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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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DitaVonCheese · 23/01/2011 14:07

Larch is quite nice, but surely you are always going to be known as Number 5 (The Larch) (or I'm showing my age Blush

Petalouda · 23/01/2011 14:04

just found this thread and love it! Shame I live in the arse end of pretty much nowhere and haven't come across many weird names.

Although I went to school with an Adonis (I think he's of polynesian descent, although I could be wrong) he carried it off well!

My sister nearly called her new son Korben.

I teach a Chardonnay, who is lovely, but I heave a little sigh every time I take the register!

We've had a Marley in school, but I didn't have the pleasure of his company. He wasn't with us long.

I quite like Larch. And I've heard of a Cedar too, which I think is lovely.

Which makes my first choice for ours (due march) quite tame, really!

MissBeehiving · 23/01/2011 13:36

God, I love Inertia. I want that as my name. Grin

DitaVonCheese · 23/01/2011 13:11

My godfather's wife taught an Inertia :)

thisismyboomstick · 23/01/2011 08:51

Osiris is the egyptian god of the afterlife and was also Old Dirty Bastard's (from t' Wu Tang Clan) alter ego.

twirlymum · 23/01/2011 08:37

I knew a little girl called Sugar.

lololizzy · 23/01/2011 00:38

Nell Gwynn Hmm

SingingSands · 23/01/2011 00:37

My favourite cbeebies birthday card was for a child called "Splendid". Made me smile all day, after seeing that!

lololizzy · 23/01/2011 00:33

Mosaic (female)

lololizzy · 23/01/2011 00:33

Precious Shock

lololizzy · 23/01/2011 00:30

Yellow (boy)

lololizzy · 23/01/2011 00:30

Yellow (boy)

TaperJeanGirl · 22/01/2011 23:24

I know a velvet, a cosima, 2 echos, a neo, a couple of vivis, and a fox, I was only surprised when a new boy started in nursery and was called.................John!

DitaVonCheese · 22/01/2011 22:21

So far this year I have encountered a Lyric (boy) and a Larch (girl) :)

Lucyintheskywithdiazepam · 22/01/2011 21:36

I knew of a Charisma in my previous job. And a Beyonce.

DinkyRowan · 22/01/2011 21:27

My Mum went on holiday to Uganda as a child, and the children living in the house next door were called 'Electricity' and 'Margarine' - seriously!

A classic case of using a name that you like the sound of but have no idea of the meaning!

nannynobnobs · 22/01/2011 18:43

There is a Korben at Dd2's nursery... I love it :o
Hebe was on my longlist for DD2. DH saw it and said "HEEB? What sort of name is Heeb?"

4andnotout · 22/01/2011 18:43

My friends nieces were called Porche and Mercedes Shock
I also know a Bentley.

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CockneySparra · 22/01/2011 18:37

DS's old nursery had some shockers:

Bobbi-Peace
Trinity
Spirit
Blade
...and my personal favourite, Princess-Diamond Shock Grin

This was way before Jordan and her Princess Tia-cockamamie or whatever the poor kid is called.

Gotta love Hackney!

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tummytickler · 22/01/2011 18:31

crystalglasses I know 3 Hebes too - wonder if we live in the same town? Grin

allbie · 22/01/2011 17:17

Oh you guys, stop being sooo narrow-minded!

prepschoolinsanity · 22/01/2011 16:26

When signing on in Brixton a few years back there was a Poison, and a Nikee.

Two black lads I went to school with were called Storm and Blaze - they were godlike and carried it well.

deemented · 22/01/2011 15:57

I was once in a softplay and there was twins girls there - Dolce and Gabbana....

ChickensFlyingUnderTheRadar · 22/01/2011 15:53

If I'd had a DD, she'd have been Regan.

silkenladder · 22/01/2011 15:46

A friend told me of a (non-English speaking) woman who had named her daughter Iloveny.

She had seen it on a T-shirt and thought it was really pretty Grin

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