Most unusual name of a child you know personally

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Anonymous wrote:I also know a little girl named Pepper. So cute!

I know an Alistair toddler. I know it’s an old name but it honestly sounds super pretentious to me every time I hear it.

I know an Isla, but pronounced the Spanish way (ees-lah). Beautiful!

I also know a little boy Niko. Not Nick/Nicholas. Just Niko. Kind of odd.

Odd? This is actually in a comment for such a diverse area of the united states. Niko/nico/nikos is a popular name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate this thread. I meet a kid named something unusual, and I’ve seen that specific name called out in newspapers as an example of the crazy names parents are giving their kids. There was only one kid with that name in the US that year, so I know it’s the same family. How will that kid, who goes by an extremely common middle name, feel when she reads newspaper articles making fun of her name?! The parents are from abroad and the name totally makes sense in their culture. We need to stop Name shaming. Yes, I used to think it was funny in my twenties, but we’re parents now. Be nice to the damn kids, people. Sheesh.

Woke much?

Gonna bet you are the Debbie Downer at parties.

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Bunny. That’s her legal name, not a nickname.

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Anonymous wrote:I also know a little girl named Pepper. So cute!

I know an Alistair toddler. I know it’s an old name but it honestly sounds super pretentious to me every time I hear it.

I know an Isla, but pronounced the Spanish way (ees-lah). Beautiful!

I also know a little boy Niko. Not Nick/Nicholas. Just Niko. Kind of odd.

Nico is a surprisingly popular name in certain circles. Three in my child’s school.

Bay Area?

No DC.

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Anonymous wrote:Kit (girl)

This is literally an American girl name. Not unusual.

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Tansy

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Anonymous wrote:I actually met a Nevaeh last week. I'd heard about them, but had never actually met one.

You don't work in a school with a large Black popularity do you?

Np. My son is 11, and I've met several since he's been in daycare and school. Probably more white people than non white.

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Anonymous wrote:Isla - baby girl
Casten - baby boy

Is Isla unusual? I know two, both of Irish heritage.

NP and I don’t think it’s unusual in 2023. I know two baby girls named Isla. It’s a pretty trendy name right now.

Isla is very trendy! I know four.

Pronounced “eye-luh” or “ees-lah”?

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Anonymous wrote:I also know a little girl named Pepper. So cute!

I know an Alistair toddler. I know it’s an old name but it honestly sounds super pretentious to me every time I hear it.

I know an Isla, but pronounced the Spanish way (ees-lah). Beautiful!

I also know a little boy Niko. Not Nick/Nicholas. Just Niko. Kind of odd.

Nico is a surprisingly popular name in certain circles. Three in my child’s school.

Plus 1
Not so odd. Isla is not odd either

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Anonymous wrote:Kit (girl)

This is literally an American girl name. Not unusual.

Plus 100

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Anonymous wrote:Isla - baby girl
Casten - baby boy

Is Isla unusual? I know two, both of Irish heritage.

NP and I don’t think it’s unusual in 2023. I know two baby girls named Isla. It’s a pretty trendy name right now.

Isla is very trendy! I know four.

Pronounced “eye-luh” or “ees-lah”?

I’m the one who knows two Irish-heritage Islas. They both pronounce it “eye-la.” I think someone up thread mentioned it’s also a Spanish name with a different pronunciation which I didn’t know.

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Anonymous wrote:Ainsley for a boy.
Ardsley for an older woman

Ainsley has always been a boy's name.

It's considered a unisex name now. I've known 2 Ainsley's, both girls and both under 10.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a Chatty and an Apples and a Cherry. All are wealthy and of Asian decent.

I also know someone named Gay Horney. It's for real. Would you not change your name?

She is a realtor here in Silver Spring. i have been getting her mailings for decades.

I wonder if the DMV would issue her a vanity license plate with her name on it.

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Anonymous wrote: Moxie--a girl

Is her middle name crimefighter?

I was at a party where two little girls were named Moxie. You could tell the parents were each a little bit miffed at the other set

That's hilarious.

You just made my day. I love
It when people who take great effort to be unique find out that they aren't actually that unique or creative.
If you want a truly unique kid's name - go with Linda/Lois/Steve/glen. Moxie and lucky are as trendy as a McMansion in 1995

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kit (girl)

This is literally an American girl name. Not unusual.

Plus 100

Or an old school
Nickname for Christopher.