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Most unusual names you’ve heard at baby group!

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Nameenthusiast · 25/01/2019 21:33

Thought this might be fun and may give some people some new ideas! What are the most unusual baby names you have heard recently? Mine are:
Moses
Claude
Nula
Herbie
Huckleberry

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Marcipex · 26/01/2019 16:00

I know a Jessie James too. A boy. Definitely not Jesse. His father was complaining to me that he gets bullied. Poor kid.

PrincessPeachy1 · 26/01/2019 14:10

There was a girl called Vanilla at the toddler group I took my child to Confused

MummyDummyNow · 26/01/2019 14:01

@itssquidstella ooh I hadn't thought of that, that could well have happened! Grin

itssquidstella · 26/01/2019 13:53

@MummyDummyNow do you think mum had heard the name Anaïs and didn't know how to spell it?

itssquidstella · 26/01/2019 13:53

@MummyDummyNow do you think mum had heard the name Anaïs and didn't know how to spell it?

itssquidstella · 26/01/2019 13:50

I know a Zephyr. Quite like it!

PerfectPeony · 26/01/2019 13:42

Jessie James

Angel

LoveWasAccidental · 26/01/2019 13:39

Paul, which I think is lovely, but so unusual for a baby nowadays!
Sherlock
Nero
Cece
Solomon
Ramola
Rain

Lucylou56 · 26/01/2019 13:20

Suealice
Persephone
Oakley (Boy)
Dollie
Dolce

GreenyBlueEyes · 26/01/2019 12:57

Met a baby Debbie recently, another name that's not unusual but out of time for a new baby. That said, I think Deborah is quite a beautiful name itself.

CocoMadwoman · 26/01/2019 12:43

This is going back 8 or 9 years now, but my DD’s toddler group was a sea of little girls with similar names - Isabel, Isabella, Annabel, Ava, Eva, Evie etc.

And one little boy called.....Jock Grin.

Goingonandonandon · 26/01/2019 12:40

Cedar. As in the wood.

MummyDummyNow · 26/01/2019 12:38

Annieece. So sounds like Annalise, but pronounced Ann-i-eece. The Mum goes crazy if you get it wrong.

lakehouse · 26/01/2019 12:32

@starshollow1 would you count winter as unusual? I have a thread asking for opinions on it running atm. Are you not keen/ would think it was a weird name?

Ploppymoodypants · 26/01/2019 12:23

Exactly. In the 1970’s and 80’s there must have been loads of cute little babies called Paul, Gary or Dave!!! 😁

tammytoby · 26/01/2019 11:45

Humphrey. I wanted to laugh. I couldn’t believe anyone would call their lovely little baby such an old mans name.

But all the old Humphreys were once cute little babies!

TroysMammy · 26/01/2019 11:33

Bran means Raven in Welsh. In Welsh legend Bran the Blessed was the son of the god Llyr. I know a baby Bran.

Aventurine · 26/01/2019 11:33

Judge

Ploppymoodypants · 26/01/2019 11:29

See I know several Meadows of various ages and Rufus is a top 20 baby name where I am.

I do know a Saturn who is very cool.

Also Atticus is not that unusual here. Only know one other scout. But what a cool name.

BrutusMcDogface · 26/01/2019 11:23

I love Meadow! Think it sounds lovely. Also love Rufus. Dp said no to that.

I did have a contribution but it’s totally escaped me. Sleep deprivation.

IVEgottheDECAF · 26/01/2019 11:03

Not baby group but i have met

Nirvana
JayZee
Meadow
Decoda
Moo
Breeze

Bamchic · 26/01/2019 10:54

@pandoraphile I taught a pre teeb teen pebbles a few years ago, thought it was pretty cute

AngieBolen · 26/01/2019 10:53

I work in a school, so lots of these don't seem unusual to me any way we have Goldie, Kitten, Gilbert, Princess, Minnie & Calvin in nursery....but Rodger? Now that's unusual!

Bamchic · 26/01/2019 10:53

A little boy called Sonshine (yes spelled like that)
And a sibset called Atticus and Scout

Really adorable names for really adorable kids.

Plus, unlike my children they won’t be the seven hundredth Oscar or Martha in their class. 😂

pandoraphile · 26/01/2019 10:50

Ladies and gentleman, I give you.....Pebble. A girl. Named because her mother had once been madly in love with a man named Stone. He is not her father.

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