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[Opinions] English Word Names of Scotland 2014
I may have missed some but I tried to pick out the word names of the top names in Scotland for 2014, without including place names.The most interesting ones, in my opinion;
Girls: Apple, Argyle, Cozy, Daiquiri, Fox, Godstreasure, Peace, Praise, Rock, Silver, Twinkle, Velvet
Boys: Buster, Buzz, Denim, Godswill, Roux, Summer, Teal, WoodyAnd bonus: girl named Auttumme Girls:
Acacia
Amber
Angel
Apple
April
Argyle
Autumn
Bay
Berry
Bliss
Blossom
Briar
Cadence
Candy
Carol
Carter
Chantilly
Cherish
Clemency
Clementine
Clover
Coral
Cozy
Crystal
Dahlia
Daiquiri
Daisy
Dawn
Destiny
Divine
Dixie
Eden
Eve
Faith
Fawn
Felicity
Fern
Flora
Fox
Freedom
Gemini
Godstreasure
Gold
Grace
Gracious
Harmony
Harper
Hazel
Heather
Hero
Honor
Hope
Indigo
Iris
Ivy
Jade
Jersey
Joy
June
Juniper
Justice
Kitty
Lake
Laurel
Lily
Lullaby
Lyric
May
Meadow
Miniver
Miracle
Nova
Ocean
Olive
Opal
Paisley
Patience
Peace
Peaches
Penny
Peony
Pepper
Phoenix
Pixie
Poppy
Praise
Prayer
Precious
Princess
Raven
River
Robin
Rock
Rose
Rosemary
Rowan
Rue
Saffron
Sailor
Sapphire
Sawyer
Serenity
Shine
Sienna
Silver
Sky
Star
Storm
Summer
Taylor
Teddy
Trinity
Twinkle
Velvet
Verity
Violet
Willow
Winter
Wren
Boys:
Ace
Angel
Archer
Argyle
Arvo
Atlas
Axel
Baker
Basil
Bear
Blaze
Brook
Buddy
Buster
Buzz
Carter
Celestine
Chance
Chase
Christian
Clay
Clement
Colt
Come
Cooper
Courage
Cruise
Dean
Denim
Diesel
Dino
Dodge
Dung
Fortune
Fox
Freedom
Gage
Godswill
Grant
Gray
Harley
Harper
Hunter
Jock
Joy
Junior
Keelson
King
Kit
Lake
Lance
Mace
Mason
Mate
Max
Miles
Milo
Mortem
Oak
Pace
Papa
Parker
Phoenix
Pierce
Porter
Precious
Ray
Rex
River
Rob
Robin
Roman
Roux
Rowan
Rule
Said
Sawyer
Saxon
Scot
Scout
Shea
Shepherd
Sonny
Steel
Stirling
Sultan
Summer
Sunny
Taylor
Teal
Thane
Trey
Tudor
Walker
Woody
Zion
* Orlando | Juno | Desmond | Rosalind
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I like:Dahlia
Daisy
Eve
Freedom (total GP!)
Grace
Hope
Iris
Joy
Lily
Penny
Robin
VioletBasil
Kit
Lance
Robin
Stirling
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Woody is cute as a nickname. I like:Autumn
Blossom
Clover
Hazel
Meadow
Olive
Rosemary
Violet
Willow
WinterAngel
Archer
Basil
Buster (probably only because of the association with Buster Keaton)
Clement
Fox
Oak
Roman
Shepherd
Stirling
Zion
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I loved reading through this list but I thought the most interesting was Dung!!
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The ones I like the most are:Angel
Autumn
Bay
Briar
Cadence
Clemency
Eden
Eve
Fern
Hero
Iris
Juniper
Kitty
Lily
Ocean
Opal
Phoenix
Pixie
Poppy
River
Rose
Saffron
Sapphire
Silver
Sky
Summer
Violet
Willow
Winter
WrenArcher
Blaze
Clement
Kit
Miles
Pace
Phoenix
River
Roman
Tudor
What does arvo mean? In Australia it's afternoon, like "what are you doing this arvo?" so it strikes me as a very, very strange name. I literally laughed when I saw it. Also Mate. That would be hilarious, everyone would just call the child "maaaaaaaaaaate."
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Besides of meaning "afternoon" in Australian English, Arvo is also a Finnish word for "value" and "worth" :)
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Praise, Fortune, Gracious, Goodwill, Miracle, Prayer, Precious etc are quite possibly kids from African families, who often like to give English names that reflect the meanings of African ones. No weirder than Theodore, when you think about it; in fact, thinking about it, it's strange that English-speakers so rarely give names that mean something in their own language, and generally prefer them to mean something in another language! Or be spelled wrong. Like Auttumme. ;(
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Most of these are way OTT for my tastes. In fact, they almost make Auttumme look good, lol.These seem especially silly/problematic to me:Argyle
Clemency
Cozy
Daiquiri
Divine
Fox
Freedom
Godstreasure
Gold
Hero
Jersey
Lullaby
Rock
Sailor
Shine
Silver
Twinkle
Velvet
Atlas
Bear
Come (This is ripe for teasing, imo.)
Courage (I appreciate the thought behind the name, but no.)
Dodge
Dung (Really?)
Godswill
Mace
Mate
Mortem (Whaa?)
Precious (This is especially bad for a boy. What boy/man wants to be called Precious?)
SultanI actually like very few but otoh, I really like them:Eden
Eve
Joy (For a boy, this does not work.)
Juniper
Justice
Rose
Rosemary
Rowan (but for a boy only)
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they sound like a herd of My Little Ponies ...Most of them.Lullaby is especially idiotic.
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"Lullaby! go to sleep this moment! There's school tomorrow!"
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I like:
April
Clementine
Fern
Gemini - GP
Hope
Indigo
Iris
Juniper
Ocean
Peace - as a mn
Saffron
Verity
Winter
Wren
Celestine - for a girlI guess Dung's parents are Vietnamese, but still, to choose that name when you live in an English-speaking country...
Godstreasure and Godswill - yuck.
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Jersey and her brother Denim,perhaps? Argyle on both the boy and the girl lists is unexpected - for the record, it is a place name as well as a fabric design, and so is Paisley. And Roux is a surname and a sauce.I'm getting very bad feelings about Godswill and Godstreasure. I can imagine them as premature twins who only lived for a few brief moments. Hope I'm wrong, though living with names like those could be tough unless they belong to a very specific kind of community.
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You could be right about that. OTOH, I did know a family once who included 'yah' (short for Yahweh) into all their children's names (i.e., Jewelyah ['jewel of Yah'] or Rosiyah ['rose of Yah'] so it is possible that these parents (and it does sound like the same set of parents named these two babies) just preferred heavily religious names.
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