There's a student at the school I work at called 'Forget' o_O

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There are also 2 'Blessing's and a 'Lehlohonolo'.

There is a boy called 'Innocent', another called 'Ethanim'. A girl called 'Lolli'. And that's not even the start.

Is it wrong of me to be slightly maddened by all this? I'm by no means a traditionalist (DD1 is River) but some of them are rather... interesting.

Has anyone else come across names where they've been taken-aback?

Wasn't there a french tennis player whose surname was Forget (For-zhay)? Perhaps this person was named after him?

Sorry- don't know how that got in there...

We have an Empress (preen)

The worst name I've ever heard is 'Unique' - feels like mother was setting her up for a big fall!

I feel a bit like that about 'Grace' - just destined to be a clumsy lump of a child (though probably quite sweet with it ).

When I lived in South Africa, I knew a Zulu woman whos children were called Innocence, Evidence and.........Patrick

I read on another names thread a post from a teacher who had two Uniques in her class

actually, is this a weird wind up?

Lehlohonolo Ledwaba is a well known boxer. He was born in Soweto.

There are a lot of well known Lehlos.

Somehow this thread is making me uncomfortable...as though the OP were making a point about the infiltration into our culture of non european names, or something.

Hopefully it's not the case.

...and being a new poster, apparently, as well.

Please can you clarify, OP?

I agree, ConDemNation, the OP reads a bit like a journalist canvassing for opinions...

... and has suddently dissapeared again

At school we have Bliss, Zuzu and Avalon

Internet is broken at home.

Sorry that I didn't know any "well known Lehlos" - I'd never heard one before!

Sorry also for sounding like a journalist - mainly curious to see if anyone else had heard interesting names.

ConDemNation - certainly not trying to make a point like that! As I said, I just thought it was interesting. Please don't read too much into it.

Also, 'maddened' is mainly about Forget - for all it may have a good reason behind it most people aren't going to think about it like that and read it badly.

At my DH's school, there is a "God Knows" and a "Satisfaction". The children are African and names like this are very common in African families.

OP - it is REALLY not your place to be "maddened" by their parents' name choices, whatever the children's heritage is or is not!!

As above - in Forget's case I just feel kinda bad for her, for reasons already given and agreed with by other posters. I think 'amusedly bewildered' would probably be a better way fo putting it. As much as having a unique name could be nice, it could also be difficult.

FGS, it's not like I'm ranting and saying that it shouldn't be allowed/is bad, is it? Curiosity/interest in the reasons behind name choices is hardly a crime.

Neither are those choices

it's really not any of our business what others name their children.

Can some one please sound out Lehlohonolo to me please? I can't get my teeth around it and its bugging me. Ta.

I never said they were

I do find it strange that on a board that is entirely devoted to whether you like/don't like names suddenly it's not my business - every thread on here is all about whether people approve or disapprove of names!

lay lo ho nolo

Mainly on here people are asking about their own child's name

not criticising other people's choices. I know some do, I don't really like those threads either. But I can see where you are coming from. I just think a bit of open mindedness and tolerance is a good thing.

and if you are bewildered...why not ask for the reason behind it? That's what I would do.

Believe me, I am open-minded and tolerant! But also criminally nosey. I wanted to know what other unusual names people had heard, but it seems my saying that they are unusual has in itself been misinterpreted as my saying they're a bad thing!

On here I have seen a good many people slating people's choices and people can be so rude. I wasn't trying to criticise, I'm just a nosey bugger.

Sorry if what you thought I was doing bothered you

Thanks ConDemNation. For some reason, I couldn't break it down in to syllables What does it mean, do you know?

Not a clue I will look it up