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Help[Opinions] Re: Scottish place names as given names, wdyt?
in reply to a message by Lethe
I like Struan, Lorne, Nairn, Carrick, Arran (for a girl), Harris, Morven and Leven.
Lothian, Lanark, Oban and Girvan are *too* placey to me, but the sound of Lothian is nice, admittedly. It might be a cool name for someone with Scottish ancestry who wasn't actually living here. Leith has a good sound but it's not a particularly nice place! (What I've seen of it.)
How about -
Cupar
Crail
Croy (Omigoodness...We had an American tour guide named Croy in San Francisco...my dad thought it was hilarious, but I suppose it could work)
Crieff
Cullen
Elgin
Erskine
Fife
Dunoon
Rothesay
Moray
Lothian, Lanark, Oban and Girvan are *too* placey to me, but the sound of Lothian is nice, admittedly. It might be a cool name for someone with Scottish ancestry who wasn't actually living here. Leith has a good sound but it's not a particularly nice place! (What I've seen of it.)
How about -
Cupar
Crail
Croy (Omigoodness...We had an American tour guide named Croy in San Francisco...my dad thought it was hilarious, but I suppose it could work)
Crieff
Cullen
Elgin
Erskine
Fife
Dunoon
Rothesay
Moray
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Thought of more - this is great procrastination for me :)
I think the more obscure you go, the less distracting the place-name part is. Some Highland towns have got quite attractive names. How about Beauly? It's got a nice sound. Cawdor, Laggan, Lunan, Roslin, Elrick, Cairnie...there have to be a lot more vaguely namey sounding places, but I've run out totally. Lol.
I think the more obscure you go, the less distracting the place-name part is. Some Highland towns have got quite attractive names. How about Beauly? It's got a nice sound. Cawdor, Laggan, Lunan, Roslin, Elrick, Cairnie...there have to be a lot more vaguely namey sounding places, but I've run out totally. Lol.
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I knew there was more! we could probably go on for ages lol.
How on earth did I forget Fife? It's even on my pnl.
That's the problem with place names, they might sound nice but have bad associations for people who actually know them!
I like Leith...despite the place lol. Same with Girvan, and Erskine. and don't you think Linlithgow has a ring to it? I was thinking of putting Govan in, but that was just a step too far...!
hmm Croy why not?! It's just Roy with a c after all :-/
I like Elgin, Lunan and Cullen although it reminds me of cullen skink. Roslin looks like a variant spelling of Roslyn, I'm sure somebody has already used it without knowing the place. Crieff just makes me think of good grief!
How on earth did I forget Fife? It's even on my pnl.
That's the problem with place names, they might sound nice but have bad associations for people who actually know them!
I like Leith...despite the place lol. Same with Girvan, and Erskine. and don't you think Linlithgow has a ring to it? I was thinking of putting Govan in, but that was just a step too far...!
hmm Croy why not?! It's just Roy with a c after all :-/
I like Elgin, Lunan and Cullen although it reminds me of cullen skink. Roslin looks like a variant spelling of Roslyn, I'm sure somebody has already used it without knowing the place. Crieff just makes me think of good grief!
This message was edited 3/23/2008, 10:23 AM
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