Scottish girl names

[pickletoots]

Hey,

30 weeks and struggling to find a Scottish girls name. Can anyone help??

Lots of names have been taken as we know babies/ friends/ family members with these names. We would also like a name that can be shortened if possible.

Names that we ideally need/ want to avoid:
Ailsa
Heather
Iona
Sheena
Shona
Mairi

Can anyone think of any others?

Thanks!!! X

I have an Elspeth who we call Effie sometimes.

Ishbel

My favourites are

Morven
Lorna
Isla
Ishbel

There are hunners of Isla's, Eilidh's and Katie's at the DCs primary school at the moment (not literally hunners, but lots and lots)

I wouldn't trust many baby name websites - especially the one mentioned upthread, which has mistakes. For instance, the Scottish Gaelic spelling of Beatrice (it's the same name, just spelled using Gaelic spelling conventions) is not Beitiris as that website says but Beitris.

This, to my mind, raises a big question: does spelling an 'international' name such as Beatrice in a Scottish Gaelic way make it Scottish? Or does the name stay international? The same applies to Scottish Gaelic versions of other names well-known in other parts of Europe, such as Eilidh (= Helen) and Marsaili (= Marjorie, which is in turn a version of Margaret.)

It depends on how you define 'Scottish', I suppose. Scottish origin or Scottish usage? Or both? And traditional name usage or modern ? IIRC, Jack and Olivia topped the Scottish baby name charts in 2016. Am not laying down any rules, just asking a question.

Katrine

Marie
Fiona
Kirsten
Shona

Agree Isla is very common at the moment.

Florascotianew - although Marsaili is taken as Marjorie, it's an older name, probably more akin to Marcella, rooted from Mars.

You make good points!

Shona
Rhona
Cara
TBH we struggled as we wanted a name that was Scottish but not Gaelic. Luckily ds was a ds.

Just remembered Eilish. I like that a lot.

Eilidh
Ceilidh
Ceitidh (Katie)

A word of warming if you go for Eilidh and leave Scotland your DD will forever be spelling her name or being called hayley, or sometimes even eyelid

Catriona
Eilidh
Kirsty
Eathie
Caoimhe
Vaila (from Shetland)
Mirren
Niamh
Meadhbh
Aileen
Alisa

(Ok, a couple of those might be Irish, but close enough ;) )

Came on to say Ishbel and see it's been suggested. Lovely name.

Love Ishbel ❤️

Marsaili (marsi for short)

Isla
Mirren
Aileas
Fiona
Catriona
Elspeth
Isobel
Ishbel
Fenella/Finella
Finola
Kirsty
Lileas/Lilias
Murron
Sorcha

My daughter's name is Mackenzie :) x

Ones we had on our list for Dd

Mairead
Elspeth
Ailish / eilish
Aila
Flora
Mirren
Kirsty / Kirsten
Ishbel

Lorna
Catriona
Christian/Kirsten
Grizel/Griselda
Meg
Merran
Rowena
Phemie/Euphemie
Mamie ( short for Mary)

Any Ina... eg
Robina, any boy's name with Ina tacked on,

I think Ishbel and Mairi are beautiful

Morven
Mirren
Marsali

Ailie
Aila
Isla
Kirsty (Kirsten isn't Scottish btw)
Ailish
Murron

Thanks!! Lots of good names on here.

Maisie
Eilish
Kitty (I know it's more a shorting of a traditional name, but still been used in its own right for many years!)

I really like Bonnie. We will be sticking with Scottish names too when we have ours.