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AIBU to feel unsettled after guessing a child's name exactly?

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Sam155320 · 24/04/2026 22:30

Just finished work and was making my way home when I saw 2 young girls with their parents selling few things for charity. Gave them money and one of the older girls said to me guess my name with a clue I give you something for free. Before she said clue I guessed her name like I was drawn towards her. They were all amazed. But it made me feel unsettled.

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MudRitual · 24/04/2026 22:38

Pure chance. I once guessed the embarrassing nickname a friend used for her partner out of the blue.

Morepositivemum · 24/04/2026 22:41

I’d find that strange too,I’d say they were creeped out, although maybe you’d met her somewhere before?

LifeOnTheVeg · 24/04/2026 22:57

So what's your point, OP? Why do you feel unsettled?
And are you expecting us all to say "Wow, you must be psychic!"?

Happyjoe · 24/04/2026 23:06

LifeOnTheVeg · 24/04/2026 22:57

So what's your point, OP? Why do you feel unsettled?
And are you expecting us all to say "Wow, you must be psychic!"?

Surely she'd know that already? :-)

MsMarple · 24/04/2026 23:12

Was it Rumplestiltskin?!

PortSalutPlease · 24/04/2026 23:16

You’d probably overheard her say it without realising. I once correctly guessed a colleague’s PIN number. He was about ready to have me burned as a witch! Grin

DelurkingAJ · 24/04/2026 23:21

I once was having a meal with friends and one of the chaps (whom I’d never seen before in my life) said ‘I have the worst middle name ever.’ I cheerfully said ‘it can’t be as bad as Gabriel’ (thinking of another chap I had met recently). Well, it was, because his middle name was Gabriel.

You wouldn’t remember if you’d got the answer wrong….

mumofoneAloneandwell · 24/04/2026 23:25

Well it depends on the name tbh

'Persephone Priya Mkembe-Dwyer' - very weird to guess that specifically

'Chanel' - not so hard to guess

Lucienandjean · 24/04/2026 23:28

Was it Charity?

GuineaPigWig · 24/04/2026 23:30

An I the first to suggest BALONZ?

Winter2020 · 24/04/2026 23:38

Are you sure they didn't just pretend you got it right?

Shinyhappyapple · 24/04/2026 23:51

She gave you a clue to her name ? It all depends on how popular/obvious the name would be to guess with that clue.

IAmBeaIDrinkTea · 24/04/2026 23:53

PortSalutPlease · 24/04/2026 23:16

You’d probably overheard her say it without realising. I once correctly guessed a colleague’s PIN number. He was about ready to have me burned as a witch! Grin

Seriously, what are the chances of that happening?!
Out of all what must be hundreds of thousands of combinations 😳😁

Openthecurtainsforgsake · 24/04/2026 23:54

@MsMarple Excellent! 😂

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 24/04/2026 23:57

yabu for not sharing the name

NeverDropYourMooncup · 24/04/2026 23:58

GuineaPigWig · 24/04/2026 23:30

An I the first to suggest BALONZ?

You'd be wrong. It's clearly Hiroshima Twinkle.

ForeverDelayedEpiphany · 25/04/2026 00:12

Perhaps it was Ann Enormousfluke. Nice lady.😉😅

Funkylights · 25/04/2026 00:14

Yep what’s the name ? Emily, Olivia etc ?

Chickenhorse · 25/04/2026 00:15

Was it Lilly Ann?

bittertwisted · 25/04/2026 00:20

Was it father ted unctuous

Northermcharn · 25/04/2026 00:21

Victoria Sponge?

IAmBeaIDrinkTea · 25/04/2026 00:23

bittertwisted · 25/04/2026 00:20

Was it father ted unctuous

😂

truepenguin · 25/04/2026 00:24

It wasn't really her name. They would have said yes to anything you guessed.

ThunderCatsHooo · 25/04/2026 02:33

You haven't shared the name? Was it a normal popular name? If you have children a similar age it isn't hard to think back to popular names when your child was born and have a guess. What age were they? Was it Olivia 🤔?

She could have also lied that you guessed correctly!

canuckup · 25/04/2026 02:36

Olivia

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