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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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MamaLazarou · 13/07/2009 08:39

In my cousin's school:

Nirvana
Tequila and Champagne (sisters)
Heavenly

All girls.

I am surprised to see Isambard on here: it is a fine name; the name of one of the greatest engineers of all time. I would love Isambard for a son, but my husband has vetoed it because of the inevitable nickname Issy. I used to work with an Isambard (Issy), and no-one batted an eyelid (though they ripped the piss out of his colleage, Elvis).

TheOddOne · 13/07/2009 09:33

I too have been waiting for DS2s name to crop up and it hasn't so far . Clearly no one where i live is an MNer.

OrmIrian · 13/07/2009 09:35

Kirrily - which is clearly an adverb and not a name!
Velvet - but apparently according to MN that isn't odd at all...oooh no

OrangeKnickers · 13/07/2009 13:59

I met a Dante at the park, and also a Che! Well his mum called him Shay so I presume that's how it was spelt.

I also know a Gilbert. It doesn't get worse than that, surely?

Iklboo · 13/07/2009 14:01

Goldie-Mae
McKenzie
McCafferty
Braden
Kaden

Iklboo · 13/07/2009 14:02

Orange - Shae is an Irish name, could it have been that?

squeaver · 13/07/2009 14:07

Come on, some of you are making these up! J'adore, ffs!!

Although I have encountered:

Diamond (girl) and 2 brothers named Jet and Zoom.

minouminou · 13/07/2009 14:09

Isambard is fab!
Right, DS isn't at school yet, but our local park features:
Frodo
Kelis (as in fright-wigged and bonkers (but great) chanteuse)
Merlin
twins Blake and Byron (they've moved now)
Kaylan (Aussie parents)
Django
DS' nursery doesn't feature many unusual names (except for his), although there's a Ludvik, but he's German.

minouminou · 13/07/2009 14:10

Actually, The OddOne....I was half expecting my DS' name to show up, too!

TAFKAtheUrbanDryad · 13/07/2009 14:14

Ds is at school with a little boy who (i think) has a Russian connection. His name is Sacha, which is short for Alexandra, I think. He is an adorable little boy though, it really suits him.

I kind of like unusual names, they stand out among the Thomas' and the Matthews and the Chloes and the Emilys. We tried to give our dc names that were usual without being outlandish, and when i went to register dd's birth the registrar said, "Ooh, I haven't heard that one in 5 years of doing this job!"

She's not on any of these lists though.

TAFKAtheUrbanDryad · 13/07/2009 14:16

Frodo? Seriously? Jeez...

I am loving Django though.

mustrunmore · 13/07/2009 14:16

Weasel and monkey ffs??!!
Thuoght my kids had unusual names, but even I cant beat that!!

TAFKAtheUrbanDryad · 13/07/2009 14:17

Dh wanted to call ds "Monkey". I vetoed it, but he gets called it anyway as a nickname! Dh also liked "Brock" for ds, as he looked like a badger on the 20 week scan. Also vetoed.

geekgirl · 13/07/2009 14:20

at our school we have / had (courtesy of the American parents from the US military base):
Justice
Regime
Storm
Bear
(all boys)
Jaelyne
Jordyn
Hildegard
McKenzie
(girls)
and then LOADS of CJs, JJs etc. No idea what their proper names are or, indeed, if they actually have a normal first name.

claireybee · 13/07/2009 14:25

I'm looking forward to seeing dd's name on here in a couple of years

OrangeKnickers · 14/07/2009 10:29

Illboo - I guess it could have been Shae, but the boy was dressed like a Che. (ie sort of trendy dressing).

I overheard recently 'come on you, we're off to see Callum and Caprice now'.

The mind boggles.

minouminou · 14/07/2009 13:10

Yup, Tafka....Frodo. Straight up. We're leaving this city soon, after 11 years here, and do you know what, I shall miss it terribly.

gorionine · 14/07/2009 13:18

I went to school ith a Django, always lovd the name!

Mine still not on!

minouminou · 14/07/2009 14:02

oooh...go on, gorionne.....what is it?

gorionine · 14/07/2009 17:16

nope that would be cheating!

PufferFish · 14/07/2009 17:48

Went to school with one of a family of 4 boys:

Rudie (sp?)
Floyd
Troy
Sunny

WTF?

GIvePeasAChance · 14/07/2009 17:49

Dildar

(Unfortunate)

lockets · 14/07/2009 17:58

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childrensservant · 14/07/2009 20:47

ok, I have known...
Magic
Isambard
Allabella
Allowysha all one family - lovely children
Meredy
Moya
Sunny
Storm
Jenson
Edith
Tallon
Lainie (sp?)
Jayden
Summer
Liberty
Sol
Scarlet
Ellis

screamingsiblings · 14/07/2009 21:03

Karenina
Fleur
Tia
Elsa
Hylton
Hector