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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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BlueberryPancake · 20/08/2008 20:23

I girl I went to school with a girl called Friday Baily. She was from Canada. I know two little sisters called Cedar and Juniper.

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Nbg · 20/08/2008 20:59

Ooooh derelicte, would you spill your ds's name again?
I know if Hatrick loved it I would too.

Hatrick is queen of great names IMO

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shootfromthehip · 20/08/2008 21:06

Moiye. I mate made it up- cool eh

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apostrophe · 20/08/2008 21:07

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shootfromthehip · 20/08/2008 21:07

Sorry- I just hit that time of night where I turn in to a moron- that should say MY MATE made it up. Many thanks.

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pinktree · 20/08/2008 21:24

I was a teaching assistant for a while at private school there I met a 'Box' and a 'Scooter' both brothers. Their Dad owned a record company. They were gorgeous though so perhaps they'll pull it off!

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nell12 · 20/08/2008 21:35

There are siblings in a local school:
PrincessDiane (NOT to be shortened) and he brother Psalm*
Also Tallula-Bluebell, Darling Dot and Tiger Tim (who goes by his middle name, Bert!)

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fizzbuzz · 20/08/2008 21:40

I have taught, Red, Bright, (boys) Miaow Miaow (Chinese girl, very hard to keep a traight face when doing the register) and a colleague has taught a Princess Pussy
(seriously)

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fizzbuzz · 20/08/2008 21:41

Oh, and also a Sapphire, Angel and Diamond (all girls)

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eddiejo · 20/08/2008 21:55

I went to school with a Drew Peacock.

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NotAnOtter · 20/08/2008 21:57

going to register my unusual name tomorrow!

Meets with a better response than my more well known but little used ds's did

people still fall silent - sometimes they ask his middle name as a silence-breaker but thats odd too ... i laugh!

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MrsStig · 20/08/2008 22:03

What is it?

I knew a Phelps, but wonder if it's usual in the us?

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DforDiva · 20/08/2008 22:15

Denim

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usernametaken · 20/08/2008 22:18

Zed
Bluebell
Primrose and her sister Tulip
Columbus
Kestrel (little girl, Kes for short)

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soopermum1 · 20/08/2008 22:35

i once met a Titus

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MadBadandDangeroustoKnow · 20/08/2008 22:52

Apostrophe - those are marvellous names. Wish I'd named my daughter Frideswide or Berengaria.

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jojosmaman · 20/08/2008 23:00

One of my Chinese suppliers is called Prince Charles Wu.

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earthpixie · 21/08/2008 11:47

Cassius
Ptolemy
Oddman
Disney
Versace

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jeanjeannie · 21/08/2008 12:56

We know of a Cushion (girl)
And a Phinneas and a Foobar.!

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SueMunch · 21/08/2008 12:58

You think these are bad - look at what they get up to in New Zealand.

Number 16 Bus Shelter!!!??

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre_names

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blackrock · 21/08/2008 15:56

Kendal
Alabama
Betula
Imara
Zemara
Quinn

Oh what people set upon their bairns!

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redrobin · 21/08/2008 16:05

infinity....her mum is so normal as well.

Cable. for a boy. what IS the thinking about that?

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madcol · 21/08/2008 16:34

A knew a Shitpan at primary school. Poor chap. Seriously. Didn't realise till we were 8 or 9 that it wasn't a good name to have.

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