Murdo and Torin

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Hi everyone, I’m currently pregnant and struggling a bit with boys’ names this time.

What does everyone think of Murdo and Torin?

I was surprised when my family all really liked Murdo! We’re Scottish and the surname will be a Scottish one, if that matters. I’m not sure how well it ‘goes’ with DS’s name though, which is a very soft name with mainly vowel sounds (not Scottish), or if I even care whether they go in the first place. Is it too Scottish though?! We don’t live in Scotland atm.

I read that Torin is Irish and have added it to The List.

Thanks

Murdo is great! As are all the names on @Puffalicious’s list.

Murdo is great (I'm Scottish). Hector as an alternative?!

Think there might have been a character called Murdo in a Kate Atkinson book. I like puffalicious' list

I like Murdo.

Torin is ok. What about Cormac if you like Irish names?

I went to school with a Magnus (in Scotland). Always liked that name.

Ýy to Struan.

I absolutely love Struan

I am Irish and have never once heard of anybody called Torin.
My children and children in my extended family are called Irish names too,listed below

Niamh
Meabh
Diarmuid
bríain
Éabha
Ciara
Sadbh
Íarlaith
Darragh
Óran
Érin
Siobhán
Súin
Séan
Caolan
Conor
Aisling
Donal
Cillian

Sorry Murdo sounds awful and sounds as if it's missing the last few letters of its name

I like Murdo.
Torin's okay, but a little bit soft, iykwim. I thought it was Welsh.

Really like Torin.

Don't like Murdo though- sounds too much like murder.

Really like innes and Keir from a pp's list.

Murdo was my boys name but I got girls. Love it can’t get more Scottish than that.Are you in Oz op? I was made to say “murder and Glasgow “daily

@giggly Not Oz but sounds like you feel my pain!!

Murdo = murdering weirdo

Torin is fine

Don’t like Murdo, love Sholto

And Oisín/Ossian - Irish/Scotts

@Anythingelseintheboxpandora

I absolutely love Struan

He's one of mine. 14 and a complete pita at the moment but it's still my favourite name ever!

I have 2 other boys and I love their Scottish names. But if I had my time over again I'd use Nairn and Innes.

Hamish and Hector are both very Scottish names - I prefer either of those to Murdo or Mungo. Torin/Thorin/Torben are also all good.

Alec is another v Scottish name I like.

Forgot about Arran. My niece has just had an Arran 2 weeks ago!

douliket that list is lovely. Some I'd not heard of. I 💚Cillian- my friend has one of those (she's Irish).

I love Murdo but maybe that's because I'm Scottish and have known a few

Not at all keen on Murdo because of similarity to murder.

Torin is OK. But the two Torins I've met are very pale and frail looking so I associate the name with that.

Scottish and Irish boys names are the best! You have so many to choose from.
I love Ruaridh. What about Sholto? Hamish?

I've never met a Murdo that I didn't like and absolutely love the name. I've known a couple who went by their pet name of Dodo too.

If you love it use it

I know a Murdo and a Torin, I think he's Torrin though which is the Scottish version as far as I know. We live in Glasgow btw, which I think you probably do too OP.

I seriously considered Torin for DS2, I really like it. It just seemed a bit 'out there' for us though and like the sort of name our families would be a bit 'eh?' about. He ended up being Hamish and I love his name so much.

Murdo is not a name I like, it's just a weird sound to me. But I know a little Struan, a Ruaridh, a Tavish, an Angus, a Fergus and several Euan and Alisdairs - so there are loads of nice Scottish names out there!

I know a Torin, named as an oblique reference to a former footballer. Think I prefer Torren as a spelling. He gets nicknamed Tol, Toz and Tozza.

Friend named her now 15 month old Magnus. Father is from Shetlands.

When I saw Murdo I thought ‘Nooooo’ but then when I said it out loud, it’s actually nice!
Torin means ‘thunder’ as far as I know.

Great names! Be brave.