I met a guy called 'Wonderful' today.

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He was from Malawi. A tough name to live with in the UK but he lived up to it He was very proud. Not sure that will inspire any of you but it brought a smile to my face.

I know a little girl called Serenity which is an awesome name. She absolutely doesn't live up to it though and is a total, gorgeous live wire who charges round at all the local playgroups and even out wits my very bolshie 4 year old DS (she's just turned 1).

I've come across a Precious, Treasure and Comfort at work.

Some lovely names on here, especially Efficient!

I know a Happy and a Wisdom. It's so strange how well they suit their names!

I quite like Gloria, but I'm not sure we could pull it off.

These names are fabulous aren't they.

I will add that I heard a GodsBlessing (not sure how it was spelled on the use or otherwise of hyphens or apostrophes) on radio four recently. How nice to know that your parents think so highly of you!

I know a lovely, a pretty and a sunshine. Always makes me smile when I think of their names.

Not the same at all my DH knows a guy called Randy Conrod, always makes me chuckle!

I used to work with a Darling

I used to childmind a Fabulous.

I used to work with a man named Stardom. Awesome thing for you to hope your chil is destined for....alas he worked in healthcare policy!

You have got to be kidding.... who would name their child these?!

at Efficient, doesn't quite have the joie de vivre of the other names mentioned on this thread.

I am from Southern Africa and all these names are common for us. Parents normally name their kids depending on what would be happening to the family before and during the pregnancy. Patience, Prudence, Everjoy,Rejoice, Even, Lovemore,Takes urettferdig, Blessings and Blessed are favourites. My neighbours, Misery, Lovejoy, Marvellous, Bothwell and Borgia all siblings.

Misery? Must have been a very difficult birth!

My phone just changed Takesure to a Norwegian word which means unfair;-) :-) and has zero to do with the names

I love blessing wish I had thought of that for a middle name

Oh I love these names! I know a lady named Pritti. She is, exceedingly.

I met a hotel manager called Gerard Hotelier.... Amused me at the time

In our church there's a Patient. He's training to be a doctor!

Ds's best friend at church is called Genuine. There's a Precious as well (girl) in the church too - they're all from DRC.

I was at bible college with a Fabulous, always called Fab but he really was fabulous!!

Squash, i have no idea but i think it had something to do with the inlaws

DH met a MacElvis yesterday, apparantly his parents originally though Mac was very British and most people put it at the start of their names and yes they were massive fans.

Love these names though, they are just so gorgeous.

A lot of the virtue names that are popular today have their roots in Puritan England, names such as Felicity, Hope, Liberty and Verity. On the flip side people also gave their kids names such as Fear-God, Repent, Forsaken and Abstinence which have unsurprisingly fallen out of fashion in England.

This handsome chap was called Praise God Barebone! What an epic name.

I spoke to a 'baby' the other night

I love Blessing and Precious. Also 'Morning'

Great names,I know a Precious and a Comfort.

I also know a brother and sister called Kingston and Jamaica.

Lovely names, they mean exactly what they say... so honest & meaningful for it

I know a Device too, gosh I used to envy my friends with such names, i have a traditional name which i hated until my dad explained why he gave it to me. When I was born i was the third girl in the family, My grandmother went ballistic and wanted my mum to be divorced, DF said no way and gave me my name which means cherish in English or hold on tightly. I fell in love with it there and then. Opps sorry op for thread hijack