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Real Challenge - Scandinavian/Scottish girl names?

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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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Blumke · 11/06/2009 06:29

Gosh, now I have tons to think about!

Thanks, I hadn't thought of Isla or Kirsty. I've checked and I could have them if I spelt them Aila and Kirsti.

We have a very Scandinavian surname, and the baby will be born here and have national citizenship so it will probably be best if the name is local but works in Scotlnad rather than the other way around.

I like Astrid, Matilda and Inga very much but husband is die-hard republican and has declared "no little princesses here".

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weegiemum · 11/06/2009 06:41

My stepmum is Swedish/Scottish and called Elna. I think its lovely!

LunarSea · 11/06/2009 09:28

If you haven't already seen it, there are stats for popular names in Sweden over tha least 10 years here. Quite a few which would work in English (or Scottish) as well as Swedish.

wombleprincess · 11/06/2009 20:40

oh.. doh..

a thought. ikea? sorry in a silly mood.

persephonesnape · 11/06/2009 21:29

mhairi? proouced 'vah-ri'. my daughters middle name as that was my midwifes name.

I knew a scots norweigan couple (ok,, not quite the same), who called their daughter eira.

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