This week I've met.....

[Ineedsomesleep]

Paris, Menai and Atlanta. Paris and Atlanta are toddlers, Menai is the MIL new friend.

So I was wondering, whats the most unusual place name thats been given to some poor unfortunate sod.

[lilacbloom]

I know a Piza, as in the leaning tower of.

[bluewolf]

B'Irmingham - a fine upstanding lad of 5. Most people call him Birmie, which sound so similar to Bernie that no one bats an eye lid. Did you hear about the girl who was awarded ward of court cos her parents named her Tululah Kuhlua does the Hula? She was 10 or 11 before the law got involved tho.

[NormaStanleyBelcher]

Wardlaw

Bloke I know (of) in the scottish borders

I mean - what a fantastic name

(tis the name of a hill/mountain)

[bikerunski]

My middle name is Liguanea, which is a small town in Jamaica where my dad lived for a long time.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liguanea

[lauraloola]

I know a 3 year old called Millan. Her parents have never been there they just liked the name - They didnt even spell it right!!

[rosealbie]

I used to work with a Verona

[serin]

Adelaide, and her brother Sydney were OAP neighbors of my parents.

[TwoWindyDays]

Adelaide is lovely, was a name before a place tho.

I know a Bryher, Silley Isles Island.

[CuckooChocolateOrange]

I know a woman wiht a Zebedee and a Montana. Ffs. She's in Australia now. Emigrated. At first, when I met her, I thought she was emigrating to Montana. Took me a while to figure it all out.

[CuckooChocolateOrange]

Kinvara.

[suzywong]

Staines

[belgo]

Milan was unfortunately the most popular boy's name in Belgium for a good few years.

Adelaide is a very old french girl's name - very pretty when said with a french accent.

[CuckooChocolateOrange]

Yeah, it is pretty except I can't get past the fact that Laide is ugly in French, so I would be trying NOT to say it in a French accent!

[Mamazon]

nicole Richie has named her daughter Harlow.

i quite like it actually.

A local woman gave birth outside a large tower block recently so named her daughter after that.....Astral (towers)

[castille]

In French the name is spelt Adélaïde and pronounced Adel-eye-eed.

Not at all like laide (pron led)

I know two, both v pretty!

[Littlefish]

I taught a little girl called Lamorna (Cornish town/village I think).

I always thought it was realy pretty.

[oysterpots]

I know a Venetia who spent a summer in Venice

[MadameCastafiore]

My best friend's mum has the middle name Adelaide - we think it is hilarious - she is so not an Adelaide!

God and Harlow - why would you name your kid after there?

[CuppaTeaJanice]

There's a Texas at one of the local baby groups. His brother is called Tennessee.

[Sassamac]

I have a DD called Sydney. Tis a real name though, as are lots of placenames, Georgia, India, Skye for e.g. are some of my faves and I know a few of.
I know a friend with a DD Mali which I was thought was fab til I realised its just welsh for Molly.
As a teen I had a friend called Kendal (as in mint cake, in the Lake District). I still love that name now.

Some of the names here are lovely and I think labelling the bearers as 'poor unfortunates sods' as in the OP is a bit harsh.

Harlow is awful though but I can say that because I was born there.

re Kinvara I had no idea it was a placename - whereabouts is it?
I have only heard of it because its the daughter of either Charley Boorman or Ewan McGregor, cant remember which.
I like it actually, like K names generally infact, but they dont go with our surname.

struggling to think of any examples of boys names though!

[scorpio1]

Lamorna has about 5 houses, lol!

Morvah
Sennen
Lamorna

[mrz]

My mother's uncle married a lady called Mauritania her father was captain of the ship rather than a connection to the country.

[cheesesarnie]

i know someone with middle name vienna.
and a paris and an india

[cheesesarnie]

paris was a man though.

[NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain]

Also know a Kendal.

I went to school with an Iona (Scottish isle) still like the name now.