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What is the Most Unusual Name You've Ever Heard?

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monetinfebruary · 12/02/2010 13:17

A cousin of mine named their daughter Persephone, which had us all talking as it's so unusual.
What are the most unusual names you've ever heard of?

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ChristianaTheTwelfth · 12/02/2010 13:22

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MiaWallace · 12/02/2010 13:23

Weasel for a little girl.

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Iklboo · 12/02/2010 13:25

One of the actors on London's Burning (years ago) called his daughter Glastra (using initials from members of his family)

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LetThereBeRock · 12/02/2010 13:26

Weasel? Weasel? Poor kid.

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CaptainNancy · 12/02/2010 13:29

Utensil.

You know this is going to end in tears though?

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devilsadvocaat · 12/02/2010 13:36

moon unit - girl

dweezil - boy

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Jo5677 · 12/02/2010 13:38

My Mum's middle name is Vena (pronounced Vee -na).
She has no idea where her parents got it from as they died when she was young.
I think it might be Indian but not sure and don't know what it means.
My great grandad was alos called Marmaduke, you don't here that often these days, can't think why lol

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Lubyloo · 12/02/2010 13:41

Oooh I like Marmaduke. We know a little Gandalf.

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twosofar · 12/02/2010 13:41

Antigone... which like Persephone I rather liked!

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Iklboo · 12/02/2010 13:43

Heard a mum shout Bertie, Gertie & Jemima. Not unusual per se - but it is round where we live (about 200 Tylers, Ryans etc)

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Ziggurat · 12/02/2010 13:45

Drizzle. I mean Rain is bad enough in the happy clappy stakes, but Drizzle?

Also heard of a kid back home (NZ) called Rhythm Ecstasy. Rhythm Ecstasy Smith, or some such. I don't actually know this person you understand - read about him in the papers, probably up on some sort of GBH charge...

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WreckOfTheHesperus · 12/02/2010 13:45

Rubella and Windolene (not related)...

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tartyhighheels · 12/02/2010 13:47

ozric.....

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PuppyMonkey · 12/02/2010 13:48

Shine

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slightlystressed · 12/02/2010 14:01

John

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Cortina · 12/02/2010 14:53

Friday, She was cool but she got so many jokes every day about her name! Also, Barley and Dimples.

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CardyMow · 12/02/2010 15:26

Mhairi. Pronounced Vaa-ri. Family member. Missi, so called because when her brother first saw her he said 'hello missi' and it stuck!

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Lighteningbugs · 12/02/2010 15:34

I knew a Cinderella and a Gaylord Hillary Burke

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Lighteningbugs · 12/02/2010 15:36

I also know a Tinkerbella

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arolf · 12/02/2010 15:37

I know an Antigone too - was a bit at first, but think it's lovely now.

Loudlass - I know a few Mhairis, it's fairly common north of the border!

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pixiestix · 12/02/2010 15:41

Cabinet

(The cabinet sat on the day he was born and his parents wanted to honour it)

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