Most unusual name of a child you know personally

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Anonymous wrote:Kezia

I think this is a Turkish name.

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Wren (boy)

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10:46, that's just amazing. And not in a good way.
Yikes!

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I know a Wren (girl)!

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe the Swastika story. And La-a or M-a are all ridiculous, like Orangejello or Usnavy or Shithead or Nosmo King. Urban legends, one and all.

I posted re: Dorcas - she was an old white lady. I think it's a very traditional, biblical name, perhaps?

I also forgot I knew a Cherry growing up! My friend's mom.

Yes, Dorcas is a Biblical name. In the Bible it's Greek but the Hebrew equivalent is Tabitha. Did she have a twin sister?

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Growing up I knew two sisters name Treasure and Cherish.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe the Swastika story. And La-a or M-a are all ridiculous, like Orangejello or Usnavy or Shithead or Nosmo King. Urban legends, one and all.

I posted re: Dorcas - she was an old white lady. I think it's a very traditional, biblical name, perhaps?

I also forgot I knew a Cherry growing up! My friend's mom.

Yes, Dorcas is a Biblical name. In the Bible it's Greek but the Hebrew equivalent is Tabitha. Did she have a twin sister?

I don't know. This was in CT, years ago. She died some time ago.

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I went to college with a Sunrise Nightingale. She was great. I miss her, actually.

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I have a friend, 40's, who is named three. Her official name is 3D. She went by DD growing up but goes by Three now. Her parents were uberconnected Hollywood hippies.

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Tiberius
Ocean
Oak

All upper SES white

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Horatio

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Anonymous wrote:Horatio

I've loved this name since Horatio Hornblower!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe the Swastika story.

I have a picture on my Facebook page that could prove it to you. They had a talent show at camp and it was in black and white. If I knew how to post those here, I would happily share. I couldn't believe my eyes at first, either.

I'm in western fairfax county.

Not the pp, but I can believe this. I personally would not name my child this regardless of the meaning simply because I know that it would make her life harder here, but it is a true Bengali name with a beautiful meaning. Just because Hitler unfortunately ruined all connotations of the swastika and turned a symbol that had for 1000s of years meant peace and good luck across the world into a symbol of hate. I wonder sometimes if he had used a cross or triangle if we would still vehemently oppose those symbols today as we do the swastika.

Here's an article about a town in Canada that took back their name-

http://travel.ca.msn.com/international/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=25587761&page=6

Some issues others have had with this name:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/calcutta-times/I-wont-change-my-name-Swastika/articleshow/1409705.cms

Interesting-

http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/symbol-swastika-and-its-12000-year-old-history-001312

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I know an Ocean too! Her sister is Luna.

Roccie.

Brookley.

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Thitiporn which is Thai. Not the most unusual name that I've encountered though.