Wasn't going to post on baby names, but now have plenty time on my hands as laid up with broken ankle with 8 weeks til due date....

[mawbroon]

Our dillema is this.

DH, DS and I all have names beginning with J. We didn't intentionally give DS a J name, we didn't really think about it tbh.

So, I am due ds2 in 8 weeks (or sooner) and we still haven't decided if we will give him a J name or not.

There aren't really any J names that spring to mind instantly, but I haven't really looked very hard.

Or do we steer away from the J thing completely?

We are also looking for a Scottish name that isn't one of the really popular ones just now like Lewis or Cameron for example. Nothing against these names,I like them, but don't want him to be one of 6 in the class!!

But I also don't want it to be a rare name that nobody has heard of.

Our surname is two syllables, ending in an, so can't be anything like Gordon or Struan, ending in similar sound.

I'm not fussy or anything eh?

Fire some suggestions at me....

[CaptainNancy]

Made up?

How very dare he?
'Tis Scottish for Christopher.

My DH vetoed it both pgs

[juneybean]

Hmm as the 3rd J in the household when I was younger, it was a bit annoying if any post came for "J. Surname" with no miss, mrs, mr on it

[Beasknees]

Fergus, Angus or Hamish

[pointydig]

Kester is scottish for christopher?

Don't believe you. Unless it's an aberdeenshire thing

[CaptainNancy]

Well... I am only going off what it says on the internet

[CantSleepWontSleep]

He says it's a crap name even if it's not made up . The man has no taste.

[MammyG]

Would avoid J.
American family - the Duggars - were on tv. Gave first child a name that started with J like father. Then didnt want second child to be left out so also has a name starting with J. They now have 19 children all of whom have names starting with J!

[CaptainNancy]

Rofl CSWS... my DH said that too!

J names? Meh!

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Innes is a girl's name isn't it ?

[GingerbreadFolk]

Django, j but not j...

[pixiestix]

Mammy G - I thought of the Duggars straight away as well! Would definitely steer clear of J names, or you'll really be in a pickle if you want to extend your brood any further
Angus is really nice BTW

[pointydig]

no, that's ines

[pixiestix]

I think Ines/Inez is a girls name but Innes is a boys name. But might be totally wrong!

[CaptainNancy]

Innes is great!

I names are where it's at...

[Nevergoogle]

Innes is a boys name.
And a good one too.

[dizzydixies]

Hector - tis best name in WORLD!!!!
Fraser
Kinnear
Rennie
Innes - love this one
Fionn

[dizzydixies]

Innes is a boys name meaning Island

Inez/Ines is the girls name

am so sorry to hear about your broken ankle, I hope you're not in too much discomfort

[dizzydixies]

oh and Pharic is gaelic for Peter

[dizzydixies]

oh oh and I really like Callan too

Hector
Innes
Callan

thats my 3

[mawbroon]

I had never heard of Kester, but also googled it and found it to be of Gaelic origin (so could be irish of course) meaning Christopher. So if google says so, then it must be true

Oh, I like Innes too - hadn't thought of that one. And I don't need to google that, it's definitely a boys name here anyway.

I haven't heard the name Callan before. I quite like it, but I think it may be setting the poor boy up for confusion with everyone thinking his name is Callum.

Our surname is one of those ones where we always have to spell it out (it's not a difficult surname, it says the way it spells, but it's not very common, so people mishear it because they have never heard it before) so we need a likely to have been heard of before first name.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I am glad to see that you are all coming up with sensible names for me thank you.

[FimBOW]

My ds's middle name is Duncan - fab name imho.

Lindsay? (it is dh's best mate's name but I fear it is too girlie)

Ross

[mawbroon]

Dh has already said no to Lindsay.

There are Rosses in the family already, but agree it's a great name.

How scottish is our family eh? I have a fairly big list of names that I like, but baby will have fairly close relations already with those names so can't really use them - Gordon, Fraser, Martin, Iain, Alastair, Ross, Duncan, Stewart amongst others. Hoots mon, jings, crivens, help ma boab.

DS is John, but we call him Johnny, so I also don't really want to use any names that also derivitives of John eg Jack, Jock etc, and I can't use Donald (which I love), or Ronald (but not so keen on anyway) because I would feel a bit of a tube shouting "Johnny, Donnie, come in, your tea's ready"

Who knew choosing a name would be so hard!!

And once we've got a first name, we'll need a middle one too....

[FimBOW]

Ach just call him The Bairn or Hen.

I think boys names are really really hard.

Kerr
Lachlan

[Bella32]

Atholl

Magnus

Hugh (i.e. Shuggie )

Murdo

Blair

Dougall

Your maiden name (if it's a Scottish surname)