20 of the most unusual baby names in Scotland

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Mar 2018, 17:00 GMT

Updated 20th Mar 2018, 18:13 GMT

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

placeholder image — 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

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.

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

Amazon and Queen-Johanna among unusual baby names in Scotland

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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