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A lovely Scottish girls name?

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Charotte31 · 30/08/2013 15:39

I already have an Isla looking for another beautiful Scottish girls name. Can't find one I like as much as Isla!

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MadameJosephine · 30/08/2013 18:15

Eilidh
Aileen
Fiona
Lorna

soontobeslendergirl · 30/08/2013 18:39

Lorna is my favourite Scottish name at the moment

But i also really like Mairi and Kirsty.

Other options:

Tierney
Logan
Nairne
Rowan
Ainsley

BikeRunSki · 30/08/2013 18:40

Alexandra

MsJupiterJones · 30/08/2013 18:44

I love Moira.

Sparrowfarts · 30/08/2013 18:46

I know sisters called Ailsa and Isla. Lovely names. I also like
Iona.

fivesacrowd · 30/08/2013 18:46

Kirsty
Eilidh
Or Eilish
Friend of friend called daughter Kinvarra after remote island

MrsFrederickWentworth · 30/08/2013 18:48

Merran
Christian ( v Scots)
Phemie (short for Euphemia)
All the names ending in ina, v Scots tradition to name your child after father or grandfather and end with ina.

soontobeslendergirl · 30/08/2013 18:49

Nyree
Blair
Kizzy

idiot55 · 30/08/2013 18:49

Row an, pronounced like the tree not mr bean

JazzTheDog · 30/08/2013 18:50

I read a series of Scottish books when I was growing up called Rhanna which was about a fictional island in the hebrides.

I always wanted a little girl so I could call her Rhanna but typically got 2 boys instead!

soontobeslendergirl · 30/08/2013 18:58

Una
Rhona

Piffpaffpoff · 30/08/2013 19:10

Senga!

specialmagiclady · 30/08/2013 20:10

Chuckling at Senga! I love Elspeth and Ishbel - although where I come from the latter is pronounced Ishbull which isn't as pretty. Isla and Ailsa are quite similar in terms of the letters they share, but are pronounced very differently, begin with different letters (so no Ms A Whatever mix ups) and are named for two distinct parts of Scotland so if you ken yer ingins there's no comparison.

Jennyl131 · 30/08/2013 20:21

I like Eilidh (I have an 11 year-old one!) The English rellies can't spell it mind Smile

specialmagiclady · 30/08/2013 21:04

I have a relative called Mirren, known as The Saint.

MrsFrederickWentworth · 30/08/2013 21:16

Jeanie I think is lovely. Jeanie with the long brown hair. Jane Carlile was known as Jeanie or Jenny.

sausageandorangepickle · 30/08/2013 21:24

Katie Morag Grin

Actually either Katie or Morag are really nice, but perhaps not together

Piffpaffpoff · 30/08/2013 21:45

We discounted Morag on nickname grounds - Morag the toerag.

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Charotte31 · 30/08/2013 22:46

Hahaha senga that really tickled me! Love Shona forgot about that name! Some of these iv never heard of! Good work everyone iv been really enjoying reading them!

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EspressoMonkey · 30/08/2013 23:44

Arabella

aoife24 · 31/08/2013 00:49

I thought ''Mhairi' was pronounced Varri but happy to stand corrected.

bouncingbelle · 31/08/2013 01:11

The 'mh' in mhairi makes a v sound, so mhairi is pronounced
Varry.

Mairi is pronounced marry.

I love shona, Iona, aila, eilidh (or ailie), Kay or kirstie.

bouncingbelle · 31/08/2013 01:16

Alba
Kirsteen
Kirstina
Elspeth - I think this is lovely, and could be shortened to the equally lovely Elsie or Elspie.

YankeeAlphaBravoUniform · 31/08/2013 08:45

Mhairi

Mirrin

Mairi

Fiona

Jenny

Eilidh

Not ailsa too like Isla, and also is the name of an island!

ElephantsEye · 31/08/2013 11:36

Kirsten

Isabella - loads of them in my family tree (Scottish).

Alison used to be v popular

V Scottish to do the -ina thing, eg Angusina.

Former neighbours had a dog called Ailsa. Then adopted a boy called ... Craig Grin