tartaneskimowifey's list "Longer names" of 3 great name ideas: Willoughby - Macgregor!

Longer names

A list of longer names that I think would work really well with a one syllable surname.

Energetic Willoughby is a familiar last name, but, as yet, makes for a unique choice in the first spot. An unexpected way to get to popular short forms Will and Billy, Willoughby could make an interesting alternative to William.
 
Despite its similarities to the popular classic, Willoughby has a different meaning and origin to the Germanic William. Derived from Old English and Old Norse, it means "farm near the willows" or perhaps "willow town" if you interpret the second element of the name as meaning "settlement". Outdoorsy and nature-connected, Willoughby may appeal to those who like Barnaby and Zebedee. 
 Willoughby Patterne is the protagonist of the George Meredith novel, The Egotist, while Willoughby Sharp was a contemporary artist, curator, critic and founder of the seminal art magazine, Avalanche. There is a classic 1962 British children's novel titled The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken that was made into a film in 1989.
 
The name was also selected by British reality TV star, Lucy Watson, for her son born in 2023.

Willoughby

Antique girl names like Louise, Louisa, Loretta, and Etta are all on the rise, and Louetta is a hidden gem among them. Rumer Willis revived this vintage compound name for her daughter, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis in 2023.
 
Louetta, an elaborate diminutive of Lou or Louise, was used consistently from the 1910s-1960s' but has never been given to more than 50 baby girls in a single year. In fact, between 1979 and 2019, it didn't appear in the US stats at all and a recent year saw it given to just 7 babies while similar Luetta was chosen for 5.

Louetta

Interesting possibility for the son or grandson of a Gregory. 