Laura writes:<\/p>\n
Please help. My baby boy is due in March. His daddy is Callum and my name is Laura. We have a very Scottish last name Mac…<\/p>\n
His big sister is Rowan Christine. This suited us because the first name is both Scottish and botanical. (Dad was born in Scotland and I’m a treehugger). Her middle name is common in both our families.<\/p>\n
I have picked several first names for him. I love them all and cannot decide among them. I would not be disappointed with any of these names:<\/p>\n
Alasdair
\nBracken
\nDuncan
\nHeath
\nLachlan
\nRannoch<\/p>\nI like the middle name Malcolm because it literally means ‘son of Callum’. However, it does not go with all the names above. James (a family name) might do better with Duncan for example.<\/p>\n
Please help me choose.<\/p>\n
Thanks!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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This is the perfect place for a poll! My own choice would be Heath. I like that it’s a nature name, I like it with your surname, I like it with the sibling name, and I like how easy it is to spell and pronounce. I also think it works with the middle name Malcolm: Heath Malcolm Mac_____.<\/p>\n
My runner-up choice would be Lachlan: Celtic and nature as with the name Rowan. I would also love to see the name Alasdair become more common.<\/p>\n
Lachlan and Duncan make me think of Declan; I wonder if that would be another possibility.<\/p>\n
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