Names

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I know of a family whose children are Tarka and Ossian and of another with an Axel.

When I was filling in the school.admissions forms a mum informed me that her son's name was Dijon. 'Oh, named after the town in France?' I said. 'No, after the mustard'.

Well I have a fairly unusual name- Nicolette- my sister is Adrienne, although my brothers have more usual names. I think it has made me prefer slightly different names. My daughters are Candy, Amber and Finette and I'm happy that they've continued in the same vein with Phoenix, Forrest and Brody. I never liked the idea of having friends with the same name, although I wouldn't want really weird names. My husband did suggest 'Armitage Shanks' for our youngest because of where she was conceived!

Well I could think of a lot of names that should not be used.

The worst offence IMO is using really silly spellings of a name that can be spelt very easily.
As in NanaandGrampys example of Sienna being spelt Xeyenna.
It is pointlessly pretentious. You would have to spell it out for everyone every time, and explain how to pronounce it. That is quite a burden for small children.

My grandsons both have very short names DGS1's has four letters and DGS2 has three.

Teachers and social workers etc have been known to keep lists of the more outrageous names. Unprofessional probably. but no more than we do on here.

I few years ago there was a fashion for names made from Initials. PJ BJ and any other similar contruction you can think of.

I did encounter the name Crimea but I never found out what gender the child was. It made me think of all the other wars and battles you could call a child.

Looking at the names of Jamie Olivers children you do wonder how it will effect them growing up. Still each to their own as they say. Taking my grandson to a park this summer, we were in the paddling pool when a young mum called out, Willow, Princess, Lexus.........i waited to see and two boys and a girl came running. Who would name their child after a car? Oh wait, yes i remember a girl called Porshe........

Some years ago a harassed mother in Tesco's was yelling 'Chardonnay, Merlot and Shiraz come here you little......' DS and I couldn't believe our ears ☹️ I suppose it's better than Stout, Lager and Shandy?

I know of several friends with Willow / Briar / Rowan dgcs. My DCs were traditional names, as are my DGSs (albeit Italian versions which are lovely!)

Loopylou, perhaps they were conceived in a vinyard. ))

Were Hawthorn and Brekken's parents from a Wiccan tradition? I've never heard the latter, but think it sounds great - a bit akin to "Bracken". Rowan is a common pagan name, especially popular in the north. Not too sure about the practicality of Hawthorn bushes as a conception site. Above all, the idea of naming after a place of conception is a relly good idea, in that it will serve to really upset Katie Hopkins!!!

I live in Glastonybury and recently heard a chap on the bus saying 'if it a boy we are going to call him Sterling Oak', which sounded like laminate flooring to me.

I should talk, my son is called Jed because I loved the grand dad in Beverley Hill billies..........each to their own

My son and DIL have adopted a little girl. While they were going through the process my son did say he was dreading if they were offered a child with an 'unusual' name such as Chardonnay, Shiraz etc. Fortunately the little one has a very conventional name.

Superopa, way back in the eighties a friend asked a very posh neighbour what her new baby was called. "Porsche", was the reply she heard. "Oh, after the car?" asked rather puzzled friend. "No", said posh lady frostily, "P-o-r-t-i-a, after the Shakespearean character".

Once taught in an English- speaking convent in HK. The native Chinese pupils were all required to have English names. In my class I had a Snowflake, Balcony and Cinderella.
The best story ( from the chief nun) was of an 11 year old who could not decide on her name. The Sister pointed her to the bookcase and suggested she find something there. After a few minutes she came back with a biology text book and said she had decided. 'Vagina' was quite the prettiest word she could see. I think the Sister quickly suggested 'May' which , I think, means beautiful in Chinese

When my sister worked in a doctors surgery a new couple came in to register their baby girl, when she asked for her name the mother replied Morticia! The doctor asked them where they had heard it " off the telly!" I don't think I have heard a worse one, they obviously had no idea of its origins

I overheard two grannies talking in a coffee shop.
'He's called Arran because that's where he was conceived' said one.
'Just as well it wasn't Ballachulish' replied the other.

Whitby's proudly North Yorkshire, roses (sorry, I'll get me off to pedants' corner ). I lived near there and love the place, and the fish and chip eating outside is part of the experience, imho. I did use to say I'd like my ashes scattering from the heights of St Mary's Churchyard, but seeing as there always seems to be a force 10 blowing up there, I've changed my mind. My nearest and dearest probably wouldn't appreciate trekking up those 199 steps just to end up coated in what's left of me.

47 years ago I called my daughter TARA SYEDA and she has loved her name as do my 3 Grand Daughters Tilly Daisy, Kitty Nell and Charlotte Ella. If I had had a son he would havs been named Sasha Tecumseh Zappa.!!!

A Native American brave was curious as to how he had received his name. So he went to speak to his father.

"Father," he asked, "how is it that I acquired my name?

"Well, my son, I named you and both of your brothers for an event which occurred on the day each of you were born. For example, the day your eldest brother was born, I saw a deer running swiftly through the forest, so I named him Deer Running Swiftly.

"Likewise, when your middle brother was born, the rain was pouring hard outside of the wigwam, so I named him Rain Pouring Hard.

"Why do you ask, Two Dogs F***ing?"

I know a little girl called SAHARA. I upset Mummy by saying "hello Miss Desert".

Luckygirl I was lucky in that my parents changed my names round so that my initials weren't LID - but the confusion it causes as on all official forms I am Irene but I am known to family & friends my my middle name

My DF was called by his middle name but his initials were CGD

DD is Carol (no middle name) - every-one would assume she was a Christmas baby (born September) which suits her but at school she was Caz. DGS is Brandon which I quite like not sure what new baby will be called - may get some idea when she knows if it's boy or girl

The welsh name Sian pronounced (See Ann)

Maggie oh alright, North East Yorks or North Yorks/on East coast.
I would re-think the scattering of your ashes from the church above Whitby, think of all those pour souls eating fish 'n chips ( extra coating.)

Exalted

When I worked in a maternity hospital, the West Indian ladies used to make up some fascinating names for their children. One (although this is also an Italian name) called her wee baby Meleana, which in medical parlance means a black stool with blood in it. So the medics had a chuckle.Oh dear.

Luckygirl I do not think new parents take on board what effect unusual names will have on their children in the future.
Of course we can use what names we want when adults but until then many kids must go through a few problems from their school friends if they have an unusual name.
What comes to mind is Jamie Olivers new baby called RiverRocket
Imagine if this boy ever wants to be in the military?