DH has just suggested DOUGRAY for our impending DS. Comments please!

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Our other choices include Alexander (hot favorite so far I think), also Mungo, Munro, Nairn, Hector and Rory.

DH has just suggested Dougray and my initial reaction was positive. Wondering what you ladies think to it (we are in Scotland, as you may have guessed!)

Honest opinions please, don't hold back.

There is an actor called Dougray Scott. ALways thought it was a made up name personally.

I don't like it.
I am scottish, but personally don't like these harsh sounding names.
Alexander is perfectly good.

I like Rory and Alexander best out of your first choices, followed by Hector. What do you think of Stuart?

it would be a good name for a Scottish stingray.

I thought we could call him Gray for short.
I quite like that

Seems like I'm the only one..... [lone voice shrieking in the darkness]

No. Dougray is horrible.

What about just Gray then. I think i prefer it. But it's a bit like Gary isn't it.

What about Dougal? i like it.

Love all your options with the exception of Dougray which sounds harsh to my ears. Like the nn Gray though would presume the fn was Graham...

Sounds like a nn for a Douglas Ray

Sounds like a location in the shipping forecast - is it?

I like it!
or if you like 'gray' you could have Grayson.

i like alexander too and LOVE hector.

No, . That's just becasue I don't like Dougray Scott though

Not keen on Dougray.
I do like Alexander or Rory though.
Or how about Angus?

I think it's quite nice - especially said in a think scottish accent deep voice: "Doooog-rrrae" . Makes me think of tall man wearing thick wool jumper and striding around a loch with just a faithful hound for company.

I like it! Also think Alexander and Rory are both really good names

Dougray Scott's real name is Stephen but as there was already an actor called Stephen Scott registered with Equity he used his mother'smaiden name as his first name or summat...

Alexander Hector and Rory all good as are;

Donald, Stuart, Fraser, Angus, Fergus.

Dougray shortened to Doug is ok.

LOVE Hector and Mungo!

Alexander is ok but a little boring/common and likely to be abbreviated to Alex (where he'll be one of many girls and boys...).

oh that reminds me! I saw Rory McCann in Edinburgh yesterday.

alexander could be shortened to Xander or SAndy. it doesn't have to be alex.

I like it!

No. It may be a real name in Scotland but it certainly doesn't travel.

Douglas fine, Dougal lovely (and on my secret shortlist for next DC, as Mungo would have been if I hadn't wasted it on a cat in my feckless pre-child years) but Dougray just doesn't have the same appeal.

nope

Mungo

Mungo

Mungo

(or Rory)

It sounds made up (and I'm in Scotland too). Of your other choices I like Hector and Alexander, but not keen on the others.

Mungo sounds a bit deliberately different. And therefore poncey.
Munro is Ok, but would make me wonder if you did it on top of a hill
Nairn is just Nairn. A town.