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Scottish names - some weird ones! Wdyt?
Thanks to whoever it was who posted the link to this year's names used in Scotland. I love that they provide a list of all the names used. Here's my take on what the parents of some of the weirder ones might have been thinking!Let's give our daughter a boy's name:Beau
Drew
Evan
Felix
Hayden
Levi
Naoise
SpencerLet's give our daughter a boy's name, but attempt to give it a female twist:Alice-Drew
Lennix
LogynBoys' names on girls are so yesterday. Let's just call our daughter:ManLet’s give our son a girl’s name:Cassy
Eden
Georgia
Honey
Hope
SamuelaI like the name Katy, but I'm determined that our daughter will have a Scottish-looking name: CaitaidhI like the name Cherish, but I have a lisp:CherithI want to name our child after an obscure place:Alaska (g)
Cuba (g)
Mali (g)Shiloh (b)
Tibet (b)I want to name our son after an obscure place, and spell it badly:KubaI want to make sure our child grows up to love the Lord:Divine-Grace (g)
Faith-Symphony (g)
Trinity (g)Believe (b)
Praise (b)
Soul (b)I want to make sure my daughter does no such thing:Pagan
My daughter will never know her father, but I want her to remember where he is:JaelI want to make sure my daughter doesn't grow up to be an alcoholic like her father (maybe this is Jael's sister?):TemperanceI want to name our child after something we'd eat or drink:Chardonnay (g)
Kandy-Sheree (g)
Peaches (g)
Sweet (g)Rice (b)I love the name Amelia, but it's so popular. How can we make sure our daughter stands out from the crowd?AmaylyuhDitto with Lucy:LuighsigheLet's name our daughter after a car:Ka
Lotus
MercedesLet's name our daughter after a car, and spell it badly:Marcedez
Mercedez
PorshaSpaces and capital letters are so yesterday:Alexanne (g)
Analucia (g)
Gracealexandra (g)
Kerriannah (g)
Rosangel (g)
Roxabella (g)
Sofiane (g)Joeddy (b)
Johndean (b)
Johnjay (b)
Johnpaul (b)
Robertjohn (b)
Shaunpaul (b)I want to honour Cameron Diaz, but there are so many children called Cameron:Diaz
I want to name our daughter after the Timmins family in Neighbours:Bree
Janae
JanelleI want to name our daughter after an article of clothing:JerseyI want my son’s name to reflect the fact that I am a raving Communist:Che
LeninI want to use a hippy nature name on our child:Bracken (g)
Bramble (g)
Brier (g)
Ice (g)
Light (g)
Misty-Blue (g)
Possum (g)
Ruby-Blu (g)
Sno (g)
Wren (g)Blue (b)
Bracken (b)
Flint (b)
Forrest (b)
Fox (b)
Marlin (b)
Shadow (b)I want to name our daughter after a magazine:MarieclareI want to name our child after a pop star/group/song:Alanis (g)
Dela (g)
Mika (g)
Nelly (g)
Rhythm (g)
Siouxsie (g)Bowie (b)
Cobain (b)
Keane (b)
Marley (b)
Ozzy (b)I want to name our son after a shop:Jean-LewisI want my child to be a scientist:Data (g)Atom (b)I want to name my son after a footballer:ZidaneI don't want our daughter to get confused about her position in the family:Babyjane
SisterI want my son to learn to save his money:IsaI want to name my child after a figure from history:Boudicca (g)Fawkes (b)
Marc-Anthony (b)I want to give my son a name that is freakishly close to the name of a rude body part:Enis
TitiI want my child to have a healthy respect for honesty:Tru (g)
Truli (g)Promise (b)I want my child to hate me forever:Lucky (g)
Precious (g)Blessing (b)
Marvellous (b)
Precious (b)S xx

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Scottish names - some weird ones! Wdyt?  ·  Sophie  ·  12/20/2007, 9:07 AM
rofl!  ·  Lethe  ·  12/20/2007, 10:50 AM
Re: Scottish names  ·  Elle  ·  12/20/2007, 9:42 AM
Re: Scottish names  ·  Sophie  ·  12/20/2007, 10:15 AM
Re: Scottish names  ·  Sofia  ·  12/20/2007, 9:21 AM