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Question: Do you know any Scottish female names!.!?
I know some Scottish male names like Jock and Dougal!. But am at a loss when it comes to girl names!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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First, you need to differentiate between the Scots' dialect of English and Scottish Gaelic!. Scottish families have traditionally given their girls names like Mary, Margaret ("Peggy"), Jean, Elizabeth, Janet, and Joan!. Pull out Muriel Sparks' "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", and you will see just which girl's names have traditionally been popular in Scotland!. Of course, many girls' names have a Scottish-Gaelic form:
---Anna (Ann)
---Barabal (Barbara)
---Beathag (Becky, Betsy) -- not a name to choose because of its last three letters, "hag"
---Beatris (Beatrix)
---Catriona (Catherine)
---Cairistiona (Christina) and its pet form Christy; I have also found instances when Scottish girls were named Christian rather than Christina
---Diorbhal (Dorothy)
---Ealasaid (Elisabeth) and its pet form Elspeth
---Eubha (Eva)
---Iseabail (Isabel)
---Jean (Scottish form of Jeanne)
---Mairi (Mary)
---Mairead, Maighread (Margaret) and its pet form Maisie
---Saundra (Sandra)
---Seonag (Joan)
---Sinead [and its variations] Janet

also, Scottish girls like their male counterparts* were traditionally named after family members!. The oldest daughter was named after the father's mother; the second oldest girl was named after the mother's mother, and the third daughter was named after the mother!. Younger daughters from this point on were named after friends, relatives, or anyone else the family wished to honour!.
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*The first son was named after the father's father; the second son was named after the mother's father; the third son was named after the father!. Younger sons were named after friends, relatives, or anyone else the family wished to honour!.


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I second Evelyn S!. Historically there were two cultures in Scotland which spoke two different languages - the Gaelic-speaking Highlanders and the Scots-speaking Lowlanders!. Naturally, these two groups had completely different naming customs!. Scots-speakers might name their daughters Jean, Janet, Marjorie, Euphemia, Elspeth, Isobel!. Gaelic-speakers might go for Morag, Mhairi, Marsaili, Caitriona, Fionnghuala, etc!.

Murron (the name given to Wallace's name in the movie Braveheart) is not a Scottish name (Wallace's wife's name in folk tradition was "Marion")!. Nor are "Skye" or "Isla", which are place names!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Margaret, Marjorie, Elizabeth, Isabelle, Victoria!.!.think princesses and the common names in the Royal Family!.!. : )Www@QuestionHome@Com

Aila Ailee Ainslie Beitris Davina Elspeth Jeanna Murron Una, to say a few!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Morag
Senga (which is the reverse of Agnes)
Moira
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Skye
Isla
Moira
Morag
SheenaWww@QuestionHome@Com

MirrenWww@QuestionHome@Com

Ginger: Male or FemaleWww@QuestionHome@Com

Hi Hun,

I've thought of Morag, Elspeth, Aileen, Isla and Greer!.

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