MadScot
Brandy's back!
Well, I'm Scottish and my surname doesn't even appear on the list at all. And my forename is on the list, but not 'Scottish'. Although it's a fairly Scottish name to be considered non-Scottish.
Scottish Name Crisis?
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aaminion00
Stoned
MadScot, a lot of Scottish names have changed significantly since their ancestors arrived in America. But then again you'd know more about this then I would.
As for you Calgacus, I think you have a right to be slightly worried, but don't lose any sleep over it. When you're so close to surrounding countries, and those are the names that come up in popular culture so much, it's bound to happen. Scotland is not alone in this. When was the last time you've seen a guy on TV named "Muir".
Scotland has had too long of a history, and is too proud, to ever lose it's culture significantly.
As for you Calgacus, I think you have a right to be slightly worried, but don't lose any sleep over it. When you're so close to surrounding countries, and those are the names that come up in popular culture so much, it's bound to happen. Scotland is not alone in this. When was the last time you've seen a guy on TV named "Muir".
Scotland has had too long of a history, and is too proud, to ever lose it's culture significantly.
MadScot
Brandy's back!
Well, not really. I'm Scottish. As in born and raised there.
As an aside, I don't understand people born in the US (or Canada) for that matter who consider themselves "Scottish", "Irish" etc. Even the hyphenated thing is a bit odd to me, but when people leave out the "-American" part it is odd. To me.
willemvanoranje
Curitibano
yeah, same here. They're just 100% American, their parents are, and their grandparents usually are too. I could understand if they said they had German or Irish descendence or ancestors, but not that they are Irish or German. I am Dutch-German, have both nationalities and know both languages and cultures (not that different), as where most Americans have no idea of Irish, Scottish, German, Dutch or of whatever descendence they are.
Drewcifer
Agent of Karma
Especially when it is 300 years old or such. I will hyphen with Norwegian because I still know my family there (in Stavanger) but all the the other hyphens are just for conversation - though Massachusetts Puritain is cool. I think that that surnames make no difference if people feel a local tie (Scotlandwise or otherwise).
Kan' Sharuminar
Fluffy
Nyah, I be Scottish (born, raised, still here etc) and neither my first nor my last name appears on either list. I must have an ultra-rare name or somet 
At any rate, it hardly bothers me. A name hardly symbolises my nationality, and parents should be allowed to name their children anything they want (within reason, naturally
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And if anyone argues, my mother's maiden name was MacDonald, so raa! to you
At any rate, it hardly bothers me. A name hardly symbolises my nationality, and parents should be allowed to name their children anything they want (within reason, naturally
)And if anyone argues, my mother's maiden name was MacDonald, so raa! to you
First names come in trends and don't have any real effect on culture.
The christian names are always steady, and every now and again there will be a resurgance in traditional names, but its an open book for first names. Parents want there kids to have popular sounding names but something that sounds a little different.
A lot of the old traditional Scots/Irish names sound wierd in todays world, I for for one wouldn'd want to name my son 'Mungo'. He'd get his head slapped about at school.
The christian names are always steady, and every now and again there will be a resurgance in traditional names, but its an open book for first names. Parents want there kids to have popular sounding names but something that sounds a little different.
A lot of the old traditional Scots/Irish names sound wierd in todays world, I for for one wouldn'd want to name my son 'Mungo'. He'd get his head slapped about at school.
Oh no! I had a feeling you'd catch on to my plan of taking over Scotland by secretly paying parents to name their kids Ryan, Jack, and Andrew! Whatever is there for me to do now?
But seriously, why does it really matter? Times change, and you can't expect Scottish tradition to strongly last forever. And besides, I don't think it's very likely that this is a sign of a Scottish cultural collapse; my prediction (and I guess the same with some others) is that this is just a trend, and soon naming your kid a traditional Scottish name will become popular. At least here in America, people seem to like to have a cultural identity.
But seriously, why does it really matter? Times change, and you can't expect Scottish tradition to strongly last forever. And besides, I don't think it's very likely that this is a sign of a Scottish cultural collapse; my prediction (and I guess the same with some others) is that this is just a trend, and soon naming your kid a traditional Scottish name will become popular. At least here in America, people seem to like to have a cultural identity.
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