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Recent nutty names I have heard

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CockneySparra · 21/01/2011 14:23

Sigh-Anne.

I thought the woman was mispronouncing Sian, then saw the name written down. Sigh-Anne. I mean, what on earth...?

the other was a little boy called Ragen. As in Ronald Regan, but Ragen. Ragen? I am not a name snob, but I do draw the line at deliberately misspelling surnames and then using them as a first name! Grin

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PetraDish · 27/01/2011 17:41

My sister always talks of the day she heard someone calling her child across an East Dulwich cafe: Cardamom. As in pod.

I went to school with a Barbie. My sister had a girl in her year called Bimbo.

I had a boy in my year called Maiurin. Pronounced My Urine. I also once temped in university admissions and came across names such as Jesus Ponce Bravo, and Berndt Berger. I don't think any of them had parents who spoke English as a first language though, so I guess they're forgiven.

I also once heard radio phone in on embarrassing first names. One Irish guy rang in. I can't remember how you spell the name, but basically it was pronounced Anus.

lololizzy · 27/01/2011 17:25

Friend's nephew is Thor.
Knew a Penilla (female). always made me think of antibiotics

Bewildermum · 27/01/2011 17:21

In the Ceramic Experience the other day was a lovely wee boy called Woody.

I friend of mine in Aberdeen taught a Pocahontas.

salome2001 · 27/01/2011 16:14

maybe it's a cultural thing but I once had a client with forst name Princess. Maybe she coped well because her son was Prince Nazeem.

fizzyem · 27/01/2011 16:12

When I was a teenager I promised to call my firstborn son "Wolfgang Volodomir". Thank god I didn't get pregnant until I was nearly 30 and sense prevailed! (I now have two boys and yes they do have sensible names!)

nickstmoritz · 27/01/2011 15:35

My DH taught a Tia Maria. My friend has taught a Dwane Pipe (oh and also a Broderick Broadberry with a lisp)and I went to primary school with an Ivor Payne. Oh yes and also there is a Lil'Lee yes spelt like that at Preschool.

mrsmacleod · 27/01/2011 14:21

I went to school with a Persephone Watkins and a Phaedra Chubb.

Living in Hackney I've come across:
Gypsy
Pirate
Galaxie
Wolf
Pepper (a girl, think she might be the daughter of Graham Coxon of Blur fame)
Raekwon (named after a member of the Wu-Tang Clan)
Ocean
Thor

There's been loads more but I've stopped noticing now - unusual names are pretty standard around here. Both my DSs have odd names so I'm not in a position to judge. In fact I wanted to call them Wolfgang and Magnus but DH wasn't having any of it.

DS1 goes to school with a Destina and a Fatos but think these are possibly quite common Turkish names

vesuvia · 27/01/2011 13:36

Not recent, I know, but about 50 years ago, a man in New York named one of his sons "Loser" and another son "Winner".

Ironically, "Loser" has led a successful life and has been a pillar of the community. His name has had little effect on his life chances because so many people he encountered thought the name was so ridiculous that they did not call him Loser. He goes by the name of Lou.

On the other hand, "Winner" has ended up a career criminal, spending much of his life behind bars.

(It's all in the book "Freakonomics")

SouthernB · 27/01/2011 12:35

For a boy.

SouthernB · 27/01/2011 12:34

Try Danilo??

fifi25 · 27/01/2011 11:46

i didnt read it sorry, I dont know any but i was flicking on another site and seen it

HattiFattner · 27/01/2011 11:32

fifi25 we may know the same family.... I mentioned Nevaeh earlier in the thread!!!

Galena · 27/01/2011 11:20

DD's name has been mentioned but used for a boy. Ho hum.

MUMMYKirsten · 27/01/2011 11:18

Waits for sons name to be mentioned. LOL

Bexamundo · 27/01/2011 10:57

See Mercy for me makes me think of Hollyoaks....and not in a good way!

fifi25 · 27/01/2011 10:44

nevaeh - heaven spelt backwards?

Quenelle · 27/01/2011 10:42

I had a neighbour called Mercedes. She was known as Mercy.

Merlion · 27/01/2011 10:30

My Mum taught a boy called Randy Love - he would have been my age.

JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 27/01/2011 10:21

Mercedes the brand was named afer a girl named Mercédès Jellinek.

It was (and is) a "real" name, basically. I rather like it.

Porsche is a surname I assume. But then so are many names regularly used as firstnames. If I was hellbent on naming a daughter Porsche I'd stick to Portia I think. But it's not so bad.

I'm looking forward to having twins myself. Boo and Gatty Grin

suburbophobe · 27/01/2011 09:32

"Not unusual names but I do know twins with December birthdays called Mary and Joseph. Ready made nativity stars"

I kid you not, there were twins here from USA, black/mohawk and gay, (famous) called Gregg and Gary Christmas and their mother was called Mary!! Grin

They were lovely too!

NormaSknockers · 27/01/2011 09:28

My MIL taught a boy called Earthworm a few years ago. I'm not sure if that was his actual registered name though but all his school paperwork was in that name.

suburbophobe · 27/01/2011 09:28

Yorick? Poor kid!! He'll get nicknamed Yourdick!! Grin

SingleUse · 27/01/2011 09:20

shock horror my child is called Harison.

How totally crap I am, as a parent and speller 3)

takethatlady · 27/01/2011 09:17

Forgot to say that my DH is a teacher and he used to teach a boy called Ryan Air. Born a few years before Ryan Air existed :(

takethatlady · 27/01/2011 09:16

There's a Portia in the Merchant of Venice. I don't think there's a Mercedes anywhere! There's a Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet ...

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