"Spirited" Boys Names!

[MsMinx]

Hi folks, long time viewer, first time poster!

Hubby and I have baby number one on the way, we know it's a boy and are looking for a name that is unusual , Scottish and makes a statement (hopefully not that we're alcoholics! Haha).

Anyway, we are both Whisky fans, indeed we met through mutual Whisky Society friends.

With that in mind we were thinking of a Whisky themed name. Now, there are some fairly obvious ones, Ben, Glen, even Moray (pronounced Murray) or Rinnes, but they don't really resonate with our tastes.

We currently have a short list of Lagavulin, Laphroaig, or, if this is too "out there", Peater (I guess an alternative spelling of a classic).

What do you think?

Glen? Would only work if your last name happened to be Fiddich or Morangie I guess though.

Yes to Torran - great choice as an actual name (!) and I think it's lovely, very Scottish and not popular but not totally unknown either.

How about Allan like Macallan? Or...

Jura
Arran (guessing will be too popular for your taste!)
Oban

La-Froyg is simply dreadful.

There's a Laughlin in my family tree, dunno if there's a whiskey to go with that, though.

We always said we would call a son Oban (nothing to do with whisky though) but didnt and I sometimes regret it. Think it would make a good name.

Usquebaugh

Dash - Dashiel.

Are you meaning this as a first name. Seems cruel. This is middle name territory. You might get away with Talisker as a first name.

For a dog.

How bonkers

Campbell is a nice name.

Tobermory?
or what about Macallan, Arran, Blair, Athol, Elgin, Keith

Peater? I don't know if that's lunacy or inspired.

What about namin him after some of the whisky-producing islands/regions or the rivers that feed the distilleries?

how about Todd - short for toddy?

If you are totally wedded to brand names, male sure it's a single malt, not a blend, or you'll have doomed him to a life of ostracism from the upper echelons of the whisky fraternity. Wonder if you could tuck a vintage year in as a second name?

Jura? MN, not a first name
How about naming him after someone important in the world of Whiskey, but not so obvious to anyone who isn't you or DH?

Lagavulin and Laphroaig scream whisky at me having been around all the distilleries on Islay

I'd have serious reservations about using a single malt brand name as a first name, particularly a distinctive one like Lagavulin or Laphroaig.

And Peater sounds like you can't spell Peter.

oh.my.god.

awful idea

What do I think? I think you are nuts and it would be cruel to your future child.

When naming a child please remember that they have to live with it, not you.

Johnnie Walker.

sorry.

Famous Grouse.

Laphroaig is brilliant!

I love it!!!

AWomanCallexHorse - I know of a baby called Jura! Also one called Uist. Nothing wrong with either IMO.

Where we live there are 3 whisky distilleries but none of them would make a good boys name unfortunately.

I know a Talisker, Tal for short, the name grows on you, I like it.

maybe if it is one that is less obviously a whiskey. I like Callan and Torran. I really really don't like your short list. Sorry.

You do realise that if you pick one of those for all his life people will roll their eyes when they hear the name and pretty much no-one will be able to spell it unless he points out the connection and even then people will have trouble.

Dalwhinnie?

Ballantine?

Johnnie? Walker?

Auchentoshan?? With Auchie as a nn??

Monkey Shoulder??

Glen-Livet