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Help[Opinions] Scottish Names I Would Use...WDYT
DD: Isla Isobel
DD: Skye McKenna
DS: Finn Lachlan
My name is Lisa and the Scottish guy I like is named Sean, so that's why they are all four letter names. WDYT? I think Isla is pretty, Isobel is the Scottish form of Isabelle (family name), Skye is nice for a girl (something I could live with), I have always loved McKenna but it's too popular now for a first name, I love the name Finnian but since that wouldn't fit with the other names I shortend it to Finn and I always loved the name Lachlan.
DD: Skye McKenna
DS: Finn Lachlan
My name is Lisa and the Scottish guy I like is named Sean, so that's why they are all four letter names. WDYT? I think Isla is pretty, Isobel is the Scottish form of Isabelle (family name), Skye is nice for a girl (something I could live with), I have always loved McKenna but it's too popular now for a first name, I love the name Finnian but since that wouldn't fit with the other names I shortend it to Finn and I always loved the name Lachlan.
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I love Isla (prefer the spelling Islay - it's pr'd the same though), Skye and Finn. I also like Lochlann in that spelling.
There is a very strong Scottish tradition of using the mother's maiden name as a middle name for the firstborn child. You see it at least 50% of the time in the Birth Announcements I read. For that reason, I find McKenna confusing as a mn if it *isn't* I family name. My surname is MacKenna, so I'm biased towards that spelling :-)
There is a very strong Scottish tradition of using the mother's maiden name as a middle name for the firstborn child. You see it at least 50% of the time in the Birth Announcements I read. For that reason, I find McKenna confusing as a mn if it *isn't* I family name. My surname is MacKenna, so I'm biased towards that spelling :-)
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heh...
I usually read it MacKenna when I see it and sometimes type it that way, because the "mc" spelling looks Irish. It will always be a surname to me.
-Seda*
Never try to make anyone like yourself. You know, and God knows, that one of you is enough. -Emerson
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I usually read it MacKenna when I see it and sometimes type it that way, because the "mc" spelling looks Irish. It will always be a surname to me.
-Seda*
Never try to make anyone like yourself. You know, and God knows, that one of you is enough. -Emerson
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Isla Isobel -nms
Skye McKenna -like Skye. James and I own a house there because it's a good spot for photography and that's what he does. McKenna is too surname-y because of the "Mc" all I see is "Son of.."
Finn Lachlan -love it! Love Lachlan; love finn(but Finn is not Scottish).
-Seda*
Never try to make anyone like yourself. You know, and God knows, that one of you is enough. -Emerson
♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫
Skye McKenna -like Skye. James and I own a house there because it's a good spot for photography and that's what he does. McKenna is too surname-y because of the "Mc" all I see is "Son of.."
Finn Lachlan -love it! Love Lachlan; love finn(but Finn is not Scottish).
-Seda*
Never try to make anyone like yourself. You know, and God knows, that one of you is enough. -Emerson
♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫
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I love Isla, obviously (it's not my real name but it's my favorite girl's name), but it seems a bit "I" heavy with Isobel. My fav. combos with it are Isla Camille and Isla Maeve, but those mn's aren't Scottish, obviously. Do you like Elspeth? I don't know that it goes very well with Isla, but it's something to consider--Elspeth is the Scottish form of Elizabeth, and Isabelle is a form of Elizabeth.
I love Finn Lachlan. I don't care for Skye McKenna at all, though, sorry. Skye might be ok as a mn, but McKenna is too trendy imo.
Suggestions:
(girls)
Iona
Edme - Scottish form of Esme
Sine
Fenella, Lorna, Mairead, Maisie - I know they're not 4 letters, but maybe as a mn?
(boys)
Iain
Rory
Ross
I love Finn Lachlan. I don't care for Skye McKenna at all, though, sorry. Skye might be ok as a mn, but McKenna is too trendy imo.
Suggestions:
(girls)
Iona
Edme - Scottish form of Esme
Sine
Fenella, Lorna, Mairead, Maisie - I know they're not 4 letters, but maybe as a mn?
(boys)
Iain
Rory
Ross
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DD: Isla Isobel~ I adore Isla. I love Isobel, but I don't like it pronunced like Isabel. Together, they sound nice.
DD: Skye McKenna~ WAY too trendy for me. I had a parakeet named Skye, and I think the name fits best on a pet.
DS: Finn Lachlan~ It doesn't flow at all. Finlay Lachlan sounds a little better. As it is, there's too much N and it sounds far too clipped.
Patterns are for quilts, not for baby names. I wouldn't worry about how many letters are in a name--it seems silly.
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DD: Skye McKenna~ WAY too trendy for me. I had a parakeet named Skye, and I think the name fits best on a pet.
DS: Finn Lachlan~ It doesn't flow at all. Finlay Lachlan sounds a little better. As it is, there's too much N and it sounds far too clipped.
Patterns are for quilts, not for baby names. I wouldn't worry about how many letters are in a name--it seems silly.
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I like the name Isabelle (that spelling only).
Did you choose those first names, aside from them being Scottish, but because they had four letters? Sorry, but I don't agree with that, as I think there are better ways to honor parents within the names, and it's the start of a naming theme. Sorry if that offends you.
-Lissa Hannah-
As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead. - Allan Bloom
Did you choose those first names, aside from them being Scottish, but because they had four letters? Sorry, but I don't agree with that, as I think there are better ways to honor parents within the names, and it's the start of a naming theme. Sorry if that offends you.
-Lissa Hannah-
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