I normally hate the whole surname-as-first-name thing, but I’ve surprised myself by finding several Irish/Scottish surname names which I actually like recently. They tend to have a lovely bouncy, musical sound and some great nickname options.
I’d appreciate any comments or insights on these names, as well as nickname suggestions for the final two or suggestions for other similar names I might like.
[name_m]Buchanan[/name_m]; perhaps [name_m]Butch[/name_m], [name_m]Bucky[/name_m] or [name_u]Channing[/name_u]. Though I personally don’t like any as nn options.
[name_m]Galloway[/name_m]; maybe Gally, Low, [name_m]Al[/name_m]. Not sure i’d be jumping to use any of these myself either, they all seem a bit clunky and unattractive [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
My personal favorite from you list is [name_m]Calloway[/name_m]. Very handsome and I would love to meet a little [name_u]Cal[/name_u]. I also love the suggestion of [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]. I love [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] and [name_m]Raffy[/name_m] as nn’s. Very cute!
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]” is lovely! I quite like [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] “[name_u]Sully[/name_u]” but the Monsters Inc association does get in my mind a little. [name_m]Callahan[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]” and [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] “[name_m]Monty[/name_m]” are nice too.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_m]Ramsey[/name_m]? Its our favourite boys choice at the moment!
I agree that nicknames are tricky for [name_m]Buchanan[/name_m] and [name_m]Galloway[/name_m], but I do love the suggestion of [name_u]Bo[/name_u]/[name_u]Beau[/name_u] for [name_m]Buchanan[/name_m].
I’m loving some of the suggestions, in particular [name_m]Branigan[/name_m], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] and [name_u]Larkin[/name_u]. [name_m]Raffy[/name_m]/[name_m]Raff[/name_m] and [name_u]Toby[/name_u] are such sweet nns too!
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]! It’s a Scottish clan. And I like [name_m]Keller[/name_m] too and think it sounds Irish, though it’s actually [name_m]German[/name_m].