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The most unusual name

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 22:27

What is the most unusual name you've come across recently?

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Dragonbutter · 02/08/2008 22:27

East for a boy.
First one i've ever heard of.

Tidgypuds · 02/08/2008 22:28

Dosh
A female guest at a wedding we organised today ?!

littlelamb · 02/08/2008 22:29

Justice. I heard a mum screaming it at a little girl when we were at the beach last weekend. I looked like this

HumphreyPillow · 02/08/2008 22:30

Pingu

Dragonbutter · 02/08/2008 22:30

i actually like the name East though.

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 22:32

Ive heard of Justice, a lady from Africa and another called Beloved. We have alot of African agency girls at work and many of them have names like that. Its suits them, but yes very unusual in our culture.

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 22:33

Pingu??? you cannot be serious?

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BrownSuga · 02/08/2008 22:34

Breeze.

I've only met one, the daughter of an ex Boss. I kind o flike it though.

controlfreakyagain · 02/08/2008 22:34

there is a disney round our way....

nancy75 · 02/08/2008 22:35

chance - son of dp workmate.

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 22:36

little girl called Willow at my son's school

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CoolYourJets · 02/08/2008 22:45

marza-jedda.

A girl at school.

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 22:49

oh yes and i went to school with a Recca (girl)as a child.

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Dragonbutter · 02/08/2008 22:50

willow fairly common here now.

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 22:54

is it, didnt know as ive only come across it once

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bikerunski · 02/08/2008 22:54

Alabama. Not in USA.

But then my own middle name takes a lot of explained .......

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 22:56

come on then what is it?

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iarel · 02/08/2008 22:56

my dd's middle name is willow have come accross a frentson

Califrau · 02/08/2008 23:01

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 23:02

i bet in 10 years time it'll be impossible to find an unusual name eh!

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iarel · 02/08/2008 23:05

my name is elmeri...would love to not have to spell it out constantly

Lovingthepink · 02/08/2008 23:15

Nettle - for a girl

cyteen · 02/08/2008 23:18

Fedora

Fimbo · 02/08/2008 23:20

Rooney - yes a child called this. Presumably after dear Wayne.

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Loriycs · 02/08/2008 23:20

re Nettle: hope she doesnt have a brother called Sting

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