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unusual names for children these days:

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Flowerofthewest Fri 22-Feb-13 12:14:53

Recently I have heard the names: Moth and Cobweb (friend of our GP's children,
Spade, Bicycle?????? Skywalker, Obi-Wan, Tin-Tin Jellybean and his sister Tallulah-Little- Bear, Tinkerbell and her sister Cinderella Sparkle. I understand that in France and maybe Australia these type of names are banned as first names. Any other strange ones coming up. BTW my little grandsons middle name is Danger.

annodomini Sun 24-Feb-13 20:25:14

My granny was also Ida; her sister was Ethel as was my mother. I'd like to say that the names stopped there but my cousin is also Ida.

Forzanonna Sun 24-Feb-13 20:30:06

Yes - there was an Auntie Ethel of a similar age to my Gran as well.

Deedaa Sun 24-Feb-13 20:46:57

My had an aunt called Ethel and I think there may have been another Aunt Ethel as well who was a very formidable person apparently. My godmother's best friend was called Ida.
I once worked with someone who christened her oldest son Aragorn (all the other children had quite ordinary names). I found him recently on Facebook and he's still using the name.

absent Sun 24-Feb-13 21:13:24

What about the post Civil War (in America) when lots of children of ex-slaves were called names such as Emancipation. Equally, a number of posh girls were christened Diamond when their births coincided with Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. However, it's difficult to understand quite why a child my late father met in Africa in the 1950s was called Kodak.

annodomini Sun 24-Feb-13 21:15:49

In our school in Kenya there was a girl called Census. Luckily she also had a much prettier African name.

numberplease Sun 24-Feb-13 21:22:59

Forzanonna, I used to have an Auntie Fanny, she had a fish and chip shop.

absent Sun 24-Feb-13 21:25:43

It is not uncommon among some Spanish-speaking countries for boys to be christened Jesus. Even as an atheist, I sometimes found this one a bit difficult, especially, for some unknown reason, on the telephone.

Galen Sun 24-Feb-13 21:48:52

I had a great aunt Fanny who in her 80s decided to change her name to Margaret.
She also always cooked with a hat onhmm

Forzanonna Sun 24-Feb-13 22:01:46

Wonder why she suddenly decided to change her name at that age!

nanaej Sun 24-Feb-13 23:03:08

maybe she'd been on a trip to the US? Though it's less 'rude' a term in US than in UK.. though said more! e.g Fanny bag

harrigran Sun 24-Feb-13 23:09:19

I know someone whose middle name is Finalia, because she was definitely the last child.

Gally Sun 24-Feb-13 23:25:20

My DD3 is named Imogen - last born daughter which was quite appropriate, if somewhat 'archaic'!
My Mum was at school with a Pearl Button and my MIL went under the delightful moniker of Gladys Edith shock

Tegan Sun 24-Feb-13 23:29:04

I love the name Imogen, Gally.

nanaej Sun 24-Feb-13 23:30:10

Gally was your mum at school with my mum..she claimed a Pearl Button too in her class!

But my brother did go to school with Neil Down..I met him!! I knew Henrietta Bullock too!

Gally Sun 24-Feb-13 23:37:45

She went to Sir William Perkins School - think it's in Chertsey wink

nanaej Sun 24-Feb-13 23:47:27

Oh my mother was at Arthur Pease in Darlington... maybe Pearl moved!wink

JessM Mon 25-Feb-13 07:09:28

I once knew a woman called Fanny, She called her daughter Fanny. They were known as big Fanny and little Fanny. I never knew what happened when the daughter became a teenager but I would guess there was a change in this.

Faye Mon 25-Feb-13 07:31:22

My five year old GD's name is Imogen too. The name originates from Shakespeare's play Cymbeline (1609).

absent Mon 25-Feb-13 07:44:54

The thread has now gone full circle – from Moth and Cobweb (A Midsummer Night's Dream) to Imogen (Cymbeline). How satisfying. smile

Gally Mon 25-Feb-13 07:47:47

Faye it was originally 'Innogen' but for various obscure reasons eventually metamorphosed into Imogen hmm
Nanaej grin
Jess grin

Faye Mon 25-Feb-13 08:14:01

I actually never knew that. Imogen is a lovely name and D1 loves Shakespeare.

Gorki Mon 25-Feb-13 08:34:16

A friend who is a Vicar tells about the occassion when he was taking several christenings in a rather deprived area. The families here used to give the children somewhat flamboyant names. When the last child was handed to him he was told the name was "just Tina" You may have guessed what happened. The child got christened Justina ! I think every body was quite happy about it.

harrigran Mon 25-Feb-13 11:00:27

My mother went to school with a Pearl Button in a County Durham mining village.

Gally Mon 25-Feb-13 17:25:13

Heavens, that Pearl Button got around a bit wink

nanaej Mon 25-Feb-13 17:31:21

harrigran we are getting closer!grin