Most unusual names you’ve heard at baby group!

[Nameenthusiast]

Thought this might be fun and may give some people some new ideas! What are the most unusual baby names you have heard recently? Mine are:
Moses
Claude
Nula
Herbie
Huckleberry

Annieece. So sounds like Annalise, but pronounced Ann-i-eece. The Mum goes crazy if you get it wrong.

Cedar. As in the wood.

This is going back 8 or 9 years now, but my DD’s toddler group was a sea of little girls with similar names - Isabel, Isabella, Annabel, Ava, Eva, Evie etc.

And one little boy called.....Jock .

Met a baby Debbie recently, another name that's not unusual but out of time for a new baby. That said, I think Deborah is quite a beautiful name itself.

Suealice
Persephone
Oakley (Boy)
Dollie
Dolce

Paul, which I think is lovely, but so unusual for a baby nowadays!
Sherlock
Nero
Cece
Solomon
Ramola
Rain

Jessie James

Angel

I know a Zephyr. Quite like it!

@MummyDummyNow do you think mum had heard the name Anaïs and didn't know how to spell it?

@MummyDummyNow do you think mum had heard the name Anaïs and didn't know how to spell it?

@itssquidstella ooh I hadn't thought of that, that could well have happened!

There was a girl called Vanilla at the toddler group I took my child to

I know a Jessie James too. A boy. Definitely not Jesse. His father was complaining to me that he gets bullied. Poor kid.

youreggnog not sure if it’s been said already because I skipped half the thread but I think Buffy is short for Elizabeth

Oakley
Bodhi
Italia
River
Alpha

A baby boy called Thompson joined ours the other day.. never heard of not being a surname before! I had to check I hadn't heard Thomas incorrectly.

My DS2 name's been mentioned Hello if you know me!!

Flipping love Scout though, veto'd by DH but have 2 DS's anyway

Persephone I adore this, and @lakehouse I really like Winter too

We have a Xavier and an Ian at ours, aged 4

I think around here they all
Try for unique names .. we go to various groups and know..

Ottilie ( girl)
Heidi
Rufus
Stevie ( a girl )
Rafferty
Chase ( yep like Paw patrol)
Merlin
Nell
Autumn
Flynn ( I thought it was the more common Finn at first )
Jayden ( the first one I've come across )
Olive ( which is a nice change from Olivia )
Lotta ( girl and I asked and it's not a shortening )
Lexi ( a girl)
Nina
Bertie
Barry ( you don't hear this much now)

I can think of some totally youuuuuinik ones but I hope the are just one offs so too outing !

Oh and I thought Bran was a shortening of Brangwyn ? I am the only person to have not seen game of thrones

I'm feeling for Pebbles when she grows up. It's cute for a little one but can you imagine a manager, mp, etc with that name? I know a Vicky, a Suzy an Ali and an Izzy who all went back to their original names in their 30's in an attempt to be taken more seriously in the workplace (I know some don't...) but Pebbles - what can you do with it? Apologies to any mums of Pebbles who may be on here...

Some of these names are really common!

I teach. I've taught:

Grey-Goose
Elf
Steve (girl)
Boden
Harvey-Nick
George-Armani

My dc are 7 and 10 now, but we used to go to a playgroup with a Stephen; again v unusual for child who’d now be 9ish.

We used to sometimes come across a boy called Polaris at a nearby soft play place.

At DS's nursery there was Zack, Zayn, Zephyr and Zuzanne!

Haven
Saxon
Mowgli