hahahahahahahahahaha heard this the other day, sooo pretentious

[ClaudiaSchiffer]

Boadicea

Honestly, for real. Belonged to a little girl at acting class. FFS!!!!

I don't think it's awful, just rare. She is very famous...

I expect that was just her pet name

Actually, its probably a pretty good name for a teacher's child. It must be hard having taught so many children to find something. Expecially good for a history teacher if they get the correct spelling!

Awful, Just awful

I think there are far worse names. I rather like it, esp pron. bodicca.
I like it better than Mary say, or Anne.

Ooh, weird Nooka, I knew of a family with a Boudicca (called Boo) and a Caractacus in South London in the early 70s (think he might have been called crac!)

I know one who had shortened it to Boudi which i have always thought was really cool !

That is very weird. I think that they must be the same family, as I'm from South London! I didn't know them well, but I'd guess they would maybe be in their thirties possibly early fourties now?

Hi Nooka, the ages would fit, but did you say they were Afro Caribbean? the family I knew of were white - which makes it even spookier Do you remember if 'your' Caractacus was called Crac for short?

I dunno. To be honest they were children that my mum knew more than I did (she taught and was very active in the community) and it was thirty years ago. It's quite possible that they were white and I'm getting muddled. They would have lived in the Blackheath/Lewisham/Greenwich area. It just seems too much of a coincidence - I can't believe there are many families with both a Boudicca and a Caractacus!

Yay, nooka, it must be the same family - it was around blackheath, greenwich area. I think my sister knew the little girl slightly. ooh how weird (she says again). Is that an advantage of an unusual name - random srangers can remember they heard of you thirty years ago!

Indeed. I have an unusual name myself, but Boudicca really makes a statement I think. I remain unsure about Caractacus though! It makes a good sound in the mouth, but possibly better for a pet!