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???

I knew a woman who called her kid #
Random Abel. Her first child was Osiris. They both got taken into care for various reasons.

"a Shiantaye (pronounced Chiante, yes really)"

Good grief. Chiante is a very slang way of saying "annoying" in French, which comes from the verb "chier" (to shit, yes really). So a woman who is 'chiante' literally is a shitter, shit maker, shit factory, whichever you prefer.

It would be pronounced pretty much exactly like "Shiantaye", as well.

I have a Daughter called Calantha and have never met or heard of anyone else knowing one and she is nearly 17.

"chenille, bit odd."

'Chenille' = caterpillar

Whyy???

Calantha is lovely Nat. It really rolls off the tongue. Do you shorten it to anything?

While camping in France, we met a family, American mother, Eastern European father, currently living in Swutzerland.She named her children after characters she came across in whatever book she was reading currently. Thus, they were called Glundelclitch (a girl), Ossian, Gesualdo and the baby was called Thurstentwerst. (I may have the spelling a bit wrong).
As she was pregnant, I decided not to lend her my copy of "The Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy", as Zabob Beeblebrox might be a name too far!

pmsl at wrinklygran!

As a teacher, I have encountered the following students:

female:

Sparkle
Moreblessing
Perseverance

Male:

Emmanuel
Blaine
Penis

L ast one is a joke, sorry - couldn't resist.

Zippity do da Day

known as zip to family and close friends

I always add these two to these lists but it still makes me that the parents actually named their children:

C.I.D - pronounced Sid (the dots were part of his name)

and

Hashley

Utter madness.

LOL I am playing name bingo here
My eldest has turned up on this thread
My youngest was on the last weird names thread we had.
FULL HOUSE

Saw a lady in M&S today called Solace, which is quite pretty I think.

Viona - as in Fiona, with a V
Lucifer - boy
Mingka - girl
Osia - girl
Nedby - boy
Apollo - boy

My friends two children are
Roxabella Romany Bliss and
Casanova Jericho Gentle King

Sounds unusual but they totally suit their names - two of the most beautiful children I've ever seen!

I love Talitha - would have been my dd if I'd had one - it means little one in hebrew...

I met a boy the other week called Kajun.
pronounced like you would pronouce Cajun

This thread is hilarious, I'm sitting here with tears rolling down my face. . . the phrase "brothers - I shit thee not" started me off and I've not stopped laughing since, read every page!

Beats anything on tele.

my ds2 is called caelainn (pronounced kaylane) we get thats unusel and i don't know anyone else with this name. my cousin name is araminta she hates it mind you and calls herself minty not sure this is wise as her surnme does her no favors with this nick name can't release it on here though

Another I had forgotten about - Sassy

Helvetica. Sister to Clarendon and Perpetua ... Ladies, look to your font list for inspiration!

Nat - did you get Calantha from Lady Caroline Lamb's roman-a-clef Glenarvon, all about her scandalous affair with Lord Byron?

Jaybe, Wilson, Southern, Breezy and Chay. All for boys.

Windy - a girl.

Windy and Breezy should get together.

we have a cornelius in our family. about as exciting as it gets others have been frentson and esmedon...

There was a woman in take a break or chat or whatever who called her daughter Serece-Pink, after her favouite colour.

ima hog