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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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superloopy · 17/11/2008 12:56

Braxton is actually a twin - his sister is named Tayla. His Mum told me that she had never heard of braxton hicks until afterwards when people told her what they were.

AussieLou · 17/11/2008 12:55

I met a Brett on the weekend....it was a girl.

Megglevache · 17/11/2008 12:35

We have a few Spikes here- not unusual, nor Montys and I have met three Rollos lately that is very old fashioned isn't it?

Oh and nearly forgot I was introduced to a very smug yummy mummy who told me her son was called Ché and expected a huge reaction from me. I just went oh is he named after anyone in your family and she very brusquely said no and wen to find little Evita.

That last name was a fib but Che wasn't.

walkingprimrose · 17/11/2008 11:24

Last week I heard the name AXELLA (girl's name). Which I have to say, I wasn't keen on.

Other ones:
Fame (girl)
Merlin (boy)- although this doesn't seem weird to me anymore.
Spike (boy)
Buster(boy)

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CountessDracula · 17/11/2008 10:50

I know a Cethra (girl) I think her mum made it up IIRC

I was talking to a Nirvana at a call centre the other day

HeadFairy · 17/11/2008 10:47

LOL at Braxton, why name your child after an uncomfortable spasm? Was his middle name Hicks?

NuttyTaff · 17/11/2008 10:42

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QOD · 17/11/2008 10:42

Truli - girl
Rejoice - girl

FiveDollarShake · 17/11/2008 10:40

Flip flops- I used to go to school with a girl called Nova.

Some others-

Vega (boy)
Toffee (boy)
Lacey Curtain (girl)
Kream (girl)
Kane Candy (boy)

Also brothers called Jesus and Angel [grin)

Rindercella · 17/11/2008 10:39

Boy - River Fox

BoccaDellaVerita · 17/11/2008 10:37

Boy - Ozymandias

Girl - Blessing (but this was a Nigerian family and it's not so unusual a name in Nigeria)

Both utterly fab names!

seeker · 17/11/2008 10:36

And ds plays football with a Beckham. He's an excellent footballer - good thing really!

seeker · 17/11/2008 10:33

I think I've said before that this summer I met a boy called Glint and a girl called Toulouse. And I know that's how they were spelled because I saw both names on a printed list.

preggersplayspop · 17/11/2008 10:31

Oh god this is funny, I needed cheering up. Thank you all, please keep 'em coming.

Sion-Dion!

sunnygirl1412 · 17/11/2008 10:26

I know someone whose middle name is Vernie - this is the only time I've heard of this name.

sunnygirl.

superloopy · 17/11/2008 10:25

Zephyr (girl)
Xiola (girl)
Braxton (boy)
East (boy)

Fimbo · 17/11/2008 10:20

Kwenbly is the name of a girl dd knows. Haven't a clue how you spell it but sounds like that.

renaissance · 17/11/2008 10:08

I have a cousin named Sienna. Her twin sister is Athena.

rowe · 17/11/2008 10:02

wow i like ikea never thought of that

Megglevache · 17/11/2008 10:01

Ten (boy)
Cosmo (boy) loved it.

Alaska-Maey (girl)
Sion-Dion (girl

The latter was meant to be an homage to Celine Dion, I kid thee not.

Fimbo · 17/11/2008 09:59

Rooney (Boy)

Steele (Boy)

Tanera (Girl)

Ikea (Girl)

rowe · 17/11/2008 09:56

hephzibah -girl
silas -boy
enoch- boy
genevieve-girl

HeadFairy · 17/11/2008 08:20

My cousins were called Primo and Segundo (first and second) Very silly names, it's not like they were on their 17th and 18th children and had run out of names they liked!

ilovemyflipflops · 17/11/2008 08:16

I've known a

Newton (boy)
Nova (girl)
Saxon (boy)
Pleonie (girl)