For fun - what's the oddest name you've heard?

[YesSirICanBoogie]

An old friend in the US has named her baby daughter McCaa. The only reason I know it's a girl is because her middle name is Laura!

FAQ - I'd like to think it was a deep meaning like that, but she had a younger sibling, too! I was desperate to hear his name...

Mintyy - many moons ago I went to school with a boy called Attila. He was Hungarian.

And of course there's that famous one over heard on a bus: Woman says she's calling her daughter Ivanny.

Woman 2 asks her how to spell it.

"Y V O N N E"

ahh - that kind of blows that one out - although DS2 was out "last" one............until DS3 came along

Often the way FAQ ;-)

I think the name Jolyon is bloody odd.

I know it's spiffing and frightfully pukka and a character in tintin but purlease ..it sounds ridiculous.

Fedora

I must move in sheltered circles - the oddest actual baby names I have come across have been Clementine (which I actually like but wouldn't be brave enough to use) and Dexter (which I know is fairly normal but just does not suit a baby IMO... though the baby in question is a chunker and actually holds it up quite well!)

I once met a Sulie apparently her parents couldn't decide between Susan or Julie...

Slarty I know an Echo too - is the one you know in North London? She has 3 sisters with unusual names too...

There's a boy at DS1's nursery called Kacper (Casper) I havent met him just seen his name on a peg, so dont know whether its a name from another country or an English boy with parents who like unusual spellings!

Am I the only one who finds some of these names quite nice? Echo is really cute.

We know a Destiny.

And my friend used to work with a Shine. Who had a brother called...................... Darren.

DH has an uncle Jolyon (nn Jolly!) I won't mention his ex wife's name in case anyone from RL is on here but at Christmas you generally sing (if you're christian!) 'ooh tidings of comfort and xxx'

It was the wrong name for her but the names went well together!

And nothing wrong with Valentine, I quite like that.

Chilli

A boy named Firefly and one called Shed, after the band Shed7. Very very odd!

Knew of two brothers called Romulus and....Martin.

Once knew a girl called Sharman, which I always thought was quite peculiar, but Keira Knightly's mother is called this too (mind you: Keira??)

Someone I used to work with had a little boy called Harley, which I think is a bit off. Kids shouldn't be called after brands (siblings Coco and Mercedes )

Mercedes was a girl's name long before Mercedes Benz came along though.

I once knew a Devis (yes, not even Davis). Horrid.

Yes, that is what I am saying. I don't like Mercedes but at least it is a proper name AS WELL as a brand. Harley is just a brand.

Yes, that is what I am saying. I don't like Mercedes but at least it is a proper name AS WELL as a brand. Harley is just a brand.

I heard about the school class which had two girls called....Unique!

LadyT - I think you'll find some of these "brand" names were proper names that were used as brands

Mercedes was named after the daughter of Daimler

Harley I believe was around long before the brand too

But even the name Harley existed before Harley Davidson. Now if you actually called your kid Harley Davidson then that would be a bit though!

Angelene that's hilarious

Well, fine, but Harley WAS named after Harley Davidson, which is wildly naff. Made up names are usually naff as well, although Vanessa was a made up name (and is quite nice), as was, er, Wendy.

On the other hand, those parents who fondly imagine they are giving their child a special, unique name...(Confundia, Wisha, Blade etc)...it's coming from a good place. Wrong, but coming from a good place.

I work with a St John. I've only recently reasised it's not spelt Sinjun!

T'mia-Rai

I also know brothers named after F1 drivers, names are fine on their own but it does make me smile when I hear them together.