DC1 due now... Scottish names shortlist- what d'ya reckon?

[dubai71]

Still not settled on names and due any moment- don't know what flavour. Trying for traditional Scottish names that are not too popular, but not to far out, and work well outside of Scotland.

Girls names we find easier and the shortlist is only:

• Flora
• Ishbel

Boys, we are still struggling a bit- like lots of names but not sure we LOVE them. The shortlist is:

• Ranald (current forerunner)
• Archie (possibly too popular both south and north of the border)
• Hamish (stupidly tried this on 3 Scottish male friends some months ago- think they are still rolling round the floor laughing )
• Murdo
• Cameron (not sure about surnames as first names)

So, what d'ya reckon???

Wouldn't have said Ranald was Scottish, but its OK.Cameron is horrible.
For boys, I like Angus, Ruaridh, Iain,Alastair,
For girls, Iona, Flora, Ailish, Ishbel

I have a Fergus. Gorgeous :o

Seamus?

Rhona? Isla? Catriona?

Callum? Hamish? Sandy? ( nn for Alexander)

The ishbel i knew was nicknamed Pishbel. Sorry. Flora v pretty though.

The only name on your list that I like is Flora.

I love Murdo and Flora.

DS is Harris. DC2 might be Ramsay.

I think kids always come up with "nicknames" Flora.. Spreads easily?

My cousin is called Belinda.. Only found out a few years ago she hated her name because she got called "bell-ender" at school

I like Ishbel

(Elspeth is nice too and similar)

I like Archie & Cameron. I am in quite a good catchment area in Edinburgh and there are a few Camerons here too - so not chavvy in my opinion.

Love Ishbel, Hamish and Archie but Archie is a really quite popular at the moment so you may be better steering clear.

How about Innes, Keir, or my favourite, Gregor?

Cameron is the only one I like.

I was going to say Fraser but I see you've ruled that out.
How about Ruaridh, my second choice for ds who is a Fraser.
I also love Ishbel.

Ishbel is nice but remember isobel and all the variations are very popular in the UK

All the names you have suggested are lovely (although Cameron is a bit overused IMO). A bit more unusual is Harris and my cousin has just called her son Garve - that's nice and unusual too.

Flora is nice as is Elspeth that has also been mentioned.

I like Hamish for boy but maybe i'm missing something if others have laughed their socks of when you suggested it. What about Vaughn (not sure if Scottish or welsh origin)? Monty (Montgomery)?