unusual names for children these days:

There'd be a hell of a lot of Beds if people were named after where they'd been conceived

I would have had 4 Heywoods and 1 Rochdale!

There'd have been quite a lot of Morris Minors and Ford Anglias about at one time, as well!

We did think of calling DD1 Islay. That or Small Pup Tent.

ana You could tell who the parents of those children were by their bad backs!

Anno, I hope her surname isn't Balls.

Mine could have been 'Railway Embankment' and 'Mother-in-Law's-to-be Living Room floor'...

Well, if we`re being really specific, one of my Heywoods would be MIL to be`s front room rug!

My DD's middle name is Francesca in case she ever became famous. I rather like the sound of Linoleum.

marelli

I thought polly Esther would be good after the type of sheets for no 1
Or maybe martini after the Christmas tipple.....she arrived 9 months after.

Think I posted this ages ago but - DH was a JP, chairing the bench. The acvused was a woman with children. DH asked their names.

"Well, there's Sue."

"Yes, Sue."

"Then there's Cheyenne and Apache."

Elegran GD is Isla(y) DS and DIL used to take a cottage looking across to Bowmore distillery

Result of the fumes?

More likely the tasting sessions after the distillery tours. They pour you a large drink to "sample".

My family would be very confused. All three girls concieved in the same town.

Still it would save me going through all three names before I get to the right one !

A judge I sat with the other day has the answer. He has numbered all his numerous GGCs .he now says 'and which are you?' They reply with the appropiate number and love it

My Great Grandfather managed a brickpit and my grandmother always used to tellus that one of the labourers there had the surname 'Waters' and he called his three daughters, Lavender, Virginia and Mineral, always known as Minnie, who was playmate of my grandmother.

I have no idea whether that was true, but it makes a conversation subject.

There's a butcher in Cromer called Icarus Hines. So perhaps it's not really a new thing

Richard Gere's middle name is Tiffany. True. he said it was on TV last night.

Strontian (similar) is a village at the on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland. Strontianite is a rock found near there.

We had a neighbour called Arnem Cross, after the battle which his father fought at. and another Windsor Gates!!!!

Watched a morning program once years ago with article about strange names. A poor man came on who was called Peter Enis (I don't this his parents realised) another woman named Nelly married a Mr Jelly. Can't remember the others.

Shysal I love Jam Sandwich!

Flower I've also worked with a Memory, and a Temptations.