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Scottish/Gaelic Girls Names

26 replies

FairyFantastic · 18/03/2018 23:40

DD will be born in Scotland.
We have a few name combinations already (that I have asked about before) but I quite like the idea of having a name linking her to her birthplace.
I like Eilidh, but sadly my accent butchers it!
Also really really like the name Alba...

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AlecOrAlonzo · 19/03/2018 00:04

Mairi
Floraigh
Peigi
Morag
Sine
Seonag
Dolina
Ceit
Kirsty
Catriona

lilydaisyrose · 19/03/2018 00:11

Ailsa
Fiona
Brodie
Iona
Isla
Morna
Lorna
Maisie
Skye

dotdotdotmustdash · 19/03/2018 00:27

Great and comprehensive list here
www.scottishgirlsnames.co.uk/

user1498549192 · 19/03/2018 05:50

Morven

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 19/03/2018 07:50

I like Mirren

bluesskies123 · 19/03/2018 08:31

I have an aunt Zena - short for Angusina)

ThisIsTheFirstStep · 19/03/2018 08:38

I love Alba so so so much. My husband is Korean, and unfortunately in Korean, alba means 'part time job'. So that got vetoed immediately. He still laughs about me saying 'I want to call our daughter 'part time job'. Wouldn't bother me so much, but they nicked it from German, from 'arbeiten', to work, so it's not even a proper Korean word, it's just something they imported in the 60s/70s.

I like Morven too, and Aibreann (pronounced like avrawn).

bridgetreilly · 19/03/2018 11:42

Agatha
Ailsa
Morag
Agnes
Annis
Catriona
Iseabail or if you prefer Ishbel
Rhona
Shona

FairyFantastic · 19/03/2018 17:54

ThisisTheFirstStep ooo interesting but haha gutted!

I like Catriona, Morven, Aibreann and Iona so far thanks all :)

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Yika · 19/03/2018 19:00

Elspeth
Jean
Shona
Flora

MikeUniformMike · 19/03/2018 21:34

Shuna
Flora
Lorraine

Honey2468 · 19/03/2018 23:17

I have no idea how to spell it and I’m not sure if that would put you off but I loved the name of the little girl I’m Brave! Mer - i- dah (sort of). Good luck and congratulations!

Lisette40 · 19/03/2018 23:28

I don't think Merida is a Scottish name. I've never heard it used here.

coolwalking · 20/03/2018 10:17

Isobel
Lorne
Eileadh
Flora
Catriona

florascotia2 · 21/03/2018 20:13

Lorraine is not Scots or Gaelic - it's the name of an old kingdom of the Franks, between France and Germany

Merida is not Scots or Gaelic; it's possibly Spanish

Agatha is international, not specifically Scots or Gaelic

All the Gaelic-speaking people that I've met called Floraidh spell it that way, not 'Floraigh' as suggested above. I'm not saying that spelling doesn't exist; it's just not the normal one

Eilidh is spelled that way, not as suggested above 'Eileadh'

Morna (Muirne) is traditionally Irish Gaelic not Scottish Gaelic; it is sometimes used in Scotland , however

MikeUniformMike · 21/03/2018 20:16

Sorry, the Lorraine was tongue-in-cheek. Grin

Tefiti2 · 22/03/2018 13:59

Love all the above, only a few to add!
Aibhlinn (ave-lin) is lovely.
Ailith
Annis
Ailis

WeeCheekyBird · 22/03/2018 14:14

Mhairi is a nice one (pronounced Va-Ray)
I love the name Eilidh and Ceilidh

Please don't call her Morag ;)

WeeCheekyBird · 22/03/2018 14:15

Also Lorne just makes me think of sausage...

WaxOnFeckOff · 22/03/2018 14:27

Marsali
Vaila
Kirsty/Kirsten
Ciara (irish) or Keira (Scottish)
Rhona
Nairne

practicallyperfectinmyway · 22/03/2018 14:35

Catriona/Catrina - Gaelic for Catherine abs can be spelt & pronouned several different ways, some of which has to be corrected many times over -

Katrina
Katriona
Katrine

Can also be shortened to Katie/Kat

Good luck !

florascotia2 · 22/03/2018 18:58

Vaila is a pretty name but - if it matters - it's Norse in origin not Scots or Gaelic.

WaxOnFeckOff · 22/03/2018 19:33

Ach, every name has to come from somewhere and it's a name of a Scottish Island so that'll do for me ! :o

florascotia2 · 22/03/2018 19:51

Perfectly true, Wax Smile. And in the far north of Scotland it's not that unusual a name, either.

I was only commenting because there's so much nonsense on some baby name sites. Strange how they never mention really old Scottish names such as Gruach / Gruoch and Devorgilla, or 18th/19th cent names such as Davidina (my gt grandmother) or Murdina ... Not 'romantic' enough, probably.

Fundays12 · 22/03/2018 19:59

Caitlin
Isla
Skye
Aileen
Cailin

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