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HelpWhat is the most unique name you have ever come across?
I recently met a girl name Goodnews, and I was very intrigued.
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"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain" - Dolly Parton
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"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain" - Dolly Parton
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So my very subjective opinion based on my cultural references, the most unique but in a not so great way was a girl named Sushi. Literally. Her name. Not her fault but dang... that's a disservice to a child.
On a more positive side, I remember a girl when I was a camp counselor named Kitiara. It's original and I've never seen it again. I like it.
On a more positive side, I remember a girl when I was a camp counselor named Kitiara. It's original and I've never seen it again. I like it.
Kitiara sounds like a variant of Keturah.
Arrow (f)
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It's not 100% "unique" because there has been more than one person given it, but I usually think the most surprising uncommon name I have come across is T9C.
Azariel
Kichori
Yerover
Narata (pronounced NA-ra-ta)
Neytiri
Thaisiri
Kichori
Yerover
Narata (pronounced NA-ra-ta)
Neytiri
Thaisiri
Zarielle (a favorite, actually. Girl from my high school who was two grades below me.)
Azoria (another favorite. She was a year younger Zarielle.)
Arenthia (A teacher who I met in the first grade)
Harryanna
Starrlyn
Tanara (another favorite of mine!)
Xara
There are probably loads more, but that's all that comes to mind, at this very moment.
Azoria (another favorite. She was a year younger Zarielle.)
Arenthia (A teacher who I met in the first grade)
Harryanna
Starrlyn
Tanara (another favorite of mine!)
Xara
There are probably loads more, but that's all that comes to mind, at this very moment.
Steadfast
Schubert “Bert” (he must be in his late thirties now)
Skip (maybe it was Skipper) - he teased about his name
Diva & Mi’Lady - they did their names honour..
Luca (F)
Leonarda - perhaps not unique, but definitely surprising!
Schubert “Bert” (he must be in his late thirties now)
Skip (maybe it was Skipper) - he teased about his name
Diva & Mi’Lady - they did their names honour..
Luca (F)
Leonarda - perhaps not unique, but definitely surprising!
Just seen this advertisement on a local news site: "Brighttombstones company is a well established firm specialising on quality tombstones and kitchen countertops." The owner's given name is Brains.
I had a classmate in college named Comfort. She was from Kenya. It’s an unusual name here in the USA but it’s actually a pretty popular name in English speaking African countries such as Kenya and Tanzania.
I'm a teacher, so I have a list spanning many years.
Girls:
Aloha
Blessing
Braizley
My'Angel
Jerazcelah and Jazzcellinah (twins)
Kyria Lumiere
Pandora
Sparkle
Tahpanga
Katrinka and Persefoni (sisters)
Yatzayra
Zeppelin Metallica
Zozo
Boys:
Archange
Avion (the mom spoke Spanish, so she just named her kid plane)
Azmack
Barley
Bridge
Dayvondrik
Etzio
Future
Hogan
Manasse
Mahrkee (mark-ee)
Lord
Yaness
Girls:
Aloha
Blessing
Braizley
My'Angel
Jerazcelah and Jazzcellinah (twins)
Kyria Lumiere
Pandora
Sparkle
Tahpanga
Katrinka and Persefoni (sisters)
Yatzayra
Zeppelin Metallica
Zozo
Boys:
Archange
Avion (the mom spoke Spanish, so she just named her kid plane)
Azmack
Barley
Bridge
Dayvondrik
Etzio
Future
Hogan
Manasse
Mahrkee (mark-ee)
Lord
Yaness
I like Pandora as a guilty pleasure. The myth reminds me of Eve.
Hogan's parents must have been fans of "Hogan's Heroes."
Manasseh is a Biblical character, so it looks like they dropped the H.
Some of these seem like the parent's heard something and guessed on the spelling like Marquis and Persephone.
Hogan's parents must have been fans of "Hogan's Heroes."
