Unusual Names

[MrBF1V3]

It has been in the news of late, and on the radio. I guess some celebrities have been procreating again, and have in some cases, given their newly born offspring names seemingly destined to result in years of therapy, maybe.

A local radio DJ asked people to call in if they had, or knew anyone who had, an unusual name. I thought I would ask the same question here. I don't know if the audience is any larger, but I'm sure it is more world-wide.

So, how about it. Do you know anyone with an unusual name?

To answer my own question:

I went to school with a guy whose first and last name were both "Michael".

I also went to school with a guy whose name was pronounced "Ken-too", which is unusual for a blonde haired blue eyed person. I didn't figure it out until I met his dad, Ken 1.

A number of years ago I met an 8 year old girl named "Scooter", which is kind of cute when you're 8, but I wonder how it is now that she's 18.

My son goes to school with a girl whose name--which BTW is totally appropriate for who she is and what tribe she's a member of, and it's kind of cool--is "Pretty Water". Her friends call her "Pretty".

over to you....

B5

 

[Susan Boulton]

Hmmmm..... I went to school (back in the '60's) With a lad called Scott Tracey! Keep in mind that at that time Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds" had just hit TV for the first time... Poor lad.

Also a friend called their son Robert Charles Shaw. Not unusal you say, but say R.C. Shaw fast!

This article is interesting with regards to the plus and minus about the name your parents saddle you with

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=363230&in_page_id=1770

 

[Dawnstorm]

Ran across a name in a phone-register once:

Rosa Fleck

Doesn't sound that strange? Well, it does if you speak German. Translation: "Pink Stain"

 

[Eldanuumea]

I have had students named Charmdar(a blend of charming and darling) and Saskatchewan. And also a Morgan Stanley.

 

[kater]

One of the kids in this article is called Cheeseborough http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/17/eveningnews/main1329941.shtml

 

[Gildor]

Though this is certainly not unusual judging by the above examples, l it was to me as I don't really hear names like this often.

After buying some CD's in musiczone, I looked down at the receit and saw i'd been served by Freya, first time i've heard of anyone being named after a god.

 

[Mojo is me]

Called out on a customers account, long ago. Her name was Mrs. Turnipseed.

 

[MrBF1V3]

This article is interesting with regards to the plus and minus about the name your parents saddle you with

Might one say these teachers are way too afraid of their students, and they should read up on the pygmalion effect?

Gildor-In this part of the country I regularly meet people named Jesus. (Of course with the Spainish pronounciation- 'J' = 'H' etc.) Didn't being served by Freya mean you were about to die in battle or something? (I can never keep my mythology straight!)

There was a newscaster on the local channel whose name was Tia- which in spanish is "Aunt".

I tended to give my kids more common first names, and saddle them with unusual middle names. That way if one of them turns out to be an artist or an actor, they can just use the other name. For my daughter it was Azia. For my son, we weren't as creative and gave him Levi. I hope we haven't caused too much damage.

 

[Blackwing]

Didn't being served by Freya mean you were about to die in battle or something? (I can never keep my mythology straight!)

Nope. Those were Valkyries.

In Norse mythology, Freya is a goddess of love and fertility, and the most beautiful and propitious of the goddesses. She is the patron goddess of crops and birth, the symbol of sensuality and was called upon in matters of love. She loves music, spring and flowers, and is particularly fond of the elves (fairies). Freya is one of the foremost goddesses of the Vanir.

 

[thefalcon]

Last year, while addressing envelopes that my school was sending out to beg
for money, I ran accross the following interesting names:

Mr. Sparrow
Ms. Swann
Mr. William Turner.
(Seriously)
HAHAHA! Pirates of the Carribean!

OH, yeah- I also ran into this one:
FANNY STRIPSKI
yeah. I nearly died too.
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These are people whom my mom knows, somehow:
Mary Moses, and her husband, Joseph Moses, who live on Covenent Road, and just happen to be....catholic.
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There is someone in my homeroom @ school who's name is David Bowman
(like the character from Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odessy books)
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While watching the Credits for some TV movie, I saw the name Sophie Langdon floating up the screen. Fellow Da Vinci Code fans, you have my permission to go nuts.

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There was also this guy in my mom's senior math class who's name was 'J'. just 'J'. (Oh, yeah- His last name was 'K'. just 'K.')

Ok, that's it.

 

[Gildor]

I'll throw one out from history,

Viking Chieftan from the 850's,

Ragnar Hairy Breeches

 

[Leiali]

There was a girl at my primary school called Moon, though that was a nick name, she wouldn't tell her real name as she hated it. There was also a girl in my class called Raggs and her middle name was Blue. And I think there was a boy in the year above called GayLord, though that is a name that is used; Just not regularly or fairly!