Head turning baby names

[Knifeandfawkes]

Have you heard any recently that have made you do a double take? I know of two baby Jason's born in the last two years, the first of which I found very unusual, the second of which is making me think this is maybe coming back in vogue and I'm behind the times?

@Purplepizzacake when my children were little one of their favourite books was “Be Good Gordon! “

Montgomery. Great name and great kid

Bambii-star! Yes the ii to make it more unique.

A teenager named Skip

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VienneseWhirligig There is another set of twins here with the same names!

A friend named her DD Lisa four years ago and I was a bit taken aback!

A relative has a 3 year old named Leonard (Lenny) Derek, after relatives much loved granddads.

I heard a woman at a soft play calling out to her son Huntley, and I wondered if she had ever heard of Ian Huntley. Because every time she said the kids name, that bastards face came into my mind.

I also heard a kid named Hindley, which again brought in visions of Myra.

There’s an Atlantis and a Spirt in my dc’s school. That made me a bit

@EmilyEmmabob I met a girl called Diesel a few years ago, a very confident child with curly dark hair. Surely she can be the only one?

Gordon.

I've worked with children for years and years and have heard a lot of the names here!
Blue, Vixen, a couple of Nevaeh's, Honey, Aurora, Eurelia, Odin, Clara just off the top of my head that made me notice them.
Some I like, some not so much!

Kage!

Earlier on this year when I had my baby was taking her to midwife appointment and another lady was in the waiting room with her baby, I said aww what’s her name? Dorothy! The only Dorothy I know is my mums elderly neighbor

@CocaColaTruck1

Patrick 3 month old baby. He was gorgeous and actually really suited it

I still regret not calling my son Patrick!

There's a child at my youngest's dance class called Lovely. I thought it was just her dad calling her it as a term of endearment, but no, when they tick the register my youngest assures me they call "Lovely"! Lovely has at least 1 sister so I wonder what her name is?!

There is a Dorothy, Raymond & Frank at our school.
Know of 4 year olds called Mary & Bambi too.
Also heard of a Roscoe & an Orson - the latter of which gets called Awesome! :)

Somersby. No idea of spelling as it was being shouted as he ran up the street.
As for head turning, well his didn't! He continued to run from his exasperated mum.

Skimmed the thread and am shocked to find that no one has suggested Balonz.

At my daughter's school there are two children with names that make everyone double take, the first is normally called Brad, which in itself seems a bit odd for a five year old English child, but his first and middle names are Bradward Edley, as if his parents got very confused. The second is a child called Slough, as in the town in which The Office was set and the poem "Come friendly bombs, fall on Slough, it is not fit for humans now".

A friend recently named her dd Nancy Nora and I also know two Wyatts. None would be my first choice...

Heard Zion and Bear recently… 😳

I work in a school. For me there is no such thing as an unusual name any more.

I love what I think of as an "uncle name" though. Stanley, Alan, Trevor, Neil. They are so unexpected.

I remember when DD started nursery, there was a girl in her class called Honey and another called Alana. She came home and told me she'd played with 'Honey and Banana' all day and I was a bit

Heard someone calling for Lourdes in home bargains the other day. An Ocatavian is taught in my children's swimming lessons.