What is the most unusal name you have ever heard? Boy or Girl...

[AliBean]

I have a VERY unusual name. In fact its so unusual that if I told you and you googled it the only thing that would come up would be my Facebook profile (I tried it......so as I may need to post incognito one day I can't tell you.

Anyway despite not being paricularly thrilled with my name when I was a teenager, I love it now and would love to name forthcoming DC's with something unusual.

What are the most unusual names you have heard of for both sexes???

Hoppy, Lucky you lol My Grandad refused to teach us Polish his attitude was we were born here and we must speak this language!!!

DS2's Middle Name is Michal which was my dads name. The amount of times people tell me I have spelt Michael wrong is mad!!!

Yes, my brothers had similar spelling issues with their middle names (Feliks and Josef) They always had to spell them out. My parents were deliberately careful choosing all our first names so they wouldn't have to 'change' in English spelling - so I've got the most common Polish girl's name there is!

What do people think of Fox for a boy???

Like Fox Mulder in the X-files.

Poulet - seriously? Loathe it. Trying way too hard imo. Foxes are flea ridden vermin, and Fox is no name for a boy. (or girl )

Prayer for a girl, not my cuppa tea.

Gage, for a boy. Apparently it's French, but it always makes me think of car mechanics.

Gage is not a name in France.

It is a word, though, and means:

gage, nom masculin
(1) Garantie de paiement. Synonyme garantie (English: guarantee)
(2) Lors de certains jeux, action que l'on doit accomplir si l'on perd [Jeux]. (English: forfeit)
(3) Preuve, témoignage. Ex En gage de confiance. Synonyme marque (English: token)

Nice name

Here's the correct source.

We thought it was a flippin stupid sounding name at the time, but the mum concerned swore blind it was medieval French.

Poor kid, lumbered with a name like forfeit for the rest of his days!

If it was twins she could have called them Gage and Mortgage!

Impressed Alibean, very cool to have a Googlewhack for a name...

Not come across too outlandish names just the usual Surnames and mispellings.

Why do parents do this...?

Handel

Remembered it last night - very odd - my Great Grandfather

I know a Sesame Turquoise. She's in her 30's and lovely.

Knew a boy called Thorne. He was a really popular, smart and good looking headboy type kid. Very athletic as well.

Also knew a Boyd.

Female friend of a friend is called Neladi - anagram of her older brother Daniel's name. What were her parents thinking?!!

I knew a Merlin Hymen at school - his sister was called Fanny Hymen. This is not a joke.

friend of a friend had a Truly scrumptious and I have just read in a magazine of a serese-pink

poor kids

my dd is ezmi aysha (pronounced asia)
if she was a boy she wud of been makaii zion, would still use it.
i know loads of unusual names: shanyla, keiariah, tanzi, satonia, and dp is valton alexandria

Lemonstartree - I had a friend used to live in a house called Shi(e)hallion!!

We were at a play centre recently, when a Dad left, calling to his sons Jenson and Harley to follow him out! Bet he drives a mini!

My DH had a friend at school called Americano, not so unusual however this was in glasgow in the 70's so would be unusual back then. He was born on 4th july hence the name.

I know an Ocean (girl) and a Tiger (boy, her brother). My hairdresser has a niece called Velvet.

I once taught a girl called Superpong. She was from Thailand.

I love Superpong. Were you able to contain yourself until you get used to her name?