Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 21:19     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My cousin named her first son Jagger. Though that was cute, especially because she is British. Then she named her second son Pheonix.... Like the city. That was kinda odd.


This is Dorit and PK Kemsley's childrens' names. PK is British as well. So weird. Pheonix is a girl


I don't see Pheonix as a male name
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 21:15     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I taught twins named Terry and Terrance


How is that strange?
Genuinely confused.


Terry and Terrance are the same name. Terry is a nn for Terrance
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 19:57     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Went to college with someone named Merica.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 19:01     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Maverick
Jagger
Vedder
...all 4th grade boys
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 16:10     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I taught twins named Terry and Terrance


How is that strange?
Genuinely confused.


Because they're very similar and Terry can be a nickname for Terrance. Like having a set of twins named Jimmy and James. Or Anthony and Tony.

Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 16:07     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I taught twins named Terry and Terrance


How is that strange?
Genuinely confused.


Because they're the same name. Like naming them James and Jamie.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 16:06     Subject: Re:Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:All of these people are white:

Marijuana (50s probably; I knew her when we were children)
Cedar (older woman)
Timber (young adult male)


I know a white woman named Sativa. I also know a Heron, Cedar, Crag, and Romal, which is a type of Western reins. I don't think these names are awful, though, unlike Pyper, Destiny, or Savoy, whom I also know.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 15:58     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
I know an Ebeneezer and recently met an Icarus 😬
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 15:56     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Valkyrie (girl)
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 15:55     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:I taught twins named Terry and Terrance


How is that strange?
Genuinely confused.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 15:54     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:Scout. Not a nickname.


Not strange
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 15:54     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really dislike the Greek and Roman mythology names. I’ve met two kids named Apollo and one named Atlas.

The oddest name I’ve personally encountered is Fenix.


There is a Greek community in my area; I know elementary school kids named Artemis and Electra (different families) and my son went to school with a Demosthenes. I guess those names don’t sound unusual to native Greek speakers.


A lot of names from Greek and Roman myths are quite popular and have been fir a while: Jason, Diana, Phoebe, Rhea, Thea, Thalia, Penelope, Cassandra, etc. So many.

The Olympic god’s names, like Athena and Apollo, have not been as popular until more recently, but people have been using these names for a long time. It’s even more common in the UK, where names like Cressida and Daphne have been popular as well.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 15:53     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:A little girl named Poe. I asked Poe's mom if her daughter was named after Edgar Allen and without hesitation, she said, "it's Peace on Earth."

Also:

- Colby, like the cheese.

- Ransom. As in held for...

Colby is not strange

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Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 15:38     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really dislike the Greek and Roman mythology names. I’ve met two kids named Apollo and one named Atlas.

The oddest name I’ve personally encountered is Fenix.


There is a Greek community in my area; I know elementary school kids named Artemis and Electra (different families) and my son went to school with a Demosthenes. I guess those names don’t sound unusual to native Greek speakers.


If they’re native Greek speakers or have significant heritage, then it would make sense to me. I knew an Athena growing up, and it wasn’t odd to me because her parents were born in Greece. The kids I know now with these names are 0% Greek.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2023 15:33     Subject: Most unusual name of a child you know personally
Anonymous wrote:I really dislike the Greek and Roman mythology names. I’ve met two kids named Apollo and one named Atlas.

The oddest name I’ve personally encountered is Fenix.


There is a Greek community in my area; I know elementary school kids named Artemis and Electra (different families) and my son went to school with a Demosthenes. I guess those names don’t sound unusual to native Greek speakers.