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Most unusual name you’ve ever heard?

513 replies

ikeakia · 23/12/2019 23:14

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

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drspouse · 24/12/2019 20:35

I know two Nyes, both socialist families.
And a Blue whose sibling also has a colour name.
Not yet mentioned I don't think
Wednesday
Kal-El

Blessing, Precious etc are all very common among English speaking African Christians.

drspouse · 24/12/2019 20:36

And Diego is just David in Spanish.

Patsypie · 24/12/2019 20:38

I met a girl called Prophecy once. Such a beautiful name. Mine is the same as a famous superstar. I loved it but it's been a bit of a pain!

Patsypie · 24/12/2019 20:40

Oh and I had a childhood pal called Tuppence.

pallisers · 24/12/2019 20:47

I guess it is the story all about how his life got flipped, turned upside down...

I STILL had to google that to get the reference :)

DaisyF1986 · 24/12/2019 20:50

Love this thread! Some of the more unusual names are lovely!

Arnoldthecat · 24/12/2019 20:56

Denon Lee named after the hi fi and the mega speakers in the same house.

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 24/12/2019 20:59

Diego is James, surely? David is the same but with stress on second syllable.

pastaparadise · 24/12/2019 21:06

Some of these are lovely. I wanted unusual names for dc but all vetoed by dp Hmm

Ones I've only met one of
Ulysses
Tollen
Phoebus
Thalia
DeCaprio

pastaparadise · 24/12/2019 21:07

Oh, and my mum was friends with twin girls- Ivy and Olive Green

Haworthia · 24/12/2019 21:08

Evergreen. She’d be around 40 now.

TripleSeptic · 24/12/2019 21:10

Yvonne

Pronounced why-von-eeeeeee

I also knew Adam Adams as a child.

Ottalie - only came across one person with this name, I thought it was lovely.

Anwen Bee - a lady gave me her card to pay for fuel in work when I was 16. I always thought it was a fabulous name.

BikeRunSki · 24/12/2019 21:11

Jackson, for a woman

hurrythefuckupgeorge · 24/12/2019 21:16

I have only ever met one

Atticus
Cassius
Hughbert
Lulabelle
Fox
Busy

All white British families in our village. My kids names are unusual too so I like to hear or meet others with unusual names.

raspberrymolakoff · 24/12/2019 21:18

Younghusband. In our family tree way back. Apparently it was a given name.

drspouse · 24/12/2019 21:31

@JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff you are correct, oops
Iago or Diego.

InvisibleWomenMustBeRead · 24/12/2019 21:40

Sunsaree - only met one and think it's such a pretty name.

houselikeashed · 24/12/2019 22:14

Boys -
Waldron
Silver
Acer
Alobar

Girls -
Karenina
Charmaine
Clover

waterjungle · 24/12/2019 22:17

DKNY and Joop

00100001 · 24/12/2019 22:19

Krystal-Pebbles

No lies

Ohffs66 · 24/12/2019 22:21

My work colleagues mum is a teacher. Every time we have this discussion in work his answer is that his mum taught a girl called Sha'Diamond.

I used to work in a bank years ago, we had an elderly customer who was at least in her 80s called Sunbeam Duckett. Actual name, not a nickname. She was lovely.

waterjungle · 24/12/2019 22:22

Rusty Colon - first name and surname. Got told off for finding that funny on another thread!

cushioncovers · 24/12/2019 22:41

Twins called Barley and Broccoli.

Wtf

Lobsterquadrille2 · 24/12/2019 22:45

I worked in a country where Precious, Comfort etc were normal, nice names. I knew a Delight (which I think is lovely).
I know an adult Adolf, which is unwise/brave (and my father was a German PoW but no connection).
Also a King Harold, known as Kingy (child).

Lobsterquadrille2 · 24/12/2019 22:48

My sister has a friend with a son Obadiah. I quite like that.