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HelpScottish/English Names - girls
Hi !!!
Please vote and comment these names..
Claire
Geillis
Sally
Laoghaire
Jenny
Laetitia
Dolina
Glenna
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Please vote and comment these names..
Claire
Geillis
Sally
Laoghaire
Jenny
Laetitia
Dolina
Glenna
Augusto Aurelio Basilio Bruno Filippo Flavio Leone Luigi Stefano Valerio
Anastasia Angelica Cassandra Clarastella Corinna Dafne Diana Dora Fiammetta Flora Gelsomina Ginevra Lavinia Luna Morgana Noemi Olimpia Perla Rosa Rossella Serena Stella Susanna
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Claire - not particularly Scottish (or English), spelled Clare, Irish connection of course. Standard and elegant.
Geillis - never heard of this. Not sure.
Sally - old fashioned, unimpressive.
Laoghaire - Irish but never that I have seen used as a first name and not for a girl.
Jenny - is an old Scots cognate of Jane or Jean (cf Janey from, Jane, Jeannie from Jean) Jessie, Jonet, Jinty, Janet also cognates of Jane/Jean. I like Jenny (Jennie).
Laetitia is not particularly Scots and rare enough in England, other than upper class or the actress Letitia Deans. Not a favoirite for me.
Dolina is the female form of Donald (Domhnall - DOl). Dolly is also common. It strikes me as old fashioned, and very "islands" in its way - but for me there are prettier Gaelic or Scots names: I like Lillias/Lileas, for example, or Eilidh.
Glenna is not a name I am fond off - it is a post-hoc feminine form of Glen, which in Scotland is traditionally a last name rather than a first name, in addition to being a Geographic Feature.
Geillis - never heard of this. Not sure.
Sally - old fashioned, unimpressive.
Laoghaire - Irish but never that I have seen used as a first name and not for a girl.
Jenny - is an old Scots cognate of Jane or Jean (cf Janey from, Jane, Jeannie from Jean) Jessie, Jonet, Jinty, Janet also cognates of Jane/Jean. I like Jenny (Jennie).
Laetitia is not particularly Scots and rare enough in England, other than upper class or the actress Letitia Deans. Not a favoirite for me.
Dolina is the female form of Donald (Domhnall - DOl). Dolly is also common. It strikes me as old fashioned, and very "islands" in its way - but for me there are prettier Gaelic or Scots names: I like Lillias/Lileas, for example, or Eilidh.
Glenna is not a name I am fond off - it is a post-hoc feminine form of Glen, which in Scotland is traditionally a last name rather than a first name, in addition to being a Geographic Feature.
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I like Clare much more than Claire, because the -i- seems to require the French pronunciation but it never happens.
I also like Sally very much: I find Sarah extremely dull, but Sally has verve and sparkle. Jenny is good as a nn for Jennifer, but not as a full name. My grandmother had a friend who was known as Jenny, but her full name was Jane. I don't think that would happen in today's world.
I really don't like the others, plus Laoghaire is masculine. Glenna is awful, it looks and sounds sloppy, as if Glenda had mounted its -d-. Brenna is the same, should be Brenda but isn't.
I also like Sally very much: I find Sarah extremely dull, but Sally has verve and sparkle. Jenny is good as a nn for Jennifer, but not as a full name. My grandmother had a friend who was known as Jenny, but her full name was Jane. I don't think that would happen in today's world.
I really don't like the others, plus Laoghaire is masculine. Glenna is awful, it looks and sounds sloppy, as if Glenda had mounted its -d-. Brenna is the same, should be Brenda but isn't.
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