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Real Challenge - Scandinavian/Scottish girl names?

30 replies

Blumke · 10/06/2009 12:02

Scottish mum married to lovely viking and living here in Scandinavia.

Here you must choose a name from the official
names list- very strict criteria
a) must be traditional name
b) must be spelt correctly
c) must not be too similar to sibling names/previously deceased children
d) must not cause "emotional damage" to the child - ie Teresa Green, Ivor Biggun type names forbidden
e) must not form an inappropriate acronym ie
Helena Emma Lovisa Largren -- H.E.L.L

Trying to find something that fits a girl (boy's name already clear) and that crosses over well. Much as I love this country I could never call my daughter Hedwig or Gun.

So far the possibles from the list are-

Flora
Fiona
Harriet
Helena
Sofia
Lydia
Elisabet (that's the spelling here)

What do you think?
I love Flora but is it too much like margarine?

All ideas very gratefully received!

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Fimbo · 10/06/2009 12:03

From your list I like Fiona and Harriet.

UpSinceCrapOClock · 10/06/2009 12:04

Kirsten?

SoupDragon · 10/06/2009 12:04

Are you not allowed to use a Scottish name given that you are Scottish??

Fimbo · 10/06/2009 12:04

Would they accept Iona or Ailsa?

midnightexpress · 10/06/2009 12:05

How about Freya? I really like it, though it is getting quite common in some parts. I know a Scottish/Danish couple who have a Freya, a Matilda and a Sophia

TheApprentice · 10/06/2009 12:06

I like all those names! I have a Scottish friend living in England and her little girl is called Fiona which I think is lovely, and not that common these days.

TwoSunnyDays · 10/06/2009 12:35

What about Matild/a Astrid or Inga?

VeryAnnieMary · 10/06/2009 12:40

Lovely poem called The Fionas

georgiemum · 10/06/2009 12:41

Elspeth
Kirsty
Morag
Aileen
Ailsa
Eilish

BlackEyedDogstar · 10/06/2009 12:45

lydia and Harriet for me from your list

I like Astrid - tis on my list

my Scots/Dane pal has a Nina

arolf · 10/06/2009 12:55

Flora is not such a bad name :-) does lead to some mild teasing at school in the UK (margarine related), but it's an unusual name, and I ALWAYS get complimented on it. Although every other Flora I've ever met (about 7 of them in 27 years) has been Flora Jane, so that's probably a middle name to avoid!
Oh, and it's always been shortened to Flo up in Scotland, which my mother hates.

usernametaken · 10/06/2009 13:12

Maia
Mia
Olivia
Kirsti/Kirsty
Oona
Kia
Matilda
Hanna(h)
Sofia
Sara(h)
Emma

Ok, not really Scottishy, but a mixture of Scandlish!

hannahsaunt · 10/06/2009 13:13

Erin

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 10/06/2009 13:27

Kirsten

CravingOlives · 10/06/2009 13:29

I like Flora, Harriet and Elisabet from your list, all lovely names.

Tinasan · 10/06/2009 14:03

Love Helena. How about Catriona(pronounced Katrina), Mhorag, Kirstie, Seona (pronounced Shona)?

barnsleybelle · 10/06/2009 14:12

I have a Freya which is a scandinavian name.

wombleprincess · 10/06/2009 14:13

probably being completely dumb but what is wrong with theresa green?

wombleprincess · 10/06/2009 14:15

so what happens if she is born in scotland and you give her a non allowed name?

a very long and complicated way of circumnavigating state requirements..... so i like them all apart from lydia. in terms of scottishness i would say fiona strikes me as most scottish..

prettybird · 10/06/2009 14:18

Is Elsa on the list? It was my grandmother's name and she was Danish - but not sure if the rules applied back in 1914!

That was one of our choices if ds had been a dd.

nevergonnapost · 10/06/2009 14:27

isla, heather,iona,

Broodzilla · 10/06/2009 15:03

I was also going to suggest Elsa (Ailsa would be the Scottish version, right?) or Jenna.
Although, I'm not sure how I feel about names that would be pronounced differently in Swedish/English (like Jenna, which would have a soft J in Swedish!) funnily enough, have a similar problem over here. Completely stuck for boys names...

shootfromthehip · 10/06/2009 15:07

Clara/ Klara or Isla are both lovely too.

Of your list I like Helena or Elisabet

niccibabe · 10/06/2009 17:52

Hi, I know a Norwegian/Scottish girl called Louisa - which is lovely - and according to all concerned fits well in both languages.

mum23monkeys · 10/06/2009 22:07

wombleprincess theresa green = trees are green