Is the name Escott useable?

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I’ve been looking through lots of old family history books and photos and I’ve came across the name Escott and have completely fallen in love. He was closely related to me (passed away quite a bit before I was born so never knew him) and was a middle name for some of my other family members a few generations back on that side (who also passed away before I was born)
Is it weird to use a name to honour someone I’ve never met even though it’s sentimental to my grandmother?

Is the name Escott still useable? Was thinking about the possibility of the nickname [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] or even [name_u]Scout[/name_u]

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I would say it’s useable and you don’t need to have an in-person connection necessarily to use names in your family tree. Nn [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] is cute!

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Totally works and is usable IMO, and a family honor name works whether you knew them or not! One of our sons has a middle name for one I never met. I’m not entirely even sure my husband met him lol.

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I have to admit, my first thought was ‘escort’ which has some troubling connotations. I think it would be fine as a middle name though.

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Off the top of my head, Escott works great! And I definitely think it’s fine to choose an honour name for an ancestor you never met.

However, the observation from @choupette regarding possible sound confusion with “escort” makes me hesitate as well, and I agree that it might work better as a middle for that reason.

Having said that, I sure do like the nicknames [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] & [name_u]Scout[/name_u], which are both adorable! :slight_smile:

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I think it could work. I love looking through my family tree for name inspiration and so I dont think its weird.

The connection with Escort is slightly off putting however I think that also depends on your accent.

Scottie and Scout are cute as well

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I don’t think that’s weird! It seems meaningful to your family :slight_smile:

It does remind me a bit of ‘escort’ though. Maybe as a middle?

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It being a family name makes it more usable I think. I love the nn [name_u]Scottie[/name_u]!

I don’t see the connection to escort, they don’t sound the same at all. [name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was: oh like [name_u]Prescott[/name_u]

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unfortunately, i just read this as escort, which could become an uncomfortable or undesirable association, so i’d say it’s veering on the less-usable side. maybe ascott ?? it’s not quite the same i know, but could be a nice nod, and avoids the unfortunate misreading.

i do think nicknames scottie and scout are very cute though!! and generally overall if you love the name i think that overrules a possible confusion. it might just be something to bear in mind if you’re struggling to choose. if you use it in the middle, i don’t think it’s really a problem either.

i also think it’s a lovely nod to your family though, and i don’t think it’s weird at all to honour someone you’ve never met, if you feel a connection to them and to your heritage.

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i think it works for sure – especially since it’s a family name!! i have a similar situation to you where i hope to use a name that’s popped up a few times in my family tree but i haven’t personally known any family members with and i don’t see any issue with it.

i don’t think of ‘escort,’ for me the pronunciations are different and i agree that i would see a connection to ‘prescott’ over anything else.

scottie and scout are just too cute as nicknames :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Yes, why not? It’s uncommon, but it doesn’t sound weird, has ‘Scott’ in it, which is an established name, in and out of Scotland,so I can’t see there being any issues with it. It’s a fine name!

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Definitely fine to use an old family name. It does sound the same as S. Scott or “Eh, Scott” to me but whatever only a minor confusion I guess

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Sounds like ‘escort’ and ‘ascot’ mashed. I don’t mind that, really, and it’s rather nit-picky. Escott (well, it did autocorrect to ‘escort’ just there!) is a fun variant of a lot of similar names with similar sounds. I adore the familial meaning for you, and I love [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] and [name_u]Scout[/name_u] as nicknames! [name_f]Este[/name_f] would be a superb nickname for this name on a girl. :smiling_face: