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what is the most unusual name you have heard irl?

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spritefairy · 06/11/2015 13:25

Heard today:-

Spring-rose

At the doctors the other day was deliah-rose. Thought it was a misspell for Delilah but then maybe it's Delia?

And the when I worked in a nursery there was a little boy called deneil. Not too bad you say, till you knew his older brother was called Neil Hmm

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FedUpWithJudgementalPeople · 06/11/2015 17:23

Keefy - her Dad was called Keith do so they made up a femail version.

Infinity
Ziggy
Marvellous Prosper
Godswill

Helenluvsrob · 06/11/2015 17:21

I'm liking this thread as its mot yet become the urban myth thing it usually does when unusual names are mentioned.

Lots of fab names. Love Zeus and Boudicca ! Looked at a headstone of a lady called hephzibah so often when seeking inspiration for the eldest.

The most out there I can share that I know of is the lovely Cheyenne higginbottom that my dad taught in a mining village in the 60s. Too many Saturday afternoon westerns I think !

One of my dds has thirza as a middle name after my fab godmother auntie. You don't get many of them about and yet it's not made up :)

Placeinthesun · 06/11/2015 17:20

Was the Anamoli possibly an Anatoly (which is a Ukrainian name)?.... And the name of one of my DT's

keely79 · 06/11/2015 17:16

Tuesday (because conceived on a....)

mrssmith79 · 06/11/2015 17:11

I met a Steele (pronounced as in the metal) today.

FurryDogMother · 06/11/2015 17:11

Somerset, for a girl :)

MildVirago · 06/11/2015 17:11

Skeff is usually a more user-friendly short form of Skeffington - a surname occasionally used as a first name. I know someone who has it as a middle name because it's a family name - a terribly well-born guy. Come to think of it, he has a brother called Arcturus. Known as Art.

I know a female Biff, but as with one of the Muffs up the thread Grin, it's based on her own childhood mispronunciation of her actual name.

Cheesymonster · 06/11/2015 17:10

Shock Fartemis are you my friend?!

GladysTheGolem · 06/11/2015 17:04

Wurzel, and then I heard another one the same week!

I know a Queenie & a King (not related).

Tournesol · 06/11/2015 17:04

My sister used to babysit for siblings Puffin (girl) and Galen (boy).

I went to school with Mary-Lane, I always thought she must have spent her life explaining it was not a typo.

TheLuckDragon · 06/11/2015 17:03

I heard a mother calling for Kaos (chaos) the other day. And also heard of an Usher!

Loula117 · 06/11/2015 17:03

She was a sweet little girl so it was unfortunate we always thought of head chopping!

Loula117 · 06/11/2015 17:01

ElderlyKoreanLady - well it was my first thought so I guess so. Even Amber-Lynne would have been better! (I didn't meet her mum just her childminder and it was generally shortened to Bo)

FartemisOwl · 06/11/2015 16:59

Cheesymonster Golly, I Know Lance(lot) Rasberry! It has to be the same one...small world!

Vajazzler · 06/11/2015 16:58

Louvaine is the most unusual name ive come across

Katie2001 · 06/11/2015 16:56

Titus
Marshall (quite like that one)

MrsJayy · 06/11/2015 16:54

Girl above me at school was serena im mid 40s her sisters and brother had normal names she kinda floated about like she was something she was a pain in the arse whereas her siblings were ordinary,

MamaLazarou · 06/11/2015 16:53

Honest
Godsgift
Keighley
Apollo

MamaLazarou · 06/11/2015 16:50

Giles? Amber? They're not remotely unusual.

NickMarlow · 06/11/2015 16:26

November. And she had a spring birthday.

MadHattersWineParty · 06/11/2015 16:16

Both girls in the same reception class:

Taylor but spelt Tae-Leur, and my personal favourite- Masala.

GrouchyKiwi · 06/11/2015 16:07

I know a lady called Dayspring. Suits her.

My BIL's oldest brother is Berwyn, which I think is very unusual.

SpanglesGalloway · 06/11/2015 16:00

I've also heard of a Little girl called ocean i see there is a few on the thread maybe not that unusual!
Poccahontas (sp) teamed with a Scottish surname...

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spritefairy · 06/11/2015 15:56

I wondered when Serena was unusual. I like it...

Leyland (boy)
Shroom (boy)
T-jay actual name not nn
Ocean (girl)

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