Scottish boys names

[Scaraben]

Expecting our second and we cannot agree on boy's names! We're in Scotland, I'm Scottish and DH is Irish so we're keen for a traditionally Scottish first name as the kids have a very obviously Irish surname.

Our DD has a traditional, easy to spell and slightly unusual but not wacky name that we love. It's also a name that can be used as a Surname and I quite like that.

Names I like but he's vetoed:
Innes, Harris, Angus, Hamish, Munro (I wasn't super keen on this)

Names he likes but I don't:
Cameron, Campbell, Lewis

We both like Arran but I'm convinced it's a girls name as I went to school with 3 female Arrans!

Any ideas??

[Whataretheodds]

Ross, Murdo, Alastair, Menzies, Douglas, Duncan, Marholm, Ian, Colin, Bruce, Kenneth, Lachlan, Logan, Craig, Callum, Finlay, Fergus.

I also love Sandy for Alexander.

[Whataretheodds]

Malcolm, not Marholm

[Abhannmor]

I like Callum. Similar to the Irish Colm so a nice compromise? Means 'dove' iirc after St Colmcill - known in Britain as Columba.

Nice bit of history as he was an Irish Saint who founded the monastic settlement on Iona.

[maddingcrow]

Fraser, Stuart, Rory, Ian (guessing you don't want Gaelic spellings?). I always think of Robert as a Scottish name too (maybe because of Robert the Bruce!).

[Scaraben]

Ooh good suggestions so far. You've between you already suggested his dad's name (inexplicably Scottish despite being from Galway as far back as you can go) and both my brothers

I forgot I liked Lachlan but he's vetoed that too. Malcolm could go nicely with our DDs name...

[Slaistery]

Euan
Coll
Andrew
Alastair/Alasdair
Fergus
Torquail
Cameron
Robert
Glen
seamus
Lorchan
Nathaniel
Neil

[KirstenBlest]

I like from your lists:
Innes, Angus, Hamish, Lewis

Not keen;
Munro, Harris, Cameron, Campbell

Suggestions:
Fraser, Murray, Magnus, Alan, Alistair, Andrew, James, Bruce, Gavin, Gordon, Duncan, Malcolm, Gregor, Lachlan, Murdoch, Mungo, Calum, Donald, Charlie, Dougal.

[Mischance]

Lachlan

[Hullobaby]

Struan
Blair
Magnus
Douglas
Adair
Brodie

[continentallentil]

Arran is more usually a girl’s name, although I’d assume it’s unisex

Kester
Gillies
Alistair
Robert nn Robbie
Alexander nn Sandy
Lorne

[midsomermurderess]

‘Charlie’: that well-known Scottish name.

Sorley, like the poet, related to Somerled.

[YoucancallmeKAREN]

Logan
Struan
Murray

[YoucancallmeKAREN]

I know a wee boy called Arran, so can be unisex

[storminamooncup]

Brodie
Murray
Ewan
Douglas
Kenneth
Alistair
Rhuaridh
Keir
James
Struan

[KirstenBlest]

Some of my suggestions aren't scottish but they are used in Scotland.
I forgot Robert, Ross and Fergus.
Cameron was very popular about 20 yrs ago so might be a bit overused.
I'd not use Arran because of the different possible spellings but I like it.

[marypoppinsreturns]

I have an Arran and he's a boy! And there is another boy is school with the same name spelled the same way. West of Scotland.

[joyshortage]

Nairn
Struan
Fraser
Brodie
Harris
Finlay
Keir
Kerr

[lilybloom2]

Aaron is a well known boys name around the west of Scotland

[KirstenBlest]

I wouldn't have thought of Arran as a girl's name. I know a few men/boys called Aaron, Aaran, Aran, Aron and Arran.

[MidnightSky8]

I always liked Gregor.

Heard of a Lockie too, if you like Lochlan.

Torrin?

[heyyellowyellow]

I have a Ruairi… chose the Irish spelling to avoid the complicated h/dh placement! 15 years later I still adore his name. Also very fond of Duncan and Fergus. Alasdair is enduringly popular, I know so many across a wide range of age groups (Al, Ally and various other shortenings).

[YerAWizardHarry]

I’ve never met a female Arran! Erin yes but not Arran

[LimitMyScreenTime]

Arrans are all boys here. I'm in east of Scotland, never met a female one!

[Itsapurplepanda]

Arran is definitely boys here! A name I’m going to come back on and delete if you don’t steal it as I secretly want to keep it in case I ever have a third… Raith 😍 I heard it just the other week. It’s an area in Fife. We have gone for Scottish place names but tried to go for the smaller and less well known ones like this

[SSCCLL]

Nairn is my favourite after Ruairi ☺️