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Name ideas please

17 replies

Scottishflower · 28/09/2020 23:05

Hello, looking for some name ideas please. I already have a list but looking to see if anything else catches my eye and new ideas from you all. I would love something Scottish but really don't want anything popular, for example, Isla/Eilidh/Lachlan/Lewis etc. If no Scottish ideas I also like vintage type names or nature/floral. I want something not popular but also not made up, hopefully that makes sense.
Current at top of our list are -
Girls -
Alba - feel it's becoming quite popular
Marsaili
Ivy - again rising in popularity
Fern/Ferne
Gigha - too confusing for people, pronunciation.
Winter - unsure of seasonal name
Pearl

Boys -
Munro
Murdo
Fergus
Argyll

Would love any ideas. Our surname begins with S. X

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Garcellesaidwhaaat · 29/09/2020 00:02

Alec, Hamish, Roddy, Conall, Frazier, Caley, Dugald, Eoghan, Wallace, Lockie, Niall, Seumas

Seona, Cadha, Adaira, Neilina, Màiri, Kirstin, Annabel

Fivemoreminutes1 · 29/09/2020 04:48

Clover
Sorrel
Saffron
Stella
Lileas

Blaine
Evander
Ossian

missmouse101 · 29/09/2020 04:59

Cassia, Hazel, Tamsin
Nye, Jasper, Cameron

Auto · 29/09/2020 08:21

Aidan
Rowan
Peter
Alistair
Duncan
Nathan

Coira
Maisie
Naomi
Elspeth
Romy
Laura

emmathedilemma · 29/09/2020 08:34

Fergus (very popular in scotland) and Murdo are good. Munro and Argyll are a bit weird, I know some places are used as names but i've never heard those two used.
Angus
Fraser
Gregor
Blair
Fergal
Harris
Ruaridh
Struan

I love Ailsa but think the rest of your girls names are a bit out there. Ivy is cute but does seem to be on the rise.
Iona
Flora
Freya
Mirren
Mairi / Mhairi
Catriona
Maisie
Morag
Rhona

MaverickDanger · 29/09/2020 08:40

How popular is Lachlan? I’d have thought Fergus more common.

Keir/Ciar (although slightly political)
Calder
Ainsley
Conall
Glen
Kester
Marcus

Flymetothestars · 29/09/2020 08:50

Angus

MikeUniformMike · 29/09/2020 08:57

Alba - not keen
Marsaili - How do you say it? I looked it up and got Mar-Saily but it's probably not right.
Ivy - dislike
Fern/Ferne - Fern is nice Ferne isn't
Gigha - Ghee-a? Without the scottish context I'd think it rhymed with Hiya, and would think Jaia or Gaia
Winter - unsure of seasonal name - not keen
Pearl - might be nice in a scottish accent but I'm not keen

Boys -
Munro - mountain
Murdo - ok
Fergus - ok
Argyll - wellington boots

Suggestion - Mungo or Ross

bridgetreilly · 29/09/2020 10:26

Innes
Hector
Dougal

Aster

Bearcub01 · 30/09/2020 06:59

@Fivemoreminutes1

Clover Sorrel Saffron Stella Lileas

Blaine
Evander
Ossian

Ahh Blaine is on my list as I had an uncle called this but not sure it goes with our surname.
FizzyGreenWater · 30/09/2020 11:58

Malcolm

Cait

ScottishLassie91 · 03/10/2020 18:34

I like the name Paisley for a girl but not sure of the connection to the town!

Also like Robyn and Islay (as opposed to Isla), Autumn and Summer x

Felicity88 · 24/10/2020 17:29

Love Winter and Fergus.

Atalune · 24/10/2020 17:34

Fergus is my DS so I am biased but he is 13 and he is the only fergus I know.

Other names-
Lorcan
Torin
Walter
Angus
Drew

Girls-
Mirren
Sorcha
Storm
Cairn (also nice for a boy)
Celeste

Whatthebloodyell · 24/10/2020 17:40

My fav Scottish names are Mhairi and Angus.

Cressie2 · 24/10/2020 18:00

Angus
Douglas (Dougie)
Hamish
Sholto
Archie
Geordie
Lachie

Catriona
Freya
Innes
Flora
Iona
Katherine (Katie)

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 24/10/2020 18:13

Alba is my fave of your girls choices, it doesn't feel overly popular to me (not in the Scottish top 100 at least).
Winter is one of my guilty pleasure names (that I don't think I'd be brave enough to go for in RL).
Fern is an okay nature name but not my fave and I'm not very keen on any of your other choices (and yes Ivy is suddenly very popular now).

Of the boys, Fergus is alright but I much prefer the sound of the similar Magnus.
Other Scottish names I like are Vaila and Morven for girls and Leith and Fraser for boys (but Fraser is quite popular).

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