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Nightsatthelitten · 2026-03-01T15:43:54+00:00

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!

ToWhitToWhoo · 02/03/2026 18:30

HelenaWilson · 02/03/2026 16:11

I know of a spurgeon from that neck of the woods but he’s homeschooled with the rest of his siblings and they are fundamentalist too. I believe it was his father that named him,

There's Moody Spurgeon Macpherson in the Anne books. With names like that I assume they're surnames of family members, but while some surnames are perfectly ok as firstnames, I wouldn't land a child with Moody or Spurgeon.

Her sons are Ike and Rudi

Rudi is ok. Ike makes me think of Gen. Eisenhower, whose nickname it was, but I don't suppose many people of an age to be naming a child would think of him.

Moody Spurgeon Macpherson was said to be named after two preachers/evangelists.

But 'Moody' is a pretty unfortunate name by any standards,

Dontpretenditssuchamystery · 02/03/2026 18:28

Love the name Queenie i have a dog with the name

HughGrantsfurrysquirrel · 02/03/2026 18:28

River. Meadow. Willow. All lovely.
Dewi - pronounced "doh-ee."
The most unusual (what the heck were you on) name, was a girl called "Special" in my daughter's class. Thankfully, she's bright and popular.

ByRedBee · 02/03/2026 18:28

Dolly I believe It’s Irish

Dontpretenditssuchamystery · 02/03/2026 18:26

We have a
Honey
and a
boy - Odin in my daughters year

FordExplorer · 02/03/2026 18:26

Cosmo! I stupidly said to his mum “…..sorry, i don’t know his real name!” thinking that Cosmo was a nickname! 🤦🏼‍♀️ As if you’d name your child after a cocktail

Snowball456 · 02/03/2026 18:25

Most unusual …. Lea-ah …pronounced Leah right?
Nope … it’s pronounced Lea dash ah.
Poor kid

JasperHale · 02/03/2026 18:24

Rafe
Esme
River
Forest
Odin

Jupitercore · 02/03/2026 18:21

We have:
River (M)
Cherise (F)
Ziggy (M)
Magenta- Moon (F)

LouiseK93 · 02/03/2026 18:16

Ermius

restingbitchface30 · 02/03/2026 18:14

I worked in a nursery and there was a zavi. Loved that name and it really suited him.

DixiePeach · 02/03/2026 18:10

prince will

ColdWaterDipper · 02/03/2026 18:08

Boys selective prep / senior school - Tarquin, Ferdi, Rufus, Fergus, Montague and Otto are the ones that have stood out to me (all lovely names but unusual). Most are called Harry/Henry, William, Rupert, Edward, Charles etc. Oliver and Noah seem to be about the most popular names in both year groups (equivalent of yr 7 & 9). Oh and there’s a Julian which made me laugh as that’s a name that seemed old fashioned when I was a child in the 80s! Also in year 7 in particular there’s a bit of a resurgence in 80s names - mark, Daniel, Dominic, Matthew etc.

TakeALookAtTheseSwatches · 02/03/2026 17:49

I think the most unusual in my daughter's class is probably Olympia. There's a little boy called DivineGrace too, I think it's a beautiful name but I do think it may cause him problems when he's a bit older.

Goldenbear · 02/03/2026 17:45

Jamie (girl), Vanessa,

Richard

Oh and Bridget

Goldenbear · 02/03/2026 17:45

Jamie (girl), Vanessa,

Richard

Rituelec · 02/03/2026 17:40

Ptolomy

Or ones that are not unusual as such but definitely unusual for under 15s:

Bernadette
Janice
Lance

Knittedanimal · 02/03/2026 17:35

This one wins.
Although my sil did come across a chikd named Theone, as in 'The One.'

EnchentButteler · 02/03/2026 17:06

Knittedanimal · 01/03/2026 21:39

Skagg?! Isn't that Liverpudlian for heroin? 🤣

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Yeah! I was sorting out some named things for the PTA and questioned whether it was a mistake. No apparently.

Murfmeister · 02/03/2026 17:00

There are some lovely names on here.

I like the Autumn / Winter/ Bracken type ones for girls and love Parker!

MrsAvocet · 02/03/2026 16:22

HelenaWilson · 02/03/2026 16:11

I know of a spurgeon from that neck of the woods but he’s homeschooled with the rest of his siblings and they are fundamentalist too. I believe it was his father that named him,

There's Moody Spurgeon Macpherson in the Anne books. With names like that I assume they're surnames of family members, but while some surnames are perfectly ok as firstnames, I wouldn't land a child with Moody or Spurgeon.

Her sons are Ike and Rudi

Rudi is ok. Ike makes me think of Gen. Eisenhower, whose nickname it was, but I don't suppose many people of an age to be naming a child would think of him.

I would assume that someone named Spurgeon from a fundamentalist Christian background was named after Charles Spurgeon, the prominent nineteenth century Baptist preacher, much like there plenty of Methodists named their sons Wesley.
There waa also a very well known American evangelist with the surname Moody at around the same time as Spurgeon was active.

HelenaWilson · 02/03/2026 16:11

I know of a spurgeon from that neck of the woods but he’s homeschooled with the rest of his siblings and they are fundamentalist too. I believe it was his father that named him,

There's Moody Spurgeon Macpherson in the Anne books. With names like that I assume they're surnames of family members, but while some surnames are perfectly ok as firstnames, I wouldn't land a child with Moody or Spurgeon.

Her sons are Ike and Rudi

Rudi is ok. Ike makes me think of Gen. Eisenhower, whose nickname it was, but I don't suppose many people of an age to be naming a child would think of him.

monicagellerbing · 02/03/2026 15:02

Not in my child’s class but I follow a creator on TikTok and she’s called her new baby daughter Velma. Her sons are Ike and Rudi 🙄

TheonlywayIcouldbe · 02/03/2026 14:49

We had a Prince Messiah in DD’s class. He was anything but.

CotswoldsCamilla · 02/03/2026 14:28

Sevenwondersofthewoo · 02/03/2026 14:03

I know of a spurgeon from that neck of the woods but he’s homeschooled with the rest of his siblings and they are fundamentalist too. I believe it was his father that named him, cos all the rest of the kids have normal names or would that be suitable names cos mum put her foot down after that. Well that’s what I think happened anyways.

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Ah yes. In fact the family I was speaking of are also a family of 19 biological kids. Those poor women!!