scottish islands inspiring choices of baby names?...the inspiration for baby names comes from many...
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A few parents opted for more unusual island names for theirbabiesH Jura7 Gigha7 Eriskay7 Kerrera7 Coll7 Tiree and Uist wereall names given to babies in Scotland over the last 42 yearsH
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Scottish islands inspiringchoices of baby names?
The inspiration for baby names comes from manydifferent sourcesH Scottish islands appear to haveinfluenced parents’ choice of names for their babiesH
Lewis began to grow in popularity in the 9Fs and reached apeak of 818 in 2FF3H
Boys called
Lewis
25
321
818
1974 2F16
Harris was rarely used as a forename before 2FFF but hasincreased in recent years with 3F6 baby boys in 2F15H
F
274
3F6
1974 2F16
Boys called
Harris
Arran increased during the 9Fs to reach a peak of 129 in 2FF6H
3
127
129
1974 2F16
Boys called
Arran
Skye was rarely used until the mid 199FsH It rose to a peak of198 in 2FF7 but has fallen in popularity in recent yearsH
1
114
198
1974 2F16
Girls called
Skye
Iona increased in popularity in the mid 199Fs and reached apeak of 144 in 2FF7H
26
67
144
1974 2F16
Girls called
Iona
Few baby girls were given the name Islay with the samespelling as the islandH The alternative spelling7 Isla7 was the4th most popular name in 2F16H
1
12
16
1974 2F16
Girls called
Islay