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Help[Opinions] Scottish Names - boys
Hi !!!
Can you vote and comment these names?
Frank
Jack
Jonathan
Randall
Fraser
Jamie
Reginald
Lamb
Graham
Colum
James
Arnold
Hamish
Murtagh
Alec
Dougal
Rupert
MacKenzie
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Can you vote and comment these names?
Frank
Jack
Jonathan
Randall
Fraser
Jamie
Reginald
Lamb
Graham
Colum
James
Arnold
Hamish
Murtagh
Alec
Dougal
Rupert
MacKenzie
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Some look rather more Scottish than others, but here goes:
Frank - prefer Francis
Jack - good as a nn
Jonathan - dislike: long and dull
Randall - shortens unpleasantly to Randy
Fraser - family name; like very much
Jamie - like only as a nn for James
Reginald - unattractive
Lamb - eh?
Graham - like very much; pity it's dated
Colum - unattractively architectural
James - like very much, enough to use
Arnold - dated and drab
Hamish - quite good fun; prefer James (there were brothers, twins I think, who played cricket for New Zealand and were named Hamish and James, which I think was a bad idea)
Murtagh - dull and clumsy
Alec - like very much; favourite nn for Alexander and also good as a name in its own right
Dougal - quite cute; prefer Douglas
Rupert - the Bear? Robert and Robin are both family names, and I'd use Robin so there's no room for Rupert
MacKenzie - only if it's a family name
Frank - prefer Francis
Jack - good as a nn
Jonathan - dislike: long and dull
Randall - shortens unpleasantly to Randy
Fraser - family name; like very much
Jamie - like only as a nn for James
Reginald - unattractive
Lamb - eh?
Graham - like very much; pity it's dated
Colum - unattractively architectural
James - like very much, enough to use
Arnold - dated and drab
Hamish - quite good fun; prefer James (there were brothers, twins I think, who played cricket for New Zealand and were named Hamish and James, which I think was a bad idea)
Murtagh - dull and clumsy
Alec - like very much; favourite nn for Alexander and also good as a name in its own right
Dougal - quite cute; prefer Douglas
Rupert - the Bear? Robert and Robin are both family names, and I'd use Robin so there's no room for Rupert
MacKenzie - only if it's a family name
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Most of those names are English
Fraser - I quite like it, in an understated kind of way
Graham - I really hate Graham, it's such an old grandpa with biscuit crumbs on his cardy kind of name
Colum - Not keen on Colum, but I do like Columba (I was at school with twin brothers called Kentigern & Columba)
Hamish - Love Hamish
Murtagh - Dislike. I always thought Murtagh was the Irish version and Murdo (which I quite like) the Scottish
Alec - Nice, especially as a shortening of Alexander
Dougal - Meh
MacKenzie - A big no to the whole surname thing
Other Scottish names I like: Blair (very much male only in Scotland), Ninian & Ringan, Fergus and Rory
Fraser - I quite like it, in an understated kind of way
Graham - I really hate Graham, it's such an old grandpa with biscuit crumbs on his cardy kind of name
Colum - Not keen on Colum, but I do like Columba (I was at school with twin brothers called Kentigern & Columba)
Hamish - Love Hamish
Murtagh - Dislike. I always thought Murtagh was the Irish version and Murdo (which I quite like) the Scottish
Alec - Nice, especially as a shortening of Alexander
Dougal - Meh
MacKenzie - A big no to the whole surname thing
Other Scottish names I like: Blair (very much male only in Scotland), Ninian & Ringan, Fergus and Rory
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Frank (1/10): One of my all-time least favorite names. Irredeemably ugly. Is it even Scottish?
Jack (4/10): Seems sprightly and mischievous. Makes me think of spring-heeled Jack. It's too short for my taste.
Jonathan (3/10): Just ok. Too bland and common IMO.
Randall (2/10): Ugly. Would be shortened to Randy, which is a terrible nickname.
Fraser (4/10): I'm ambivalent. I think it comes on too strong to be a first name.
Jamie (5/10): Very cute, but perhaps too little-boyish.
Reginald (2/10): Fusty and bumbling. Makes me think of an idiot aristocrat. Like Wooster from Jeeves and Wooster, but without the charm.
Lamb (0/10): The worst on this list. It's not even a name.
Graham (7/10): I like it. A boy from my school with this name became a ballet dancer in New York City!
Colum (3/10): Looks too close to gollum. I prefer Callum.
James (6/10): A classic. This is my father's name. Jamie would make a good nickname!
Arnold (1/10): Ugly. All I can think of is the aardvark in Hey Arnold.
Hamish (3/10): Awkward sounding. Makes me think of ham sandwich.
Murtagh (6/10): I like it. Sounds like a character in a fantasy novel.
Alec (6/10): Very cool-sounding, but too insubstantial for my taste. I prefer it as a nickname for Alexander.
Dougal (2/10): Sounds like a joke name, or an ironic name for a dog. Douglas is better.
Rupert (2/10): Slightly better than Randall and Reginald, but only because of Rupert Grint.
MacKenzie (4/10): I like the sound, but unfortunately it's become way too feminized.
