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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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Ultravox · 01/03/2026 17:00

Lark - really suits her!

Cetera · 01/03/2026 16:59

I work in a children’s activity setting for kids 0-11yrs. I’d say I’ve seen almost all of the names mentioned here. The most unusual name now would probably be something like Claire or Mark!

PoweredBySheerSpite · 01/03/2026 16:59

My DD had three - THREE - Ians in her primary school class (she’s 13 now)!

UltraAlox5 · 01/03/2026 16:57

Side note, freaking LOVE Queenie

UltraAlox5 · 01/03/2026 16:56

Girl - Viper

Sometimeswinning · 01/03/2026 16:54

teaandtoastwouldbenice · 01/03/2026 16:40

Mary
Tiger
Queenie
All girls, white British

Queenie is an English name.

TrentCrimmsflowinglocks · 01/03/2026 16:46

Not all in my son’s class but I know a Kip, a Lyric, a Fox and a River.

mraladdinsir · 01/03/2026 16:44

Princess - although I must say I love it! Also have a Pegah (Peggie) in the other same age group class

Dancingsquirrels · 01/03/2026 16:43

Electra

HoppityBun · 01/03/2026 16:43

teaandtoastwouldbenice · 01/03/2026 16:40

Mary
Tiger
Queenie
All girls, white British

Goodness! Queenie is a name that I genuinely never thought would come back.

teaandtoastwouldbenice · 01/03/2026 16:40

Mary
Tiger
Queenie
All girls, white British

DizziLizzy · 01/03/2026 16:37

Boston
Red
Chia
Bloom

ThatNaiceMember · 01/03/2026 16:35

We had a Persephone and a Seren both of which I liked. Boy wise though fairly usual names tbh.

DoubleDoubleDown · 01/03/2026 16:35

Lots of different nationalities at my kids schools. Persian, Turkish, Nigerian, Danish to name a few. Some really beautiful names. Senya and Ngozi are 2 of my favorites.

Ohyeahitsme · 01/03/2026 16:34

Iain and John are the most unusual in my kids school,a only because they're associated more with my age group than my kids.

Flyndo · 01/03/2026 16:31

My 17 year old has 2 friends called Rachel.

I'm liking some of the newer names. Forest, Devon, Phoenix. Angel I find a bit much. Don't know why really, there was one on Home and Away way back in the 90s.

ShetlandishMum · 01/03/2026 16:28

Nosejobnelly · 01/03/2026 16:25

It’s my DD’s middle name (under 35).

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Same here.

ShetlandishMum · 01/03/2026 16:26

Stopandlook · 01/03/2026 15:52

we have a ‘Devon’

It was on my list for middle name for DC3. It was a girl, so. But it is that weird?

Nosejobnelly · 01/03/2026 16:25

Nineandahalf · 01/03/2026 16:09

The one that stood out to me was Rachel
You don't often hear that on under 35s!

It’s my DD’s middle name (under 35).

ArchieStar · 01/03/2026 16:25

I know of a…

Shirley
Caillou
Kaitlind
LeKeisha
AAliyah (2 capital A are deliberate)

EveryKneeShallBow · 01/03/2026 16:24

AffIt · 01/03/2026 16:10

I went to school with a girl called Mercedes 35 years ago (she was Spanish and it's not an unusual name in Spain, but it was in the west of Scotland in the 1990s!).

I considered that for my DD not quite 35 years ago. We aren’t Spanish. Didn’t quite have the nerve in the end. Glad she wasn’t a boy though because we were set on Alexander and there were four in her small rural reception class.

Fingalscave · 01/03/2026 16:19

Not school, but in the next road is a little girl called Parker.

heartsinvisiblefury · 01/03/2026 16:16

Ocean and Wilf

LondonElle · 01/03/2026 16:13

Precious ( not a cultural name) Basil Herbie Stanley ( girl) Veronica

Bushmillsbabe · 01/03/2026 16:11

Thor, Star, Wolf are all in my daughters year. And Gary - not an unusual name, but not one you hear much at primary age