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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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NotBeforeCoffee · 02/03/2026 21:07

thebeautifulsky · 01/03/2026 17:37

My niece's friends in her class:

Hunter
Wilfred
Agustus

Nevaeh
Ruby-Lea
Iris
Betty

Not one of these is unusual today

Gherkinslice · 02/03/2026 20:55

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!

Lark...and Atlas

Mugcake · 02/03/2026 20:49

Aster (boy)
Tallulah
Kaia
Rio
Orrin
William
Willowby

crazybeelady · 02/03/2026 20:48

Ds girlfriend is Tokyo. She is 15 and as far as I know doesn’t have Japanese heritage

GraySweatpants · 02/03/2026 20:43

My neighbour’s kids:

Phoenix
Wednesday & Maddox (twins)

All white British

MinPinSins · 02/03/2026 20:37

Kerensa70 · 02/03/2026 19:22

I have a Daphne and last year a Soleil (sun in French) both beautiful and suited them both a lot. Have had a Bear too and a Stanley.

Stanley is a top 100 name! Very far from unusual

celticprincess · 02/03/2026 20:37

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!).

It was made popular on hollyoaks around the 1990s. Think the character is still in the show now!!

Wetwipe44 · 02/03/2026 20:36

My daughters nursery has a Derek a Dave and a Mark and a Jane lol

Mcdhotchoc · 02/03/2026 20:24

Denim and Cinderella

Ladymeade · 02/03/2026 20:10

Wolf, Bear & Fox (siblings)

User6761 · 02/03/2026 19:59

Nirvana, Cedar, Taj, Allan and Ernestine. All aged under 12.

sewingqueen · 02/03/2026 19:51

In my son's school there's (you're totally not ready for this 😂)

Botha
Belta
Justice
Legend
Lush
Promise
Legacy
Awesome

There's more but I can't remember the rest

Jellybubbamama0987 · 02/03/2026 19:47

Adults now but Jago (M) Zena (F)Bentley (M)Elvin (M) Inga (F) Dorcus-Sunshine (F) Dalton (M) Keiko (F). My mum
shortlisted for me Electra, Anouska or Katinka. We’re English btw

MoonshineSally · 02/03/2026 19:40

Joan.

Ultravox · 02/03/2026 19:36

Zephr
Beathan
Maverick
Otis

MoonshineSally · 02/03/2026 19:35

ImDoneOnceAndForAll2 · 02/03/2026 18:50

Fox was unusual but that was 12 years ago now and iv heard it alot more since then

I've heard it a lot too.

HelenaWilson · 02/03/2026 19:35

Dolly I believe It’s Irish

A short form of Dorothy

Dewi - pronounced "doh-ee."

A Welsh form of David

Daisythepussycat · 02/03/2026 19:32

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!).

The cars are named after a lady called Mercedes Jellinek. I have often thought it would be more interesting if they had used her surname instead of her first name - Jellinek-Benz has a certain ring to it, doncha think? 😀

Woodfiresareamazing · 02/03/2026 19:26

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 read your first line that the name was 'Mercedes 35'! 😄

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 02/03/2026 19:24

My boys’ names were brave at the time. They are now very unremarkable. We’ve not met anyone with the eldest’s names (he’s 30). DS2 however, while it was really out there at the time, he’s been followed by a gazillion others. They are all 5-10 years younger though.

Kerensa70 · 02/03/2026 19:22

I have a Daphne and last year a Soleil (sun in French) both beautiful and suited them both a lot. Have had a Bear too and a Stanley.

Nineandahalf · 02/03/2026 19:20

beadystar · 02/03/2026 18:44

Friends was at its peak 20 years ago. There are lots of 20 something Rachels and I know a few primary age ones too. It’s a classic. I know a baby Maude, a baby Mabel and a baby Ernie, still on the old people revival names in my area!

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Yeah good point. I've been a teacher for 18 years and I only had my first Rachel this year though!

riceuten · 02/03/2026 19:18

I work in an area with a large West African population. So I’m all unusual named out, to be honest, something like Sweetness, Charity, and Lovely are fairly unremarkable.

YouLookNiceJackie · 02/03/2026 19:15

Chardonnay, Coco-lilybelle, Dakota, Rora, Rufus, Kitt