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Scottish sibling name for Logan?

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Popskipiekin · 01/08/2016 13:07

We are expecting our second boy and already have a Logan. We would love another Scottish name. Our surname is two syllables, ending -ie. So far DH and I like Finlay - he would be known as Finn - and are arguing about Cameron which I don't like as it makes me think of David Cameron but I know that's silly Blush.
What do you think about Dougal (spelt any number of ways)? and any other ideas? A very good friend's boy is Douglas so I feel I can't use it although I do like it.
Thank you!

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Herr2008 · 11/11/2020 20:25

Love Alistair
-Franklin
-Lawrence
-Sylvester
-Kester
-Aidan
-Keiran
-Morgan
-Leslie
-River
-Caeden
-Lewis
-Abner
-Cowen
-Cormac
-Bronwen
-Channing
-Mason
-Marshall
-Harris
-Ruari

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dustarr73 · 08/08/2016 18:38

I have a Logan and i think Alastair and Dougal are very old fashioned.They dont "go"with Logan at all.

I think
Finlay,Lachlan and Cameron are lovely.Much better suited to Logan.

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HooseRice · 08/08/2016 15:12

The Logan I know has a brother called Connor

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toadgirl · 08/08/2016 15:09

I like Cameron.

David Cameron will be long-forgotten by the time your DS starts school (we hope).

Finlay is maybe getting a bit too popular. Plus, it ends with the same sound as your surname?

If you don't mind the "ee" ending to the name, what about Corrie?

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Cockatoo23 · 08/08/2016 15:05

My son is called Magnus James, we call him Magnie. I know Magnus is a Norse name but very popular here in the Northern Isles!

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April241 · 06/08/2016 09:22

Oh sorry didn't see your update re: Lachlan, I think Logan and Lachlan go really well together :)

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April241 · 06/08/2016 09:21

Lachlan?

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florascotianew · 03/08/2016 19:52

Willowfrost - I am not saying that your name Aibne doesn't exist, but, please, where are you getting it from? I've tried googling it, and all that comes up are some baby name sites, and we all know how unreliable most of them are, plus some really nasty stuff from Urban Dictionary.

The baby name sites say that 'Aibne' means 'River'. But 'Abhainn' is the usual Gaelic spelling for river. ...And 'bn' is a very unusal consonant pairing for Gaelic.

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JamieVardysParty · 03/08/2016 18:03

I know the most gorgeous brothers called Logan and Cormac.

More Celtic than pure Scottish, but they are known as Logie and Mac.

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Willowfrost · 03/08/2016 18:02

Aibne

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Esspee · 03/08/2016 17:59

I like siblings having names with a common theme. You could have the Scottish connection plus the same first letter with, for example, Lewis.

Lewis James has a great sound to it.

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florascotianew · 03/08/2016 10:19

Caleb is currently quite popular in Scotland (129 babies with that name in 2015), but it is Hebrew (Old Testament).

Like other Biblical names, it became more widely used in Scotland after the Protestant Reformation. So it's been around in Scotland for 400 years and more, but - unlike Dougal and Duncan and many of the other names mentioned on this thread - it is not Scottish in origin.

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Popskipiekin · 03/08/2016 09:26

Lovely names! Thanks all. we're building up a fabulous shortlist. I had no idea Caleb was Scottish - only knew of the Biblical connection.
Seashell we are in London - "expat" Scots Grin - and I don't know any Finley/Finlay/Finns but we don't mix with many children yet.
I'll let you know the final choice when DS2 arrives but don't hold your breath as we're a few months off that point...

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cheapandcheerful · 03/08/2016 08:20

Fergus. Best name ever.

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faintlyoptimistic · 03/08/2016 08:03

dotdotdot Glad DD2 wasn't a boy then! That would have been embarrassing... Grin

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orkneyfudge · 03/08/2016 07:53

Murdo

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orkneyfudge · 03/08/2016 07:53

Ruariadh
Hamish
Struan
Innes
Ramsay

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Anaffaquine123 · 03/08/2016 07:46

My boy names were
Archie
Gregor
Fergus
Angus
Harris
Callan
Duncan
Alastair

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BikeRunSki · 03/08/2016 07:41

Angus

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BikeRunSki · 02/08/2016 20:46

Fergus
Fraser

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NoTractorsAtTheTable · 02/08/2016 20:44

Bruce

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SwearyInn · 02/08/2016 20:42

Adair

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Groovee · 02/08/2016 20:37

Murray, Lewis, Haris, Hamish, Angus

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dotdotdotmustdash · 02/08/2016 20:35

I think 'Innis' would be 'Innes' for a boy.

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faintlyoptimistic · 02/08/2016 13:55

I love Innis.

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