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what is the most unusual name you have heard irl?

469 replies

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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UterusUterusGhali · 08/11/2015 16:26

Marking place in case I ever have another child.

Some of these are awesome! Grin

Shemozzle · 08/11/2015 16:08

Cash
Loki
Thor
Raspberry
Pirate
I love them all.

Marcipex · 08/11/2015 15:58

Jehane is a very old variant of Jane.

I remember that the writer Jon Godden was actually christened Winsome, and was dreadfully teased at her school.

Quite liking Bohemia.

FattyNinjaOwl · 08/11/2015 15:57

Oh that's just reminded me, on the credits for once upon a time there's a Brian wankum. I think he's the producer or something.

Canyouforgiveher · 08/11/2015 15:52

Randy is a relatively popular name in the US (often short for Randall). I knew a female Randy married to a male Woody.

There was a metereologist on our local news station called Mike Wankum.

honeysucklejasmine · 08/11/2015 15:37

Clara my cat is called Starbuck, so I appreciate the sci fi nerdiness, but she's a cat, not a child. Shock

Sophronia · 08/11/2015 15:13

My DP has some rather unfortunate names in his family tree, a Fanny Fowler and a Thirza Topliss

Sophronia · 08/11/2015 15:10

Apparently Mason Noise's real name is actually Mason Burnell Grin

Haffdonga · 08/11/2015 14:59

I know someone called Happy. Smile

thequickbrownfox · 08/11/2015 14:56

Yes, I love the story of Io! Have never heard it other than in the Metamorphoses.

clarabellabunting · 08/11/2015 11:23

There was a boy a my secondary school (a few years below me) called Jedi Starbuck - which I loved as a combination.

NaturalBlondeYeahRight · 08/11/2015 11:16

I've met

Rainbow (man)
Solo
Queen
Papa
Puck (why?)
Marrow
And Maverick (again, why?)

Fraggled · 08/11/2015 10:53

The craziest name I ever came across belonged to a lovely Thai lady who worked in the hotel we stayed at in Bangkok. Her name badge read 'Kornikunt'

Tabsicle · 08/11/2015 10:38

Unique (girl)
Princess (girl)
Jehane (girl)
Zadkiel (boy)
Octavius (boy)
Ignatius (boy)

My niece is Cassiopeia but it just gets shortened to Cassie which is fairly normal.

Helenluvsrob · 08/11/2015 09:37

29red. Peggotty was a character in Nicholas nickleby.

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 08/11/2015 09:35

Io is unusual for a boy, Shen as a princess in Greek mythology.

29redshoes · 08/11/2015 09:32

I met a girl called Peggitty once. Never heard it again since.

thequickbrownfox · 08/11/2015 08:56

Io (eye-oh) for a boy.

TaintForTheLikesOfWe · 08/11/2015 08:09

Sherpa - girl
Zane - boy

Lweji · 08/11/2015 08:00

Amelie is already in the top names' list, isn't it?

TiggyD · 08/11/2015 07:58

One Amelie at my nursery and another one starting soon. Could be the 'Emma' of the future.

HaydeeofMonteCristo · 08/11/2015 00:06

I know an Amelie teenmum but I thought that was quite popular now. Also I have known Jaxon, as mentioned up thread.

HaydeeofMonteCristo · 08/11/2015 00:05

I heard Chandelier on the bus once, although it was ages ago.

teenmumandsowhat · 08/11/2015 00:04

I know a little boy called Gift, it's certainly one of the more unusual ones I've heard. And a little boy called Fraser.
I also know a little girl called Amelie, and a hosannah, both lovely, and slightly different names too.

Postchildrenpregranny · 07/11/2015 23:34

Quona .I think it's Japanese and means 'little darling'
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