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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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poppydaisy · 21/05/2011 12:53

What about Condoleezza
or

Barrack Smile?

allhailtheaubergine · 21/05/2011 13:32

I am always amazed that my daughter's name has never been mentioned on these threads.

LynetteScavo · 22/05/2011 22:10

What is it?

MeantToStopAtTwo · 23/05/2011 21:24

Has Ocean been mentioned yet?

KellyCZ · 23/05/2011 22:50

According to cnn.com, New Zealand registrars DID NOT reject the name Number 16 Bus Shelter

????

www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/07/03/mf.baby.naming.laws/index.html

rubygems84 · 23/05/2011 23:51

Glad to have not seen DS2's name here yet.
I have a friend on Facebook with 3 DS's called Jett, Ripley and Stellan. Stellan's middle name is River.
I also have another with DD Israelle, DS1 Eden and DS2 Jyrah.
With regards to Regan, one of the leader people at a playgroup I go to has a son named that.
My sister named her baby Kai ducks

MamaLazarou · 24/05/2011 10:43

I met a little girl called Thierry recently. I was v taken aback at first, but I thought it quite suited her. Father a football fan obviously (showing ignorance as I have no idea who Mr Henry plays for!).

Foxranawaywithhisshoes · 17/06/2011 18:55

I once stood in a playground shouting "Yoda" - got some pretty strange looks. DS refused to answer to anything else.

lilaloves · 17/06/2011 20:17

Not a weird name but a weird spelling.Iona,but spelt Eyeowna !!??

RubyFakeNails · 17/06/2011 23:14

I'm suprised not to see my dcs names on here although I don't think there particularly nutty.

I did laugh when I read the first few posts on this thread because I read Ragen as rageing!

Sheepasaurus · 19/06/2011 09:25

I work at a hospital and we had a patient called William Gwilliam, also a dr called Donald Macdonald.

Thingiebob · 19/06/2011 10:37

I'll be honest, I don't believe 50 percent of these responses.

zukiecat · 19/06/2011 16:39

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SoFluffyImGonnaDie · 25/06/2011 23:07

At dcs school there are brothers called Kaylan, Corben, Kyron, Kelton & Cohen they have a sister called Laciana (pronounced Laysheeana) There is also a Tequila, Kaidan, Maisan, Ceejay that I can remember
Don't people realise how hard it's going to be to try and be taken seriously at the age of 25 going for a job interview called D'shawnjiya or some other made up variation!

DioneTheDiabolist · 25/06/2011 23:13

I know of a Lasagne. If she's still alive, she'd be nearly 70 now.

DioneTheDiabolist · 25/06/2011 23:14

I also know of an Attracta Feeley. Sounds like the sort of outfits I used to wear on a Friday night out.

fivegomadindorset · 25/06/2011 23:14

Sequoia.

CarnivalBizarre · 25/06/2011 23:29

I have just realised through reading this thread that I know some people with very unusual names :

Waikiki - girl - suits her very well
Ludo - man
Maderson Lucifer -man
Paradise - very anti social little person
Praise - girl
Faymey - made up name by very silly parents
Kesley - mother was drunk when she had her name registered ...was supposed to be Kelsey
B'shaley - lets not even go there
Ty'reese - hmmm thats B'shaley's brother
Arrabiata - girl
Corben Bleu - boy
Muse - boy

In my line of work I come into contact with children everyday and I am quite often shocked by name choices but smile sweetly and say 'Oh thats lovely/unusual' - while cringing inwardly and hoping said child decides to change their name by deed poll in adulthood

BitchyHen · 25/06/2011 23:32

I know a Ceejay, Paige Turner, Shilee (shyly) - girls and boys called Dre (as in Doctor Dre I should imagine) and River Greenfield.

veritythebrave · 25/06/2011 23:47

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Clarence15 · 25/06/2011 23:56

I know of 3 sisters all called Princess Smile

lisad123 · 26/06/2011 00:09

In one nursery class we had
Harmony
Destiny
Precious
Angel
Peace

And soome I know named child narla (from lion king) and other child Atrayu from never ending story!!

islanzadi · 28/06/2011 11:07

I know an Intarsia ..

wombatinwaiting · 02/08/2011 11:00

One of our customers was called Mr Treblecock. The funniest(?) bit was his frist name.... Richard which of course shortens to....! What the heck were his parents thinking!