Message: "Scottish Girls' Names 2008"

[Opinions] Scottish Girls' Names 2008

by Sophie (eurythmic)

12/21/2008, 2:09 PM

I had a look through the complete list of girls' names in Scotland for 2008. Here are the interesting ones. (This is only meant to be humourous, please do not take offence!)

Yoo'neeq spellings:

Aaleahia
Aariyana
Abbeigh
Aeva
Alexsandra
Alieghsha

Aliex
Alixus
Amye
Ashleah
Avah
Billiegh
Chanaid
Chrystele
Demmi
Desre
Dru
Ellah

Ellea
Ellee
Elliner

Eme-leigh
Emeli
Emmaleigh
Fayth

Harlea
Harleigh
Harlie
Harmoni
Harmonie
Holli
Imagen
Jezzica
Kaedden
Kaightlyn
Leighah

Luccie
Lucee
Luiseach
Mae'ci'
Melodie
Mikkeilah
Mykenzi

Myley
Mylie
Mytilda
Nancey
Nansie
Oktavia

Pheobie
Pheonix
Pyper
Reahanne
Rhiley
Rockcey !!!

Soffi
Soffie
Sofi
Sophea
Sophi
Stephanay
Steph-Annie

Taylah
Tayler
Taylir
Thyler

We didn't know what to call our child, so we shut our eyes and tapped at the keyboard and used the result as a name:

Abasiakanano
Adedolapo

Alimot-Shadiat
Anjolaoluwa
Ifunanyachukwu
Mofaratioluwa
Ne-Osahanoze
Nmabiazirije
Oluwadamilola
Tamunobelema
Warnakulasuriya

Hyphens are for wimps:

Abbyann
Abbymay
Aimeelee

Amyjo
Amylee
Amyleigh
Annamay

Annmaria
Annmarie
Billieleigh
Cadylee
Christielee
Danaelei
Demilee
Demileigh
Elishagrace
Ellagrace
Ellieruth
Ellijai
Emmalouise
HannahRose
Hollymarie
Jamieanne
Jamieleigh
Kadeylea
Karalouise
Kaseylee
Kellisemarie
Kelseylee
Kerryann
Lilianne
Lillibeth

Lillyanna
Lillyanne
Lilyanne
Lilymae
Lisamarie
LucyMarie
Maryjane

Maryjo
Marykate
MaryRita
Roseanna

Rubyann
Rubyanne
Sarahjane
Sarahlouise
Stevieleigh
Sueann
Summerlouise
Tammiann

Tiaraleigh
Tiararose

Boys' names for girls:

A'Jay
Al
Annelise-Scott

Beau
Beaux
Brennan
Chase
Darragh
Dylan
Dyllon

Elliot
Elliott
Ellis
Etienne
Evan
Finley
Fionnlay
Haiden
Hayden
Hunter
Jet
Joey

Johan
Johann
Kai
Kaiyah-Levi
Levi
Logan
Micky
Nikita
Olly
Quinn
Reece
Reuben
Ronnie
Rowan

Rudi
Rudy
Thierry

Let's name our child after a celebrity:

Alanis
Armani
Bowie
Chanel
Coco
Disney
Dusty

Jolie
Jolie-Madison
Joni
Joss
Kelis
Mica
Miley
Monet
Nelly
Shakira

The double letter brigade:

Alexx
Alixx
Amiee
Amii
Brodii
Charlii
Dannii
Ebonii
Ellii
Fernn
Hannaa
Inezz
Ishaa
Romii
Roxxi
Tianii

Let's take a boys' name and try desperately to make it feminine:

Alfia
Damienne
Dylann
Emmanuela
Evania
Ewen

Finleah
Harri
Harys

Hayden-Marie
Haydyn
Rubynn

Let's make up a name:

Amelle
Annaleisha
Bibiane
Bruke
Cassica
Finty
Latrice
Lawny
Winielle

Surnames as first names:

