Thoughts on this as a girls name?

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Scottie - for a girl.. I’m curious as to what the responses would be on this name today, as I just read a thread from 2018 where this name got slated, and I was quite surprised so it got me wondering it people would have the same reactions to it today..

the thread I read had the majority of the commenters saying it was an awful girls name, it was ridiculous, it was a boys name, she would get made fun of, the poster should think about her child, she’d be called a dog etc etc but I think compared to a lot of names we hear nowadays.. Scottie sounds kind of normal!? What do you think? Is it still a crazy name?

Like the same but would immediately think of star trek, a dog or the highlands. Scott is fone or a boy. Xx

That’s because it is. On both counts.

Why? There’s no rule that says you can only ask questions about names if you are pregnant is there? I just saw a thread about a name that everyone hated and thought ‘hey I actually kinda like it I wonder if everyone still hates it now we are in 2026 and live in a world where people are called wolf, bear, willow, blue, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday etc’ and turns out everyone does still hate it which is fine and fine to express that given I asked what people thought about it, obviously, but some people have chosen to be rude and condescending

It’s getting quite popular in some areas of the US as a girls name. I can see it working there but not in the UK so much.

I immediately think of the dog - I live in Scotland though so maybe that makes me slightly more likely to have that response.

Over time, names that were once diminutives often become the full given name - Frankie is traditionally short for Francesca.

Just to clarify, I’m not pregnant.. there’s no baby.. I didn’t realise posting on this thread was only for discussing actual babies and their names. I just like names and sometimes think of names I would or wouldn’t use, Scottie is a name I kind of like and was interested in others thoughts, universally people don’t like it, which is fine.. it answers my question 😂 I still kind of like it though, I do definitely get the dog connotations though!

Yes I know.

Yes it does have the same kind of vibes as names like hunter and Parker

This. ^ Why would anyone be asking about babies names unless they were going to have a baby? 🙄

You never know, maybe in a few years Scottie will be all the rage.

Name trends can be unpredictable.

Also in this case, Scottie can then become a name (for a boy as nn for Scott) thus it can become a name in its own right? But a lot of people on here saying it’s not a name? Surely what you just said shows that diminutive names can become names, and yes this means Scottie would be a boys name, but boys names can become girls names

I don't see why not. I find name trends and choices interesting.

You don’t have a list of names on your phone for hypothetical children? I’ve had one since I was at school 😂 I have a son, and do want another baby at some point but no plans for any time soon, I do sometimes think about names I would or wouldn’t use in future, is that weird? I don’t think so 🤷🏼‍♀️

I think names are super interesting!

Scottie will never be a girls name.

Ah, I see. I thought you were responding to the PP saying that Scottie wasn’t a diminutive of any girl’s name with the example of Frankie as a more common one that you also thought wasn’t a diminutive!

I don't like Frankie for girls either.
No offence to any women/girls with these names but Frankie, Stevie, Bobby etc are very 1970s/80s and a bit clunky sounding.
In my personal opinion.

I know a woman called Scotty, but it's a nickname based on her surname (Scott).

I was giving it as an example for a girl’s name. Yes, names do end up being co-opted to the other gender but I was saying that it isn’t a diminutive of a girl’s name (and I’ve mentioned in my other answer to you why I was saying this at all). I think of those things as separate phenomena I suppose.

ETA: I agree it can become a girl’s name, of course - if any girls anywhere are already called it then it is a girl’s name. Anything can be a name, as per Gwyneth Paltrow calling her child Apple, which was deemed very odd at the time. I was just making a different point.

Er, no. Why would I have a hypothetical list of names on my phone? Unless I was pregnant, or trying to conceive?

And I certainly wouldn't be on the baby names forum asking what people think about Adam or Percy for a girl, if I wasn't pregnant, or trying to conceive!

Seriously, why did you post this thread? You asked peoples opinions, most people have said Scottie is a ludicrous name for a girl, yet you are saying 'no it's not, but but but, what about what about?!'

Most people think your Scottie for a girls name is awful. Just accept it and stop doubling down! You're making yourself look silly.

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But if a girl gets called Scottie then it’ll be a girls name lol I’ve heard of a girl called Rory (full name not shortened for anything) which is traditionally a boys name, I know a guy called Vicky although I have assumed his name is victor but I don’t know that. I also know of a guy called Kim.

Terrible. Laughable. Ugly.

You seem oddly upset that I’m discussing names on a baby names forum. Maybe I should stick to the name nerds subreddit

I’ve never heard of anyone with that name, makes me think of Star Trek more than the dog breed. But I just googled it and apparently it is quite trendy and was one of the fastest rising names in 2023 and 2024, so I expect we might start seeing them in classrooms in a few years.

FYI I am not pregnant or planning to get pregnant either and just find name trends interesting. Don’t know why people are getting upset with you for asking.