Manasseh is a Biblical character, so it looks like they dropped the H.
Some of these seem like the parent's heard something and guessed on the spelling like Marquis and Persephone.
Oh! You reminded me, I knew a Blessing. She lived in the same student accommodation with me and another girl called Jazz. I asked if it was short for Jasmine, and she said no.
I'm glad my husband didn't realise Zeppelin Metallica might have been a possibility when naming our girls XD He would appreciate that one!
But that's a big list of Why?! right there! Although I can see Future happening as a spur of the moment name after a happy delivery and I like Lumiere as a mn.
But that's a big list of Why?! right there! Although I can see Future happening as a spur of the moment name after a happy delivery and I like Lumiere as a mn.
In real life (off the top of my head):
Zeta
Merritt
(what could be) Méphanie*
Shanice
Laiken
Jhonty
Anaximander
Axel
Dario
Laxan
Ruxx
Rico
*After an extensive search for her name (a Welsh woman), the likely candidates are Méphanie, Maeve-Annie or May-Fanny. I found Méphanie on a French birth record from the early 1900s I think
Rico was a little shit. He'd throw rocks at our kitchen window and once he and his mates tried to rob us in the shopping centre. We laughed at them and afterwards we said Rico (Ree-ko) "reeks" (slang "to smell badly" if it's cheifly British and does not translate). He lived on my street, you see, so while we could avoid his friends easily as we never saw them before, we became quite nasty to Rico and tbh it worked, they never tried to rob us again. We were 11. I think he moved not long after and tbh good he was nasty
Zeta
Merritt
(what could be) Méphanie*
Shanice
Laiken
Jhonty
Anaximander
Axel
Dario
Laxan
Ruxx
Rico
*After an extensive search for her name (a Welsh woman), the likely candidates are Méphanie, Maeve-Annie or May-Fanny. I found Méphanie on a French birth record from the early 1900s I think
Rico was a little shit. He'd throw rocks at our kitchen window and once he and his mates tried to rob us in the shopping centre. We laughed at them and afterwards we said Rico (Ree-ko) "reeks" (slang "to smell badly" if it's cheifly British and does not translate). He lived on my street, you see, so while we could avoid his friends easily as we never saw them before, we became quite nasty to Rico and tbh it worked, they never tried to rob us again. We were 11. I think he moved not long after and tbh good he was nasty
This message was edited 2/22/2025, 10:21 AM
It wasn’t Myfanwy?
I thought that at first for years (after finding Myfanwy) and I was pretty satisfied with that answer, but then I posted about it here and was told that's not how Myfanwy is pronounced!
To this day the woman's actual name is a mystery
The only other name I remember from the trip is that there was a bloke with the surname Simpson which was my first encounter (and tbh my only encounter) with that name outside of The Simpsons, so it stood out
Edit: Here's one post on it [https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5283605] as a response to being told that Myfanwy wasn't pronounced the way I thought. It was awkward finding that post lmao I had to go through google because it wasn't showing up in search here. The same with the original post [https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5282429] which was even more awkward to find lmao. I'm not sure why the search does not show archived posts too
Edit 2: I have to say that upon new reflection, I might have been right the first time and her name was Myfanwy, but because I was a literal 9 year old, the real pronunciation didn't stick. Sometimes you forget what a child's brain is like (especially when encountering a new word / name), and what time can do to your memories
It was an excellent school trip I really have to say. I have very fond memories of it. We spent 5 days there in a (I think) 1700s house. Massive house, I often wonder what was on the other floors. There was the gorund floor and then the first floor which had two wings; the boys bunkrooms / bathrooms and the girls bunkrooms and bathrooms but ?? What on earth did they store in the rest of the building. Surely the staff rooms are not that big as to take multiple floors
Edit 3: LMFAO talk about mis-remembering! I actually searched the place up and it turns out not to be that big at all. It felt massive as a child. Also it was Edwardian. It has a website, but oddly enough, though it's situated in Wales, there is a local connection on the history page which outright tells people where I live, so I'm not going to give the name. There isn't any staff names listed, but our trip was more than 20 years ago now so its unlikely to list her
