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

Called their, not Calle father

Somebody I once knew called her baby girl Sequin. She must be about 20 now.

I also know a boy called Bismarck which makes me snigger in a childish manner because in my school that was what we called poo stripes in your pants.

Jerry Springer had two sisters on the other day called Randy and Chastity.

The most unusual names I've come across may not be unusual at all in the languages or culture they're from, I'm not sure.

A few examples are Oluwakorede, Tolulope, Eniola, Hannalie, Merrick, Oluwatimileheim, Karizma and Shonit

Unusual names that seem to have more Western roots (again, maybe not all that unusual but once I've only come across the once):

Katinka, Mala, Antigone, Bunty, Desiree, Tree, Jonquil, Amberley

Wilkie, Fitch, K-jay, Ptolemy, Quilliam, Jefferson, Ferdi

Innocent and Immaculate - two rather promiscuous sisters
Obvious - waiter at a Johannisburg eatery
Tequila - mother's client. Mum's a SEN consultant. Wonder if this was fetal alcohol syndrome perchance.

There are people on here who do not appear to have heard of Other countries, Other cultures or even Other languages!

There are also some with very vivid imaginations, and others who are very susceptible to the urban myth.

Urban. Now that's a name you don't hear often.

I'm in a country where people choose an 'English name' to go by in addition to their own language name.

I currently know people called Hamster, Tissue, Nato (sadly not capitalised), Yo, Yellow and Tarzan.

This will out me, but these are all genuine family names, but of my grandparents generation.

For boys: Trevellyan Codrington (Trevor; I kid you not, at least Codders was a middle name), Redvers, Stafford, Godfrey

For the girl: Oriska (Rissi; family legend has it that this is a town in Russia, name identified reading about the Russian revolution in the papers).

Shows the search for unique names is nothing new!

Though I do agree with Bertrand, there is a certain white western- centrism flavour to this thread.

Detroit, soprano and soul - three brothers
Evergreen - a girl
Stone - buy
Jelly - boy
Mykelti - from that show Sister Wives
Scout - girl

Mooki. She's be in her 60s now.

DH works with a Pearl Nicholas. Unfortunate.

Jaxon
Velvet

I came across a Hevinleigh in a Facebook group I'm in recently.

I did do a bit of a double take tbh.

Aadvark.

Inverness. Circa 1982.

A boy.

I mentioned it in another thread, not particularly unusual as such, but it ended up being ironic.

I had a student called Lucky.
He obviously thought his name was enough.
But, and through several problems, he failed. Twice.

Oh, and another was
Yorleidi.

(Pronounced your lady...)
South American. We are used to south American names and to Brazilian imagination, but this one raised a few eyebrows.

I lived in Africa as a child and my dad had a colleague named Quite Limited. I think that might win!

Oddest names ever heard include:

Jermajesty - Michael Jacksons nephew
Royalty - also MJs nephew.
Stormie Omartian- Author.
Innocent - Very ironic,as this particular one was a highway robber and shot DM whilst grabbing her car. Not in the U.K

When I was working at a boarding school about 5 years ago I looked after lots of children with incredible names, the ones I remember are;

Azure (girl)
Skypod
Rhubarb

Osiris (boy)
Zulu
Ptolemy

I guess context is everything.
The Anubis I met was a tall blond girl, not exactly what I would expect when hearing the name.

I grew up with a girl called Nesta I thought it was very unusual until I moved to Wales.

Years ago DD went to a Creche with a girl called Tinkabelle...she now goes by the name of Tink.

DD went to Primary school with a Olive-Cocco.

Also know of a Rammy, Maruca, Silkie, Saint Claire. All in their teens as well.

I also recently met an Aurelia
I'd guess it's from Love, Actually. But even in Portugal it's a very old fashioned name.

McJesus.... I kid you not!

I agree with Bertrand and Star that some people don't appear to grasp that names you may not know are as ordinary as Emma and John in other countries.

Aurelia isn't particularly unusual, and certainly has a long non-Portugese, pre-Love, Actually history. I know two French Aurelies, both now in their late 40s or 50s. Sylvia Plath's mother (born 1906 in the US to Austrian parents) was an Aurelia. Juan Peron's first wife (before Evita) was an Aurelia.

I think some Pope names should be revived. Urban and Innocent are pretty cool. Boniface? Clement? Pius?

I know a few African children with words for names im dying to put them here but would out them but you do get used to saying unusual names after a while and they are just names iyswim