Worst name you have ever come across.

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Someone who loved Judge Dread was going to call child Dread. Thankfully was persuaded otherwise.

It's a version of Arrianne or Arrianna. Greek and French. Nice name.

True - at least they are only nicknames!

It's a very long time since our DS was the age for them, but isn't Biff (sort of) short for Elizabeth or something? Presumably Chip's actual name is Potato?!

My dad went to name me moonbeam over 50 years ago, the registrar told him to get a grip and go outside and pick another girl name!

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I know someone who named their baby daughter Soul. I also knew of someone called Russell Sprout.

My grandpa was called Valentine (I personally like it), and his wife Beryl (much worse). Not that odd but interesting your mum has those names!

E.g. Linda, which means poo in some languages too.

I used to know an Ariane when I was growing up. It just makes me think of the Welsh word for cash.

We need a lot more registrars like this nowadays!

I know someone who has kids called Courtney and Cobain.

Honey Raze. First name isn’t horrendous but paired with her middle name sounds like a stripper but she is generally called ‘Hun’ by everyone. All I think is ‘you ok huuuunn?!’

A friend of DS has a brother called Wolfgang. Which actually I can’t work out is mad or pretty cool.

Adorabella-Rainne. Just why? I mean can be shortened to Bella but still.

There’s a boy in DDs year called Patch

I can’t stand the name Reggie. We know of one and he’s an absolute menace and his little best mate is called Ronnie. I feel sorry for the teacher of that school intake year. We also know of a couple who actually have twin boys called Ronnie and Reggie

Had I been named after my other grandparent I would have been Gwladys.

It hasn't yet come back into fashion. I wonder if it ever will

Lilith is a lovely name, and dates back to prebiblical times.

I've never met a Gaylord, but for the few that are around, that must be a difficult name to carry well.

I came across twins called Castor and Pollux Gollihoff but I did find them in 18th century resources whilst researching something historical. They're not still around!

They’re my partner’s initials 😂 he absolutely hates it!

I wouldn't choose it myself, but I actually quite like Soul - it's 'out there' but in a cool way. Unless you used it as a middle name, which she broadly went by, but with the actual first name of something like Rachel or Rebecca. R. Soul Smith sounds much less cool!

I've mentioned this before, its not the actual names that are awful individually, but I think to name your 3 sons Ronnie, Reggie and Frankie is a poor choice.

Kaiser, a particularly bold little boy who's mother was screaming his name for all and sundry to hear.

Peach Blossom, totally ridiculous.

Kci. Pronounced Casey.

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I hear You
A name for Me that my Dad championed was Tallulah . After Tallulah Bankhead apparently.

Unless we know the same people there are at least two boys with this name around. My first thought was the same as yours when I heard it. Perfectly normal name, just why with the spelling though? My daughter has a very ‘common’ short name yet the registrar ran through a list of other spellings she’s had for said name - most of them elongated and made no sense!

BV = Blessed Virgin as in BVM - Blessed Virgin Mary aka Sancta Dei Genetrix - holy mother of God.

Not too bad, House is a beloved character in the eponymous show!

Particularly as Beryl Valentina presumably had a surname so wouldn't be known by initial BV

Oh please let that be true Russell Sprout😂 Also on the subject of nicknames. I heard on the radio about a guy nicknamed Aladdin at work. His real name was Matt Ryder. It really tickled me for some reason.

Versace mc -word that rhymes with versace
Heard it called out in a gp waiting room. Many a head turned

I used to know a Kaiser, but the family were not originally from the UK (or any part of Europe) and it was pronounced "Kezza".