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For fun - what's the oddest name you've heard?

233 replies

YesSirICanBoogie · 26/03/2009 21:03

An old friend in the US has named her baby daughter McCaa. The only reason I know it's a girl is because her middle name is Laura!

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mummynumber2 · 28/03/2009 13:45

I know a little girl called Happiness. I actually think it's lovely, luckily whenever I've seen her she's been very bubbly and happy but there are some kids it wouldn't suit!

dizietsma · 28/03/2009 13:38

Magnar. Polish name meaning- "Strength Warrior". DH insists if we have a boy he'll sneak off to the register office without me and inflict it upon our son!

belgo · 28/03/2009 13:28

jumpjockey- in some cases eg.Candida Smellie, people really should get their name officially changed! It's just cruel to go through life with a name like that.

jumpjockey · 28/03/2009 12:27

Puffin (a girl). Not wacky spelling or anything, just Puffin.

Dh did once know a Candida Smellie, but it was emphatically pronounced Smilie.

BettySwollux · 28/03/2009 12:21

I know, Chardonnay, Destiny and Shakira!!
My friends cousin in Canada has a DD called.........................................DOUGLAS!!

purepurple · 28/03/2009 12:06

I have known a Harley (what were they thinking?)
Kai (makes me think of koi carp)
Mi-Mi (sounds like a small lap dog)

MrsSchadenfreude · 28/03/2009 11:59

There is a child at DD's school called Devant, as in French for "in front." Pronounced Dev-ant, no French "Dev-ong."

Desperate to know if he has a sister called Derriere!

ThriceWoe · 27/03/2009 22:59

My favourite, read about once in a music magazine and instantly imprinted on my memory forever, are a brother and sister called Caractacus and Boudicca. They're the children of a distinguished English orchestral conductor. I guess Moon Unit and Dweezil just wouldn't cut it

nancy75 · 27/03/2009 22:47

the kids in dps family all have interesting names
boston
montanna
xavier
riley
and my personal favourite
blaze oceans eye

they are austarlian, but still

juneybean · 27/03/2009 22:42

Kacper is a polish name and Antigone is a greek name

We have a Kyerra at nursery.

Shoshe · 27/03/2009 22:14

OMG that is bad willow! my DD was named after Chynna Phillips from 80's band Wilson Phillips, who Ex Loved.

Shoshe · 27/03/2009 22:11

No If DD had been a boy she would have been called Storm.

(actually it was ExDH idea, was 91 and time of the first Gulf War in which ex was involved in, there was quite a few Storms around at that time)

willowthewispa · 27/03/2009 22:10

I met a girl named China, spelled Tchii-Anna.

notsoteenagemum · 27/03/2009 22:08

The Storm I know is a boy, I wouldn't have thought of it for a girl.

Shoshe · 27/03/2009 21:57

No, if DD had been a boy she would have been Storm or Ocean, she was going to be called Skye - Blu, but changed our minds and was called Chynna Skye, DGd has one of DD's names as well.

notsoteenagemum · 27/03/2009 21:48

Ah the nature names nothing to be embarrassed about then.

I was expecting Attila or similar.

Shoshe · 27/03/2009 21:37

NSTAM most of the ones you posted in the family post !

tattifer · 27/03/2009 21:36

I've drunk several in my time...

stroppyknickers · 27/03/2009 21:36

Geronimo - overheard on the train. Poor little boy. I used to ride a farty little horse called Geronimo so can't help sniggering.

notsoteenagemum · 27/03/2009 21:36

What names Shoshe, I'll admit to having Sunny on list for one of mine, and to thinking I'd have a Harley when I was about 13.

TheCheeseAlarm · 27/03/2009 21:35

I taught a Tequila

notsoteenagemum · 27/03/2009 21:34

Actually Gareth and Sandra moved abut 5 years ago, I think the new owners think it's Welsh or something!

Shoshe · 27/03/2009 21:30

I have to admit, that I had on my list, some of the names mentioned here!

Actually would still use four of them! (apart from being far to old to have anymore.)

tattifer · 27/03/2009 21:29

Yeah but it means a lot to Gary and Sandra

MANATEEequineOHARA · 27/03/2009 21:28

I always thought Janbri had some kind of associatins with a carnival...!!! I now see it is not the case...

Gazandra is truely awful house name!!!