To this day the woman's actual name is a mystery
The only other name I remember from the trip is that there was a bloke with the surname Simpson which was my first encounter (and tbh my only encounter) with that name outside of The Simpsons, so it stood out
Edit: Here's one post on it [https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5283605] as a response to being told that Myfanwy wasn't pronounced the way I thought. It was awkward finding that post lmao I had to go through google because it wasn't showing up in search here. The same with the original post [https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5282429] which was even more awkward to find lmao. I'm not sure why the search does not show archived posts too
Edit 2: I have to say that upon new reflection, I might have been right the first time and her name was Myfanwy, but because I was a literal 9 year old, the real pronunciation didn't stick. Sometimes you forget what a child's brain is like (especially when encountering a new word / name), and what time can do to your memories
It was an excellent school trip I really have to say. I have very fond memories of it. We spent 5 days there in a (I think) 1700s house. Massive house, I often wonder what was on the other floors. There was the gorund floor and then the first floor which had two wings; the boys bunkrooms / bathrooms and the girls bunkrooms and bathrooms but ?? What on earth did they store in the rest of the building. Surely the staff rooms are not that big as to take multiple floors
Edit 3: LMFAO talk about mis-remembering! I actually searched the place up and it turns out not to be that big at all. It felt massive as a child. Also it was Edwardian. It has a website, but oddly enough, though it's situated in Wales, there is a local connection on the history page which outright tells people where I live, so I'm not going to give the name. There isn't any staff names listed, but our trip was more than 20 years ago now so its unlikely to list her
This message was edited 2/24/2025, 3:20 PM
Dovery is not the worst name ever [thoughtful emoji]
I think Dovery is cool! I'm not sure if it's "Doe ver ee" or "Dove er ee" but either way is great. I'm also a fan of Rocelia.
Cool!
Off the top of my head: Windfall, Icyalite, Thornetta seem rare.
Icyalite is the only of those three I met in person.
Off the top of my head: Windfall, Icyalite, Thornetta seem rare.
Icyalite is the only of those three I met in person.
My ex went to high school (in Ohio) with a Mormon girl named Shelza. I have no idea where it comes from.
Shelza is very pretty, I like it.
The one that puzzled me the most was Furniture. Or perhaps Psychologies; neither seems like a good idea. Both were on men from Zimbabwe,
Psychologies might be a misspelling of Psychologist which... I guess technically qualifies as an occupation name?? Furniture... I have no idea.
This message was edited 2/22/2025, 8:06 AM
I wish you were right, but since it appeared several times in print, belonging to the publicity spokesman for the then Zimbabwean government, I don't think the mistake could have kept on happening.
ETA, I think your Queen Elizabeth might have been a student of my husband's at University of the North.
ETA, I think your Queen Elizabeth might have been a student of my husband's at University of the North.
This message was edited 2/22/2025, 10:59 AM
I live in a country with so many different naming traditions. What seems "unique" to me is just a cultural norm to other people. Subjectively speaking, I supposed the name that surprised me the most was a girl named "Tears." I'm friends with her mother and when I asked the origin, her mother explained that children are named to commemorate significant events in the family that coincide with the child's birth. When her daughter was born, her grandparents passed away shortly after and her father lost his job, which made it a time of grieving, hence the name. I also had a coworker whose full name was "Queen Elizabeth," because she was born during a state visit by the British monarch. She went by Queen and it suited her very well. Another cultural tradition is aspirational names, as in... naming children what you consider to be the embodiment of success. I recently attended a seminar organized by a gentleman called "Chairman." He holds a PhD, so he was introduced as "Doctor Chairman [Surname]," which was interesting. I guess it worked though, because he has a very successful career.