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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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BikeRunSki · 24/12/2019 21:11

Jackson, for a woman

TripleSeptic · 24/12/2019 21:10

Yvonne

Pronounced why-von-eeeeeee

I also knew Adam Adams as a child.

Ottalie - only came across one person with this name, I thought it was lovely.

Anwen Bee - a lady gave me her card to pay for fuel in work when I was 16. I always thought it was a fabulous name.

Haworthia · 24/12/2019 21:08

Evergreen. She’d be around 40 now.

pastaparadise · 24/12/2019 21:07

Oh, and my mum was friends with twin girls- Ivy and Olive Green

pastaparadise · 24/12/2019 21:06

Some of these are lovely. I wanted unusual names for dc but all vetoed by dp Hmm

Ones I've only met one of
Ulysses
Tollen
Phoebus
Thalia
DeCaprio

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 24/12/2019 20:59

Diego is James, surely? David is the same but with stress on second syllable.

Arnoldthecat · 24/12/2019 20:56

Denon Lee named after the hi fi and the mega speakers in the same house.

DaisyF1986 · 24/12/2019 20:50

Love this thread! Some of the more unusual names are lovely!

pallisers · 24/12/2019 20:47

I guess it is the story all about how his life got flipped, turned upside down...

I STILL had to google that to get the reference :)

Patsypie · 24/12/2019 20:40

Oh and I had a childhood pal called Tuppence.

Patsypie · 24/12/2019 20:38

I met a girl called Prophecy once. Such a beautiful name. Mine is the same as a famous superstar. I loved it but it's been a bit of a pain!

drspouse · 24/12/2019 20:36

And Diego is just David in Spanish.

drspouse · 24/12/2019 20:35

I know two Nyes, both socialist families.
And a Blue whose sibling also has a colour name.
Not yet mentioned I don't think
Wednesday
Kal-El

Blessing, Precious etc are all very common among English speaking African Christians.

MiniGuinness · 24/12/2019 20:22

*What’s odd about William Smith?

I guess it is the story all about how his life got flipped, turned upside down*
😂😂😂 made my day!

scarecrowhead · 24/12/2019 19:52

Daffodil
Butterfly
Nixi-Noo
Chilli Pepper
And sisters Chardonnay and Rioja

Marcipex · 24/12/2019 19:47

Geeq, pronounced Geek
God
Sapphire
Brontë

GrannyBags · 24/12/2019 18:51

Zenobia

Marcipex · 24/12/2019 18:47

I know an Elvis, Maverick, Leaf (girl) and Moss (boy)
The one I’m really sorry for is Satasha , absolutely everyone thinks it’s a typo for Natasha.

Spied · 24/12/2019 18:45

Schmella

AdelaideK · 24/12/2019 18:41

I know girls called Halo and Starr.

The actress Holliday Grainger has an unusual name as does Honeysuckle Weeks.

I'll have to Google and see if they are their actual names now.

Namaste6 · 24/12/2019 18:35

Cookie

BarleyG · 24/12/2019 18:31

Amadeus Hmm

sippingcoffee · 24/12/2019 17:40

I met Jesus in the travel agents

Christmastree43 · 24/12/2019 17:35

Changed it to Lavender, to be clear! Not sure what her original name was.
Oh and my MIL has Sidney (now 10) and Nancy (6). She'd never thought of the Sex Pistols connection til I said it!

Christmastree43 · 24/12/2019 17:33

Friend of a friend is Seraphine, nn Finny, I thought that was nice.
The lady who does my nails is called Lavender, she also has a very gothic surname and changed her name as an adult (I asked).