Strange baby names

It may be an urban myth that one registrar explained to new parents that Chlamydia wasn't really a pretty name they should choose for their daughter.

I wonder if 'Celery' has a sister named Lettice? I did one know a lad named Lee Lee!

Hyacinth Bucket’s sisters were Rose and Daisy, weren’t they?

Scotsbonnet: I got very nervous when my grandchildren were expected, just in case they were given names I couldn’t bear to say. Glad to say it all turned out well! I am very, very interested in names (as is probably obvious from the number of times I’ve posted on this thread), and have strong likes and dislikes.

Pocahontas McGlinchy is my favourite name on here so far. Nobody’s going to forget her!

My granddaughter is called Meztli,she is half English,half American , born and lives in Mexico .
My grandson is Magnus,he's English

JenniferEccles I think the correct phrase is 'Chardonnay - GIT 'ere'. At least it is where I live!
The names of my era never seem to appear now, Janet, Rosemary, Susan, Kathleen, Robert, Keith, Clive - but my Grandson's friend is Archie, and I know of a tiny Ronnie, and an Ernie!

I have twins who live near me in Scotland who are called Lewis and Harris. Funniest ever was a lady who after having 5 boys finally had the girl she desperately wanted and called her Terri!

Pocahontas is a real child, born much later than the 1980s, and changed her name by deed poll once she was 16. She was not known by Pocahontas for several years before that.

Duncan Jones didn't go by Zowie (which was in fact his middle name) after Angie lost custody of him. He was known as Joe for a few years but was using his birth name of Duncan Jones by the time he was 18.

When I was expecting DS2 we where having trouble thinking of a good strong name for him and came up with the name Ross after listening to an interview with Wendy Craig about her 2 sons.
When little was born my OH brought the two eldest into the nursing home to visit and eldest son looked into the crib and asked his name,he is called Ross said my OH,well he looks just like a fish finger says DS1 and when I looked in the crib all I say was a fish finger as he had a golden cast to his hair.Every time I looked at him I saw the same image so his name was quickly changed to Benn which turned out to be the most popular dogs name of that year. He is now 38yrs old and suits his name down to the ground.

My daughter is Shanti, which means peace in Hindi.
My nephews are Harrison and Jackson.
Other nephew is Connor and niece is Caitlin.

I heard of a Linsey who was supposed to be Lindsay, but apparently the dad who went to the reg. office didn't know how to spell it.

Must say I do cringe a bit at tiny little Mabels, Adas, and so on, since for me they conjure up wizened old great-aunts with whiskers.
Similar with the Berties, Alfs and Wilfreds - bristly old great uncles in tweedy jackets smelling of pipe smoke.

Mothers who are that much younger won't of course have those associations.

A granny of mine - born late 1800s - was Phoebe, and she absolutely hated it! I think she'd have been amazed at how it became fashionable, largely thanks to Friends.

I've always been grateful to parents for giving me a classic, non-dating name.

Duncan Zowie Jones has always been just that, GrumpyGran. David Bowie’s real name was David Jones.

Dear Grandma70s
Sorry but you are behind the curve as Edwardian and early 20th Century names have been very fashionable for several decades now.
My daughter is Edith, she's 27. Almost as soon as she was born, more very trendy Ediths started appearing.
As an antenatal teacher I've had the pleasure of meeting a few newborn Ediths in recent years.

I know a little boy called Beaumont. That's unusual isn't it?

Of course, one cannot reject one's prospective husband simply because of his surname. Whilst living in South Africa, our nextdoor neighbour was called Judy Moody, and in our son's school there was mum Hester Bester and another Carol Farrell. Surprising they did not keep their maiden names.

I knew of a child called Kreg, as he had been conceived in father's K Reg Astra!

"Old peoples' names" IMO every generation has a tendency to dig out the names their great-grandparents and great-great grandparents had, as these seem new and interesting.

Then there are always the ones who name their children for pop stars and other celebrities.

Personally I think it is stupid and unkind to name a child Lucifer, just because he is a very charming devil in the TV series, which probably is the reason for the choice. Hope Lucifer has a little brother one day, called Jesus (pronounced Hesus as in Spanish).

Day6 -the teachers at your local secondary school can't be very educated themselves if they nothing about Greek mythology. I feel sorry for all the pupils who attend there! My 7 year old granddaughter knows who Persephone is.

Remember, the parents don't have to live with the name, do they!

I'm thinking the poisonous Jacob Rees Mogg who has called his sixth child Sextus. Guess what it will be shortened to. He's in for a rough ride at the posh schools he will inevitably be sent to.

I knew two sisters called Hepzibah and Zillah, I think they are bible names.

My DDiLs lovely crazy mother favoured Broccoli, fortunately my DGD has two different absolutely gorgeous names.

Not my business what folk name their children but never the less makes me cringe is naming your child after somewhere you may have visited. I am aware that Sydney and Adelaide have been around for years and one of my own relatives was an Adelaide whose own parents never moved more than a few miles from their home but those .
that really give me the 'yuk' are Brooklyn and Tuscany.

The Pocahontas story has been on the go for years!
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IT IS seen as the ultimate example of the trend for parents to name their children after the latest movie character or celebrity.

But while we have had Kylies, Britneys and Chardonnays, it seems that the Scottish baby named Pocahontas is no more than a myth.

After a quest that has lasted several months, a society dedicated to debunking urban myths has revealed that there are no children in the country who have been given that name.

The case of the girl - supposedly born in the aftermath of 1995 Disney smash-hit film Pocahontas - is regularly cited as a prime example of what not to name your child.

Joel Conn, of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research, was determined to get to the bottom of the tale after hearing a half-dozen versions from different people.

Using the Freedom of Information Act, he confirmed that no-one named Pocahontas has been recorded by the General Register Office for Scotland since at least 1974. The Office for National Statistics also revealed no record of anyone with the Native American name in England or Wales since at least 1944.

Mr Conn, a 31-year-old Glasgow-based solicitor, said: "I am not ashamed to say that I believed it was possible at first.

"Everyone had heard of kids called Kylie and Jason after Neighbours, but Pocahontas seemed too good to be true.

"Always someone who works as a nurse, primary school teacher or community worker is given as the source to give it some sort of credence. But the more I heard it, the more the surname and place varied and I realised it must be an urban legend."

Despite no evidence of her existence, Pocahontas McGinty has also earned mentions in at least two national newspapers in articles discussing unusual names.

Dr Mikel Koven, a lecturer at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth who is also editor of the journal Contemporary Legend, said: "This may have started out as a joke at the Edinburgh Festival that gets carried on.

"These things spread very quickly. But the fact a lot of people claim to know Pocahontas McGinty means it's not that far-fetched."

It’s now been replaced by tales of a child called La-a ( pronounced Ladasha) and similar to a name posted earlier on the thread!

Postby scallopboy » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:10 pm

One of my Christian names was taken from the Bible and nothing like that displayed on GN.

A friend has named his child Holland. It’s a girl! This is in America though. I have unusual names in my family that have run through several generations, Aquila and Ready. Perhaps they could make a come back. Both of them great grandfathers of mine and their forebears.

Annifrance, I think Jacob Rhys Mogg's son is called Sixtus.

Lostgirl
My new GS who is only 4 months old is called Stanley. I was a bit dubious at first but it seems to be a very popular name at the moment and “Stan the man” is definitely making it his own.