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HelpRe: Scottish/English Names - girls
in reply to a message by Felie
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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