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Most unusual name you've ever heard? - 2

208 replies

saturny · 22/01/2024 13:15

I thought I'd make another, follow-on, thread as the first filled up quickly and was so interesting

So, what’s the most unusual name you have ever come across in daily life?

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Hoppinggreen · 07/04/2024 11:47

Lisma (pronounced like Lisa but with an M in it). I called the girl Lisa a few times until she said no it was Lisma and spelt it for me. I actually thought she was winding me up so I asked her Mum and was told she liked Lisa but thought it was boring so she put an M in the middle.
I also worked with a "Sunei" (pron soo nee). She was from a white British background so I thought it was a bit odd but apparently she was named after her parents Sue and Neil 😁

SpiritOfEcstasy · 07/04/2024 11:42

My Mum knew a woman whose daughter was called Yendis - Sidney backwards 🤷🏼‍♀️ Being catholics, my DDs needed to choose a confirmation name. It has to be a saints name. Eldest DD chose Sexburga 🤦🏼‍♀️ The youngest Blaise. Apparently patron saint of sore throats.

Catrionajane · 28/01/2024 15:54

https://forvo.com/word/fionnuala/

Catrionajane · 28/01/2024 15:52

SleepingStandingUp · 28/01/2024 10:12

How do you pronounce it? Irish and Cornish names are so beautiful

Finn-oo-la

PureAmazonian · 28/01/2024 10:25

Boy called Yellow, his sister was called Blue.

quietnightmare · 28/01/2024 10:13

fatphalange · 22/01/2024 16:10

Grew up as the forriner so had peers like Lala, Nemesis, Sultana and loads more that aren't really unusual but just from different cultures.

An influencer's children Renaelia and Oriavella are some of the most...unique I've heard

I see we've had the Ladasha mention. Wouldn't be a name thread without it!

I know the influencer your referring too I quite like the names

SleepingStandingUp · 28/01/2024 10:12

swedishgirl · 22/01/2024 21:24

Fionnuala. I now understand that's its fairly common Irish name, but when I first saw it written down (birth announcement via text) I thought it was so unusual and didn't have a clue how pronounce it correctly.

How do you pronounce it? Irish and Cornish names are so beautiful

SleepingStandingUp · 28/01/2024 10:10

cheapskatemum · 22/01/2024 16:58

Thadeus/Thaddeus is the name of Judas the Zealot, one of Jesus' 12 disciples. I love it!

I wanted it for twin 2. I'm still a bit sad I didn't.

rainbowstardrops · 28/01/2024 10:08

I've known a Merlin, Jago and a Blue.

Pozz · 28/01/2024 10:07

Hawkeye

miniaturepixieonacid · 28/01/2024 10:04

I only contributed one name (Chymme) to the last thread as she is the only person I've ever met who I believe may genuinely be uniquely named. But I have come across loads of others that have to be quite unusual and that I've certainly only encountered once:

Atlanta, Rosie-Lilac, Ptolemy, Tigerlily, Nerilly, Antigone, Hezekiah, Kayjay, Jolyon, Fitch, Tree, Boaz, Athene, Lysander, Einstein, Tassita, Lilli-Kitty

Plus names that are or were common for adults but are very unusual when you come across them in the classroom today:

Gavin, Kevin, Deborah, Clyde, Richard

Plus loads of names from other cultures, most often Nigeria, Iran and India that may well not be unusual at all but are one offs to me. And often extremely long sp have great nicknames too.

I love names. There's literally only a handful that I really can't get on board with. And unusual ones are nearly always fabulous, ime.

ChocoChocoLatte · 28/01/2024 10:00

kiarah · 28/01/2024 09:35

Cecilia (spelt like this - only known two)

We have one with that spelling after her paternal grandmother.

miniaturepixieonacid · 28/01/2024 09:50

C00k · 22/01/2024 15:08

The LaDashAh myth appeared quickly. 🙄
Not even 25 posts in

Was it accompanied by the phrase 'I shit you not' or its more polite but no less annoying 'I kid you not'? Even though there's a 98% chance that they most certainly are!

WandaWonder · 28/01/2024 09:46

Adolf

I am sure in some areas of the world it might be a perfectly normal name

Namemchangeforthispostonly101 · 28/01/2024 09:38

This reply has been withdrawn

The OP has privacy concerns, so we've agreed to take this down now.

kiarah · 28/01/2024 09:35

Cecilia (spelt like this - only known two)

Froggy99 · 22/01/2024 21:42

Aqua - Boy
Peculiar - Boy
Stazia - Girl

emmylousings · 22/01/2024 21:38

Stone - both a girl and a boy.

Jewishbookwork · 22/01/2024 21:37

CherryRipe1 · 22/01/2024 14:02

Hoss, John-Wayne & Cheyenne (parents were cowboys & indians film fans.)Mum knew a Cavina born in Chiselhurst caves.

I remember hearing about Cavina when we went on a tour there!! During WW2 iirc, they used it as a bomb shelter.

GreyDuck · 22/01/2024 21:33

Pebble, I misread it as Debbie, and was corrected.
Princess (as a first name)

Lancelot.

I can't remember the exact name, but something like Morris Thomas James Lloyd Jones. I couldn't guess where the forenames ended and surname began.

swedishgirl · 22/01/2024 21:24

Fionnuala. I now understand that's its fairly common Irish name, but when I first saw it written down (birth announcement via text) I thought it was so unusual and didn't have a clue how pronounce it correctly.

Onekidnoclue · 22/01/2024 21:18

Tink, Pilot, Bollinger. Last two were siblings.

LoveRules · 22/01/2024 21:12

Mingus and Blue
I've known a few Merlins too

PriscillaQueenOfTheDesserts · 22/01/2024 20:50

ShyAnne
(Not sure if they couldn't spell Cheyenne or they were being 'edgy')

MarchionessOfMayhem · 22/01/2024 20:45

Tequila
Shania
Rolanda
Chyna