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HelpRe: Campbell/Macaulay or ?
in reply to a message by TARA
I have four male family members with a Scottish ln: Gary, Stuart, Alexander and Benjamin James.
Campbell has two major disadvantages: camp, as in showily homosexual (public prejudice, not my own!) and the -bell element, with hundreds of little Isabelle and Arabella girls running around and answering to Belle or Bella. It would be fine as a mn, but not for daily use.
On this site, if you click on Names (top line), Popularity and scroll down, you'll find the most popular names currently in use in Scotland. Rory and Archie jumped out at me; so did Finlay, since you enjoy Finn. Perhaps that list might give you some ideas.
Campbell has two major disadvantages: camp, as in showily homosexual (public prejudice, not my own!) and the -bell element, with hundreds of little Isabelle and Arabella girls running around and answering to Belle or Bella. It would be fine as a mn, but not for daily use.
On this site, if you click on Names (top line), Popularity and scroll down, you'll find the most popular names currently in use in Scotland. Rory and Archie jumped out at me; so did Finlay, since you enjoy Finn. Perhaps that list might give you some ideas.
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Thanks for replying! I used to love Archie and it was my grampas name. Unfortunately there are just too many Archie's around at the moment and my husband is not keen. Rory is nice and is under consideration. Its also very popular though (and what if he's a bad baby and roars and screams all the time?!)
I hadn't thought about the Camp being an issue so that is interesting. I wonder if the younger generation are less worried about campness given all the trans stuff happening. Gender and sexuality being more fluid maybe being a bit gay seeming would not be an insult. Maybe that is wishful thinking.
Been going passed Finlay a lot. Its weird but I love Finn but not Finlay. I am weird!
I hadn't thought about the Camp being an issue so that is interesting. I wonder if the younger generation are less worried about campness given all the trans stuff happening. Gender and sexuality being more fluid maybe being a bit gay seeming would not be an insult. Maybe that is wishful thinking.
Been going passed Finlay a lot. Its weird but I love Finn but not Finlay. I am weird!
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