Scottish boy names

[cantdecide17]

Not far off having a boy and we just can't agree on names or find something we love. I find girls names soooo much easier!

We'd like something not overly popular (so not Logan, Harris, Finlay, Alexander etc)

Some names we've considered:
Ruairidh (p/n roo-ree)
Coll (I like, him not so much)
Struan (I'm not so keen)
Alasdair (he's not keen)
Conall

Blair - we both quite like this but would love to hear opinions on using it with s/n Muir

Feel free to provide other options :-)

We must agree to disagree on "Sholto" being a "good Scots name".

I think Blair Muir has a wonderful ring to it.

I've got a Ruairidh (which is the right way to spell it, even though the version with one less i is more common...)
I love it. It is admittedly a slight ballache to spell, but that really isn't a big deal. It's common enough that almost everyone can pronounce it. And it is a lovely name, imo- can't imagine our Roo called anything else.

Scott, Scotty for short

You know it makes sense.

nameberry.com/babyname/Sholto

Apparently means sower..

Or fruitfulness or whatever..

Hamish 💓

I know Hamish is generally accepted now, but isn't it really a genitive?

Blair Muir is quite hard to say - but that could just be me!

Donald
Xander
Fergus
Struan
Hamish
Seoraidh (pronounced Shorey)

The only Scottish Dallas I know is a woman.

And in Scotland Barra sometimes means small child, as in 'would you look at the wee Barra'.

My son has two names, husband has two names, and close other relative one name - they are all on this list!

Thanks for all the suggestions so far.

I went to uni with a 'Sholto' - I've always thought of it as one of those names that's passed down a family. Might be wrong but think it tends to be used up Inverness way?

As much as I love island names, just can't use Barra. Nope can't do it :-)

Thanks for the feedback on Blair. I had suspected it didn't quite work unfortunately. Think Ruairidh (with this as the 'correct' gaelic spelling) is the leader just now - I've spent my entire life spelling my own name so I don't see that as a huge issue. Ruairidh is much better known than my own name!

Hamish (aka James) has been considered but I'm not so keen. It's a bit characatur-ish to me. Much like Angus (which can't be used by us anyway).

We have also considered:
Beathan (p/n Bay-un - would always have people thinking 'Bethan')
Ruadhan (p/n Roo-an - although this is actually an Irish version)

Hamish is the vocative case - used when speaking to someone. The nominative is Seamas.

Sholto has for a very, very long time been associated with the Douglas family.

Nairn

Um... I'd not pronounce Ruairidh as you are. The a isn't silent, it's not as long a short the u, but it's there...

Abhainn!

Moray
Craig
Gregor
Iain
Lorne
Tiernan
Merrick
Blaven
Cairn
Neil
Fraser

I also know many with surname names:
Grant
Mcgregor
Walker
Kerr
Clarke
Moir (not with Muir though :o)

Full names stats for Scotland are out today (tables 4, 5 & 6)- might be worth a browse?

www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names/babies-first-names/babies-first-names-2016/list-of-detailed-tables

I have a soft spot for Munro and Sorley.

Colin
Malcolm
Mac
Iain
Clarke
Jonty
Fraser
Nairn

V popular or common ones here are Cameron/ Callum/ Hamish/ Angus/ Fraser/ Harris

Pharic is Gaelic for Peter which is lovely & I've only heard of one

Ramsey
Hamish
Iain
Rory
Andrew
Lewis
Scott
Stuart
Arran (like the island)
Archie
Blair
Cameron

Glen
Rennie
Innes
Grant
Graham
Ramsay
Andrew
Jamie (although LOADS of those too)
Stuart
Keith
Ronnie

I was at uni with a lad called Irvine

Lloyd was another one

Blair Muir doesn't go.
I like Lachlan, Angus, Hamish, Iain, Bruce, Fergus

Evan is Welsh not scottish. My sons name is Evan
My husband is Scottish not sure Kevin is a traditional Scottish name and I wouldn't recommend it anyway.
I love Angus. Rory, Robert. Bill is Douglas Dougie for short

I'm no expert, but the modern Scottish Gaelic for Peter is Peadar, surely?

Pharic or Pheric is usually said to be a version of Padruig (Patrick) www.behindthename.com/name/pherick

But in the past the names were sometimes confused:
"In modern Scottish Gaelic, Patrick exists in several forms: Pádruig, Páruig, Para, and Pádair or Pátair. This last form led to confusion with English Peter, and the two names were often treated as equivalent in the 18th and 19th centuries...." medievalscotland.org/problem/names/padraig.shtml