Very strange names for children

I once knew a girl who married a Mr Burke and they had a little boy they called Hugh. Poor child!

I also knew of,(this was over 60 years since) a man called Friend whose brother was called Young Nipper.

We know someone who's just named theirs Indie. I thought of Raiders of the Lost Ark. But it's a girl.

I don't like boys called by so called modern names like Brandon, Connor, bailey or Webster. No offence meant to anyone with GC of that name its just me I prefer old fashioned names such as George, John or Philip.

Its the same with girls , I just like names such as Helen, Margaret or Edith. No doubt these names will make a return or perhaps Im just showing my age.
Actually I like Hepzibah.

Hepzibah is a lovely name and it was considered for my granddaughter, but they went with something Shakespearian instead - one of my favourite names in fact.

Most amusing time of year is when the new intake list of names arrives in school. There are the unpronounceables, the multiples (dreadful when their surnames begin with the same letter), the old fashioned ones coming back into fashion, the double-barrelled ones like Kirstie-Louise which means the child is faced with learning to write 12 letters at the top of every page, the strange ones like those mentioned by other posters, the two called Xenna and Xena but both wanting the same pronunciation etc. My favourite was Seven (please call him Sven, his dad got it wrong). My least favourite was the Callum, Calum, Kallum year, with all the parents reminding me that THEIRS was the only correct version. I didn't care. 3 different spellings made my life easier. I agree with the poster who wants parents to 'walk in their children's shoes' before landing them with weird names. Kviiilyn's parents probably think they are clever. I hope for their child's sake that she is clever and thick-skinned.

I was at primary school with a boy called Robin Sole. Couldn't believe his parents hadn't thought about him being an R. Sole.

In Iceland they have to choose from an approved list due to their traditional naming conventions.

My middle name is Taylor in honour of the foster mother who brought my Mum up Mary Taylor. However back in the day I was teased relentlessly as my classmates would say it wasn't a proper girls name. I hated it. Who knew it would become a popular girls and boys name?

I know of a local woman who has a daughter called Trixibelle and a son called Linkin.

Lincoln I could understand. Trixibelle she calls Princess Trixibelle.

My son has an odd name but i'd say 98% of people think it's a good name, and that is Forde.

My granddaughter is called Niamh pronounced Neve it's the Irish spelling and has no problem with the spelling mum just taught her how to spell her name before she went to school. If people have a problem with the pronunciation just ask they won't be affended. It's only a problem if you make it one!

chocolate pudding...Harley?

Knew of someone who was registered as 'Thistle' because his father was too drunk to be able to say 'Cecil'.

Knew a lady who talked without pronouncing her H's, she was married to 'Arley and had 2 DD called 'Aley and 'Elen! I also hate how some people spell the names phonetically or just plain weirdly, but console myself with the very snobbish view that they probably couldn't spell it properly in the first place!

There's an apocryphal story amongst Scottish teachers of twin sisters in Glasgow called Versace and Armani McLatchie. It wouldn't surprise me if this were true!

I work for public libraries and we see some corkers amongst newly registered customers (obviously it would be very unprofessional of me to list any of them specifically!!). There are definite trends, we have had flurries of Lokis and Blades and Destinys, and 'exotic' spellings are also popular (Sherneil, anyone?), as are randomly placed apostrophes (e.g. Da'ren). We also see a lot of bad choices as far as how a name sounds or looks when combined with the surname. I do know a social worker who claims a client named her daughter Chlamydia - but this may be an urban myth!!

I used to work in a school and every year was amazed at the names and spellings of the new intake. The worst one I encountered was Tewsdae. Poor child spent most of her time spelling it out for people.

This year, on my travels in Oz, I came across the following ;

Chase, Tag, Mason, Cody, Slater, Tully, Fletcher, Murphy, Cooper and Harley - all boys

Shayna, Blaze, Kalani, Natarcha and Harvarna - girls

What's wrong with a good old Susan or Peter? Perhaps what goes around, comes around

The names parents come up with never cease to amaze me and the spellings are incredible. Remember a Chardonnay- you did wonder if she was a result of too much! And the variations on Kylie/Kayleigh-spelt every way you can imagine!

I had the opposite problem to you NoStrayGrey my first name is really boring and, as a child, my surname was really common. There was even another child in my school with exactly the same first and second names as mine. I've always hated having such a boring name. I'd love a name that would stand out and that people would remember!

I know someone who called her DD Poppy - their surname is Day...

I had a very good friend at Secondary school called Valerie Dickinson. She hated her initials especially when she later got a job typing despatch notes and had to initial them VD.

As someone with a name beginning with 'H' it always surprises me how many people -including DH -who just call me H. I don't mind but you don't hear people being called F or C do you? I wonder why.

On the bus on Saturday the small girl in front of me was told "sit the f*ck down, Texas".

One of my Grandsons is called Gaige but after reading the previous posts, that doesn't sound too bad now.

My daughter is Aisling (pronounced ashling) it's iris meaning vision or dream. She hates it! People never pronounce it properly.
I went to school with a Teresa Green!
Some names are ridiculous. I met a social worker called Exodus & her husband was called Blessing!