So I’m currently 30 weeks pregnant and my husband and I have decided on the name [name]Stella[/name] if we have a girl. We both want to honor our Scottish heritage by giving her a Scottish middle name, but we’re having troubles deciding on one. So far we have:
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Fiona[/name]
Not sure if [name]Fiona[/name] flows well with [name]Stella[/name] though. Any thoughts or other suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
[name]Stella[/name] is very nice, and I like both combinations, although I prefer the flow of [name]Stella[/name] [name]Isobel[/name] slightly.
Some more Scottish names (with non-anglicised spellings in brackets) :
[name]Ailsa[/name]
Annag
[name]Catriona[/name] (pronounced like [name]Katrina[/name], possibly a reason to avoid it if you are in the US)
[name]Edna[/name] ([name]Eithne[/name])
[name]Effie[/name] (Oighrig)
[name]Elspet[/name]/[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Fenella[/name]
[name]Glenna[/name]
[name]Greer[/name]
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Keeva[/name]/Keavy ([name]Caoimhe[/name])
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Lorna[/name]
[name]Mairead[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Maura[/name]/[name]Moira[/name] ([name]Maire[/name])
[name]Morag[/name]
[name]Morna[/name] (Muirne)
[name]Rhona[/name]
[name]Shona[/name] ([name]Seonag[/name])
Sileas (pronounced sheh-less)
[name]Una[/name].
Many Scottish names are alternative spellings of English names :
Aileas - [name]Alice[/name]
Lilidh - [name]Lily[/name]
Liusaidh - [name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Mairi[/name] - [name]Mary[/name].
Some older Scottish names are (fairly clumpy, to be honest) feminisations of traditional male names - Donaldina, [name]Jamesina[/name], Keitha, Kenina et cetera. Lachina (feminisation of [name]Lachlan[/name]) prn lack-een-a, is my favourite of these.
There are accents on some of the names, for example the A in [name]Maire[/name], but I am afraid I have no idea how to type them.
Good luck!
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Isobel[/name] is lovely! I think [name]Stella[/name] [name]Fiona[/name] has a weird flow so my pick would be the first one.
Other ideas
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Beitris[/name] ([name]Said[/name] like [name]Beatrice[/name])
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Ishbel[/name]/[name]Iseabail[/name] ([name]Both[/name] said ish-bel)
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Lillias[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Maisie[/name] ([name]May[/name] be too cutesy though)
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Sorcha[/name]
HTH
I love Scottish names.
Some combos
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Skye[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Skye[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Joanna[/name] [name]Skye[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Bluebell[/name]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] combos
[name]Isabel[/name] [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Scot[/name] + last name
[name]Isabel[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] [name]McKenzie[/name] (please allow me the luxury of [name]McKenzie[/name] in a Scottish combo in the mn spot for a girl)
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Alison[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Amilia[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Heather[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Glenn[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Ilisa[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Janneth[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Malvina[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Neilina[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Norlene[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Rory[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Yvaine[/name]