Harley... meet Corbynn, Bowie and Tygar

IT is a name usually associated with leather-clad bikers but for one Scottish baby it may also mean a bumpy ride in the playground in future years.

But if young Harley-Davidson finds his name a constant source of ribbing from his school peers, he should at least find solidarity with Corbynn, Dong and Blu-Tygar.

The full list of baby names chosen by parents in 2016 was released by National Records of Scotland this week and while Jack and Olivia remain the nation’s favourites, there are plenty of youngsters handed a distinctive start in life.

Some less common choices – such as Drake, Paloma, Hendrix and Bowie – are clearly tributes to stars from the worlds of pop and rock.

Others serve as a sort of guide to the places Scots hold dear including Lomond and Rannoch. However, some, such as Fountain, Fox-Valentine and Fizza, are a little harder to explain.

With a referendum on the cards, the 42 christened Alba and one boy and three girls named Indy may have timely names.

There was a also wide range of names from ancient history and mythology including Achilles, Loki, Orion and Odysseus for the boys and Artemisia, Juno, Pandora and Persephone for the girls.

Lisa Penney, spokesman for club Bounty, said: ‘Many parents like to follow celebrity trends and choose unusual names for their children but the majority know their offspring will get an easier ride if they choose a more traditional name.

‘That is why more conservative names such as Jack and Olivia win out overall.

‘For boys, there is a growing trend for “old man” names, especially those given a contemporary spin by using the nickname for the traditional variation like Alfie, Archie, Bobby, Charlie, Frankie and Freddy.’