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Most unusual names in your children’s school class

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Nightsatthelitten · 01/03/2026 15:43

What’s the most unusual name a child in your kids class at school has had?
Almost every other child I know is called Harry, Theo, Leo, Olivia….would love to hear some unusual examples of names!

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Northernlights19 · 01/03/2026 20:27

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 01/03/2026 18:48

Poor child! She’ll be ‘Nosy’ Parker for years….

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I haven't heard that expression used since I was a child/around 20 years ago!

Marcipex · 01/03/2026 20:26

I’m amazed how many people have said Tiger.

Gottagetfitin26 · 01/03/2026 20:22

Ophelia
Rawry
Presley
Tiger

The rest are pretty normal excluding different nationalities

Bumblingbee101 · 01/03/2026 20:21

Artemis, Jessamy, Artlo (only can imagine its a combination of Arti and Arlo) and Bellatrix (yes from Harry Potter!)

Notashamed13 · 01/03/2026 20:19

Echo, Fortescue and Pollyanna........Ye Gods!!!!

PurpleH · 01/03/2026 20:19

Buzz, Buddy, Ernie, Basil, Lo, Maia, Monty

Poststandardisation · 01/03/2026 20:18

Any baby Sues anywhere? Half the over 80s i know are called Sue, so wondering if that's coming back.

Lifeomars · 01/03/2026 20:18

I'm on countdown to becoming a great auntie to a baby boy and the parents to be are not discussing name choices so it will be an exciting surprise, personally I love Fox but whatever they chose I am sure it will suit him. Only a few weeks to go!

Loriclimbs · 01/03/2026 20:17

I think the oddest names in my children's school is probably my own children's names. They were born in Ireland and I named them lovely, not uncommon, irish names...then moved to London where people look at us like we have three heads if they have to spell their names.

1000StrawberryLollies · 01/03/2026 20:16

I don't know that many names from ds' 6th form classes, but there is a boy called Aubrey, which is a bit unusual.

I'm a teacher and have loads of students with unusual names. My favourite is Ysandre!

BloodyBoilingInHere · 01/03/2026 20:14

There's an Orlando. I asked his dad "Shakespeare?" and he frowned and said "no, Bloom."

There's a girl called Tulane, which i think is both unusual and beautiful.

Slowdownyouredoingfine · 01/03/2026 20:11

Boy - Cassius

Girl - Pippa

Both nice kids and I like both names.

Abd80 · 01/03/2026 20:09

Wilf

ThatNaiceMember · 01/03/2026 20:03

Spidey66 · 01/03/2026 18:48

Seren isn't that unusual, it's very common in Wales. I think it's a lovely name.

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Haha of course, I meant for where I live (currently not Wales although I have lived there in the past). It is lovely.

Marble10 · 01/03/2026 19:58

Fox (boy)
Blue (Blu? Possibly ? girl)

PutTheScrewInTheTuna · 01/03/2026 19:57

Rita-Rose
Onslow
Darwin (secretly love this one!)
Eunice
Kline (Girl)
Toulouse

Dunglowing · 01/03/2026 19:56

Rosario, Antigone, Beulah, Gloria, Meredith, Delores

Jarlath, Cornelius, Ignatius, Aloysuis, Enzo, Geno, Horatio, Jolyon

My son and daughters names are in the above.

Simonjt · 01/03/2026 19:56

At our sons last school there was a Wolfgang, it suited him so much. There was also a little girl called Siren, as in Greek mythology, not a police siren.

Pliudev · 01/03/2026 19:55

We had lunch with a poet whose DD was called Celestial Tranquility. She was quite naughty.

Mumandcarer80 · 01/03/2026 19:54

Boux I just want to say I hate unusual names. What’s worse is when they change the spelling. I was the only girl in my infants and junior school I hated it. My name is popular now I’m not saying what the name is as it’s outing.

FartyAnimal · 01/03/2026 19:54

Ptolemt, Phoenix, Boris, Oritchay

Sassylovesbooks · 01/03/2026 19:54

There used to be a Godrick in the school I used to work at.

Vivienne1000 · 01/03/2026 19:53

It doesn’t matter what you call your child. Teenagers will find nicknames for all of them….

fairmaidofutopia · 01/03/2026 19:52

Harbour and Tallow

Flinderskleepers · 01/03/2026 19:52

Ziggy and Oslo. Both awful. Especially if not a David bowie fan, or you haven't been to Norway respectively.

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