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Most unusual names you’ve heard at baby group!

588 replies

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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heymammy · 25/01/2019 22:49

Keith
Ranulph
Gary

All of which just sound odd in relation to toddlers!

ibuiltahomeforyou · 25/01/2019 22:48

Fanta is a fairly normal African name, it translates as 'Lovely Day'.

tammytoby · 25/01/2019 22:48

Yannick is quite common in Germany

And I think Bear Grylls has a son called Huckleberry

Rtmhwales · 25/01/2019 22:47

Not at babygroup but my friend's sons are named Oakley and Kessler Hmm

Rtmhwales · 25/01/2019 22:46

@MissMoodyMoo Clayton not a real name? I'm Canadian and it's super popular and was even more so in the 80s. I know several adult male Clayton's (Clay) and one recently born baby. That's surprised me.

neurotransmittens · 25/01/2019 22:45

Trelawney. I know it is used but it sounds odd when meeting a newborn for the first time.

The name Fanta I think would open up whole lot of teasing varieties 😶

Mrsfrumble · 25/01/2019 22:44

I met a newborn Roy the other day. I bet he’ll be the only one in his class when he goes to school!

I once went to a baby dance class where there were two baby Yannicks. The teacher kept going on about how funny it was while the two mothers sat glaring at each other, obviously both pissed of that their supposedly “unique” baby name wasn’t.

MyBreadIsEggy · 25/01/2019 22:44

I know a Khaleesi Hmm

Not just a tv character name.
The made up royal title of a tv character, in a made up language Hmm
Makes my teeth itch every time I hear it

TalithaWallis · 25/01/2019 22:43

Delphi
Iestyn
Colby

FlagFish · 25/01/2019 22:40

Red

I know a Nula too OP.

Charles11 · 25/01/2019 22:39

Ziggermantis.

JoyceByersFairyLights · 25/01/2019 22:39

Phlox and Santa for the win!

whatsleep · 25/01/2019 22:38

I once met a heavy built, teenage boy of a travelling family called Pretty Boy... he was anything but Confused. (No prejudice to travellers or teenagers intended 😬)

Peepingsnowdrops · 25/01/2019 22:38

Rodger

I couldn't believe for a little boy

Thatwasfast · 25/01/2019 22:35

Phlox
Santa

MollyHuaCha · 25/01/2019 22:34

Sampson
Jenson

Cinnamon

Ktay · 25/01/2019 22:33

@homemadegin yes and Wiki tells me there were a couple of philosophers with the name too.

Daphne is obvs from Neighbours Wink

MawkishTwaddle · 25/01/2019 22:32

Horatio

StripLynchet · 25/01/2019 22:32

Adorabelle
Rorrison

Clevs · 25/01/2019 22:31

Plum Hmm

ClaraLane · 25/01/2019 22:31

Bodhi (boy)
Atlanta (girl)

NotAGoodParent · 25/01/2019 22:31

Lisa ( normal name but unusual for baby)

Harvie (girl)

Alpha (girl)

Maple (girl)

Axley (boy)

Jenner (boy)

Not recently but when dd2 was a baby there were twin girls at baby massage class called Rice and Cheyenne

homemadegin · 25/01/2019 22:30

@Ktay Grin Now my school days are long gone but it's from to kill a mocking bird maybe?

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 25/01/2019 22:28

It was a few years ago ......Tuppence.

Ktay · 25/01/2019 22:25

Not to outdo @homemadegin but just popped on to say we had two Atticuses at ours...

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