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

Oh and the GC of this ghastly woman my DSM is friends with is called Sadhbh. I realise this is an Irish name, but this family are NOT Irish and they live in rural England. Poor girl must spend her entire life explaining how its pronounced (its Sive, btw).

I like Galen and Ginger - but then I rather like unusual names.

In the US, Randy is not an uncommon nickname.

There's an American who lives near us who very, very, carefully ALWAYS introduces himself as Randall.

I know a
Candy (40 yr old)
And hace taught a
Chardonnay, Chanel ,spring , summer, river, autumn and a bobbi-jo all in the same class (all girls).

Barrington. With the father being of course Barry.

One remarkable one from my time here in the US:

Currie (female) (pronounced kuh-ree not curry)

I've met a Jaypaul

juneau I taught a kid when I was doing my pgce called Aynul... I called the register in my first lesson "eye-null" and he piped up "it's anal, miss". I almost choked to death trying not to laugh... None of the kids batted an eyelid. I just couldn't believe that a class of 14 year olds didn't find it hilarious that their classmate was called anal. Then felt like a horrible human being because I was so shocked!

Storm. ....For a little girl

I knew a couple whose surname was Spark and they named their son Blade.

I heard somebody shout storm we are going this way im not sure if storm was a boy or girl though I couldnt see

I had a friend called Storm at primary school (a girl) so it doesn't seem unusual to me. I guess it is, though!

Charisma
Kreon

Both just... Yes.

"Have also come accross a Lois which rather than being pronounced Low-iss, was more like Loi-s as in 'Oi you!'. That may be a variant but I'd never heard it before."

It's Welsh. Not particularly uncommon among Welsh speakers.

"My BIL's oldest brother is Berwyn, which I think is very unusual."

It's Welsh and the name of a mountain/mountain range near Bala as well as a man's name.

I know a boy called CJ - not short for anything. And a girl called Nevaeh, which I always thought was an urban myth. Used to teach twins Cerise and Junior. Always felt a bit sorry for Junior - his sister had an actual name.

Lymarra - apparently a body spray in the 80s

Amaleah

Strawberry (middle name)

All girls

Balthazar! He was a small baby and I thought what a big name for such a small person!

I also know a keyLee , not a bad or unusual name just a dreadful spelling of it. Why would you do that?

Gwenhwyfar Thank you. Hadn't come across it before.

There is a little boy who I see sometimes in our local playground called Bird

Neon
Larch - love it!

Ocean Husky was in front of us in the queue to have DS registered.

Today I met a Meadow, DS goes to nursery with Willow and my friend's little boy is called Johan.

DP and DS a encountered a Thor and an Odin in the playground recently.

Blink - Johan is South African / Dutch

Nimrod (upthread) is probably Israeli

I heard a woman in Waitrose call her daughter Zelda (as in the computer game) over once, while DH got introduced to a baby Merlin in a pub.