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Scottish girls names "please"something nice

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fin54 · 02/02/2008 11:52

looking for something unusual for a girl

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Pruners · 02/02/2008 11:57

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suzycreamcheese · 02/02/2008 11:58

oh pointy mentioned morven the other day which is a beautiful name
i wnet to school with a very striking morven

is morag still popular?
twas years ago and am no longer in the locale and after take the high road it can surely no longer be popular
i saw her on a train once my mum said we had the same cardy on NO NO NNO i said and discarded said cardy tout suite...

Sunshinemummy · 02/02/2008 11:58

Isla is lovely.

Miaou · 02/02/2008 11:59

Morag

TREBUCHET · 02/02/2008 12:00

Pruners, Vari is beautiful...although I used to think it was pronounced Ma-hairy, which paved the way for lots of silly surname jokes

suzycreamcheese · 02/02/2008 12:01

sheena is a punk rocker
effie is an old lady
jeannie works in the sub PO / come cold meats counter with daily papers
elsie married a tanner

crikey was at school with a mhairi who pronounced it mari, even though she said her parents knew how that spelling was said, but everyone called her vari anyway ....wtf

PotPourri · 02/02/2008 12:01

Kiera, Isla, Eilidh (ale-ey)

suzycreamcheese · 02/02/2008 12:03

no SENGA's purlease....

knew a girl called Iona,
ilsa nice

morna is unusual too

B1977 · 02/02/2008 12:03

Iona

Shona

Aisla (other sp.)

Pruners · 02/02/2008 12:03

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Miaou · 02/02/2008 12:04

Oh yes I know a Morven, lovely name
Rhona

Pruners · 02/02/2008 12:04

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Miaou · 02/02/2008 12:06

I know a Scottish Mhairi, who comes from a Gaelic-speaking family, and they pronounce it "Maree", not with a V sound

How about Orcadian names: Vaila, Vida?

Mags143 · 02/02/2008 12:10

Mirin, or Mirren is a nice Scottish name for a girl. What about Skye? A variation of Shona is Shaunnagh, I am Scotish and Irish girls names are very popular here at the moment! Eilidh is actually Irish and means "Grace" same as Hannah a Scottish name. Can you tell I read all the baby name books!

Teuch · 02/02/2008 12:13

careful with Morag though, in many areas it is pronounced Moh-rug...

Mags143 · 02/02/2008 12:13

P.s Pruners. Mairead is Marr-it,I know omly because that is how Margaret is often pronounced here,
Fin 54, I could be here all day! Rowan also girls name and very Scottish, means "litle red one" we had picked it ifour dd had red hair (as dh has)If i think of any more i'll let u know!

PotPourri · 02/02/2008 12:13

Forgot about Ailsa

Teuch · 02/02/2008 12:14

know a girl called Shiel (after Loch Shiel) but lots of people think it is just a shortened Sheila.

suzycreamcheese · 02/02/2008 12:17

miaou..thats what she used to say but we were in the central belt and there was teachers daughter called mhairi, vari so peeps were especially careful to get it right!
she was next to me on the register and got so pissed off!

margaret is classi, as is maggie

knew too many nasty rhona's and wilting fiona's in my time..

miren is nice, but not (st.)mirren lol

senga is foul foul foul .... sorry but it is.....

Swedes · 02/02/2008 12:18

Flora

suzycreamcheese · 02/02/2008 12:18

i knew an Ailsa Craig!
we used her full name alll the time

Frizbe · 02/02/2008 12:24

Heather?

Swedes · 02/02/2008 12:25

Maisie
Isobel
Blair
Erica

jaynehaterisnolongerworkshy · 02/02/2008 12:26

Eilish? (Ay-lish)

I really wanted Ealasaid, till I realised it was pronounced Yall-satch (vague memory....)