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The most unusual name

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 22:27

What is the most unusual name you've come across recently?

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fridascruffs · 08/08/2008 00:29

I knew brothers whose surname was Trout- Lake Trout and Brook Trout. My mother's uncle was Neal Down, and I think there was a Ben Down in the family too. Still ROFL at Red, Green and Blue White. we had a Hung and a Dung at high school in California (Vietnamese).

DeeRiguer · 08/08/2008 00:13

i like some of these
we met a blade and china

bloo is cruel its a toilet cleaner flusher

love the african names precious et al

you wonder the looks mrs vidal got with gore though
and it works great name gore vidal

onlyjoking9329 · 07/08/2008 23:50

Florian for a boy

rodg82 · 07/08/2008 23:48

I went to school with a Beaujolais - and sadly every one in school knew she was named that becuase thats what her parents were drinking when she was conceived?!! Also i knew of a Wayne Carr (honestly) not unusal as such but cruel in my opinion...!

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Loriycs · 07/08/2008 22:20

my friend has a friend who's daughter is called Indigo Maffekin!!!And thats NOT the surname!

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onefootinthegravy · 07/08/2008 19:06

That should have said ' Where's Florence & Dougal?' I felt really sorry for him -

onefootinthegravy · 07/08/2008 19:04

Zebedee - I know one he's 5 - Heard another child shouting we're Florence and Dougal ?

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Loriycs · 07/08/2008 18:55

Isnt there a girl in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'called Verruca

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Lakota · 07/08/2008 11:42

The best ones I have heard are both girls

  • Chien-Angel (hopefully she will never live in France)

and Ambolyn, as in the beheaded wife of Henry VIII, only spelt wrong.

clairebear88 · 07/08/2008 09:22

Just read a magazine and there was a little girl called Chardonay-Precious
Its so bad its funny and to be hyphenated makes it even worse. Poor child

iMum · 07/08/2008 07:44

The keyboardist from pulp was called Candida i think?

ivykaty44 · 06/08/2008 18:45

Loriycs - because the girl hated her name the whole of her name and wanted to be called something else that wasn't silly, keeping half her silly name wasn't an option as once it went to court every one would no that talula was talula the hula - so would still take the p*ss. At least the judge was kind to her in her embarresment

emmaapple · 06/08/2008 15:48

Boy named Trafford and boy named Crawley (not after the place just because no-one else had it!).

mslucy · 06/08/2008 14:33

two girls that live by me.
one is summer - fair enough - but the sister is "winter".

I kind of like it, but it is a little odd.

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Loriycs · 06/08/2008 10:38

Just read the link about poor talula the hula, but cant understand why the judge didnt just order it to be left as just Talula instead of a completely different name?

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ScottishMummy · 05/08/2008 22:12

in scotland the registrar can refuse to register unsuitable (silly/provocative) names

ivykaty44 · 05/08/2008 22:04

There is a girl in NZ that has a judge on her side as she want to get rid of her really stupid name

talula

bikerunski · 05/08/2008 21:56

D'ayjunez.

Honest.

Think French for dinner... wonder if her wee brother is Petit D'ayjunez.

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CoteDAzur · 05/08/2008 19:44

"Zeki" is quite common in Turkey. It's a boy's name and means "clever"

munchkinmoomanoo · 05/08/2008 18:25

I went to college with a Zekki (girl)

I've also taught a Scirocco (girl) This one is a Voltswagon car - it does make me wonder where she was concevieved!!!!

ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 05/08/2008 16:52

I met a Breeze recently.

ResearcherNat · 05/08/2008 14:40

kyara for a girl, Bailey for a boy, i have a friend called caranzia,i like nelson for a boy! The only problem with unusual names is that its very difficult to get children names toys and stuff! my mothers name is marisa, which is italian... its an unusual name but after 30 years of marraige- the inlaws still get it wrong...

lottiejenkins · 05/08/2008 14:23

Re Devon,,,,,,,,,,,,, thats the name of Nell McAndrews son!

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