Blair for a girl?

[Lornacharlotte]

Mentioned to my mother I liked Blair for a girls name and she looked at me like I was mad. Anyone else like Blair or am I being daft?

[Lornacharlotte]

Never seen gossip girl! Didn't realise there was a girl called Blair in it. Came across it searching for Scottish girls names. Had heard of it as a boys name but not as a girls. Just liked it but not sure now if it's associated with an American drama.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

It's finished now op, so only people a certain age would make the connection.

The Tony Blair connection is far more off putting for me, personally.

[Keepsake]

Yeah, its finished. Gossip Girl fans are probably 18-25 now.

[BreeVDKamp]

I really like it but can't help picturing Tony :( ruined!

[MrsBungle]

I don't think it works well as a girls name - it's a boys name and it's not unisex to me.

[BigfootFiles]

It's a bit bleurgh.

[Theonlyoneiknow]

I love it but for a boy not girl. It's a well known boys name in Scotland

[weatherall]

I like it but too much of a tony connection to me.

What about Adair?

That's a nice unusual Scottish girls name.

Or Bonnie

Or Dallas

Or senga

[ExcuseTypos]

Oh god no. I'd just think of Teflon Tony I'm afraid. Don't do that to your dd.

[Lesleythegiraffe]

It's a no from me on 2 fronts -

a) It is a boy's name and I don't like the (largely US) thing of using boys' names for girls

b) It makes me think of Tony Blair

[Lornacharlotte]

Adair is on my list too my list too Weatherall

[scottishmummy]

i dont dislike it,fir a boy.its scottish boy name.gossip girl,still on sky etc.
What about iona,skye,catriona,ferguson,riley as girl names

[scottishmummy]

Oh yes adair is great
Not senga,thats a wee scottish wummin with varicose veins and cats name

[Lesleythegiraffe]

Was Senga only popular in the Southern areas of Scotland? I'm in the NE and never heard of it up here.

Who the hell thought spelling Agnes backwards was a good idea for a name anyway?

[scottishmummy]

Senga,is an auld wummin name.im glasgow dont know if it was borders name?

[BigfootFiles]

Doe, Adair, a female dair...

[scottishmummy]

Clever!

[weatherall]

Ailsa?
Kyla?
Iona?
Bridie?
Sheena?
Heather?

[scottishmummy]

Bridie is a pastry fae greggs,that makes you cough

[Lesleythegiraffe]

We could start up another dreadful old Scottish tradition of putting "ina" on the end of any man's name to make a girl's one.

Around here we have had Alexina, Jamesina, Williamina, Hughina etc etc - admittedly they are all either in their 80s or dead by now!

[usualnamechanger]

Are you naming a baby or a dog?

[ChanelNumber19]

I like it!

[Politelydeclining]

Scottishmummy where on earth is 'Ferguson' a first name, let alone a girls first name.

OP if you are looking for a Scottish girl's first name there are loads of great choices, I'm not sure that Blair is one of them personally. Up to you though obvs.

[SantasLittleMonkeyButler]

The only time I've ever heard the name Blair for a girl was in the film Christmas With The Kranks.

It's also the sound you make when you vomit.