Donald or Donalbain

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Again, two classic Scottish names. Donalbain is the name of a much beloved uncle we lost during Covid so is close to my heart. Donald is more common. Both I like.

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I didn't think of Trump at all when I read the OP.

Donal on its own is lovely. I like Tully.
Murray is fab.

How is it pronounced, I've never heard of it before?

Donald:--oh dear . . .
Donalbain--the other son of Duncan in Macbeth who only gets a few lines and disappears from the action.
Neither heralds well.

My dad is a Donald and got Duck when growing up.

I’m puzzled why you’re so surprised (angry?) that Trump and Duck are by far the most famous Donalds outside Scotland.

You asked for opinions so should have been braced for the possibility that people would say something you don’t like. Most name posts will include a negative comment whether you pick something “classic” (boring) or “out there” (try hard)

I agree that names like Andrew are unusable because of Tate and Mountbatten-Windsor and that people will use it as a middle name or use Drew instead.

I would use Donal or one of the other names on your list.

Neither.

@Wildflowersweet the only absurd one on this thread is you asking for opinions and then getting ridiculously combative and angry in response.

No of course people wouldn't go and kill themselves with a name that later goes on to have negative connotations ffs - wtaf are you on?? There's a big difference between somebody already called Donald and you naming a baby during the time the most whacko president in history is in actually office.

Jeffrey, Theodore and Donald are not common names in this era.

If you like the name AS I'VE ALREADY SAID use it - but if you ASK FOR OPINIONS THATS WHAT YOU WILL GET. And a lot of people are saying the same for the same reasons.

You could just disagree...ranting all over the thread telling everyone they're wrong is what's absurd. The choice of name is the least of this babies problems if you're this unhinged and angry.

I'm Scottish living in Scotland and know lots of Donalds of all ages. Trump would never be the first person I thought of for Donald. It is a very common name in the highlands.

Another Scot here. It doesn’t make me think of DT, it’s too embedded and common a name here for that, but I do think it’s a very unattractive name for someone to go through childhood and early adulthood with nowadays. Unless you’re giving birth to a 60yo accountant, I’d steer clear. I don’t like Donalbain either but I do think it’s better than Donald. Donald on a baby or child would make me giggle internally!
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It would be interesting to see the number of Scottish baby Donalds born over the last few years. I would put money on the numbers plummeting….

Donald on birth certificate but nicknamed Donnie ?

Plenty pride in my Scottish roots and my children have authentically Scottish names.

You've picked stinkers. You can name your kid Hamish Dougal McScottishface for all anyone cares but you don't need to start a thread about it and feign outrage when everyone tells you the truth 🙄

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Thing is, there are enough nice traditional Scottish names without having to go around calling babies Donald. It’s an old manny name, and not a trendy old manny name.

My 31yo son's middle name is Andrew. I'd better get that erased from his birth certificate and start calling my grandson by his middle name- until some association comes along with it too 🙄

Both names are not nice…even without the Trump association (which will be the first thing people will think of!)

There are SO many lovely names…why would you pick two such ugly sounding ones??

I think the learning from this thread is that people in Scotland don't link it to Trump, but lots and lots of people outside Scotland will.

I went to school with a Bain. He was nice.

It is a bit like naming your child Adolf in 1939…

Well, and also that there is a huge amount of pretty ignorant unexamined prejudice against Scottish culture, and unwillingness to think about what names might represent beyond a superficial level of fashion and personal taste.

What a lot of tripe.

A family can choose a name for all sorts of sentimental and personal reasons. Given that the children will usually leave the house at some point and encounter a couple of other people throughout their life, it's not "prejudice against Scottish culture" for people to point out that outsiders from the big bad world might have very different connotations to a name

If the OP didn't want opinions, I suggest they not post threads inviting comment on their choices.

Oh well, let's just call all baby boys Jack, then, just in case we might cause any slight discomfort in the tiny brains of people who can't bring themselves to understand that other parts of the world might be very slightly different to their own.

I'm from the Highlands. I know a shitload of Donalds, and never think of the American president when I hear the name, because he's not in my life as much as the Donalds I actually know.

It is in use in the new generation. I know three Donalds under 5 yo.

It's a solid name with a good history and meaning. Use it, OP.

Also by the time your DC is old enough to know about the big wide world and American politics, Donald Trump will have died. He's 79, obese, and not in great nick.