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Unusual names at your DCs school

156 replies

IheartNY · 01/05/2009 18:08

Ds has just started pre-school and there are some unusual names there, some I love and some not so keen on, but its interesting to see new names I hadnt heard of/considered before!
I live in a pretty conservative area.

Some are

Harmarnie (girl)
Indiana (girl)
Eden (boy)

What unusual ones have you got?

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JJ6 · 09/07/2009 01:44

elizabethgrace (no gap or hyphen)
Armani

gigglewitch · 09/07/2009 01:58

Talitha
Azara (girl)
Dryden (boy)
Draven
Gale - girl - why name your child after a gust of wind?

JJ6 · 09/07/2009 01:59

is your ewoofa meant to be Ifaleowa (nigerian)

Deemented · 09/07/2009 08:59

How glad am i that my DS's unusual name hasn't been mentioned!!!

Frasersmum123 · 09/07/2009 10:39

We have a Solomon and a Saul (Brothers)and a Heather, which is lovely IMO but you dont hear it much nowadays.

Ghengis is a great name! Though it does remind me of that horrid dog on Eastenders.

Frasersmum123 · 09/07/2009 10:41

Oh and a lovely little biy called Kobe - he is so sweet.

Sunshinemummy · 09/07/2009 10:56

There was a Dionysus at DS's nursery but he's gone to school now.

Friend has called her youngest son Indiana.

jellybeans · 09/07/2009 11:05

Diesel (boy)
Oki (boy)
Brodie (girl)
Paisley (girl)
Joy (girl)

Fimbo · 09/07/2009 11:12

Sassy (not shortened from Saskia)

Maudie-Mae

Xavielli · 09/07/2009 11:33

Shayde cringe

serin · 10/07/2009 21:55

Jane

LynetteScavo · 10/07/2009 22:05

Rhodes.

JJ6 · 10/07/2009 22:40

Tulip

hulabula · 11/07/2009 12:28

Tiger

bruffin · 11/07/2009 12:50

It is probably Nigerian JJ6 but I am sure it isn't spelt the way you have. DD has just informed her middle name is Joanne and she will be known as JOanne when she starts secondary. It's a shame because her "Ewoofah" really suits her

Bibithree · 11/07/2009 12:56

We have a Honi (Honey) and a Shakira

dustbucket · 11/07/2009 14:10

Emeelay
Red
Ten
Queenie
Che
Athna

dustbucket · 11/07/2009 14:12

I almost forgot the best ones, which no doubt will give where I am away.

Eric-Danger
Marge-Moo

Not nn's real names of siblings.

grumblinalong · 11/07/2009 16:28

Sure this will out me too but hey ho! I know loads of them:

Isambard (hmm)
Ada Enchanted Wood (sweet)
Hal & Logan (brothers)
Gilbert & Woody (brothers - wait with baited breath for dc3 due an day)
Styler

mumofmaniacs · 11/07/2009 16:33

Was that pronounced Die-on-ee-sis?

We have a Sashaii (reminds me of sachet of course!) and a Sheik

My 'Bob' is really going to be picked on in secondary school at this rate

CurlyCasper · 11/07/2009 16:47

Gail and Logan are both typical Scottish names...

I know of Aaliyah, Torqhuil, Xanthe, Beau, but more recently an Eddie - nice to see it coming back!

I can't stand phoenetically anglicised versions of Celtic names. I think they are beautiful in thei original forms

Ailee for Eilidh
Keeran for Ciaran
Shevon for Siobhan
neeve for Niamh
Breege for Brid
Shawn for Sean etc etc

boodleboot · 11/07/2009 22:07

I really like Eden tho for a girl....is it really that unusual anymore....or sooo awful. I can totally imaging a little Eden, NN Edie.....

there is a dempsey and a mason in my sons class which are pretty unusual...

lisad123 · 11/07/2009 22:13

had to check to see if me LOs names were there

is dd1s school there is

Din (boy)
Abby- lyla

and im sure more odd ones but its getting late and my brain is asleep

NanaJo · 12/07/2009 04:21

Kahlua
Nehemiah and Jedediah (twins)
Montana (boy)

MissGreatBritain · 12/07/2009 19:32

Shakira
Jadzia
Tullulah
Tulip
Mercedes
Thaila