Why?? (Actual names given last year)

Erm, Neophytos is a perfectly normal Greek name with various forms. I have a few in my family and friendship circle.

Ohh I was thinking Metatron was a transformer but that’s Megatron isn’t it. D’oh.

Please do tell us all of them then, since there are plenty. I'm sure we'd all love to know?

Nope. It's true. I thought it was a wind up but I guess it's in the pronunciation. So I see your 'bollocks' and raise you a 'I know so there as I've seen/heard it for myself'.

I'm speaking from my experience - the extreme being that very very normal names here do mean 'shit' 'piss' where DH is from. My friend had a first and surname that is the same as saying 'shit piss' in English

Bollocks to very normal names in English mean "shit piss" in any language. You might find one or two but come off it.

Metatron is the voice of God, played by Alan Rickman in Dogma.

I've not heard of that but really like the name Gabriel (and Raphael).

Metatron - name of an arc angel much like gabriel. Nothing wrong with it.

I'm speaking from my experience - the extreme being that very very normal names here do mean 'shit' 'piss' where DH is from. My friend had a first and surname that is the same as saying 'shit piss' in English. A cousin has a name that sounds like the n-word in English - so you just wouldn't would you?

The problem with lists like the OP is that there are plenty of us on here who see no problem at all with a fair few, and know people called that.

Personally I don't like the sound of the names Gilbert and Peregrin but that's just me.

bet there's nowhere on the planet that if a child has a name that is 'shit' or 'fart' in the local language that everyone will thoughtfully stroke their chins and say 'that's awfully interesting

But none of OP's examples mean any such thing. They are in the main completely normal names that she just doesn't know are "foreign".

Babes? Names (autocorrect)

Maths - they aren't unusual names though? I'm Scottish so maybe babes like this done register with me as unusual or outlandish.

It's not just Britain. It's everywhere! And it's not always racist. My daft name had a couple of likely origins.

I bet there's nowhere on the planet that if a child has a name that is 'shit' or 'fart' in the local language that everyone will thoughtfully stroke their chins and say 'that's awfully interesting, I assume this name has a Celtic origin and means 'song of the sea'?, how interesting...' not think 'that poor kid...'

So yes, sometimes you do just need to think twice when a child has more than one set of roots.

Niamh and Siobhan do not have another meaning in English, nor do any other Irish names that I am aware of.

The alleged problem with Irish names is that they are - wait for it - spelled in Irish.

... posters seem determined to scream racism when the obvious intention was to have some consideration for the feelings of children who could be teased or discriminated against in the future.

So what you are saying is that people need to shield their children from the ignorance and racism of the British children they will encounter? The British are racist and ignorant?

So was mine! But I've heard it all before.

People - anywhere in the world - will comment on a name if it sounds odd, rude or is the brand name of a loo roll where they live. This is not a UK thing!

You can’t make comments on here about foreign names, even if they do sound rude in this country. You can certainly makes digs at people calling their children ‘chavvy’ names though . You see it on here everyday! In fact my own name was mentioned here on a thread a few weeks ago. Dull, dowdy and boring apparently.

OP, if your kid came home one day laughing about another boy or girl in class called Daire, Nimrod or Purity, you’d probably have the wherewithal to explain that different cultures have different naming traditions, and that it’s a rude thing to mock people for. No?

How could anyone not have heard of the name Han before. Seriously!

Ignorant post OP.

Please do tell us why Han or Daire would be discriminated against or teased in anyway?

I have also known people named Precious, Mercy and Honesty. I loved their names, and it connected them to the richness of their culture.

I’ve been trying to think what English word Daire sounds like that would provoke ridicule or bullying. Can you help me out OP?

TBH I’m slightly amazed this thread even exists. Where do you live that you haven’t come across names from all sorts of different countries/cultures/religions? Do you not watch TV or use the internet? I’m from a really quite UNmulticultural place, I haven’t travelled and yet none of those names you listed are baffling to me. Really, do you live in a cave?

Fwiw, I work in a school where there are children of 57 nationalities.

They have lots and lots of different names, some of which you would no doubt be horrified that parents have chosen to give in a small town in Ireland where traditional names are still in abundance.

Funnily enough I have never heard a child in my school being teased or ridiculed because of their name because we welcome and honour diversity.

I have known a couple of Nimrods. They were both Israeli. It's a great name!