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Cute and not so noticable theme. They work.

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Shane & Elizabeth
11/20/04

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We are future parents to:

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Benjamin Luke, Alexander

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Sara Anneliese, Rachel Sophia

I'm Scottish and I love the names Ishbel, Marsaili (rhmes with parsley) Eilidh (pn AY-ley), and Fiona for girls.

I like Isla. Skye looks trendy, Isobel is misspellt to me, and McKenna is a boy name and trashy on a girl imo. Finn Lachlan is ok but nms.

Hi, my boyfriend is from Scotland too. :-)

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I really like Isla Isobel! it looks like a beautiful combination. Skye is pretty too, but it does sound trendy and people might not understand the reference to the Scottish island.

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Sarena x

DD: Isla Isobel - really beautiful
DD: Skye McKenna - way too trendy looking
DS: Finn Lachlan - great but ... it sounds a bit like a 'scot-stereotype' if you know what I mean

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I like the shortness and simplicity of all the names :)

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alice x

I love Isla (prefer the spelling Islay - it's pr'd the same though), Skye and Finn. I also like Lochlann in that spelling.

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There is a very strong Scottish tradition of using the mother's maiden name as a middle name for the firstborn child. You see it at least 50% of the time in the Birth Announcements I read. For that reason, I find McKenna confusing as a mn if it *isn't* I family name. My surname is MacKenna, so I'm biased towards that spelling :-)

Isla Isobel -nms
Skye McKenna -like Skye. James and I own a house there because it's a good spot for photography and that's what he does. McKenna is too surname-y because of the "Mc" all I see is "Son of.."
Finn Lachlan -love it! Love Lachlan; love finn(but Finn is not Scottish).

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-Seda*

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Never try to make anyone like yourself. You know, and God knows, that one of you is enough. -Emerson
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I love your names, they are beautiful. Isobel is exactly how i like it spelt and Isla is gorgeous. i am not sure how well thy go together though. I have a friend named Isla and her mn is Marie if that helps. I think all your other choices work well. they are lovely (although McKenna is nmsaa).

I love Isla, obviously (it's not my real name but it's my favorite girl's name), but it seems a bit "I" heavy with Isobel. My fav. combos with it are Isla Camille and Isla Maeve, but those mn's aren't Scottish, obviously. Do you like Elspeth? I don't know that it goes very well with Isla, but it's something to consider--Elspeth is the Scottish form of Elizabeth, and Isabelle is a form of Elizabeth.

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I love Finn Lachlan. I don't care for Skye McKenna at all, though, sorry. Skye might be ok as a mn, but McKenna is too trendy imo.

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Suggestions:
(girls)
Iona
Edme - Scottish form of Esme
Sine
Fenella, Lorna, Mairead, Maisie - I know they're not 4 letters, but maybe as a mn?

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(boys)
Iain
Rory
Ross

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DD: Isla Isobel~ I adore Isla. I love Isobel, but I don't like it pronunced like Isabel. Together, they sound nice.
DD: Skye McKenna~ WAY too trendy for me. I had a parakeet named Skye, and I think the name fits best on a pet.
DS: Finn Lachlan~ It doesn't flow at all. Finlay Lachlan sounds a little better. As it is, there's too much N and it sounds far too clipped.

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Patterns are for quilts, not for baby names. I wouldn't worry about how many letters are in a name--it seems silly.

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Array

I like the name Isabelle (that spelling only).

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Did you choose those first names, aside from them being Scottish, but because they had four letters? Sorry, but I don't agree with that, as I think there are better ways to honor parents within the names, and it's the start of a naming theme. Sorry if that offends you.

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-Lissa Hannah-
As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead. - Allan Bloom