Recent nutty names I have heard

[CockneySparra]

Sigh-Anne.

I thought the woman was mispronouncing Sian, then saw the name written down. Sigh-Anne. I mean, what on earth...?

the other was a little boy called Ragen. As in Ronald Regan, but Ragen. Ragen? I am not a name snob, but I do draw the line at deliberately misspelling surnames and then using them as a first name!

Ah, Bunny Wong is reminding me of a friend of a friend, called Way (Wai?) Wong. Everyone called him Wong Way.

Overkeroye how bout that one!!!

pronounced ov-ok-er-oy

Sorry bit off topic ....I've got to share these..... four generations of Julius Ceasar the most recent being in the army and my NCT teachers partner was called Chris Peacock......oh I laughed....sniggering even now.....

Overkeroye looks like it might be from an African language - are you sure it isn't a legit name from a different culture?

I just wrote a whole message about how I couldn't see what was funny about Chris Peacock. Then I got it!

Hebe is a shrub, but the origin of the name is the Greek goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera. She was also cup-bearer to the gods on Mount Olympos. In any case, the hebe shrub (origins in New Zealand) has rather pretty pink/lavender or pale purple flowers:).

I used to live near three Canadian sisters whose parents obviously liked music. The one my age was Melody, the next younger was Harmony and the youngest was Lyric. I always thought it was a very nice combination (nice family too).

I know a Sirrocco - which would be awful even if it was spelt correctly - Scirocco - but spelt wrong is just TRAGIC.

yh but southofthethames - darcy bussell is not her real name

also know a buzz (short for buster)
and a mercedes shortened to sadie
also met a woody

darcey is marnie crittle acc to wiki but strangely mercedes was an original middle name

I met a lady who knows a boy called 'Baby boy surname'!! His first and middle names are Baby and Boy! FGS!!

I work with children and have looked after:

Emerald Green
Michael Myers
Jack Daniels

And a friend recently told me about a girl named Tequilla....oh dear!

The little Hebe I knew was morrocan.

I used to work regularly with a Vanky Mak. One day his secretary phoned up and introduced herself. It was unfortunate that when he'd interviewed for a secretary he hadn't found a way to check her pronunciation. In Hong Kong it is common for people to pronounce V as W. I had to take the call while my colleague who'd picked up the phone first sat bent double with tears streaming down her cheeks next to me.

I've name-changed for this!

I went to school with

Emma Lynn Hughes (she hated it!)

I worked on a deal which had the following clients

William Rash (English)
Randy Bishop (Canadian)

And a dear friend Hiedi whose dad registered her name and when asked how to spell it went by the rule "i before e except after c"

Nikhil, pron. "nickel" but in fairness I think it's a foreign name.

I forgot one!

I work with Chris Moss

(and have to resist the urge to say "we wish you a merry" every time I hear his name)

Why he doesn't insist on Christopher I don't know!

My sister taught a Jenna, which is pretty ordinary and nothing to laugh at but her surname was Taylor. Say it out loud, running the two words together.

Poor lass

I know someone who worked with a Dutch guy called Jaas (not sure on spelling) Hans :)

Hairston!

Coleene Botton

Say it fast.

Seriously was an expupil of a colleague of mine.

Unforgettable.

I used to know a Candida, thrush always sprang to my mi nd!

I don't dislike precious....for a girl. I know a precious (male) he obviously wasn't a fan as as soon as he was old enough he changed his name to Stephen.

Allegra Cosima Ortigia Saffron