Jack (4/10): Seems sprightly and mischievous. Makes me think of spring-heeled Jack. It's too short for my taste.
Jonathan (3/10): Just ok. Too bland and common IMO.
Randall (2/10): Ugly. Would be shortened to Randy, which is a terrible nickname.
Fraser (4/10): I'm ambivalent. I think it comes on too strong to be a first name.
Jamie (5/10): Very cute, but perhaps too little-boyish.
Reginald (2/10): Fusty and bumbling. Makes me think of an idiot aristocrat. Like Wooster from Jeeves and Wooster, but without the charm.
Lamb (0/10): The worst on this list. It's not even a name.
Graham (7/10): I like it. A boy from my school with this name became a ballet dancer in New York City!
Colum (3/10): Looks too close to gollum. I prefer Callum.
James (6/10): A classic. This is my father's name. Jamie would make a good nickname!
Arnold (1/10): Ugly. All I can think of is the aardvark in Hey Arnold.
Hamish (3/10): Awkward sounding. Makes me think of ham sandwich.
Murtagh (6/10): I like it. Sounds like a character in a fantasy novel.
Alec (6/10): Very cool-sounding, but too insubstantial for my taste. I prefer it as a nickname for Alexander.
Dougal (2/10): Sounds like a joke name, or an ironic name for a dog. Douglas is better.
Rupert (2/10): Slightly better than Randall and Reginald, but only because of Rupert Grint.
MacKenzie (4/10): I like the sound, but unfortunately it's become way too feminized.
This message was edited 4/9/2017, 10:51 AM
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Hello :)
Frank 3/10 - it is okay, but seems incomplete and dated.
Jack 5/10 - it's fine but also boring.
Jonathan 4/10 - will probably end up with the bland nickname of Jon and it feels tired.
Randall - 3/10 - don't like this and the nickname of Randy is really uhm problematic.
Fraser 5/10 - dislike the sound but it's more original.
Jamie 6/10 - dated and has gone over to the girls but I kind of like it.
Reginald 5/10 - kind of cool in a very old fashioned way.
Lamb - 0/10 - this should just stay a word.
Graham 7/10 - this is nice.
Colum 1/10 - too close to the word 'column'.
James 5/10 - solid classic but boring.
Arnold 1/10 - dislike, makes me think of 'Hey Arnold'.
Hamish 2/10 - never cared for this.
Murtagh 1/10 - dislike.
Alec 5/10 - nice but doesn't work well on its own and I dislike Alexander.
Dougal - 0/10 - dislike the sound.
Rupert 7/10 - this is kind of cool.
MacKenzie 5/10 - has gone over to the girls but not bad.
Frank 3/10 - it is okay, but seems incomplete and dated.
Jack 5/10 - it's fine but also boring.
Jonathan 4/10 - will probably end up with the bland nickname of Jon and it feels tired.
Randall - 3/10 - don't like this and the nickname of Randy is really uhm problematic.
Fraser 5/10 - dislike the sound but it's more original.
Jamie 6/10 - dated and has gone over to the girls but I kind of like it.
Reginald 5/10 - kind of cool in a very old fashioned way.
Lamb - 0/10 - this should just stay a word.
Graham 7/10 - this is nice.
Colum 1/10 - too close to the word 'column'.
James 5/10 - solid classic but boring.
Arnold 1/10 - dislike, makes me think of 'Hey Arnold'.
Hamish 2/10 - never cared for this.
Murtagh 1/10 - dislike.
Alec 5/10 - nice but doesn't work well on its own and I dislike Alexander.
Dougal - 0/10 - dislike the sound.
Rupert 7/10 - this is kind of cool.
MacKenzie 5/10 - has gone over to the girls but not bad.
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Frank, Jack, Jonathan, Randall, Reginald, Lamb, James, Arnold, and Rupert are not Scottish.
I can't stand Frank, Arnold, Hamish, and Rupert. Arnold is so nerdy.
I've never heard of Lamb as a name. I certainly would not advocate using it as such.
I like Jack, Jonathan, James, Alec, and Dougal.
MacKenzie is too surnamey and it's become too popular for girls. Fraser is also too surnamey and it sounds pretentious.
I kind of like Graham, but it does make me think of the cracker.
Murtagh is a bit much and not too attractive a sound.
Reginald is so foppish.
I particularly like Colum.
I don't like Jamie on a grown man. It was my husband's nickname as a child and he found it so burdensome that he changed his nickname upon reaching adolescence, although his family continued to use it.
I'm neutral towards Randall.
I can't stand Frank, Arnold, Hamish, and Rupert. Arnold is so nerdy.
I've never heard of Lamb as a name. I certainly would not advocate using it as such.
I like Jack, Jonathan, James, Alec, and Dougal.
MacKenzie is too surnamey and it's become too popular for girls. Fraser is also too surnamey and it sounds pretentious.
I kind of like Graham, but it does make me think of the cracker.
Murtagh is a bit much and not too attractive a sound.
Reginald is so foppish.
I particularly like Colum.
I don't like Jamie on a grown man. It was my husband's nickname as a child and he found it so burdensome that he changed his nickname upon reaching adolescence, although his family continued to use it.
I'm neutral towards Randall.
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