Character Name

Well most Scotts names are Mac not Mc, that's Irish. If you want a common name try Bell, Campbell, Derr or Littlejohn. ( No I am not making the last one up our very rowdy ex neighbor was a Scottish immigrant with that name) The others are all from my own Scottish background... though if you toss a rock in Scotland you'll hit a Bell every time.

I think that Edward sounds the best with Samuel, but then it seems too mundane for a character unless he's just a "walk on". Sherlock doesn't sound that great with it, might make people think you're trying to immitate the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Dering sounds like Daring to me when I say it in my head, so if he's daring, go for it. McCree sounds the most Scottish to me. That one really stands out as "Hey, I'm Scottish, got it?" Actually I really like Samuel Dering McCree (like he has his Mother's last name for a middle name). That has a real ring of distinction to me. But that's just me.

I would have to go with Dering McCree. The Sherlock Edward sounds too bunched up with Samuel. The two "S"'s in a row just doesn't sound right to me. The other name sounds alot better and is easier to pronounce.

hi lilyofthethorns, actually i does not know what you have put in the discussion,any how i have heard Sherlock is a detective, i think this name you can put,in India we use first the family name means surname and then our name first name ,just like this my name is surname Kopparapu first name Sridhar last name Prasad i write this when adressing to any body Kopparapu Sridhar Prasad or K Sridhar Prasad have a nice day

Hard to say without knowing more about the character. My first choice would be Dering, although I'm not sure it's of Scottish origin. Sounds more English, but it does roll off the tongue when pared with Samuel. It also sounds well-to-do or rather "upper crust" if that's what the character is like. McCree would be my second choice and definitely sounds Scottish and could fit just about any character.

I think Samuel Dering and Samuel Edward sound pretty handsome =D It depends on what type of character he is, in my opinion. But out of all the last names given, I feel like Dering and Edward sound good. I think Dering would have to be my favorite out of the names. Oh, and if you need any more ideas for names, you can always go to BehindTheName. They have a whole ton of names (mainly first names, but you can use them for last name too) that you can choose from for your characters. If you want ideas for the last name of a character, you can go to Surnames.BehindTheName. They actually categorize by what type of name you're looking for too. There's masculine, feminine, also by the origin of the name. It's a really good site for if you don't have any ideas for character names. I hope this helped =]

well, i have heard of a lot of people using street names for last names so they dont get into trouble by the owners of names! lol but i like the name Dering.

lilyofthethorne hi try Samuel MacWhorter, as that s really scottish and I am lending you the MacWhorter from my family tree.we had a lot of samuels and the name fit with MacWhorter really well. so feel free to use it. they have all been deceased for several centuries.lol.

I'm torn between Samuel McCree or Samuel Edward. I think they are both good names. Let me know what you decide. Take care have a great day.

hey lily.. im not scottish but samuel edwards sounds like a good name.. in the end it will all come down to you on what you decide on.. goodluck