Most unusual names in your children’s school class

[Nightsatthelitten]

What’s the most unusual name a child in your kids class at school has had?
Almost every other child I know is called Harry, Theo, Leo, Olivia….would love to hear some unusual examples of names!

Khaleesi - Named after Game Of Thrones character

Ptarmigan
(it’s the Scottish equivalent of calling your child grouse or pheasant!)
david seems unusual in the under 10’s even though it’s a little perfectly normal name

Clary, which I love ( girl ) and Tate ( boy ) and Sennen ( not sure as was very little ) , all names of children on a beach in Cornwall. Locally, probably Uffa, only ever heard of one and we have had some fairly unusual names at school over the years.

Pavitra. DD friend.
Sanskrit, and she is lovely.

DGSs class there's an Anikin (boy) loads of kids with surnames for first names ie Parker Bradley etc
I had a very unusual name for the time and didn't know ajy other kids with it . It's used more often now . My Mum wanted to call me Morgan but she was out voted .

DH and I used to joke about calling DC3 Gweek, after a holiday in Cornwall

Precious
Peace
Marvellous
Peculiar
and 5 year old Linda!

We have a Bear and a River. They really seem to suit the names. Both families are middle class hippy types.

As a supply teacher I would start by apologising for any names I got wrong and ask the students to correct me.

It can be a minefield. Iona could sound like eye-oh-na or Yona.

Unusual names from when I was at school:
Dympa, Philomena, Anthula, Savula, Lillian.

Primrose.
Eden.
Edie.
Heidi.
Rocco (boy).
Frank. Not unusual as such but not come across many under 10s called Frank.
Parker (boy).

And Ebeneezer

We've also had a few King/Queens too.
King Simon, Queen Sarah etc.

At nursery - Orion

There was a loveday in DD2s year and a jenaysha is dd1s. I also know someone who inflicted khalessi on their poor kid!

18 years ago, in my granddaughter's class, there was an Ocean, a Buddha, a Tiger Lily and a Daffodil.

We have a Castiel

DS has an Etta and a Rosalie in his year which I think are absolutely gorgeous names.

DD (age 11) went to nursery with a Julie and has a Maverick and a Honey in her year.

My friend taught a Blessings which is a pretty standard African name…. he also taught the younger sister MoreBlessings a couple of years later

I didn't think of that but yes she will! I immediately thought of Lady Penelope's chauffer in Thunderbirds.

@SisterMarie Thank you, saved me a job fishing out the link 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ziggy and Oslo. Both awful. Especially if not a David bowie fan, or you haven't been to Norway respectively.

Harbour and Tallow

It doesn’t matter what you call your child. Teenagers will find nicknames for all of them….

There used to be a Godrick in the school I used to work at.

Ptolemt, Phoenix, Boris, Oritchay

Boux I just want to say I hate unusual names. What’s worse is when they change the spelling. I was the only girl in my infants and junior school I hated it. My name is popular now I’m not saying what the name is as it’s outing.

We had lunch with a poet whose DD was called Celestial Tranquility. She was quite naughty.