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[Opinions] 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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rofl!It was me who posted the link originally and I looked for the full list but must have had a brain storm and never spotted it lolI'm not sure what I can add to your detailed analysis! It never fails to amaze me what parents will name their kids.
Maybe Honey and Hope's parents were going along the 'boy named sue' route.
Some of my favourites are
Bully (m) - give the kid a chance!
and similarly Eilish (g) - surely she isn't that bad?
and on the other hand Marvellous (m) - parents with high hopes
Chenille - well it's a change from Chanelle
Cra'Amie (g) - ???
Eng (m) - I think this was supposed to go in the language box
Hcen (m) - fat fingers
Kdi (f) - ditto and Kiddy was bad enough!
Slsbo (f) tritto
Deimante (g x 2) - when diamonds are just a bit out of your league
Jakey (m) - Glasweigan slang for a drunk

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I'm with you on the trendy and misspelled names such as Logyn.... but ...- Eden - this is a very unisex name imo because it's a place. I have no problem with it on either gender.
- Georgia and Samuela - are not boy names ... they are variants of George and Samuel, but not boy names. Neither is Henrietta, Frances, Josephine, Paula / Pauline, etc. Plus these names have been used for centuries so it's not just something new parents have decided to place upon their children.I don't mind place names. I agree with you on super wordy names like Divine - Grace ... not my cup of tea. However, I like some single word names such as Grace, Faith, Blessing, etc.Jael is pronounced differently - Jay - Elle as far as I am aware of, not Jail. And it has no such connections. I love Snow, Wren, Flint, Forrest, Fox, and Shadow :P Hey, I like Lucky and Blessing too!!People have different tastes :)
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I know Georgia and Samuela are not boys names... if you read my post carefully you would see that I was criticising people using these names on boys!I didn't mean to offend anyone by what I wrote. I am sure that some of the names are legitimate, pronounced differently, etc. I was just pointing out the obvious associations that people will inevitably make.S xx
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LOL, a good one. But i would think that Naoise is a girl's name and Kuba is a normal name (as a form of Jakub or maybe he's names after the actor Kuba Gooding Jr).
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