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British newspaper article
I'm posting the link to a British article that talks about unusual names in Britain and lists the top 10 unusual names as:
Mylos (b)
Kofi (b)
Spike (b)
Franco (I'm guessing b)
Blade (b)
Fds (g)
Kiki (g)
Bronte (g)
Luna (g)
Kadence (g)I didn't think Franco was an uncommon name. What's going on with Fds's parents, I wonder.
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Mylos (b) - I like it
Kofi (b) - Fine, imo
Spike (b) - Ok as a nn, I guess, but awful as a given name. :(
Franco (I'm guessing b) - Nothing wrong with it
Blade (b) - Ridiculous if a given name
Fds (g) - So if this is in the top 10, does that mean more than one child has this name in Britain?? All I can think of is (besides, 'how the hell do you pronounce that?') is FDS Feminine Deodorant Spray. :-/ Maybe that's a U.S. thing, though. Hopefully.
Kiki (g) - Ok as a nn
Bronte (g) - Ok but not a favorite
Luna (g) - Like it
Kadence (g) - Horrible, but fairly popular in the U.S. (ugh)
~Heather~
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Where did you post this link?I suppose the "Top Ten" designation is simply one of those "Top Ten" lists that the writers or editors of magazines come up with based on their own personal preferences. Just a meaningless bit of fluff journalism.Bronte is evidently now not unusual as a given name in Australia.
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I've worked with an African guy named Kofi. At first, I thought, "Like Kofi Annan!" but then I got used to it being his name too.I don't know a single Bronte or Luna personally, but I've heard *of* these names. They're very Notting Hill to me.
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How can you have the "top ten unusual names"? Surely that's a bit contradictory?Mylos (b) - Looks like a mangling of Miles / Myles.
Kofi (b) - Annan?
Spike (b) - Something sharp, a dog or a vampire.
Franco (I'm guessing b) - Not bad, although it does remind me of Francisco Franco (spanish dictator).
Blade (b) - Again, something sharp. Isn't Blade a film?
Fds (g) - No idea what this is supposed to be.
Kiki (g) - A parrot.
Bronte (g) - Not sure about this one. It sounds masculine, but at the same time reminds me of the Bronte sisters.
Luna (g) - Nice sound, but very Harry Potter.
Kadence (g) - Nms with a C, even worse with a K.p.s. Where's the link?
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