there are quite a few on your list. Two in a row sound a bit odd though so I would go for a name without that ending as the middle name.
As well as Aiden and Douglas, I'd go for, from your list:

Alex (an excellent all-round, boundary-crossing name )
Gordon
Matthew

James
William
Liam
Alex (bc Alexander)
Adam
Thomas

Also like Matthew but don't think Matthew Mac sounds right

Aaron
Andrew
Drew
craig
Michael
Connor
Liam
Owen
Luke
Thomas
Harry
George
James
Alistair