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Original poster

Unusual names at your DCs school

156 replies

IheartNY · 01/05/2009 18:08

Ds has just started pre-school and there are some unusual names there, some I love and some not so keen on, but its interesting to see new names I hadnt heard of/considered before!
I live in a pretty conservative area.

Some are

Harmarnie (girl)
Indiana (girl)
Eden (boy)

What unusual ones have you got?

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Rialentless · 03/05/2009 08:08

DS1 knows an Ozzy

Rialentless · 03/05/2009 08:06

Rogan (boy) can only hope his middle name isn't Josh.

I know a boy called Blake, and I think there are a couple of Kian/Cian.
I also know someone called Delta{girl}, but not school-age.

DS2s name is on this thread twice.

thirtypence · 03/05/2009 07:58

Today we had a memorial service at school and the head warned the boys not to laugh at the names of the soldiers as it was a long time ago and the names may seem silly.

Compared to some of the names they will have come across I'm sure the odd Rodney or Stanley isn't going to send them into convulsive laughter.

Littlefish · 03/05/2009 07:46

Talon (boy)
Prince (boy)

SamsMama · 03/05/2009 06:48

Yeah, Brayden is very common here in the US, along with Jayden, Kaiden, Ayden, Xhaden...UUUGHHH! (I already ranted about this in a different thread though so I will hush.) I also have known more than one Neveah. A little girl at the school I work with is called Fari. Also have known 3 Xanders. 2 were short for Alexander, one was just Xander. I know of a little boy named Rowdy- hideous name for a child in my opinion. I also had a boy in the preschool class I taught named Aspen Jade.

Babbity · 03/05/2009 06:38

Magic (boy)
Harris (girl)

ninedragons · 03/05/2009 01:58

Groaning at glucose (and showing my age).

There is a Phoenix at DD's toddler playgroup.

lockets · 03/05/2009 01:22

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notsoteenagemum · 03/05/2009 00:32

I did think Angel was unusual but now I know about 5.
Seren, which is Welsh for Star and I think Star is an unusual name.
Diesel
Torn
Missilou

chegirl · 03/05/2009 00:25

Hee hee have seen a few of my DC's names on here. They all have a fair few. I started off with the normal two and each one got a few more.

DS2 has the most though as he came with some already and we added some more.

Not telling you what names they are though. They are not the more extreme ones.

There are loads of names I have never heard before at DS's school but thats because it is very diverse so lots of 'new' names. I have always marvelled at the way very young children pick up the seemingly (to me) difficult to prononce names of classmates.

Olo/Olu/Ola is a v.common name in Nigera BTW.
I like unusual names as long as they dont have that sense of 'ooh look how 'different' we are, we called our child .....'

Weasel is just bizzare though (hmm bissarrre thats quite good one)

tigerdriver · 03/05/2009 00:15

Paige (girl) fortunately surname isn't Turner

Or Three

lunamoon2 · 03/05/2009 00:05

I know a Braydon thought the parents had made it up.

SuperBunny · 02/05/2009 22:28

Braydon/ braedon is very common in the US

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 02/05/2009 22:09

agree i heart ny

heaven leigh is .....not good!

QOD · 02/05/2009 22:06

oh oh my friend just called her baby Brayden. Now thats just odd!
I have a friend with a son called hudson too...

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IheartNY · 02/05/2009 22:01

purepurple - out of that whole list Teddy is the one that makes you boak most??
Its the nicest one on it!!

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atigercametotea · 02/05/2009 21:57

Scout
Rainbow
Art
Monkey!! (real name, afaik! )
Eden
Tabitha
Blair
Sasha

chefswife · 02/05/2009 21:56

my friend is a teacher and in her grade 1 class there is a Heaven Leigh... (pronounce Lee) no kidding.

EachPeachPearMum · 02/05/2009 21:50

Hah! we know a Syenna.

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 02/05/2009 21:36

Travis

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 02/05/2009 21:36

Tabitha
Jemima
Thea
Aneka
Monica
Ptolomey
Gilbert
Woody ( lots)

purepurple · 02/05/2009 21:33

I know a Seiena

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 02/05/2009 21:25

that reminds me :

Sienna

glucose · 02/05/2009 21:24

not at DDs school - but have heard called out
Vienna

this means nothing to me

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 02/05/2009 21:22

Tabitha - i love love love Hunter

reminds me of Paris-texas