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Peculiar

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SadSack10 · 18/01/2024 20:47

So I found out today there’s a boy in a young relatives class whose actual name is Peculiar! Why on earth would someone do this to a child. He has a brother with an equally awful name too. 😳

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cheapskatemum · 10/10/2025 10:15

And another one called Desire. Took a bit of getting used to, but I like it now.

cheapskatemum · 10/10/2025 10:14

RobertaFirmino · 09/10/2025 16:01

There's a huge Congolese fella working at my local Sains Local. Absolutely massive, he is. He's called Innocent.

DS2’s has a huge support worker, who was born in Zimbabwe, called Precious. I think it’s lovely.

Riverswims · 10/10/2025 08:29

yes I know a lovely Nigerian girl called Peculiar, the family are lovely, the child isn’t depressed let’s not hate on the name

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mathanxiety · 10/10/2025 03:20

Innocent is a name from early Christianity. Iirc there were a few early popes who chose this name. It's found in Orthodox Christiality too, with the Russian version being Innokentiy.

CreepingCrone · 09/10/2025 23:32

I once worked with a Dr Honest Honest!

BunnyRuddington · 09/10/2025 22:28

I really like virtue names but DH has always been less keen.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 09/10/2025 20:33

RobertaFirmino · 09/10/2025 16:01

There's a huge Congolese fella working at my local Sains Local. Absolutely massive, he is. He's called Innocent.

I knew a similar chap once by the name of Comfort. Surname Golightly!

Dogaredabomb · 09/10/2025 18:23

Kit89 · 08/09/2024 08:23

Quite. My friend is Hardik…

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RobertaFirmino · 09/10/2025 16:01

There's a huge Congolese fella working at my local Sains Local. Absolutely massive, he is. He's called Innocent.

louderthan · 09/10/2025 15:57

I used to work in a public library in an area with a big Nigerian population, there were two twin boys who came to baby rhyme time called Fortune and Favour.

0BonneMaman0 · 08/10/2025 20:41

peaceinourtime · 19/01/2024 15:34

Yes I knew a man who was African whose name was Precious. I always thought it was quite cute.

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Love that name.

0BonneMaman0 · 08/10/2025 20:40

user1492757084 · 18/01/2024 22:35

It's insanely cute in a way.
Peculiar - little Pecka or pecs rhymes with Becks.

FGS don’t call your child Pekka!!!

Peculiar29 · 08/10/2025 19:41

my name is also peculiar. Perhaps are you nigerian

Kit89 · 08/09/2024 08:23

heldinadream · 18/01/2024 21:26

Maybe they didn't live in the UK when he was born?

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Quite. My friend is Hardik…

0BonneMaman0 · 08/09/2024 07:00

Percy for short ?

Crunched · 07/09/2024 23:03

I like it. I can see Pec being a cool nickname. We had a babysitter called Delicious - beautiful name, beautiful lady.

Holidayhell22 · 07/09/2024 22:59

Could be worse, could be Old Peculiar.

miniaturepixieonacid · 07/09/2024 21:47

It's unfortunate in the UK but can't be helped if it's retained its original meaning in another culture and the family have moved. If they lived in the UK when he was born it's a bit of an odd thing to do but otherwise, just one of those things. It could happen with Western names too. I used to do quite a lot of work in Brazil and one lady I went with was called Coco. The children we were working with thought it was hilarious - coco in Portuguese is poo!

Peculiar25 · 06/09/2024 20:30

My name is peculiar

Peculiar25 · 06/09/2024 20:30

My name is peculiar

Snowydaysfaraway · 19/01/2024 16:06

He was Nigerian. His dw gave herself a much more down to earth name.
Maureen!!

peaceinourtime · 19/01/2024 15:34

Yes I knew a man who was African whose name was Precious. I always thought it was quite cute.

nameXname · 19/01/2024 12:14

As @Doublebiscuit77 says, 'peculiar' used to mean 'special'. It's used that way in the Bible. There was a famous 19th century religious movement called the 'Peculiar People' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peculiar_People

Peculiar People - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peculiar_People

user1492757084 · 18/01/2024 22:35

It's insanely cute in a way.
Peculiar - little Pecka or pecs rhymes with Becks.