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Original poster

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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00100001 · 11/11/2015 16:56

is there surname... kew?

Lweji · 11/11/2015 14:51

Currently listening to someone called Fouque, surname.

SingingSands · 11/11/2015 01:00

Cormoran was he named after the island? I know quite a few Islay's as I have family connections to the island!

I recently met a little girl called Ocean. There's a woman in my firm called Tequila. Confused

Ipushedmygrannyaffabus · 11/11/2015 00:54

Lovely (who was lovely but with the unfortunate surname of sores)
Pretty

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spritefairy · 10/11/2015 13:46

A friend of a friend just posted about her daughter

Ocia-Mai (o-sha may)

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StDogolphin · 10/11/2015 12:16

Lamorna
Lancelotta

LadyMaryofDownt0n · 10/11/2015 09:01

I love some of these names Grin

00100001 · 10/11/2015 08:07

Diamanti
Krystal-Pebbles
Aurora
Kennedy
Cupcake
Tiberius
Ceejay
Baron
Darrel
Iden
Leora

Lweji · 10/11/2015 07:41

Please don't call your child Cultural Norm.
Norm is quite old fashioned and they'd be bullied for it.

CormoranStrike · 10/11/2015 07:39

And a woman called Happy, hippy parents rather than cultural norm, I think.

Oh, I could call my next child Cultural Norm!

CormoranStrike · 10/11/2015 07:32

A boy called Islay , pronounced Isla.

Nandocushion · 10/11/2015 02:21

Heard a dad the other day calling "Vandieeee" - short for Vandal, it turned out.

ICantSpellNoffink · 10/11/2015 02:02

C'mon, nobody would call a baby 'Raspberry' Shock that's just too silly.

When my DC were younger we had a game where I'd call them stupid names when we were in the supermarket. I'd do it in all seriousness and they would play along. I must try calling my DDs Raspberry and, umm, loganberry next time. Grin Anything to make shopping more fun.

I've worked with Zulu, Xhosa etc DC and some had brilliant 'English' names such as Miracle, Suprise, Smiley or Thankful while other had the most amazing African names that could includ a 'click' sound and a seemingly random collection of consonants such as Mgwazeni or Phiwokwakhe. Throw in my English accent and taking the register could be very challenging indeed.

groovergirl · 10/11/2015 01:25

Miracle is so sweet! Well, probably awful when he reaches high school, but as an expression of his parents' affection, so lovely.

Shawnathan? Arghhhh!

IRL, I nominate Rad Ryko, Shakailah-Jayde and Maverick. Yep, real names of real children.

ToddlerTantrums · 10/11/2015 01:17

Through work I know of a Fanny Bushi (foreign so sure it never occurred to her parents)
Also know of a little boy called Miracle. I wonder if his parents just liked the name or if they had trouble conceiving or something. He suits it anyway

Kessy2 · 10/11/2015 01:12

Shawnathan

toddlerwrangling · 10/11/2015 01:07

Know a Lovekin, must rank as most unusual name I've come across! Poor kid though :o

UmbongoUnchained · 10/11/2015 00:56

Both my DC names have been mentioned Grin

Mypubesarestraight · 10/11/2015 00:43

Frodo. I kid you not.

SarahDuckandMummy · 10/11/2015 00:29

I used to work with a girl called Fanta. She was lovely.

ohhelpohnoitsa · 10/11/2015 00:07

I know of many (all true)
Candida
Charisma (2 girls bith with very little)
Destiny
Talent
Manhoor
Sukki (no souki like sucky)
Redd (which I love)
Fizzy
Laurelei

Many of these are non white British though so we must allow for cultural differences. Laurelei is white British and I have never heard it before.

MrsFlorrick · 10/11/2015 00:02

Went to school with a Siri (spelt exactly like that).

Met several Jagos. Also met a D'Jago

D'jahngo (girl)

Za

Know a Keighleigh (50 yo lady)

Lweji · 10/11/2015 00:00

I'd assume it was from the X-men stories.

SouthernShepherdess · 09/11/2015 23:50

There used to be a girl in DD's school, she's at secondary now, called Rogue..yes, Rogue, as in Rogue Traders!

Zhabr · 09/11/2015 22:59

D'Artanignan as a first name, nn d'Arty. Also know Summer-Princess. Jacqueline Wilson's books are great for the unusual names. When she was signing a book for my DD several years ago, she commented on DD's name as 'interesting'. But so far the name did not make it to the book.

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