scottish girls names. maybe islands

[helensburgh]

Don't think my title makes sense.

Looking fir a girls name and wondered re Scottish Islands

Anyone think of anything . I know the usual
Islay iona rona etc

What about Eilidh pron. ail-ay? Not an island name AFAIK, but a very pretty Scottish name.

I know a Kerrera.

I think it's ay-lee

It's not Squoosh. I know several (live in NE Scotland & lived in Scotland my whole life). Eilidh is definitely Ail-ay when pronounced in Scotland, I've never heard it pronounced any other way

fluffygreen - sorry to be pedantic but Islay is indeed pronounced just like Isla.

I know a family from there

Eilidh is usually aylee at least it is in the north west and the central belt, I've never heard it pronounced as aylay.

I wouldn't go with Kerrera, I've never heard anyone that's not from nearby pronounce that right.

Eilidh is the Scottish Gaelic version of Helen. It's quite popular - in top 20 in Scotland in 2014 www.nrscotland.gov.uk/filesstatistics/popular-forenames/2014/babiesnames-2014-t5.pdf

The people I know with that name say something in between 'Ayl-ih' and 'Ayl-ee', in other words a slightly shorter vowel sound at the end than (for example) 'Maisie'.

DD was very nearly Eiilidh, but we felt she'd have a lifetime of spelling her name to others.

Isobel, Flora, Eilish, Ailis, Caitriona, Lindsay, Fiona,

I live in Glasgow and all the ones I know pronounce it ay-lee.

Aw, I thought I was going to be the only one suggesting Vaila, it's such a tiny island in the Shetland that most people haven't heard of it. I only know of it because it's the name of my parents' house!

Vaila is lovely. I also like Flora as a Scottish name.

I know a Taransay

Also you don't pronounce the 'lau' at the end of Isla. You just say it like Isla.

NE Scotland here and Eilidh is pronounced as Ay-lay, not Ay-lee. There are a few girls with the spelling Ailie as their parents obviously don't want them having to spend their time explaining how their name is spelled

This thread is timely for me as started thinking about girls' names today for DD2 who is due next year. I was born and brought up very close to some of the aforementioned names and kind of decided today to use a local place name as a middle name. It's not at all girly but feels right to use it anyhow

Morven

Not an island I know but easy to spell and pronounce

Never heard Eilidh pronounced any other way than Ay-lee. I'm Scottish, have lived all over Scotland, and am also in the North - East, where I have taught many of them/have friends called Eilidh.

Love Vaila, it's very pretty.

I only know one Morven - he's a man.

Morven is lovely.

Poor male Morven though

Really? It's known as a girl's name is it? I only know it in the context of this one man. How funny.

I know a family who have girls with names on these themes and a boy in the extended family is called Harris.

Islay can be pronounced as Isla or Islay - I know people who pronounce both ways.

In our family we have a Faray, Cava (pronounced Cave a) Skye and a Shona. All girls

Islay can be pronounced as Isla or Islay - I know people who pronounce both ways.

Agree. I know several people who live reasonably nearby (born and bred) who pronounce it 'Islay'.

Ailsa reminds me of the woman from Home & Away with a bad perm and a hamburger phone.

"Hello, Bayside Diner"

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I love Morven and Skye.