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What is the most unusal name you have ever heard? Boy or Girl...

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AliBean · 16/11/2008 18:50

I have a VERY unusual name. In fact its so unusual that if I told you and you googled it the only thing that would come up would be my Facebook profile (I tried it......so as I may need to post incognito one day I can't tell you.

Anyway despite not being paricularly thrilled with my name when I was a teenager, I love it now and would love to name forthcoming DC's with something unusual.

What are the most unusual names you have heard of for both sexes???

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georgettemagritte · 10/05/2013 16:20

My parents know someone called Pudens (from the Latin for modest or bashful....most well-known cognate is pudenda, i.e. female genitals....I bet he had a fantastic time at school. I think he's in his 70s....)

Friend of a friend has a new baby called Hosanna.

randgirl · 09/05/2013 16:52

Lacey Curtain Bwahaha

I haven't read all 300 posts but
Beauty
Precious
Hapiness

Are all quite common African names.

But the most unusual was a girl in ds class whose name was Hopalong. .

MummyBurrows · 09/05/2013 16:41

My DHs aunt is called Bambi...
I know of a Herta,Harmony,Blaize,Asher,Richenda,Angel and Shenice

OscarIsABookworm · 08/05/2013 17:51

I know of a Strawberry. Her mum did used to smoke quite a bit of the old wacky baccy Grin

timetogrowup · 08/05/2013 09:50

Oh what an old, old thread, sorry there'll be all grown up by now.

timetogrowup · 08/05/2013 09:50

Zebulon - for a boy - there's at least one in Yorkshire
Loveday - for a girl

EachPeachPearMum · 24/01/2009 00:07

MIL told me today of 2 children she'd been at the bus stop with yesterday- girl- Phoenix, and boy- Matrix

Quattrocento · 23/01/2009 23:55

Electron(seriously - father a mad physicist)

ELB1 · 23/01/2009 23:44

There is a Worzel near where I live. I thought it was just a nickname once til I heard him being called for at the Drs surgery.

Also have a nephew at school with a Spirit May and a Carlhoun.

ClementFreudsGreatestAdmirer · 14/01/2009 22:16

Gifty Badger f
Starkey m
Dallas f
Lenor f

Belgianchocolates · 14/01/2009 22:07

Read on a midwives' forum: a woman called Baby, which obviously caused a lot of confusion with her and her baby's hospital notes!

stanausauruswrecks · 14/01/2009 22:05

Am at some of these names..

RnB · 14/01/2009 18:40

I love both Zeus and Nero but I am weird

lastboxoftampons · 14/01/2009 18:29

By Quattrocento on Fri 26-Dec-08 22:43:26
See I like Cobweb - very Midsummer Night's dream (the other fairies were Mustardseed, and erm - you'll have to help me - Peaseblossom?)

Did Cobweb have any siblings?

Moth was the other.

But surely, given the choice, you'd choose Peaseblossom over Cobweb!!

KatB · 14/01/2009 18:24

Joop! (with exclamation mark)
Candidia
Chardonnay Bianca (after her Mum's 2 fave wines)
Balise

Love this thread - my absolute fave is Sion-Dion - Classic!

Usthree · 14/01/2009 15:49

girl called comfort

Aurora911 · 14/01/2009 15:45

Boys: Aladino, D'aaron, K'Meir, Ry'Jzale

Girls: Alizaey, Kashila, Tannleigh

CrackopentheBaileys · 12/01/2009 12:25

boys: Clayton, Pip, Farley, Blue, Thiago (portugese)

Girls: Luella, Kandida (isn't that thrush?!)
Beau

Kiansmummy · 12/01/2009 12:11

I once hear the name Blaise and I love it her brother was called Jed x

MarchNowFebMum · 12/01/2009 00:30

Loveday (girl)
Cinnamin (girl)

HarrietToo · 10/01/2009 19:09

I once met a guy called Tray Witty.

I work with another guy called Clay, but he tells me this is quite a common name in the US.

RachePache · 09/01/2009 19:13

I have a cousin with a daughter Ysella (she's Cornish; it's a Cornish name)

earlynite · 06/01/2009 22:48

Used to work with someone called Tanzy (female)

earlynite · 06/01/2009 22:47

I know soneone called Peaches. Also Korban and Caden (male)

wickedwitchofwestfield · 06/01/2009 22:00

mumblemumhome4lunch - I absolutely LOVE that name... am considering it for a DD should I ever get round to having one