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I love Hamish! It's a great name.

I love Hamish! It would sound really good with a Scottish surname. (It would only sound good with a Scottish surname, when I think about it). I name that stikes me of having a similar feel is Ewan.

I really like Hamish. It's very gold and warm and strong and grounded. Names I think have a similar feel are Angus, Seamus, James, Mackenzie, Alasdair, Darragh/Daire, Francis, and Malachy.

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I think these would work:
Angus John Derry
Angus Kyle Richard
Seamus John Derry
Seamus Kyle Richrd
James Kyle Richard - I like this one
Alasdair John Derry
Darragh John Derry
Francis Kyle Richard
Francis John Derry - my favorite
Malachy Kyle Richard
Malachy John Derry

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I'm not sure about Mackenzie because perhapd that is the Scottish last name you're talking about. Or it wouldn't sound good with your last name... could have repetitive Mc sounds.

This message was edited 5/21/2009, 12:40 PM

I adore Hamish! It sounds lovely with my Scottish maiden name, but silly with my married French name, so it's stuck in the middle. Some other names I would suggest would be Kester, Flynn, Finnegan, Alasdair, Dougal, Fergus, and my dad's name, Ian,

I'm not really a fan of Hamish, but I think it's nice enough.

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Names with a similar feel:

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Alistair / Alasdair
Tavish
Jago
Lachlan
Angus
Finlay
Calum
Rhys
Cormac
Fraser
Duncan
Owen
Lorcan
Euan / Ewan
Fergus
Jory
Innes
Gregor
Pasco
Sawney
Merryn
Jowan
Keir
Lennox
Murray
Piran
Darragh
Rory
Connor
Morgan
Dylan
Glen

This message was edited 5/21/2009, 11:25 AM

Hamish John Derry McScottish sounds great to me. The Derry in there makes me want to dance a jig. :-) Hamish John Dermot would make me happy too.

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I hope you're in the UK. Here in the US, people tend to think the name is pronounced with a short "a" as in "ham." I don't see it, but it's surprising how often it's mispronounced even around this board.

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I'm happy to be wrong. I'd love to see "HAY-mish" become more known.

This message was edited 5/21/2009, 11:21 AM