Most random kids name you have encountered in real life….

[Mittemucci]

Today I met a child called Bismarck

i felt like it was one of the names you read about but wonder if anyone is actually called that….

what’s the most unusual name you have ever come across in daily life?

I met a Dory once (not a short version of anything) and I thought it was actually lovely! I'd never heard it other than the forgetful fish.

My own contributions to the thread are not one offs, as I have had some strange one offs pass through my classes, but I don't want anyone to be identifiable - these are names I have had more than one of, and some are common in their own language but cause comment in English

Me
Magnificent ( known as Maggy)
Uu
Shitta
Telly
Butch

Well I assume that's where they got it.

Neptune

Shampane (I used to be a social worker)

No you didn't.

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The hardest name to manage with in an English speaking country that I have come across is "Me" ( pronounced "me"! exactly like the English word)

Oooooh I remembered a Vietnamese guy named Long. It is very common name and means "dragon" or similar. Ironically, he wasn't tall at all.

I once had a neighbour called Loveday

I met a perseverance once and thought it was a stunning name!

Meadow, Comfort, Patience, Tanner. I used to work in the US.

TJ (pronounced Tee Jay)
Dignity

Jersey Girl (can't remember if it was hyphenated or not). Definitely her official name as I was the teacher.

I heard a mum shouting for her toddler son some years ago, he was called Raven. Stopped me in my tracks!

I'm not correcting you but thought you might be interested to know that Beau isn't an unusual name at all. It's actually quite a popular name (just outside the top 100) for boys. Some people even use it for girls too but it's less popular, obviously.

That used to be quite a common name in the 18thC. It's quite nice.

I taught a girl called Beaux and a girl called Tuesday.

Esgaroth · Today 12:24

Devilsmommy · Today 12:21

Makes me think of Roman empire

Well I assume that's where they got it.”

I’m clearly a philistine: made me think of Inspector Clouseau 😁

New a guy named success

Opium

I see a lot of kids in my work, and have encountered:
Loki (one group had two Lokis!)
Ka5pian
Chyna and Indya (sisters)
Beau (girl)
Neveah (there was quite a spate of them in the 1990s)
Cosmo

but lots of names mean Lucky, just in a different language - like Felix, Felicity, etc

Arugula

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