Murdo or Dupre

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Thoughts?

I love Murdo, but DH ruled it out for a future son as we aren’t aren’t a member of the Scottish aristocracy.

Not keen on Dupre at all.

What are you naming?

I prefer Sholto

Murdo. It's an all ages name. I went to school with a Murdo. He was a lovely fella. I'm in Scotland so it's not totally unheard of here, but not really common.

Don't like either, but I met a beagle called Murdo in a pub in Pitlochry, so I've warmed to that slightly more. It doesn't work unless you're Scottish/have a Scottish accent though.

We are Scottish.
I know a couple of each but all older.

Murdo is a good strong name

Murdo reminds me of murder!

Murdo is ok but v Scottish so needs to go with surname.
Dupre. It's a no from me.

Love Murdo!

For a pet or a baby?

I've never heard of either name but quite like Murdo! I like the ring it has!

I wouldn't be keen on either, not being Scottish.

Murdo is ace. Know loads of them from the western isles. But it really needs that strong R, so don't ever take him south of the border...

That's a fantastic name for the hero of a crime novel...

Detective Inspector Murdo Dupre took a sip of his coffee, then picked up the phone and dialled. 'Hello, Dupre here, what have you got for me?'.

We do have a very Scottish surname which is half the problem as a lot of the names we like just don't go with it

Murdo! There may be mispronunciation with Dupre. Presume correct form is Dewpree (sorry if not) but you may get Dewper, Dewpra, Dewpr etc. Just a thought...

Prefer Sholto too, in fact it’s one of my fav names.

There's been a Murdo.

Sorry, OP I couldn't resist.

I do actually really like it though.

I'm sorry, but I don't like either of them at all.

Not heard of Dupre, where is it from?

There seems to be a pretty clear preference for Murdo then
Out of curiosity, what is it people don't like about Dupre?

Not entirely sure where the name Dupre is from but the two I've known are from Orkney and Aberdeen

Dupre is French, not Scottish, and means "of the meadow". Nothing even vaguely scottish about it. And its a surname!

They are both hideous, but at least Murdo is traditional Scottish. I'd spell it properly though, Murchadh.

Murdo

Dupre sounds like a shmansy French tennis player.