What's the most unusual baby name that you've encountered recently?

[CaramelJones]

I mean real names not La-A and Lemonjello or Chlamydia or other urban legends.

A friend in the U.S has called her baby son, Sundance. I rather like it in a way though I was taken aback at first.

I met a McLaren recently too, not as unusual as Sundance but not something that you encounter every day either.

Teddy, London and Holland, all girls. A friend has just called her DD Magnolia and I think of the paint colour every time.

This is quite common in the Netherlands, short for Rudolf

I love some of the names on this thread. Sholto and Agatha are gorgeous!

Some of the names on here (Io, Kaan, Simi) are perfectly normal names in other languages.

My great uncle was called Thor (Norwegian family!) and we considered it for DS but the Marvel association has spoiled it for me; we also knew no one would pronounce it Tor so we decided against it. DS is called Magnus which some people probably think is quite out there, but it's a very normal Scandinavian name.

Torin and Thorin are popular here, it was on our shortlist.

I know a Dax and a Bowie (both boys) in the same class. I'm quite used to them now but I was taken aback at first.

I am obviously not cool but I don't really like the old man/old lady trend at all. DD's baby class has Rupert, Geoffrey, Vinny, Tommy and Alec in it. The girls are more mixed but there are a lot of Mabel, Florence, Ivy, Violet, Effie, type names.

I really like unusual, underused names but not so keen on random words being used as names, or weird spellings of things being used.

Tam. Not shortened - actually named Tam.

Boy. He was Dutch

I know a Dutch adult man called Boy, maybe it’s a name there

There are some gorgeous names on this thread. Life would be so boring if we all loved the same things

I know a Lux, Lavender and a Vogue.

I came across a Soren today, I haven't heard of another one.

I know of a baby girl called Everley. I think it's a fab name - right up my street.

Oh and I also know of a Trilby (girl).

Some lovely names on here.
I know an Apollo and a Keeper.

Huxley

Reminded me of the cartoon pig

A little girl called Diesel and another called Berry
A boy a few months ago called Bobbe but that was written down so I am not sure how its pronounced
Bobe or Bo-be or Bobby or just Bob

Love Zinnia!

Mona and Beaux, both girls

I know a Maverick. I suppose there’ll be more of them now.

also an Elvis

I heard a Flint the other day which I hadn’t come across before.

A boy at nursery called Moss and a girl named Leaf.

I know a Trilby (who's knocking 40 now), a teenage Berry, a 30-something Meriadoc and a trio of siblings called Tate, Wyatt and Lux.

My colleagues grandchild is called Baby. Not very original

Baby is awful. That’s really not okay.

Royal, Precious and Major…

Poor kid. Shem means name literally.