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

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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