Scottish Girls Names?

[QueenofKelsingra]

We have 3 DC, planning DC4 and we want to use a Scottish name if possible (dh is half scots and the other 3 dc have names from our other mixed nationalities).

For a boy we have pretty much decided on Ruaridh but have no idea for a girl.

our other 3 have 3 syllable names, classic but not very popular (somewhere around 500 on last years name ranks). We have a one syllable surname so need a longer first name to balance.

any suggestions?

Catriona?

Iona?

Two syllable names - Kirsty/Kirsten, Mhairi/Mhairead, Fiona, Jeanette, Heather.

Good luck with DC4 - (wish I'd been brave enough to have more than 2!)

Also Eilidh/Ailidh

I like Mhairi but our existing DD has a M name who's nickname sounds similar!

Our surname is a certain type of whiskey with 4 letters of Iona wouldn't work!!

quite like Heather but I tend to shy away from floral types, there are a lot of poppy/daisy/Lillie going on round here!!

how is that pronounced choco? is it ee-lee?

• so Iona, not of

Ay-lee I think.

Yes - Ay-lee

How about Isla?

Hmm - might not work with your surname.

this is the problem - and as it is a Scottish surname it is a ridiculous problem to have really!! [longs for a more useful surname]

Caitlin
Niamh might actually be Irish
Brodie
Iona
Elspeth
Ailsa
Kirsten
Skye
Freya

Morven
Morag
Eilidh
Isla
Skye
Kirsty
Shona
Rachael

Alana
Ciara
Kirstie
Leaha
Shona or Sheena
Margaret (Maggie)

What about Mhairi pronounced 'Vah-ree'? Or still too similar to your DD?

love Brodie but DH ths it sounds American!

Freya is lovely, will ask him about that one.

orlea yes its too similar, they would sound like a comedy double act!!

quite like shona too.

Rhona, Davina, Lilias, Morag, Catriona/Katrina, Annis (=Agnes), Alison, Flora, Jessie (=Janet), Jean, Isobel, Fenella, Rowena, Mirren, Aileen, Morna, Ealasaid (Elizabeth), Malvina, Robina, Lorna, Gilda...

Freya is a pretty name, but not in the least bit Scottish! AFAIK Freya/Freja is a Scandinavian name.

Marsali? Mairead?

oooh, I like Rowena very much! love lorna too but have a friend with this name.

how would Ealasaid be pronounced?

(I thought that about Freya...shame...)

hang on, isn't Rowena welsh??

Ishbel?

Rowena is a welsh name :-)

So although not scottish it's celtic

Although we are Scottish we have a few welsh names used in our family (Rowena, Cerys, Ioan, Gethin)

Ailsa

I thought Mhari was pronounced "Vary".

I know a Scottish girl called Maida, lovely name.

Fraoch is irish !presume scottish too. ??
That pronounced v sim to freya. FRAYoch