Recent nutty names I have heard

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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!

There is an Ozzy here who has every movement he makes congratulated in a newspaper family announcement. Always makes me think of Ozzy Osbourne shouting "Sharon"

Heaven-leigh.

and I do know a child named after a fine single malt.

Baby name websites (and books) are full of shit.

Yeah I should know better

London for a girl. I wonder if the 2012 Olympics will make it popular.

In the course of my work I have met a Cerise-Pink, Jack Daniels (as his first name) and a Titti Anna - the mind boggles

I met a Dimity, which I actually really like...it sounds dainty...but would be shortened to Dim...which isn't great.

It's a type of printed fabrc I think.

Mopsa was a bit daft in that play..a sort of yokel type. Her mate was Dorcas..which is lovely in a Dorky sort of way.

Dimity - as in a corruption of Dimitri?

PMSL @ Titti-Anna

Tatiana and Titania's mongrel offspring.

Wasn't Titty one of the children in 'Swallows and Amazons'?

I recently heard of a child called Finn Moore. If he goes to boarding school he's going to be "Morphine" (Moor, Finn), I guarantee it.

Vanity. Yes really.

Pepsi

Mother a Wham fan?

I know of a Ryanne. Not crazy about it but I think this is a certain trend, and won't be exactly rare.

Heard a mother shouting 'Ceaser' at her DS the other day, as in Julius!

Ryanne is a relatively normal name in the US

No Spidookly...Dimity is a type of fabric.it's a English word I'm sure...very old one.

My living room is painted in Farrow & Ball Dimity!

I know a woman who has named her youngest Tuppence.

BTW I don't think Hebe is strange at all. I know one and have never thought of it as particularly unusual

Odyssey is one that has appeared locally!

My DS was at nursery with an Osiris. Also recently in the park, I heard someone calling for a boy named Adonis.

I know a Rainbow and A tree.

How is Hebe pronounced? Does it rhyme with Phoebe?

Timetomove: yes. She was a daughter of Zeus, and cup-bearer to the gods.

I knew a Hebe at school. It was pronounced Heb-ah. She was Egyptian.

I know at least 3 hebes and their all pronounced heebee