When you hear the name “[name_u]Scottie[/name_u]” for a girl, what kind of personality do you picture?
I love the name [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] for a little girl. I have heard everything from “that reminds me of a dog”, to “[name_m]DON[/name_m]'T [name_f]DO[/name_f] THAT TO YOUR POOR CHILD”. However, this is a name that I love and when I picture what our baby girl could look like and what her personality might be, I feel like she would suit the name just fine.
DH and I both come from very athletic families and at the rink or the ball field we all have nicknames. This name is usually a nickname for someone with the last name [name_m]Scott[/name_m] in my world, but I just love it for a first name.
It does sound somewhat doglike but I know a girl called [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] who could technically be nicknamed [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] (we call her [name_u]Lannie[/name_u] actually). It’s cute but it doesn’t age well in my opinion but the plus side of having a unique name is the child will create the character of the name, not be stereotyped into her names character. Usable but not preferable.
I went to early elementary school with a girl named [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] Goad. No idea whether [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] was short for something else. Hopefully her name wasn’t [name_m]Scott[/name_m]…
I agree it works with [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] or for a boy with [name_m]Prescott[/name_m]. I’d probably assume it’s a nickname but I do like [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] on a girl.
I think it’s cute. F. [name_m]Scott[/name_m] and [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] called their daughter [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] (her full name was [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_m]Scott[/name_m]).
I love it! [name_m]Scott[/name_m] is a family name so I had [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] nn [name_u]Scotty[/name_u] on my long list. I couldn’t get DH on board.
I think it’s sweet as a nickname for something a bit frillier, to give her some options. I think [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], nn. [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] works. [name_f]Scotia[/name_f], [name_f]Caledonia[/name_f] and [name_f]Alba[/name_f] could work too, as firsts or middles. And if [name_m]Scott[/name_m]/ Ascott/ [name_m]Westcott[/name_m]/[name_m]Prescott[/name_m] etc is a family name you could pull a [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] and use that as a middle.
Otherwise, a name that ends with an ‘s’ sound, followed by something like [name_u]Courtney[/name_u] or [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] or [name_u]Alcott[/name_u] could lend itself to the nn. [name_u]Scottie[/name_u].
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] “[name_u]Scottie[/name_u]”? I’m not really a fan of just [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] but I feel like this could work.
I mean you could always go down the route of putting [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] as her middle name on her birth certificate, but using it as her [name_m]Christian[/name_m] name.
When I think of the name [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] I think of a girl who knows what she wants and goes for it.
I wouldn’t worry about people thinking it too masculine- a lot of people will probably recognise ‘[name_u]Scottie[/name_u]’ from the show ‘Suits’, which is the name one of the female lawyers goes by.
We had considered that as well! I like the name [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] with [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] for short, but I know that our family would just call her [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] then. I feel like if I like the nickname better than why not go for it! It is better than telling everyone that, “this is our daughter [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], but we call her [name_u]Scottie[/name_u].”
We really like [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]. It is very country-chic.
I picture a dog. The Scottish Terrier is known as a [name_u]Scottie[/name_u], so all I see is a dog with their crazy, overgrown fur and long beard. No human.
Personally, I am a proponent of a formal first name (almost always not just in the case). It helps to avoid issues with outgrowing a nickname. Many people choose to drop the -ie or -y ending of their name when they go into the professional world ([name_u]Ricky[/name_u] - [name_m]Rick[/name_m], [name_m]Willy[/name_m] - [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Jimmy[/name_m] - [name_m]Jim[/name_m]), so I think it is nice to give them a full name that they can use if they want down the road. Many people also keep their childhood nickname throughout, but its nice for her to have options so that she can choose when she gets older. I think that applies even more when a name is androgynous.
Personally, I think [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] nn [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] is lovely. Other options would be [name_f]Scotland[/name_f], [name_f]Scotia[/name_f], [name_u]Scout[/name_u]. This way she would have a “professional” name if desired. I don’t think you would have to introduce her to people as by using her full name and explaining you call her [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] as well. You would just say this is my daughter “[name_u]Scottie[/name_u]” if that is what you primarily call her. Some may ask if its short for something and you can answer them but I’ve never heard someone introduce their child by saying “this is my daughter [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], we call her [name_f]Katie[/name_f]”. The only time that would be necessary would be in places where formal names are used like when checking in at a doctors appointment since her records would be under [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] or registering her for school. She/you will probably have to tell teachers at the beginning of new school years that she goes by [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]. But this is the same as any other kid with a nickname. The first day of the year when I get a new class and read through the roster, I usually ask kids to tell me what they prefer to be called. If any particularly dislike their full name and don’t want it to be read aloud they usually tell me ahead of time.
I’m called [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] by my friends and family much of the time, and I think I it’s beautiful! The [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] daughter brought this name something lovely.
[name_m]Scott[/name_m] is a boy’s name, and [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] is a dog. [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] is just bizarre for either gender. That said, I do rather like [name_f]Scotia[/name_f] (Skoh-shah), which lends itself to the nickname [name_u]Scottie[/name_u].
Maybe [name_m]Scott[/name_m] as a middle name, family nn [name_u]Scottie[/name_u]? I love [name_f]Scotia[/name_f], too. It’s probably not what you wanted to hear, I just really can’t imagine being pleased to have that name myself.
I don’t have much of a comment. [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] feels like a boy to me, but increasingly we are hearing more tradionallh “boy names” on girls, like [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Sam[/name_u], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], etc etc.
Seeing or hearing about a girl [name_u]Scottie[/name_u] wouldn’t ruffle my feathers, but I am very lenient with naming. As long as it’s not offensive, go for it.
I will introduce you to [name_f]Scota[/name_f], which I stumbled upon earlier today and saved it to my dog name list. The name and its story, is strong and powerful. I will also add that I name my animals “human names”, most of which I’d consider guilty pleasure names that I wouldn’t feel comfortable using or that are too traditional. An example is my male dog, [name_u]Jules[/name_u]. I really like that name but couldn’t imagine it on a little black boy!!
