Opinion on Morag?

[MissMoodyMoo]

It's just popped into my head! We've actually settled on Fiadh but just so pass the time whilst on a nightshfit I'd like to know people's opinions 😊

Prefer Morag to Fiadh, I know a Morag and she’s lovely :)

Apparently I was very nearly a Morag.

I'm glad my parents chose a different name though as I find Morag quite harsh sounding.

Rhymes with Bawbag. Best avoided.

I think Morag is quite old fashioned, the ones I know are mid 50s at least.

I've not met a Moira under the age of 40, and I quite like it. I like Morag too.

I dont like Morag , and I have never heard of Fiadh.
Your DD will spend the rest of her life with people asking how to pronounce it...

The Morag I know got called Toerag all the way through school. Scottish here too.

Interestingly lecossaise I know several Mhairis who all pronounce it "Vhairi" but all the Mhorags I know pronounce it exactly the same as "Morag". Weird!

I agree with the different pronunciations - I would say of the ones I know the pronunciations of Mor-ag and Mor-ig are about 50/50

One of the Mhorags I know is nicknamed "Monie" which is horrible - pronounced like Moanie!

@Rylan I stand corrected then (my knowledge of Gaelic pronunciation being rudimentary at best)! No, Monie wouldn't be my choice of nickname either. But it is an improvement on Toe-rag!

What about Morven?

I quite like Morag, but I really love Fiadh

I like Morag (am Scottish) but I too knew one who was called Toerag at school.

I have only met one Morag, a former colleague. She was a lovely person as well as being very tall and very pretty, so I’m biased in favour.

Love Morag! I know a few, all pronounced to rhyme with Toerag, but I think this is a Lowland pronunciation, and Highlanders pronounce it Morrig. Could be wrong though.

Only one of them was shortened - to Mo - but it seems a bit daft, given that the name is aleady a diminutive form of Mòr (More).

I think they are both horrible (sorry).

Vile!

What about Margot?
Similar feel, but sounds nicer (in my opinion) and less harsh

I like Morag but it seems like a bit of a Marmite name!

It's my name. I hated it as a child, I desperately wanted to change it to Tracey. I don't have a middle name either so didn't have the option of using that instead.

After 40 odd years though I've got used to it and can't imagine being called anything else. In Scotland at least it's a fairly well-known name and you don't get a confused expression when you tell someone what your name is. People generally know how to spell it. It's fairly timeless and doesn't date me to the 70s like Tracey or the 80s like Kylie/Kayleigh. It's not uber-popular but not unheard of either - every other mother at school appears to be Kate/Katie/Kathryn/Cath/Cat but there are are only two or three Morags.

Have only ever had a couple of issues with it, when I lived in London lots of people had never heard of my name and I got Megan/Morgan a lot. Not an issue in Scotland though. Also the "ag" with the hard g is impossible to pronounce in some languages, especially Spanish. They sort of make a strangulated "acchhhhh" sound. So when I was living there I became Mara for the duration. Much easier.

Really sorry( also I know this is an old thread , I just came across it)
But please don’t use this name

Scottish

I love Morag. It was the name of my lovely form tutor in secondary school. I also sing the Katie Morag song in my head whenever I hear it lol but it's a lovely name and I would be very excited to meet a little Morag. Much nicer than the similar sounding Margot which is everywhere atm

Love it!

@Zigging 3 years too late I'm sure the baby is named by now