I have some Scottish, as well as Irish, blood, and so we’re interested in using a Scottish name for one of the twins’ middles. We have a good few girls’ names which we like, but boys’ names have us stumped …
Complicated, traditional spellings are just fine with us (actually, they are preferred)!
My favs are [name]Lachlan[/name], [name]Keir[/name] and [name]Declan[/name]. And I love [name]Fergus[/name], [name]Dougal[/name], [name]Gregor[/name] and [name]Angus[/name] for their musty charm.
I love some of these suggestions! [name]Lachlan[/name], [name]Conall[/name] and [name]Alisdair[/name] are heading up the list at the moment. For boy/boy twins (we will be finding out the genders at my ultrasound tomorrow!) we are thinking :
[name]Cecil[/name] is for DH’s grandfather, [name]Claudius[/name] is my grandfather, and [name]Adam[/name] is to honour my sister, [name]Adamina[/name].
What do you all think? Nicknames will definitely be [name]Benji[/name] and [name]Fritz[/name].
I think I actually would do [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Alisdair[/name] ([name]Alastair[/name]) [name]Cecil[/name] and [name]Frederick[/name] [name]Claudius[/name] [name]Adam[/name]!
Suggest you check out [name]Fritz[/name] on wikipedia re derogatory term for [name]German[/name][/quote]
[name]Rollo[/name], I appreciate your concern, but as I have explained, I am not concerned about [name]Fritz[/name] being a “derogatory” term. The wars were a long time ago, I am British but have lived in Germany, and I am quite positive that there is no residual hostility. [name]Fritz[/name] is still a popular name in Germany, so clearly they are not concerned. I’m sorry to be snappish; I’m not in the best of moods with a scan and an adoption hearing next week.
[name]Lemon[/name] - [name]Alisdair[/name] was the spelling used a couple of generations back in my family … not someone I’m concerned about honouring (my grandfather’s cousin), but that is just the spelling I am used to! I actually think [name]Alasdair[/name] is the correct version … hmm, I think I prefer the look of [name]Alasdair[/name], actually. We would probably use that spelling, then.
There is a young man named [name]Fritz[/name] at the school where I work (Southern US). I think it’s very cute and never would have thought of any negative meaning with it. Also loved the suggestion of [name]Rafferty[/name] that appeared on someone’s list. I’m curious to hear what other people think of this name because I’d consider using it…
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] - Celtic
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Cedric[/name] - Celtic
[name]Colin[/name] - love
[name]Corin[/name] - Latin, but it’s a name from the [name]Narnia[/name] books, so I think of the British Isles when I hear this name.
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name] - Scottish-Welsh according to Nameberry
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Griffith[/name], [name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Laird[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Niall[/name], [name]Neil[/name] - Irish names
[name]Trevor[/name] - Welsh
I love [name]Rafferty[/name], and would would definitely consider it as a middle if one of my sons were not already named [name]Raphael[/name]. I think it has a laidback feel to it, and is very handsome.
I went for my scan earlier today, and the doctor is 99% sure it is twin girls, so these names won’t be needed, but I very much appreciated the suggestions all the same - thank you!
I’m still very fond of [name]Conall[/name] and [name]Lachlan[/name] … perhaps one day!