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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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twirlymum · 21/01/2011 15:56

You sure it wasn't The Sweeney? Grin

Imarriedafrog · 21/01/2011 15:49

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twirlymum · 21/01/2011 15:45

Regan was one of King Lear's daughters onimolap

onimolap · 21/01/2011 15:05

I thought Regan was a Shakesperian girls' name.

I met a Karmani (boy) on the bus.

twirlymum · 21/01/2011 14:29

Bronte.

Poor kid was called brontosaurus by all the others.

Asteria · 21/01/2011 14:28

I just don't understand hyphenated first names - WHY WHY WHY? I went to school with lots of Mary-Annes, Emma-Janes and Mary-Roses - silly if you ask me!

TooManyButtons · 21/01/2011 14:25

Sigh-Anne. Words fail me.

Although I did recently meet two sisters called Lee-Arna and Ell-Arna.

themildmanneredjanitor · 21/01/2011 14:24

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