20 of the most unusual baby names in Scotland

Jack and Olivia may steal the limelight as the most popular baby names in Scotland, but many parents strive to come up with something a little more unique.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Mar 2018, 17:00 BST
Updated 20th Mar 2018, 18:13 BST
ACE: The most famous Ace in recent years is Jim Carrey's pet detective Ace Ventura. Last year, four more were born in Scotland. Picture: Contributed/ KorbalACE: The most famous Ace in recent years is Jim Carrey's pet detective Ace Ventura. Last year, four more were born in Scotland. Picture: Contributed/ Korbal
ACE: The most famous Ace in recent years is Jim Carrey's pet detective Ace Ventura. Last year, four more were born in Scotland. Picture: Contributed/ Korbal

Taking inspiration from politics, comic books, cities and film, over 2,800 first names were registered only once in Scotland last year.

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These included girls named Bella-Caledonia, Indie-Star, Nirvana-Raine, Obsidian, Queen-Johannah and Ultra-Violet.

Boys with a unique name in 2017 included Amazon, Boston-Blu, Fox, Jaxn, Nimbus, Ransom, Sheriff and Tiger.

We selected 20 of the more unusual names on the birth list.

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