Amundsen
Dion
Jameson
Jenson
Lennox
Ripley

Misspelt surnames:

Kenadie

Kennadie
Kennedi
Kennidi
Maysen
Mayson
Paighton

I love Hitler:

Aryan

Place names:

Asia
Cheyenne
Delphi
Derry
Devon
Georgia

Kenya
Memphis
Montana
Paris
Rio
Sahara
Siena

Sierra
Sierra-Lee - far too close to Sierra Leone for my liking!
Sydney
Venice
Vienna-Nicole

Virginia

Misspelt place names:

Asiah
Brookelin
Brookelynne

Brooklynne
Chelcie

Chelsi
Chelsie
Chelsy
Devyn

Sydni
Sydnie
Zahara

I want to name my child after a disease:

Asmaa

Religious / virtue names...:

Aymen
Blessing
Destiny
Favour
Fortune
Goodness
Harmony
Liberty
Miracle
Patience
Peace
Praise
Precious
Precious-Alexia
Temperance
Trinity
Unity
Verity
Zion

... and the opposite:

Helle
Pagan

Misspelt religious names:

Triniti

Let's name our child after a bar:

Baraka

Nature names:

Bay
Blaze

Blossom
Bluebell
Bracken
Delta
Meadow

Ocean
Ocean-Melodie
Raven

River
River-elise
Robin
Savannah
Star
Storm
Sunny

Tiger
Tigerlily
Tiger-Lily
Venus
Willow

Misspelt nature names:

Breez
Daisie
Poppie

Sandi
Sandie
Savanah
Savanna
Starr
Storme

Sumer
Summah
Summar

I want to name my child after that noise the microwave makes when it's finished cooking my dinner:

Bing

Forget the microwave meals, I want to eat my child:

Candy
Honey
Lemoni
Olive
Peaches
Saffron
Sage

Misspelt food names:

Saffarron

Let's name our child after a car...

Capri
Carina
Lexus
Mercedes
Sienna
Zaffira

...or a musical instrument...:

Cello
Tuba

...or a colour...:

Cerise
Ellie-Blue
Indigo
Scarlet
Violet

... or a misspelt colour:

Ceriece
Ebany
Eboni

I want to name my daughter after expensive jewellery even though I live on a council estate and all my jewellery comes from Argos:

Diamond
Gem
Jewel
Opal
Sapphire

Misspelt jewellery names:

Rubi
Rubie
Saphire

My daughter's going to be a stripper when she grows up:

Ebony-Starr

Let's name our daughter after a hat...:

Fedora

...or a savings account...:

Isa

...or a Dolly Parton song:

Jolene

Let's just give our child initials:

I never really wanted kids, I'd have preferred to work in a zoo:

Llama

I never wanted a daughter and I'm still in denial:

Man

Let's name our daughter after a mythical / fantasy creature:

Phoenix
Pixie

Royalty names:

Princess
Princess-Vanessa
Tiara

I want to name my daughter after a perfume shop:

Sephora

I want my child to hate me forever:

Sissy

My daughter is going to be a maths whizz:

Sum

I want my child to be up-to-date with the latest technologies:

Wiki

Let's name our daughter after the birth-control pill that failed us:

Yazmin

S xx

#Scottish

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- Kokoro (Phoenix-san)

12/22/2008, 9:52 AM

I like/love*:

Aeva- Eva
Alexsandra- Alexandra
Elliner- Eleanor or Elanor
Lucee- Lucy
Oktavia- Octavia
Pyper- Piper

Aimeelee- Aimee
Jamieanne- Jamie Anne
Lilyanne- Lily Anne

Kai
Rowan*- or for a boy

Emmanuela
Evania
Rio
Vienna*

Patience
Temperance
Verity*

Meadow
Ocean
River*
Willow
Sage
Scarlet
Violet*
Opal
Phoenix*- or for a boy

- Caledonia (Caledonia-Forever) +2

12/22/2008, 5:54 AM

Hmm... I think you should probably have taken into account that the parents of the babies on the list are from all different backgrounds (in both ethnic and religious senses) before you posted this. I posted about a bunch of names from the Scottish Forenames 2008 list but I left out the ones with what you could call strange spellings (unless they were really obviously meant to be a 'unique' spelling) because of this reason. Other than that...

