Scottish girls names "please"something nice

[fin54]

looking for something unusual for a girl

[fensmum]

Hi my daughter is called Wallace and my other daughter is called Fenella (fen for short)

[allytjd]

Just remembered that old scottish name Grizel or Grisel!

[allytjd]

It is always interesting the differences between the names that are popular here (scotland) and the rest of the country. I had three boys so never got to use my girl shortlist; Jeannie, agnes, isabella, jessie, and elspeth, all grannie or G.Grannie names. Round here (v.middle class, wee town) the following names are pop. ATM in the school and nursery Cara(3), lots of Eilidh, Morven, Iona, skye, Kirsty. None of the Granny type names seem to have appeared as yet and most girls seem to be called Hannah ,Chloe, Emma etc. just like in England. I do know an Alison aged 3 same as me(aged 40). The most unusual name I ever came across was a girl at school called CLOUDBERRY, which I thought daft at the time but now rather like. I also met sisters called (I think) Saffron, Willow, Juniper?, and it might have been Heather. No to Bonnie!

[expatinscotland]

Or Sandy

[expatinscotland]

Ali = Alistair

[expatinscotland]

The way everyone says it here, it's A-ley. Emphasis on the Eh part.

And they said 'rosh-sheen' and in the Republic it is 'roh-jean'.

We are in the West, in Argyll, Cowal and Bute.

[scottishgran]

Catriona

[FillyjonkisCALM]

lol

it has just occured to me that she might be a MNetter and there can't be many people there with that combination of names.

probably better not to diclose her subject and year of graduation, I think...

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[FillyjonkisCALM]

yes see this woman had an Eilidh (Eh-lee)

and an Allie (Alistair)

and an Ellie (Eleanor?)

I am not making this up.

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[sweetkitty]

I thought it was more like A-lee, I know someone with an Ailey who spelt it like that as she thought the Gaelic would be too difficult.

I really like it but think it is too close to Abbie (other DDs name)

[FillyjonkisCALM]

hang on then how DO you say Eilidh?

I thought it was Eh-lee . Mainly because I knew someone (from Edinburgh) who called her dd that, and thought she would probably be in a position to know...am I wrong?

[FillyjonkisCALM]

I really like

morag

eidlidh

agnes (is that REALLY scottish?)

Morag is possibility for middle name for baby #3...

[platesmasher]

I know Innes is a boys name, but I like it as a girls name, like Inez. It means Island so I reckon it could be used for girls.

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[AbbeyA]

Catriona and Fiona

[giggly]

Scottish journalist, she used to do Loose Women on TV but stopped when aforementioned Bonnie was born. Kirsty is great it is my oldest niece's name.

[goldfish17]

I would recommend names that are straightforward to spell, mine isn't and it bugs me when folk get it wrong! My kids have got lovely normal names as a result.
My name's not really goldfish17, you understand.

[expatinscotland]

A boy called Struan is in love with DD1 just now.

[expatinscotland]

who is Kaye Adams?

i still think it's a naff forename.

kirstie is better .