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Hamish!

35 replies

Oojemeflip · 12/01/2017 22:41

I'm not Scottish. Dh isn't Scottish. We don't live in Scotland.
Can we name our son Hamish?

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Pluto30 · 14/01/2017 21:22

No we had a Hamish at school and he got teased for it

What on Earth for? Confused

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squoosh · 14/01/2017 22:01

I like it but prefer it without the exclamation mark. He will get a lot of 'oh so your family is Scottish?' type comments throughout his life though.

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Oojemeflip · 14/01/2017 22:37

I thought adding punctuation to names was fashionable these days.
Would H'Amish be better?

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squoosh · 14/01/2017 22:49

I'd forget the extraneous punctuation but there's nothing more chic than a silent P.

Phamish.

Some people will think it's pronounced fame-ish but that's the price he'll have to pay for being (p)chic.

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titsbumfannythelot · 15/01/2017 06:16

If you like it go for it. It's a good solid name unlike many other 'names'.

Nothing wrong with using a Scottish name if you're not Scottish.

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Toddlerteaplease · 15/01/2017 07:00

My car is called Hamish. GrinWink such a cute name!

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sidsgranny · 15/01/2017 07:03

Love it!

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garlicandsapphire · 17/01/2017 00:45

My Hamish is handsome, funny and extremely bright. But has never barked.

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PollytheDolly · 17/01/2017 01:10

Ooo it's a great name! Love it.

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KoalaDownUnder · 17/01/2017 01:17

I love Hamish!

To answer your question, I know many non-Scottish Hamishes here (Australia). Go for it.

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