Eldorado Posted August 17, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 17, 2022 A person who works in the school system has shared a list of the most unusual names they've seen students have - ranging from Star Wars characters to weapons and cars. They then listed all the names in nine categories, starting with the royally-themed names, which included the likes of Duchess, King, Docile Princess, Rose-Queen, Princess Kzineah, and King-David. Next up were the names with "unnecessary punctuation", such as D-Jay, Jo'Ell, Anna-Bell, and Ca'Sandra, followed by the names that would have been common if not for their "creative spelling", including Eathyn, Autymn, MacKennzzy, Leigham, Pariz, and Cyennah. There were also names in a fourth category titled "almost a name", which seemed to be names derived from two existing monikers smashed together. They included Annalizabeth, Samandriel, Lonica, Alexavier, Xerek, Jerrick, and Trennis. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/school-worker-shares-unique-names-27761082 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted August 17, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 17, 2022 "Leigham" is a good one. (and it doesn't spell 'mail' backwards) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted August 17, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I've heard "unique" spelling trend comes from parents wanting their children to be the only one with their name in their grade in school and so on. Which, of course fails, Eathyn and Ethan are still pronounced the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted August 17, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) My daughter went to school with a girl who was named Tuesday After Lunch. When I was in Dallas my coworker told me about a girl that his wife took care of at the hospital, whose mother should have used an apostrape, because her name was spelled ****head but was pronounces Shi'thade. I know he didn't make that up because my daughter's friend worked in a school in Dallas and told her the same story, it was the same kid and the mother always pitched a fit because no one knew how (or was afraid) to pronounce her daughter's name. P.S. my cousin's son named his daughter Arya because that was the name of the fairy in his favorite fantasy book about a dragon (not game of thrones). Edited August 17, 2022 by Desertrat56 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted August 17, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 17, 2022 My fav was the mom who said "the doctor named my baby gurr" Fee Molly. (Female...) True story... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted August 18, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 18, 2022 My mom & dad couldn't agree on my name, so they decided to name me after the Consultant at the hospital. I was very nearly called Rupert! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted August 18, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Orphalesion said: Eathyn and Ethan are still pronounced the same. Not in the UK! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted August 18, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Le-Ah … Leedashha. I’ve also taught a Prince. And a Peter Parker. Another child’s name was Crystal, but we were ordered by the parents to call her Bella. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted August 18, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, acute said: Not in the UK! Yeah but in the UK nothkng is pronounced the way it ought to be, like Yorkshire or Ate Edited August 18, 2022 by Orphalesion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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