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Recent nutty names I have heard

483 replies

CockneySparra · 21/01/2011 14:23

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! Grin

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delphinedownunder · 05/02/2011 09:02

I have taught a Freedom and a Breeze and a Chandelier.

ipredicttrouble · 05/02/2011 17:27

Rip.

Can't figure that one out.

Grabaspoon · 05/02/2011 17:43

Heard about a little girl called Shakira.

And I met a bonde haired gorgeous 2 year old called Midnight.

thinkoutofthetoybox · 11/02/2011 09:09

I once had a job interview with a Hyacinth...who was a man..

BuntyPenfold · 11/02/2011 09:41

At a job interview I was addressed as Jelton!

Yes, I am Jane Elton. The interviewer called me Jelton. I was Confused

How can someone that dim be in charge of a nursing home?

ragged · 11/02/2011 09:50

I like Tiger & Trinity Confused.
Agree that most the others mentioned are horrors, though.

shouldnotbehere · 11/02/2011 10:18

Zinnia

greenzebra · 11/02/2011 13:02

someone just told me one in the office
a relative of hers is called 'Mondeo'

greenzebra · 11/02/2011 13:04

oh and my mum once looked after a 'Grizinnia' named zinny for short, they were very strange parents who used to insist their child of three memorise spices names by smell!

porcupine11 · 11/02/2011 13:22

My DS is at nursery with a Meadow (girl)

mejon · 11/02/2011 13:51

Just seen the name Oceanne-Lea on a friend's Facebook. I bet her mum's not a MNer Wink.

ladygray · 13/02/2011 17:09

My mum used to know a little boy called Tame - short for The Apple of My Eye.

FFS.

superv1xen · 13/02/2011 17:18

there is a girl in DS's class at school called "Corvette"

and a boy called "Mavericc" (spelt like that)

Hmm
Scorps · 13/02/2011 17:27

There is a Jaguar at school

superv1xen · 13/02/2011 17:54

oh and now i have read the whole thread, i have seen DS's name mentioned Blush

RachelSerena · 13/02/2011 19:10

Met a very sweet boy called Geronimo

womma · 14/02/2011 22:11

My friend has boys called Zoom and Ace and my nephew is called Torpeedo.

Yep.

mummypontipine · 14/02/2011 22:19

phoebe-lee
pixie daisy

emmanumber3 · 22/02/2011 01:20

So glad I found this thread - is really making me chuckle :)

I used to work with a nurse called Lovely (from Sri Lanka).

We don't get too many unusual names round here unfortunately!

ooma · 22/02/2011 09:14

I used to work with a American named whos given name was Randy - what was his Mother thinking!!!

ooma · 22/02/2011 09:15

sorry too many words

spottyock · 03/03/2011 20:32

I know of a little boy called Tractor.

BrigitBigKnickers · 03/03/2011 20:45

My Dsis knows someone who named their child Seven but written as a number.

The child actually has his name written as a number on his passport. Hmm.

SparkleArkle · 04/03/2011 09:10

wasn't Regan the possessed girl in the Exorcist...?

theonlyhb2 · 04/03/2011 16:28

Diesel for a boy.....you gonna name yr girl Petrol? LPG?