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Most unusual name you’ve ever heard?

513 replies

ikeakia · 23/12/2019 23:14

Just wondering what unusual ‘only met one’ names people had come across in their lives?

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gypsywater · 24/12/2019 23:28

I know:
Innocent
Captain
Axel
Princess
Cassius

veewee · 24/12/2019 23:28

Just to point out, all very white British

veewee · 24/12/2019 23:27

Ocean,
Meadow,
Pixie,
Bluebell,
August,
Ottallie,
Havelock,
Also, sisters called hailie, rainie, & stormie

IM0GEN · 24/12/2019 23:27

Yes, Ishbel is a perfectly normal name in Scotland. It’s not common - there’s not one in every class. But it’s not weird.

Lettice was used to be a popular girls name a century ago. It’s not pronounced Lettuce, it’s Le Teece .

Morgan12 · 24/12/2019 23:24

There were twins at my DS Jo Jingles class called Silver and Gold.

Silver is a girl and Gold is boy.

Sarcelle · 24/12/2019 23:18

Ulysses

ims0rrydarlin · 24/12/2019 23:15

Met a woman once called Tuesday. Was in her late 40s.

ims0rrydarlin · 24/12/2019 23:10

I work with a girl called Pagan

Downwind · 24/12/2019 23:08

Overheard a mum calling out for her daughter "Ocean-Melody"

FairytaleofBykerGrove · 24/12/2019 23:07

I only ever met one:

Apollonia
Igor
H (yes, just an H. Boy.)
Setanta
Helia
Zophrina
Janessa
Edwige
Cassia
Eliska
Fumie
Kendra
Mossy (apparently a common nickname for Irish Tomas)

bornonasunday · 24/12/2019 22:55

A friend of mine had a daughter who was at school with Harley and Suzuki (both girls) they would be in their 30s now.
A girl I worked with had a daughter called Tinkerbell... Tinkie for short...

booksandcaffeine · 24/12/2019 22:55

giggly

Same here!! I genuinely thought it was a nickname though.

ItchyAnkles · 24/12/2019 22:54

Sunny Ray
Zebedee
Dante
Wilberforce
Onyx

I think they're all great names.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 24/12/2019 22:48

My sister has a friend with a son Obadiah. I quite like that.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 24/12/2019 22:45

I worked in a country where Precious, Comfort etc were normal, nice names. I knew a Delight (which I think is lovely).
I know an adult Adolf, which is unwise/brave (and my father was a German PoW but no connection).
Also a King Harold, known as Kingy (child).

cushioncovers · 24/12/2019 22:41

Twins called Barley and Broccoli.

Wtf

waterjungle · 24/12/2019 22:22

Rusty Colon - first name and surname. Got told off for finding that funny on another thread!

Ohffs66 · 24/12/2019 22:21

My work colleagues mum is a teacher. Every time we have this discussion in work his answer is that his mum taught a girl called Sha'Diamond.

I used to work in a bank years ago, we had an elderly customer who was at least in her 80s called Sunbeam Duckett. Actual name, not a nickname. She was lovely.

00100001 · 24/12/2019 22:19

Krystal-Pebbles

No lies

waterjungle · 24/12/2019 22:17

DKNY and Joop

houselikeashed · 24/12/2019 22:14

Boys -
Waldron
Silver
Acer
Alobar

Girls -
Karenina
Charmaine
Clover

InvisibleWomenMustBeRead · 24/12/2019 21:40

Sunsaree - only met one and think it's such a pretty name.

drspouse · 24/12/2019 21:31

@JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff you are correct, oops
Iago or Diego.

raspberrymolakoff · 24/12/2019 21:18

Younghusband. In our family tree way back. Apparently it was a given name.

hurrythefuckupgeorge · 24/12/2019 21:16

I have only ever met one

Atticus
Cassius
Hughbert
Lulabelle
Fox
Busy

All white British families in our village. My kids names are unusual too so I like to hear or meet others with unusual names.