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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.

Flowerofthewest Mon 04-Mar-13 09:23:48

Sitting here with mouth open, how funny. Poor child, lucky escape

gillybob Mon 04-Mar-13 12:21:46

Our German exchange student was called Heika Cockershite grin

Forgive spelling any German speakers but that is exactly how the poor girl pronounced it. shock

Marelli Mon 04-Mar-13 13:23:59

Oh gillybob!! gringringrin!!

Marelli Mon 04-Mar-13 13:28:03

My DH went to school with a girl called Nancy Bread. When she got older, she became Nan....Bread.

dottie1943 Mon 04-Mar-13 14:34:25

What about a girl called Lorca?

harrigran Mon 04-Mar-13 15:11:21

Author of All quiet on the western front was Erich Maria Remarque, I think Mary or Maria crops up quite regularly as a male name.

kittylester Mon 04-Mar-13 16:33:16

Having posted earlier on this thread that DD3 has picked a 'corker' of name if her baby (due 3 weeks today!!smile)is a girl, I managed to worm the boy's name out of her. Please, could you all wish, pray, or do whatever floats your boat, for it to be a boy!! Thank you. smile

LullyDully Mon 04-Mar-13 17:31:54

Have taught a Paige Read and a Jade Green.

numberplease Mon 04-Mar-13 17:41:09

Kittylester, boy vibes on their way!

kittylester Mon 04-Mar-13 18:24:35

Lots please number smile

Anne58 Mon 04-Mar-13 18:32:00

kitty I do wish you'd tell us!

Anne58 Mon 04-Mar-13 18:41:44

There is a chap who works for one of the Local Authorities that was a client called Dylan Champion.

Nothing wrong with that really, but it always made me think half horse, half rabbit.

gillybob Mon 04-Mar-13 18:44:08

grin Phoenix I must confess I had to read it through a couple of times before it "clicked".

kittylester Mon 04-Mar-13 19:19:40

I will afterwards if it's a boy,but I have to be pleased if it's a girlshock

My manager is a medium (if you believe in that sort of thing!) who says it's a boy, so we might be ok. The girl's name is lovely but QUITE unusual and definitely not something that one could yell from the back door! grin