'I want to name my daughter after expensive jewellery even though I live on a council estate and all my jewellery comes from Argos: '
I very much doubt someone matching this description would call their child Opal or Sapphire, I think they're quite high class names...

- Sophie (eurythmic) +1

12/22/2008, 8:04 AM

As I have said below, I do realise that a lot of these names are legit names in their own ethnicities, and I am not criticising that, I am just pointing out the humourous connotations that I'm sure several other people will in their lifetimes, as the children have been born in an English-speaking country. No offence was intended, as I said in my original post.

S xx

- Caledonia (Caledonia-Forever)

12/22/2008, 10:01 AM

Oh don't get me wrong, *I* wasn't offended, but these days we all have to be careful what we say/write/type and really think about it first...
people get so easily upset nowadays over just about anything (and most of the time nothing!) it makes me :-(

This message was edited 12/22/2008, 10:01 AM

- Chrysanthemum (hayleyskye)

12/22/2008, 3:16 AM

I like:

Holli (spelt Holly)
Pheobie (spelt Phoebe)
Oktavia (spelt Octavia)
Jezzica (spelt Jessica)
Lillyanne (spelt Lilly Anne)
Lilyanne (spelt Lily Anne)
Lilymae (spelt Lily May)
Annelise (spelt Anneliese, f)
Beau
Jet (spelt Jett)
Kai
Levi
Mica (spelt Micah)
Ripley (f)
Cheyenne
Trinity
Blaze (spelt Blaise)
Tigerlily
Willow
Venus
Sage
Indigo
Violet
Jewel
Phoenix
Sum (sounds Asian I guess)

- EgYpTiAn PrInCeSs +2

12/21/2008, 6:43 PM

I am soooooo against Helle!

Some of those names are so funny and horrible haha lol. I can't believe someone named their child Helle. Considering all the bad connotations to it. I don't care if the woman states she worships Hell or not or whatever her reason was. I don't think she should have put her child through that. :( My opinon anyways. I don't think people should name their children names that have super evil connotations. There are millions of names. So it can be avoided. The child will probably change their name when their 18 anyways.

I like:

Mytilda (Matilda)
Oktavia (Octavia)
Pheonix
Pyper (Piper)
Sophea (Sophia)
Lucy
Roseanna
Elliot (boy)
Elliott (boy)
Evan (boy)
Finley (boy)
Levi (boy)
Logan (boy)
Quinn (boy)
Rowan (boy)
Hayden (boy)
Georgia
Sahara
Sierra
Venice
Vienna
Virginia
-Lynn
Zahara
Alexia
Lily
Willow
Daisie (Daisy)
Olive
Sage
Carina
Sienna
Scarlet
Violet
Gem (Gemma)
Jewel
Opal
Rubie (Ruby)
Saphire (Sapphire)
Fedora
Isa
Phoenix
Pixie
Vanessa
Tiara
Yazmin (Yasmine)

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- RegalAmethyst +1

12/21/2008, 8:52 PM

Helle is a female character in Greek mythology and a Danish diminutive of Helga. It does not refer to the Christian Hell. It is not an evil name.

- EgYpTiAn PrInCeSs

12/22/2008, 6:18 AM

Oh I understand that! Thanks for explaining that to me. But I still believe others may reference it to the other Hell. Most kids won't be familar with Greek mythology.

- Rose-Berry

12/21/2008, 3:46 PM

Lol! I think the strangest ones are misspelt words like Daisie, Rubie and Poppie. They just look odd and I can imagine the child will always be correcting people.

I blame Dannii Minogue for starting the trend with the double "ii" at the end, perpetuated by Jordan (mother of Princes Tiamii). Amii looks ridiculous!

