Most unusual name you’ve ever heard?

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Just wondering what unusual ‘only met one’ names people had come across in their lives?

I quite like Misty. I’ve come across a
Sunshine
Atilla
Harley-Blue.

I met a Cheyenne Raine - if she'd been a boy she was going to be Cherokee Rebel.

I taught a Song once. The best babe I have ever come across is Comfort Golightly, who is far more masculine than his name might suggest.

“Babe” = “name” !

There's some corkers in my child's school and amongst some kids they know!

Carver 🔪🍗🥩
Yeller
Zayo (My child can't pronounce it so calls him Mayo!)
A'Luna - Quite pretty time be fair 🌛
Lacey-April
Viga - Pronounced Veya

Not sure how it's allowed to be honest

I know a baby Solera. I wonder if she knows she's a lolly I do think its a pretty name though.

Blessing - such a lovely lady, she was one of DH's nurses

I went to school with a girl called Richenda, never heard anyone else with that name.

I remember reading this one in take a break and it made me laugh.

I met a Richarda which I think is lovely.

Also a Sharna (white British)

I went to summer camp with a girl called Bunny Love. One of the leaders called her mum up because he thought the girl was taking the piss and had put a pretend name down on her forms but her mum was like “errr no, that’s her name”

Crixus

Santiago
Aideen

I also worked with a bloke last week called Shian (pronounced Shy-Ann). Unusual, but he totally pulls it off.

My DH taught a Celestria - never encountered another one of those. Beautiful though.

DS is at school with a Dannyboy. Not a nickname.

In the last 3 years I've taught two girls called Ursula which I find surprising, although once I was over the Little Mermaid association I must say it is a very elegant name. Also know a Torsten, Antigone and Caius.

Used to work with a Honey.

I genuinely thought people were being incredibly condescending towards her before we were properly introduced and I learned that it was her actual name.

It's really not a good name for a young woman hoping to make partner at a professional services firm one day. We struggled enough to win respect as female graduate trainees in an almost exclusively male environment as it was. It really can't have helped. (No idea how much it would have held her back, mind: she eventually left to have a baby and never came back.)

L’ren
Trixibelle
Jaime Girl
Arcani
Lashea
Etta
Santiago

There's a little girl in my sisters class at school called Starssey
Like a mix of star and darcey

Also know a Torsten, Antigone and Caius.

On that note, I personally know a Marcus Tullius.

I never quite got that one: surely, "Tullius" was technically the family name of the Roman original, and surely "Cicero" is the really recognisable part, which they left out?

Nomen would appear to be omen, however: Marcus Tullius Cicero - who goes by simply Marcus in his everyday life - is quite the compelling speaker, as it happens.

Don't really think anyone is being racist the thread says most unusual name you've only heard once, not the worst/most horrible name.

But that's the point isn't it? Many of these names are NOT unusual within their own culture and are frequently or exclusively used by certain races and nationalities which makes calling them "unusual" seem euphemistic for sneering.

Tanisha is not unusual in the way that

Moxie Crimefighter
Pilot Inspektor
and
Moon Unit

(All celebrity children) are genuinely unusual names

But that's the point isn't it? Many of these names are NOT unusual within their own culture and are frequently or exclusively used by certain races and nationalities which makes calling them "unusual" seem euphemistic for sneering

My name isn't British and is very unusual, same with DH and DD.
If anyone had mentioned any of our names on here I wouldn't think it racist unless there was a sneer in their post. Simply commenting that a name is unusual to you, because of the culture or country you currently live in is not racist.

I’ve met a baby L-a. Didn’t know the myth. Tried to say the name and got a very funny look from the mum.

Tanjarnea

I work with an Everest (aptly named as he is tall and wide). I know a Jessamy and my cousin is called Corin

My DC went to a toddler group with a Paisley and a Vanya.

My Niece has a very unusual name which I can't divulge with out outing my family (it's that unusual)