Scottish Gaelic girls names

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Looking for inspiration! I live in the Highlands and for some reason all the usual names are no good for us due to other family members, surname clash, not liking, too popular locally and so on.

Any genuine Gaelic names considered! Not interested in "Scottish" names which are not Gaelic. We've ruled out:

Màiri
Eilidh
Ealasaid
Sìne
Sìleas
Seonag
Seonaid
Mairead
Marsaili
Ailis
Seasaidh
Ciorstaidh
Catrìona
Cairistìona
Màili
Anna
Sorcha
Rosaidh
Ceana
Raonaid
Fionnghal
Ùna
Pèigi
Iseabail

Brìde/ Brìdhge
Eimhir

Also I know a lovely wee Alba.

Ùisdeanina. For Hughina - I had an auntie but never heard it said in the Gaelic oddly.

I had an uncle Ùisdean.
Such a good name.

I went to school with a Ruadh, roo-ah. I think it’s a beautiful name and I’m fairly sure it’s Gaelic (though happy to be corrected!).

My name, Ailie! I know you’ve got Ailis ruled out but it is slightly different :)

A boy would be much easier! 😂

Yes, in Gaelic we would, but not if using English. It doesn't matter so much I don't think, since if you are speaking Gaelic it doesn't feel like you are saying lorry, iyswim!

Criosaidh, Oighrig, Brighde all classic, but actually we can't use any of them. Thanks though!

Uisdean is great, but Uisdeanina? 😬 I feel the -ina generation is on the way out!!

@Iglootooo Ruadh is a boy's name. It means red haired, and is translated as Roy. Definitely male!

My aunt was Uisdeànag really more than Uisdeànina. But you’ve ruled out most of the usual ones so was trying to give you others from my family.

What about Ròna?

Thank you, I appreciate it! I've never seen Ròna with a grave - what does it mean? I've known a couple of Rona's, but named after the island (I suppose in Gaelic this would be Rònaigh, but I've never heard anyone called Rònaigh)!

Looked it up as you made me wonder and it would be Rònaigh properly. It is the island name but Ròn is seal, but it's suggested that as a place name ic can be from 'rough island', 'seal', combination of these, or after Saint Ronan.

Outing myself here (should have used another name!) but I have a Marsaili as well and M loves her name but does have to both spell it and explain pronunciation Rònaigh would have the same issue to an extent as most would write it as Rhona, but say it as something odd. Marsaili is sometimes spelled Marsailidh but I'm glad we didn't go there. So I think I'm saying I'd consider Ròna if you went for this and I usually prefer proper spellings (couldn't have used Ruairi for a boy as it's so mispronounced in English! it's my dad's name but he's always had Roderick in English).

btw, on twitter/x/insta there are a whole bunch of Marsailis that follow each other for no other reason!

Mara? Floraidh / Flora?

Craigie
Elspeth
Iona
Heather
Fiona
Mary
Alexandra
Kirsty

I came across a Leacsaidh, but I suspect her parents were trying to spell a non-Gaelic name in a Gaelic way.

Luisaidh.

Although it's pronounced like Lucy, I think it's the Gaelic form of Louisa.

Flicking through some books, in a biography of Princess Grace of Monaco her daughter's name is spelled Steafanaidh, but that might be another example of giving a non-Gaelic name a Gaelic spelling.

Barabal - Barbara

I LOVE traditional Gaelic names! The only ones I’d add Beileag and Ceit/Ceitidh and Ciorstag.

Ishbel
elspeth

everyone I know from the islands is called a double barrel name like Annie-Mary or kirsty- Mairi

My eldest DDs second name is Eilís. After her great granny and great, great granny who were both Elizabeth (or Lizzie as we found out from the newly released Irish census)!