Scottish inspiration

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I have been going over and over lists of Scottish names and I'm really wondering if there's any hidden gems I haven't come across. Husband is Scottish and would like to honour that but he's been absolutely useless when it comes to actually coming up with suggestions.

Could you please share some of your favourite Scottish names? For either gender as we have decided not to find out until the birth so trying to prepare names for both boys and girls.

No middle names decided so far. We really are procrastinating when it comes to this but we have a few months to go.

Lovely idea!

Iona
Skye
Elspeth
Eilidh
Alba
Ruaridh
Harris
Lewis
Campbell
Glen
Andrew

A few more;

Ailsa
Mairead
Sinead
Bonnie
Rhona

Finlay
Fergus
Blair
Brodie
Moray
Hamish
Duncan
Craig
Alasdair
Cameron
Lachlan

Struan
Flora
Mhairi

I love the name Magnus , I Like Hamish too but dp bil is 'hamish' and they haven't spoken in years

@maldivemoment

A few more;

Ailsa
Mairead
Sinead
Bonnie
Rhona

Finlay
Fergus
Blair
Brodie
Moray
Hamish
Duncan
Craig
Alasdair
Cameron
Lachlan

Mairead, sinead and Finlay are Irish names, not Scottish

Annabel
Isla
Elsie
Jessie
Dallas
Lilias

Lennox
Cameron
Finn
Torran
Carson
Dallas
Ludo

Innes
Gregor
Douglas
Murdo
Angus

Morven
Mirren
Ishbel

Fraser

Legitimately love the names Jura and Talisker!

Maggie and Angus are so cute together

Kenneth

My favourite Scottish names are Ishbel, Fergus and Fraser. I'd feel a bit daft using them though, since I have no Scottish connection.

Mitchell
Duncan
Alister
Craig
Ian/Eoin
Grant
Moray
Euan/Ewan
Murder
Struan
Scott

Fiona
Brodie
Katherine
Corrie

my middle name is Lorna and I now go by it as a double barrel first and have nicknames from it etc. love it

MURDO NOT MURDER

Senga is a girls name from the north of Scotland.

Margaret is nice with many diminutives but seems to not be popular these days.
Alison also not popular now.
Catherine, Katerina. Catriona.

Murray
Ross
Robert
James
Maxwell
Crawford

Strachan
Gordon
Phallen
Munro
Frasier
Lachlan

Lilias
Isla (this is really common at the minute up here)
Caitlin
Kathleen
Màiri

@Mybobowler - me too!!! Really, really wanted ishbel!

Haven't seen mhairi and Ailsa- love both.

Dugald
Struan
Angus
Ewan

Iona
Kirsty
Isla
Jean very popular as a middle name
Mairi
Eilidh

I'm Scottish and I have to wonder at some of the responses on this thread!

Jura and Talisker are whiskies, you might use those names for your dog but not for your child.

Senga is awful, very old fashioned, a comedy name.

Some Scottish names of kids and babies I know:
Andrew, Lewis, Lachlan, Ewan, Rory, Harris
Eilidh, Mhari, Iona, Morag, Isabel

Agree, @TheThingWithFeathers. I'm Scottish and my kids all have Scottish names - all mentioned on this thread.

Jura is an island as well as a whisky and although some island names are used (Skye, Iona, Harris, Lewis) Jura is a black labrador name. And Talisker... just no. It's in the same bracket as Glenmorangie or Macallan.

Other names we've come across and not mentioned

Cameron - for a BOY though, it's not a girl's name
Callum / Calum
Blair
Ian / Iain
Ainsley - can be used for either a boy or a girl
Blair - again for a boy
Kirsten or Kirsty
Flora
Fiona or Shona

How popular is Lachlan currently?

Angus
Hamish
Logan
Magnus
William