“Mist, Anfer, Benjamin - come now’

[LaurieFairyCake]

Fuck off seriously

how much of a twatty area do you live in that the above are NORMAL names

even more beggaring belief is that BENJAMIN was the bloody dogs name

No idea what type of kid ‘Anfer’ was - could have been either a girl, boy or ‘fluid’ at about 4 years old

I’m not outing myself in my area by the way by posting this, I’m on a campsite

I know a Misty. I think her real name is Angela, but I've only heard it once. It was a fairly ordinary name for her age anyway.

The radio presenter Zeb Soane's full name is Zebedee and he must be in his 40s. Slightly out there naming isn't new. And Zebedee is a Biblical name.

I've heard far worse I'm not sure why these two names have caused you so much discomfort??

You just made my day! 😂😂😂

We once met a child called Zeus….

My children have three very traditional, "classic" names.

If I were calling them in the park, you'd hear Bibi, Jamdank, and Biscuitface.

Anfer sounds quite obviously like a NN.

I met a Ryder and really wanted to ask if it was after Shaun or Paw Patrol

I dont mind Anfer 🤷

Of course they were darling! 😉

An example I heard about how random punctuation marks can send a computer system crazy, was a child whose name was written La-aa. When enquiries were made into how it was pronounced, the answer was Ladasha.

Howling at this!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think YOU sound like a twat OP!

This is a old family history. We had a grey cat called Misty when we lived on a military base in germany when I was young. The vet thought it prudent to explain why it was funny to him 😆

Agree. Judgemental and chippy

come on. this racist urban myth was debunked nearly 20 years ago - let’s not keep spreading it

Misty was the name of my first pet Rabbit. I quite like it.

Had no idea, was genuinely told this without any reference to the race of the child.

No Balonz?

I won't comment on the kids' names as I don't have kids myself, but I love human names for pets and I think Benjamin is a funny and cute name for a dog. My two cats are Thomas and Percy haha

They could be nicknames / foreign names / it doesn’t really matter

Misty was my favourite childhood comic and I still have all the annuals 💛

I remember coming across brothers called Florian and Harlequin. They must be young adults now - I'd love to know whether they kept those names.

I get to speak to all people all names some bizarre, some just downright nuts. Some even using traditional names but totally different spellings so plane Jane is now Jaine or Mercedes is now Mersedez.
many Tarquins and talulas but one of the most bizarre Nevannah, Moon and viscount.

I’ve often wondered what parents were thinking of when they named their children. But then my son had kids, and his wife (and her mother) have some strange ideas regarding names. Not wanting to interfere or cause any rift, we said nothing when names were announced. I told my husband the names would grow on us in time. But they haven’t. However, as far as I was aware the names don’t mean anything off in other languages. If they had, I would definitely have piped up.

I'm sure this isn't your intention OP, but starting a thread like this makes you sound a bit petty and small-minded.