Overheard today at the swimming pool....

[fizzpops]

... a little boy called Igor.

Even for Surrey this is a little bit 'out there'

Sure it wasn't Igor Atowel?

Didn't hear the surname

Strangely though I think it is growing on me...

is igor atowel meant to be said in a cilla black accent?

was it underwater and therefore muffled?

igor myand stukinthe filterhelpme

In the delivery ward my sister was in, Mr and Mrs Pipe proudly announced the name of their new son Dwayne.

Chinese takeaway owner's new baby: Wa Chu E. Ting

Welsh holiday camp owner's baby: Cara van Stukk

I know a local Iago (age 3). I think that beats Igor anyday.
Lovely lad, though.
(disclaimer: I don't mind either name, but they are definitely statements in themselves, don't you think?).
Mind, I feel the same way about Theo and a lot of other popular choices on MN .

Igor is a Russian name..maybe he had a Russian background?

Thers a Igor at my los school,hes about 10 and the only one.
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There's a 5yo Iago living a few doors along from me.

I'm always very careful about judging foreign names since I met a little boy called Jovan, and assumed that it was after the awful 80s perfume..and then found out his parents are Croatian!!

I worked in Hong Kong and my student had a beautiful name: Tweety Ip.(True by the way!)

I did consider that his parents might be of foreign extraction but to say, 'Gosh this is a bit odd - must be foreign!' seemed a bit insulting.

As I said it is growing on me, quite like Iago too! Both in the sense that I wouldn't use it myself but I would quite like it if I met someone with that name.

Out there, but pretty cool I think

There's a Higor (pronounced Igor) in DS1's class. He's Portuguese iirc.

But Iago was a complete bastard. Why would you want to name your little boy after him?

Igor is a lovely name - am surprised that you think it's unusual.

I wouldn't but the name sounds great - sort of like a variation of Inigo.

Nighbynight - do you know a lot of Igors? He is the first I have come across (outside of horror films)

Very common Russian name. My cousin is an Igor (although granted he was born and raised in Moscow by 100% Russian parents).

It may well be Russian and cool but in Britain it tends to be the idiot sidekick of a mad scientist.