what is the most unusual name you have heard irl?

[spritefairy]

Heard today:-

Spring-rose

At the doctors the other day was deliah-rose. Thought it was a misspell for Delilah but then maybe it's Delia?

And the when I worked in a nursery there was a little boy called deneil. Not too bad you say, till you knew his older brother was called Neil

I vote McJesus to win the thread.

Atom (boy)

Aryan rein (girl)

Iron-Raven (boy)

Girls: Ramika (not sure if it was made up or not, I think the mother had heard it previously & liked it)

& Fuschia

I watched a programme about preppers and gun culture a girl in that was called Ayrian her dad had a nazi memrobilla room in their house

As a young hairdresser, I was once introduced to a Chantelleamy. Her mother couldn't decide whether to call her daughter Chantelle, or Amy, so she just stuck the two together.

I often wonder what name that child goes by now; she must be in her 30s.

Twins called Treasure and Precious who are both successful doctors.

Ildiko is a reasonably common Hungarian name. It's used in my family. I know an Ildika.

Likewise Santa is a Sicilian name, the feminine of Santo.

The funniest Serenity I ever met was at a playgroup and she was a terror. "Serenity DON'T DO THAT!'

Knew a family with kids called Timely Rain, Noble Song and Sagacious Star.

Most unusual names I know are brothers called Gandalf and Zen. Wonderful as an adult, but imagine popping your adorable roundcheeked bald baby Gandalf in a sling!

I've taught a Snow White and a Princess-Dianna.

Iron. A little girl.

Ephelia - nothing to do with Hamlet apparently, just liked the sound.

I've recognised several of the unusual names here as very normal from other cultures/ languages. Some names translate well - others not so much.

I give you - Ufuk (a fairly common Turkish girl's name.

I knew an au-pair called Ufuk and her British host family insisted she change her name.

I know a 12 yr oldnot so much Angel makes me laugh im sure she has horns

Phoenix, i thought was particularly bad!

Can I add ericy.
Not Eric. Not Ricky. Ericy.

Maybe they hadn't decided and one said 'he looks sort of ericy' and the other said 'ok, ericy it is...?'

How is Nevaeh pronounced? Is it like "never"?

I used to teach in a London school with a lot of Turkish students. Fave boys' names were Cem (one really was a little gem - fabulous child!) and Ugur (pronounced like "urr") which fitted one not particularly pleasant teenage not quite well at that point in his life

evil its more na-vay-ah

manic my DD has Amberley as her middle name, after a character in a 70's / 80's cartoon

I went to college with a Ladybird. She said her mum and dad were hippies

I also know a Siann but pronounced see-an rather than Sharn.

I think those saying we don't grasp the concept of different cultural names are a bit snotty.

The point of the thread was to discuss unusual names - names outside of our own culture are going to be unusual - nowt to do with grasping it!

Coby
Takao
Ptolemy
Hobz
Sweet Pea

I knew someone at uni who was Pho-ay-bay spelt Phoebe.

My (late, American) SIL taught twins named Lemonjello (Le-MON-jallo) and Orangejello (Or-ANGE-ello). Apparently someone she knew taught a Shithead (Shi-THEAD). All of these fall into urban myth territory though, and I can't ask her if they were true.

I know a Scientist
a Little Twinkle
a Starsky

And Brian Rainbow, which is a fab name, almost as good as Lancelot Raspberry!

AsI trot out on all these threads, I once taught English to one Kevin Costner de Jesus. Must be early 50s by now.