Don't call your baby Morag!

[lexiepuppy]

Can anyone come up with Rock n roll name for me instead of Morag?
I had years of verbal bullying at the particularly hard secondary school I went to, where I was called Morhag, Morslag, Morerags.
I've hated the name for ever and the abuse has stayed with me, I am thinking about changing it!

I think morag quite cool, but i suppose you have be quite a strong personality to pull it off. Personally I think I’d want to lead how to be happy as myself with my own name rather than change it for other people.

Morag is a beautiful name, but if you aren't happy, it's ok to change.

Perhaps Mila? Or Maya?

Well i think Morag is a lovely name but then i suppose i don't know what it's like to live with.

Ime bullies will find anything they can latch onto if they're determined to take out their pain on another person. The problem is with the bully not the victim and it's the bully who needs to change.

I have a perfectly standard first name and a belgian/scottish surname and got the piss ripped out of me day after day either for my name, my looks, my clothes. Literally anything they could find because I was a sensitive soul and they loved to see me crumble.

I know a Morag irl and she's gorgeous. Might even be you I'm thinking of OP

How about Beth, Ishbel or Eilish?

Sorry you were bullied, I too think Morag is a lovely name.

@tartyflette I never realised that was the Scottish pronunciation of Marie! My parternal grandmother was called that (as is one of my DF's cousins) and they were all from the east end of London with no Scottish connections!

Sorry that you were bullied. As others have said, it's the bullies' fault, not your name's fault.

I think Morag is a fantastic name and please only change it if YOU don't like it.

Lovely Scottish folk song - Marie's wedding

Really sorry to hear about being bullied and all you have had to put up with.

What about simply ‘M’ (Em), I’ve always thought it’s a lovely nickname - pretty but also strong.

I think you should change it OP. Life’s too short. What names do you like?

I think you should go for it although Morag seems to be a name MN likes going by past threads for some reason.

I think if you are going to do it, you should go for something completely different. If you like Stevie, why not?

Stevie is a cool name. How awesome was Stevie Nicks?

Roxanne, Roslyn, Meredith, Liberty, Nancy, Sadie, Patsy/Patty, Alana, Ruby

Stevie and Syd/Cyd are great names.

In line with SeaToSki what about Rai? As in, little Rai of sunshine.

if you like Stevie why not go for Stephanie and Stevie for short
or Steffi although i| know that's a German name

Whatever you choose OP, good luck with your future and may you regain your confidence and have a great life ahead of you.

Sian
Meredith - nn Merrie

Take your time to decide. Do you have a name you've always wished you were called?
I feel like an Ellis deep in my soul.

I knew someone who changed their name to Nina.

For rock chic androgenous, I was also going to suggest Ray / Rae.

Also depends what sounds good with your surname.

Don't be too swayed by what your DD thinks, it's only what YOU think that counts.

It’s a nice name but ‘Morag to Toerag’ at our school didn’t think so (and I never called her that as she was my friend).

I love the name Morag - but I understand the need to change and I'm all in favour of re-inventing yourself or simply re-discovering who you were before all the grim stuff happened. I also like Mo, which is short and always kind of brave in my opinion.

I've been doing some research on my extended family and have just found an Inez and a Mahalah both of which I'm instantly drawn to, just sharing in case you feel the same way

But follow your heart on this, if Stevie feels right, claim it!.

Allegra
Athena
Aurora
Autumn
Blair
Blake
Cleo
Cassia
Cassie
Della
Drew
Ebony
Eden
Genevieve
Giselle
Harper
Hallie
Hadley
Imogen
Joelle
Jasmine
Layla
Leah
Luna
Lexi
Millicent
Nova
Noelle
Oceana
Pandora
Quinn
Rae
Regan
Savannah
Summer
Skye
Skyla
Sasha
Saskia
Tegan
Willow
Wren

Emmie (like the letter M, for Morag)
Katie (like Katie Morag)
Molly

Liv - could be short for Olive or Olivia or Livia or just plain Liv on its own, pronounced 'live', which is what you intend to do to the full, I hope. And it's not that far from 'love'.

Vita or Vida - in similar vein to 'Liv'.
Vida is Spanish, and can also be short for Davida, a feminine version of David, meaning 'beloved'. Sounds like Veda, Sanskrit for wisdom /knowledge.

Roxanna - means 'dawn'.

Zora - also means 'dawn'; Zora Neale Hurston was a kickass author.

Renee/ Renata - 'reborn'.

Anastasia - 'resurrected'/ 'reborn' - a new incarnation, generally.

Esme - beloved/ held in high esteem.

Felicity - happiness.

Hope.
Joy.
Honor - you are honouring yourself in this process.
Vera - means 'faith' and 'truth'.

Dove - you are seeking a life of peace.

I have a name that is very common within my age group - four of them in my class alone, and double figures in the whole year - and I ended up being bullied for it and given insulting derivations. Just me, not any of the others with the same name! I think my point is that bullies will find a way if they want to, whatever you're called, and I think it's a terrible shame that you've been made to feel that way about a perfectly nice name.

That said, if you are going to change it, and you want it to be a bit rock star, how about borrowing from a Scottish singer, like Clare (Grogan), Amy (MacDonald), Annie (Lennox), or Isobel (Campbell)? I personally really like Shirley (Manson) as well, but might be in a minority there. I've also assumed you're Scottish because I can't imagine anyone who wasn't Scottish using the name Morag until very recently, but I think my suggestions work elsewhere as well!

I like Stevie.

What about

Morgan
Meriel