Brooke Cameron

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This should maybe go in baby names... but it is a disagreement between my husband and I so I posted here for traffic!

Baby #2 due in a couple of weeks. If it's a boy we'll probably call him Brodie if it's a girl I like the name Brooke.

Problem is that our surname is Cameron and DH insists that the name would be said as Broo Cameron/Brooke Ameron....

I think if you hold the final 'k' a fraction of a second longer it's clear what the name is!

AIBU?
YANBU -A) That's a perfectly fine name don't over think it...
YABU- B) He's right I'm afraid- she'll have a lifetime of correcting people.

Cameron is a great Scottish surname, Brodie goes very well for a boy. How about some more Scottish/Celtic/Gaelic girls' names for inspiration? A quick Google....

Flora
Rhona
Marta
Màiri
Una

Defo just use Brodie if a girl or boy

Love Brodie
Bridie or Birdie for a girl

I agree with your husband; Brooke Cameron sounds dreadful.

There's also no need to post for traffic when there's a well used baby name section...

What about Oonagh? Goes nicely with Maeve, it's unsual and it goes well with Cameron. Or use Brodie for girl. I think it's lovely for a girl.

Sorry OP I agree that Brooke Cameron doesn't flow. I love the name Brodie but not sure for a girl. What about Brogan?

I see you like names ending in ‘a’.

Ava
Eliza
Nora
Noa

Well Ameron isn’t a sur name (or it’s an unusual one!) and Broo isn’t a first name, so it won’t be a problem.

I won’t say our actual surname but we have the problem that if we use a name ending in S it will turn our surname into another name and first name is still a plausible name.

Eg Max Hudson - Mack Sudson (if Sudson was a real word)
Lucas Hudson - Luca Sudson

THAT would be annoying but I think Brooke Cameron is fine!

We're just going to move this over to baby names.

Oh and you’ve made me hungry now!!!

We're Scottish and in Scotland so the Scottish suggestions are welcome!

Brodie is definitely not androgynous in Scotland unfortunately, she'd have a lifetime of woe

What about Orla? That sounds nice with Cameron.

From your list, the only ones that don't work, for me, are Cora and Faye.

Cora Cameron is indeed too alliterative as you say.

Faye Cameron sounds a bit Fake Ameron to my ear.

Others all lovely.

I don't think it sounds too bad.
From my perspective the main issue would be a lifetime of people assuming she's called Cameron Brooke (or indeed that your son is called Cameron Brodie).
I work in a job where I have to call people into a room, having just seen their name and the number of times I've called "Thomas Jackson" when it's actually Jackson Thomas or "James Blair" when it's actually Blair James is A Lot.

I really love Nina Cameron and don't think it's forgettable at all. It's an unusual but beautiful name.
I also like Cora Cameron. I think the alliteration works.

Iona Cameron?

Brooke is very 80s so I don’t think you’ve lost much.

Nina isn’t forgettable at all, Nina Cameron is really beautiful!

It sounds like the name of an estate agent or firm of solicitors to me sorry.

It does run together a bit. Maybe and Nina actually sounds lovely together, could you maybe go for Nina Brooke.

Brooke Ameron.

Freya - very popular, bit meh - agree
Ula- sounds too Irish when paired with Maeve? Too unusual? - quite nice
Lena- pronunciation issues lee/len - could be pronounced Laina
Nina- forgettable? - quite nice
Lara- too closely associated with Croft?! - fine
Cora- close friends have one - too alliterative with Cameron...? - a bit alliterative
Alma- too similar to Alan? Dowdy...? - fine but will sound like Al MacAmeron
Faye- quite popular, no spark - Kay is better cos it sounds like Cake Ameron
Isla- sooo popular - too popular. Sounds like a Isle of Cameron

Nina Cameron sounds really good!

Your H is right. They run together.

Your list:
Freya - very popular, bit meh (agree)
Ula- sounds too Irish when paired with Maeve? Too unusual? (unusual, and is it Yula or Oola? Either way not great tbh)
Lena- pronunciation issues lee/len (nice, but yy pronunciation issues)
Nina- forgettable? (yes, agree, and I think you need to have a wispy figure to carry off the name)
Lara- too closely associated with Croft?! (No, best of the list)
Cora- close friends have one - too alliterative with Cameron...? (agree wrt alliteration and you can't poach friends' name)
Alma- too similar to Alan? Dowdy...? (yes, dowdy)
Faye- quite popular, no spark (wimpy name)
Isla- sooo popular (agree)

I like Lara, and the Croft association won't bother her peers.

How about:
Elspeth
Elke
Greta
Lucy
Una
Tessa
Lila
Flora
Finola
Nola
Romy
Ailsa

Ula - Ooh lala...

Freya - nice but yes, popular
Ula- unusual, not Irish that I'm aware?
Lena- ok
Nina- love this option!! And great with your last name
Lara- also love this option! And nice with your surname
Cora- nice and i don't mind alliterative names, but your friends having one might be more of an issue
Alma- a bit dowdy IMO
Faye- nice but not ideal with your surname
Isla- nice but not ideal with your surname

Love Nina and Lara and they both go well with Maeve!