scottish girls names. maybe islands

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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

Wow thank you all

Lots of lovely ideas.
How do you pronounce vaila?

I tried a map but tricky to read them all.
Nicer to chat

Vaila ...... Veil (as in wedding veil) + ah
That's how our lady at work is known.

I've always thought eilidh was pronounced ail ay .
Loads of good Scottish names here. Has anyone suggested Eilis or Alba?

Thanks drquin I like that

I know I male Morgan - are you sure it's not Morgan ?

Is that to me? No, definitely Morven. Definitely a male.

My wee girl's an Eilidh and I love the name. It's pretty popular so no issues with spelling. I always tell folk who haven't heard it before it's like Hayley without the H.

I think that Eilidh is a well known name in Scotland, so most people should know how to pronounce and spell it .

And don't know about ...yknow ....furrein pairts

Eilidh Child has helped those of us south of the border to be more well educated. It's also a Manx Gaelic name which they would pronounce 'Ailish' which confused me no end when I lived there!
Morven is lovely, as is Catriona.

I'll throw a vote in for Eilidh too. Fell in love with the name and its high up there on our short list. With my accent, I'd be pronouncing it ay-lay but then I've a Scottish accent and that's how it would sound anyway!

Morvern was as popular as Morven where I grew up, and they are both place names too.

And I'm aware of differing pronunciations - Scotland is a big country and given its remote areas and geography think it's inevitable that pronunciation varies.

I know Islay well - we had a notorious holiday there when I was 2 as I fell from the deck of the ferry on the way home and ended up with a rather nasty head injury. Still confused re how to pronounce it

Not island names but Lorna is my current favourite.

Also add:
Fallon
Greer
Nairne
Mairi

I also know a Varry.

Please, I beg you, do not call your child Varry .

Mhairi is just fine .

I have only heard of Greer and Fallon as American names, never as Scottish.

I know Mhairi is a well established name, but it's a little bit wrong isn't it? The H shouldn't really be there.

the h is to make the difference when you speak the name out loud as opposed to writing it, so technically the name is Mairi unless you are saying it. I think. Gaelic experts will be around to clarify I'm sure. :)

As for Varry - I wasn't recommending it as such, just saying that I know one.

Also just to add- where do you think American names come from?

I think Mhairi is the vocative form of Mairi. But it's become its own name.

Don't forget Muck

Mitzy is correct. Technically:

Mairi (pron. 'Marry') is the name you call yourself (the nominative). (It's the Scottish Gaelic version of Mary.)

Mhairi (pron. 'Varry') is the form of the name that people use when they are speaking to you (the vocative).

Mitzy is also correct to say that Mhairi is beoming a separate name. Rather like Hamish, which is the vocative form of Seamas (=James).

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'm a Fifer and say it aylay. Or something in between, but not a long eeee sound.

Aylay from me too, from Edinburgh , now upper central belt. Or Eye lid if using it to a particular friend of mine

I'd pronounce it Aylay too (central belt) stirling

Etive (pronounced Eh-tiv)

It's a loch and have heard it being used as a girl's name. I really like it.

Oh fab guys thanks.
Etive is brilliant

Aylay in Perthshire too

No one is called Etive in Scotland