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Another 'strange' names thread...............

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HRHQueenOfQuotes · 04/09/2006 19:26

heard two crackers while out in Zimbabwe.

firstly we arrived at our Lodge in Vic Falls and were greated by

"Fatnass" (that's the spelling DH says they probably used - but pronounced Fatness)

and on the list of contact at the Hwange safari Lodge was a

"Whatmore"

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PeachyClairHasBadHair · 07/09/2006 10:01

Well yes with the Bong, but i think it is enough to count as odd alone isn't it? Or are there loads of them wandering about notting Hill being all cool probably actually, as far as I would know from the sticks LOL!

I wasn't criticising your suggestion of Ignatius... sorry if offended! jsut beinga bit, well you know, jocular

claireh11 · 07/09/2006 10:06

my friends little girl is in class with a biy called Kitten - FGS!

claireh11 · 07/09/2006 10:06

or even a boy not a biy lol

tortoiseshell · 07/09/2006 10:14

oh not in the slightest bit offended!!!!!!

tortoiseshell · 07/09/2006 10:15

i'm also in sticks fwiw!!! never even been to NH!

sosickoftheweed · 07/09/2006 10:36

my son has D'artagnan in his class!!

Roolie · 07/09/2006 11:33

having to stifle my laughter as I sit at my desk at work ! this is hilarious..

my boy's Luca Gabriel but it's only because Luca is 'Luke' in Italian and his father's italian. not too weird is it ?

x

CrocodileRock · 07/09/2006 11:43

When I was in the school choir there was an American girl called Lucky.

There's a little boy in the next town to me called Pelé with a VERY Scottish surname. There's also an Aaliyah, Jaxon and a Versacé

Chavtastic

kittylette · 07/09/2006 12:17

i LOVE the name Felix - its just lush,

love Ignatious too,

i know a little baby girl called Pandora, and her brother is Casper - love those

a woman who is always around town called her bubba Tiger-lilly (ewww)

i love unusual names, My boys are Addison & Dexter,

id like another boy called Phinneus or Cosmo

cosmo is fab

swalesie · 07/09/2006 12:46

Ok now im worryed that i may be about to pick a terrible name for my baby who's due in 3weeks, ant thoughts on Austin?

hatjam · 07/09/2006 12:51

came across a horatio recently

kittylette · 07/09/2006 12:52

Austin in its self is lovely,

but my first thought is Austin Powers, or Austin from the backyardigans,

but i do really like it, and if you do, then go for it,

no one liked Dexter when i announced it during my pregnancy, but now most people love it,

and my son is definatly a Dexter

kitty xx

cremolafoam · 07/09/2006 12:57

used to know a little Botswanan boy called Helicopter ( oh he was so sweet!)
have an old barmy schoolfriend with children called
Miles Metre and Acre ( she's bonkers BTW)
worked with kids in a playscheme called Sapphire and Steele ( twins)

breadandroses · 07/09/2006 12:57

Alex james (ex-bassist from Blur) has a Geronimo, Gallileo and another one whose name escapes me.
Mr James, I salute you!

joelallie · 07/09/2006 13:00

Jenita - don't now if it has an Italian derivation perhaps? Was too desperate to get aways without PMSL to ask ...because unfortunately her surname is Lewis.

pinknfluffy29 · 07/09/2006 13:13

i have an Isaac (which my nan made me check the bible cos she thought he was a baddie - he's not god asked his father abraham to kill him to prove his faith i think) and i have a Tallulah Jean Honey i love unusual names - the bloke off my name is earl has a son called pilot inspektor - true google it!!!!!!

FourJays · 07/09/2006 13:20

DS1 had a Flopsy at his playschool last year!

cremolafoam · 07/09/2006 13:23

are his siblings called Mopsy and Cottontail then?

DollyP · 07/09/2006 13:25

D'artagnan, bloody hell!

I have taught a girl called Tuesday...born on a friday. She must get sick of answering that Q.

Saw a friend in hospital who was delivered by Patience, and subsequently looked after by Comfort and Happiness. The baby in the bed opposite had been named J-Lo. Or perhaps Jaylo as didn't see it written down.

I think VB's choice of names are always interesting. Brooklyn is OK but Romeo is frightful. Cruz apparently is a girl's name in spanish and is very religious. If she has a girl, then she will be Luna (moon), which I think is quite pretty. Can probably only get away with it if you're famous though. Not sure Luna Smith would go down well round these parts.

FourJays · 07/09/2006 13:25

I shudder to think!
She was a girl. Does that make it better? With a name like that you can't really see her ever being a top barrister or anything can you? It's a stripper's name.

KES3 · 07/09/2006 14:06

I knew of someone called Wayne Carr, not surprisingly he changed it as soon as he was old enough!

Also know someone whose middle name is Armageddon - made him show us his passport before we believed him!

wrinklytum · 07/09/2006 14:42

Heard of a kid who was named "Burned Brain".Supposed to be Bernard Brian but parents spelt it incorrectly!!!

Hallgerda · 07/09/2006 14:43

FourJays, I wouldn't have thought Flopsy was a very appetising stripper name. Sleep therapist maybe?

pooka · 07/09/2006 14:44

Ah but Frank Lampard already has a Luna with his wife Elen Rives. So think Posh might deem it a bit common for her dd should she ever have one. I like it actually, but not sure I could get away with it.
I was nearly called Loveday - was my mother's fave name. Maiden name Cox. Not so sure whether it would have worked......
Even the most innocuous of names can be a cause for teasing. DD is Lucy and she keeps being called poosey by some kid at pre-school. Fortunately she hasn't really developed a sense of humour yet and I think she thinks this boy is hard of hearing instead of taking the mickey.

saltire · 07/09/2006 14:50

There is a Montgomery at Ds school, and a girl called Stazia, whose mum liked the name Anastacia but felt it too long for their surname.

When Ds1 was born there was a boy called Alister McCoist Leighton then their surname, which escapes me. For those who don't know, Ally McCoist and Jim Leighton were Scottish footballers. I must say though, Leigton sounds a bit better than Beckham, as a first name.