Most unusual name of a child you know personally

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eulalia (white kid, not Latina)

Eliora (another white kid, not Latina; my preschooler swore the girl’s name was pronounced Areola)

Eliora is a Hebrew name.

I know two babies named Liora. It's def trending.

[Anonymous]

I lived in the Philippines for awhile and many families there give their kids random English words as names. They usually also have a nickname they go by but many of their actual given names are just English nouns.

I taught a set of 4 sisters all named after car brands (Mercedes, Porsche etc) and I taught another set of 4 sisters all named for precious gems (Diamond, Jade etc). On their own each name was fine but when you had all four girls together, it was a bit much!

[Anonymous]

LaTina, but of course in our system her name was entered and appeared as Latina.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Also, West Wing character. Ainsley Hayes, right?

[Anonymous]

Wendy (boy)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived in the Philippines for awhile and many families there give their kids random English words as names. They usually also have a nickname they go by but many of their actual given names are just English nouns.

I taught a set of 4 sisters all named after car brands (Mercedes, Porsche etc) and I taught another set of 4 sisters all named for precious gems (Diamond, Jade etc). On their own each name was fine but when you had all four girls together, it was a bit much!

I know of a large population of immigrants from some pacific island countries who give their kids names that sound weird to me. Legal first names like Junior, Shaq, Riches.

Your post reminds me of a line from Roseanne that I always remember. Their friend Crystal is pregnant and they're talking about baby names. She says
"We have a tradition in our family. My grandmother was Ruby, and my mother was Amber, and I'm Crystal. So, I was thinking that...this must stop."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kattiria

As in Cafeteria?

[Anonymous]

Edison

Lyric

Adamari

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tenley.

Grad school.

I know a Tenley, she’s under 13.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Ainsley has always been a boy's name.

I know a teen girl Ainsley.

[Anonymous]

Apollo

Crosby

[Anonymous]

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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.

Actually, no, not at all woke. Just a teacher. I can picture how mean kids can be to each other, and this bothers me.

[Anonymous]

La-a

Pronounced “Ladasha” 😳

[Anonymous]

Tetley like the tea brand!

[Anonymous]

I don’t know any children with weird names, but I went to school with a girl named Candy Cotton.