This has been vetoed, but I'm curious - Innes?

[Habbibu]

For a boy? This may be more relevant to Scottish MNers - DH doesn't like it as he thinks it's poncy, but is happy enough with other Scottish names (he's Scottish, and we live in Scotland). What do you think?

weeps for another lost Hector

oh agreed, agreed. Would be a nightmare to ask for suggestions.

Habbibu according to the wisdom of MN I gave DD1 a name thats too common, DD2 a name thats too chavvy and DD3 a boys name I care not a jot!!!

According to some people on MN DS1 is a bit poncey and DS2 is Welsh.

Isn't it a brand of potting compost?

I like Innes a lot - very popular round here, all of my children have an Innes in their class!!

My current favourite Scottish boys name is Brodie. I do like Magnus too.

Am imagining someone in a Glaswegian park yelling "Paaaaaaablo!" and not getting good sound vibes!

It's our surname. People seem to be utterly incapables of pronouncing it. Ever. Don't suppose that you'll have the same trouble with it as a first name but thought I should tell you.

How do they pronounce it, puree? And where are you?

weegie, don't imagine pablo would sound much better in Fife...

DandyLioness - I don't know you, you are entirely right but THANK YOU!!!!! a wee Hector to love

Ines (rhymes with Fines) or Inns (rhymes with bins) or else Mrs, um, Mrs......[hope I will pronounce my name for them]

Oh, and have had letters addressed to Mrs Ines, Inns, Inners and Inept (hard giving your name on the phone even when you spell it for them.)

I'm in Bromley so Kent/Greater London. Suspect I'd do better in Scotland.

Innes is lovely. Means island, doesn't it?

We have a Murdo, and I also love Fergus, Angus, and Roderick.

And Magnus! If this one I'm carrying is a boy, I think it will be Magnus.

I adore the name but much prefer the spelling 'Ines' pronounced ee-nez (?! if that makes sense)

Beauiful name very underused but classic

whooopsy sorry sorry sorry just read the OP! , for a boy I think Innes is definitely the way to spell it. And I do like it

sockmonster ee-nez is lovely however its a completely different to Innes in Scotland - I love them both though!!

dandylioness - give him a big sniff from me

easy mistake to make it is pronounced Inn-Iss iyswim?

I love it but then I have a Finn and an Eilidh so I may be biased

I only knew one and she was a girl her name was pronounce In Ess.

I really don;t like it...I don;t know what it it about the name but thre is something about the sounding of it that I really dont like.

There are also various assiociations, like happens with most names - the people I have known called Innes have all been lumbering socially inadequete geeky people....