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?

[chocoluvva]

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!)

[chocoluvva]

Also Eilidh/Ailidh

[QueenofKelsingra]

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!!

[QueenofKelsingra]

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

[QueenofKelsingra]

• so Iona, not of

[AndWhenYouGetThere]

Ay-lee I think.

[chocoluvva]

Yes - Ay-lee

How about Isla?

[chocoluvva]

Hmm - might not work with your surname.

[QueenofKelsingra]

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]

[SweetPeaPods]

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

[Theonlyoneiknow]

Morven
Morag
Eilidh
Isla
Skye
Kirsty
Shona
Rachael

[DonkeysDontRideBicycles]

Alana
Ciara
Kirstie
Leaha
Shona or Sheena
Margaret (Maggie)

[Orlea]

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

[QueenofKelsingra]

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.

[florascotia]

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...

[insearchoftheFlumFlumTree]

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

Marsali? Mairead?

[QueenofKelsingra]

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...)

[QueenofKelsingra]

hang on, isn't Rowena welsh??

[Cristiane]

Ishbel?

[Theonlyoneiknow]

Rowena is a welsh name :-)

So although not scottish it's celtic

[Theonlyoneiknow]

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

[BikeRunSki]

Ailsa

I thought Mhari was pronounced "Vary".

[WildThong]

I know a Scottish girl called Maida, lovely name.

[LizLemongrass]

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