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What’s the most unique names you’ve ever heard?

188 replies

Bohobetty0 · 29/09/2023 17:56

No slander to any names please, remember all names are beautiful in their own way and have a special meaning to each owner of the name. Just a bit of lighthearted fun. Please be kind

most unique names I’ve heard:
twins Riot and Rebel
Fox
Merlin
Clark
Blue (love this)
Jarvis
Antonietta
Jazzy
Patsy
Carter (on a teenager)
Laurie
Sibset Alex, Axel, Lexa, Xael (no I promise I’m not lying )
Hunter
Junior
Winston
Watson
Saint
Minty
Clementine
Ariola
Ksenia

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Menopants · 29/09/2023 22:05

Balonz

Imamumgetmeoutofhere · 29/09/2023 22:05

Just remembered more, on a cruise the staff names: Queen Mary, Prince and Starburst

randomrandom · 29/09/2023 22:01

Sibset Alex, Axel, Lexa, Xael (no I promise I’m not lying )

Oh good god, poor kids. I bet at least one of their parents sees themselves as some sort of 'influencer'

Puffalicious · 29/09/2023 22:00

multiholk · 29/09/2023 20:12

child in my kid’s after school club years ago-

Loki Sutcliffe

I didn’t meet them.

also have met a Mungo. my sister claims Fletcher and Sherlock

Mungo is an old name. Used in Scotland due to St Mungo - patron Saint of Glasgow. Great name.

Similar to Murdo- which I adore & wish I'd used with one of my boys.

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 29/09/2023 21:59

Lots of Indigenous families near me. They have some beautiful names, often interspersed with very traditional names from their grandparents (which, sadly, was probably an English name given to them by the residential schools).

E.g Morningstar Jean, RunningBear Walter.

Babygirl888 · 29/09/2023 21:56

I went to college with a girl called Sensimilla. Her dad was a real old school rastafarian. We also had a customer with a daughter called Beautelle.

Glarptip · 29/09/2023 21:55

There's no "most unique."

There's unique and not unique.

LonelyBones · 29/09/2023 21:54

I met the cutest little boy called Xerxes.

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 29/09/2023 21:52

Precious, Blessing and Chardonnay really aren't that unusual. Not in the area where I work anyway .

faban · 29/09/2023 21:51

Streamorwatchlive · 29/09/2023 20:53

What a horrid sneering thread. No matter what you think of these names the kids didn’t choose them.

Also a lot of ‘old wives tales’ going on here……

Old wives tales? Where!?

TheGirlInTheGreenDress · 29/09/2023 21:50

Girl named Atlanta with middle name Georgia

faban · 29/09/2023 21:50

sparkedsparkle · 29/09/2023 21:46

Bambi
Maddox
Lennox
Tyrion
Lorealle (L'Oréal)
Chino
Yazzah
Aliia (aaliyah)
Rhino - whose mum was storm
Huxley
Chynna and cousin Acer
Twins - Reagan and Rayven

Rhino!? Oh poor child!

faban · 29/09/2023 21:49

I met a navy the other day who was around 4
A 1 year old Diana in the park today which is unusual now.

sparkedsparkle · 29/09/2023 21:48

Forgot when I I worked in a nursery, child called praise shirt for praise the lord!

sparkedsparkle · 29/09/2023 21:47

Oh and brothers Jazz and Zenn

sparkedsparkle · 29/09/2023 21:46

Bambi
Maddox
Lennox
Tyrion
Lorealle (L'Oréal)
Chino
Yazzah
Aliia (aaliyah)
Rhino - whose mum was storm
Huxley
Chynna and cousin Acer
Twins - Reagan and Rayven

garlictwist · 29/09/2023 21:41

Our next door neighbour growing up was a Laurie. My sister and I just couldn't understand why someone would name their child "lorry".

WetBandits · 29/09/2023 21:41

I’m just waiting for someone to come and tell us that their neighbour’s sister’s friend’s teacher once taught a La-a.

PurpleChrayne · 29/09/2023 21:37

I'm sorry but not all names are beautiful in their own way. A lot of names are pig ugly.

AlwaysFoldingWashing · 29/09/2023 21:36

Gowlett · 29/09/2023 19:32

I like Jazzy.

Are Riot & Rebel the kids of a celeb?
I’m sure I read those names recently.

Rihanna's new baby is Riot Rose

Ivebeentogeorgia · 29/09/2023 21:33

Oh and I came across a tiny skinny little boy in a school I worked at named Hercules

Ivebeentogeorgia · 29/09/2023 21:32

I know 2 people called pebble which I thought was unusual

Phoenix

shakara and also a shkira pronounced shakira

candida

quincy

marmitegirl01 · 29/09/2023 21:24

AngryGreasedSantaCatcus · 29/09/2023 21:05

Most unique you say?

Unique. Grin Lovely girl.

We have a Unique at my school. He's lovely too 🤷‍♀️🤣

MirandaBlu · 29/09/2023 21:24

One of my children has a new school friend called Briseida. It's a traditional but apparently rare-ish Spanish language name, mainly used in Mexico/Central America. I'd never heard the name before, but I like it.

Marcipex · 29/09/2023 21:17

I overheard Zephyr and Unity today.

Unusually named nursery children were Moss (boy) and Leaf (a girl). Oh, and Sheldon.