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Scottish sibling name for Logan?

56 replies

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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Popskipiekin · 01/08/2016 19:33

Ok I like all this positive affirmation of Dougal Smile
Lachlan is great - those suggesting it do you not feel it's too similar to Logan? Maybe I'm too sensitive about similarities.
DH quite likes Harrison - so Harris/Harry could be shorter versions or nn.
Duncan definitely going on the list. Thanks for all the input! Have decided not to discuss with family before announcing (total disaster doing that first time round though they all claim Logan is the bee's knees now Grin) so it's so helpful to have all these ideas.

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Heatherbell1978 · 01/08/2016 21:30

I like Lachlan but ruled it out due to potential mispronouncing. The a should sound like an o ie 'locklan' but I've heard a lot of 'lacklans' too.....just something to consider!!

Glamorousglitter · 01/08/2016 23:00

I love the name caleb :) It s Scottish in origin isn't it?

planeymcplaneface · 01/08/2016 23:05

I have a logan and there was a harris and an alasdair at the water babies group we went to

SeashellHoarder · 02/08/2016 13:46

Lewis is very popular at, so Harris is a great alternative. Finley is really nice and not very popular here, but may be where you are?

SorenaJ · 02/08/2016 13:51

Rory, Douglas, Alastair

faintlyoptimistic · 02/08/2016 13:55

I love Innis.

dotdotdotmustdash · 02/08/2016 20:35

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

Groovee · 02/08/2016 20:37

Murray, Lewis, Haris, Hamish, Angus

SwearyInn · 02/08/2016 20:42

Adair

NoTractorsAtTheTable · 02/08/2016 20:44

Bruce

BikeRunSki · 02/08/2016 20:46

Fergus
Fraser

BikeRunSki · 03/08/2016 07:41

Angus

Anaffaquine123 · 03/08/2016 07:46

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

orkneyfudge · 03/08/2016 07:53

Ruariadh
Hamish
Struan
Innes
Ramsay

orkneyfudge · 03/08/2016 07:53

Murdo

faintlyoptimistic · 03/08/2016 08:03

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

cheapandcheerful · 03/08/2016 08:20

Fergus. Best name ever.

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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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.

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.

Willowfrost · 03/08/2016 18:02

Aibne

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.

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.

April241 · 06/08/2016 09:21

Lachlan?