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carmelsundae · 06/06/2016 21:38

Currently pregnant with no 2, and looking for a Scottish name for the bump! We've a shortlist of boys names but no girls names! I've always liked isla and eilidh, but both are so popular in my area that I no longer want to use them! I can't find any unique that I love, anyone any suggestions? Thanks!

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MrsJackRackam · 07/06/2016 18:53

Senga is a good, traditional Scottish name Wink
I've always liked Ailsa

Tinklypoo · 07/06/2016 18:58

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Groovee · 07/06/2016 19:00

Eilidh
Isla
Iona
Muirne (mirren)
Mairin (meryn)
Shona
Morag
Catriona
Mairi
Mhairi (varry)
Skye

Dontrocktheboat · 07/06/2016 22:52

I have seen Vaila suggested on here before, I think it is a Shetland island. It is quite pretty.
I like Alba, only thing that would put me off is it used to be a brand of cheap stereo but may not still exist!

Iknownuffink · 08/06/2016 01:00

Isla
Eilidh
Morag
Mhairi
Maureen
Ailsa
Iona
Skye
Isabel
Finnola
Fiona
Molly
Marie

The name above have various spellings or are derivations of other names.

Iknownuffink · 08/06/2016 01:12

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba

Iknownuffink · 08/06/2016 01:15

Valia is not a Scottish name.

BettyCrystal · 08/06/2016 01:21

lostscot, Orla is Irish 😀

Dontrocktheboat · 08/06/2016 08:39

Iknownuffink, Vaila is a Scottish place name therefore has as much claim to be a Scottish name as other islands, Lewis, Harris, Iona, Skye - the last of which has only been used as a first name in recent years.

florascotianew · 08/06/2016 21:55

First of all, please don't have Senga; it's the Scottish equivalent of Chardonnay as a name. I think the poster who suggested it knew that, however.

Secondly, Agree that Vaila is not Scottish in origin; its Norse. However, it's pretty and a name for a place that's nowadays part of Scotland.

Thirdly, am puzzled at suggested pronouciation upthread of Iolaire. (Also by the spelling - that's the genitive form, surely, meaning 'of an eagle'?) The nominative is Iolair, which I've always heard pronounced rather like 'yoh-hlar' - see forvo.com/word/iolair/

Similarly, Mairead is not - in any part of Scotland that I know - pronounced My-rat. More like Mahr-raidht, in my experience.

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