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[Opinions] Re: Scottish surnames for boys? Like any?
I think I like every single Mac- option there is! So yes to McLeod and Macauley. Mac/Mack is a great nickname in my books.Ramsay has been on my radar for about a year. I want to like it, but I'm not sure because the ram part sounds so rough. Murray is okay. No complaints. I don't love it, but I'd like to see it on a little boy.Campbell is awesome! I suggested it as a name for our third child, but my husband didn't go for it.Is Nairn pronounced NAIR-in? There a street around here by that name, and that's how we pronounce it.Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
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It's pronounced, Nay-earn (not Nair-in) - one syllable though, not two. Though I knew an American who saw it on a map (its also a town in Scotland) and thought it was finny cos she couldn't say it at all! She said Nyern.
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In that case, I'd say yes it's too difficult to pronounce for non-Scots.
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Oh, and I'd pick Campbell. Which would make my boys Niko, Emerson, Lachlan, and Campbell.
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I like Campbell a lot too. It's my mum's maiden name so a possible option for my future ds. Though actually my mum hates it for some reason. It reminds some people of the brand of Campbells meatballs.
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