I'm pretty certain that these names are African;
Adedolapo
Anjolaoluwa
Ifunanyachukwu
Mofaratioluwa
Ne-Osahanoze
Nmabiazirije
Oluwadamilola - This name makes me think of Damilola Taylor and he was Nigerian. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damilola_Taylor
Tamunobelema
Warnakulasuriya

I also think Aryan is a legit name, possibly from India. Perhaps I'll ask about it on the Facts board.

I always thought Zaffira would be a good name for a person. I read somewhere it's "sapphire" in another language, possibly Spanish.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth) +3

12/21/2008, 3:34 PM

Some nitpicks

- Emmanuela is a genuine feminine form of Emmanuel, and Evania is a name which is unconnected to the name Evan.

- Virginia and Georgia are first names before place names, and Memphis is a female character in mythology.

- Pagan is a word used to refer to various religions. It is not the opposite of religious names, and it is certainly unjust to say it is the opposite of virtue names.

- Wordsmith +2

12/21/2008, 4:45 PM

I agree with Andromache -- I found the original post immensely offensive.

- Sophie (eurythmic)

12/21/2008, 11:53 PM

As I said, it was meant in a light-hearted way. I am aware that a lot of the names are legit names, e.g. Mercedes was a name before it was a car, etc. I am also sure that some of those names are legit names in other ethnicities. But, to an English speaker, some are amusing. It doesn't mean I have anything against the people who chose the names. Don't take political correctness too far.

Merry Christmas to everyone, whether you laughed or not!

S xx

- RegalAmethyst

12/21/2008, 5:04 PM

I did as well. I do wish people would think before they type.

- Helloo.

12/21/2008, 3:10 PM

i like:
Aaleahia sp. Aaliyah
Abbeigh sp. Abbie
Aeva - Don't know if thats Ava or Eva
Amye sp. Aimee
Ashleah sp. Ashlee or Ashlie
Avah sp. Ava
Ellah sp. Ella
Ellee sp. Ellie
Emeli sp. Emily or Emilie
Holli sp. Holly
Imagen sp. Imogen
Jezzica sp. Jessica
Kaightlyn sp. Caitlin
Leighah sp. Leah

Luccie sp. Lucy
Mae'ci' sp. Macy or Macie
Mikkeilah sp. Makayla
Mylie sp. Miley
Mytilda sp. Matilda
Phoebie sp. Phoebe
Rhiley sp. Rylie or Riley
Soffi sp. Sophie
Taylah sp. Tayla

Anneliese
Dylan (GP for a girl)
Elliot (GP for a girl)
Reece sp. Reese
Reuben (LOVE on a boy)
Rowan (like it on either)
Rudy (im starting to like this on a BOY)

Alexx sp. Alex (for a nn for Alexander)
Amiee sp. Aimee
Ellii sp. Ellie
Hannaa sp. Hannah
Inezz sp. Inez
Romii sp. Tomy

Lennox
Mayson sp. Mason (for a boy)

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- mafiosa +2

12/21/2008, 2:58 PM

These just have to be legit somewhere. They have to be. My head would possibly explode if they were not.

Abasiakanano
Adedolapo
Alimot-Shadiat
Anjolaoluwa
Ifunanyachukwu
Mofaratioluwa
Ne-Osahanoze
Nmabiazirije
Oluwadamilola
Tamunobelema
Warnakulasuriya

- tiktokism +1

12/21/2008, 10:47 PM

I'm pretty sure they're African.

I'm also pretty sure the OP is an idiot. A lot of the descriptions used were offensive and ignorant.

- Sophie (eurythmic)

12/21/2008, 11:49 PM

I did say that it was supposed to be humourous and that no-one should take offence.

Anyway, I find being called an idiot offensive.

People in glass houses...

S xx

- Llewella (penguiny7)

12/21/2008, 2:50 PM

lol

At least the US isn't the only place with this ridiculousness.

Tuba has to be my favorite. :P

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