General Chat

My cousin has a new girl, Melea, and already has a daughter, Narena. I'd never come across the names before and I think perhaps it's a bit pretentious lol :-)

hee hee only joking...I love unusual names but can't be too unusual.. btw I like your son's name :-)

My auntie has given her kids more uncommen names. Shelby, Sian and Summer, aren't that unusual, but more uncommon that the rest, and the boys are; Jayden and Corey. My great x3 Uncle was called 'Studwell'

My brother's name isn't unusual but there isn't anyone in town with that name - Henry. I love old fashioned names. :-)

unusual names are great, but you have to prepared or alifetime of 'and how do you spell that?'

Teresa, I've already been asked that a thousand times! lol I get used to people pronouncing my name wrong as well but I love having an unusual name. People always say they like it. lol :-)

I found the name Mahala in my family tree. I think there's been a thread about unusual names people have come across in their family tree. Some of them I think were rather funny.

I have a friend called Gianna. And if someone reads, her name, they pronouce it ' GEE -ANNA '. But in actual fact it's pronounced 'JAN-ER'.

Paul, yes I've heard that name. I know someone called Gianna but she pronounces it Gee-Anna. :-)

While Seaching for my wifes family tree I came across The name of Sara Slidebottom Withington in the AMJ1848 B.D.M.

Cant say im a lover of unusual names. My first name is Keiley and I have had a lifetime of people misspelling it and pronouncing it wrong, im called Keely, Kelly, Kylie. Now I just accept them saying my name wrong as I am fed up of correcting them. p.s Im over 30 and when I was a kid there were no Keileys about, but I believe its a bit more popular now.

Although i wouldn't say my daughters name is unusual it not a usual combination her name is MARY-KAY its not a first and middle name its one name.

I went to a school with lots of unusual girls names: Lucia Beata Zosia Alijca Krysia Krystyna Grayzna Danuta In England ........... but they were mostly from Poland...... so not unusual for them but for me it was......

Hi Guys, I'm new and noticed this thread... My name is Chandi Strydom, from South Africa...its pronounced (Shundy) but i get a lot of candi, emphasis on ch, beer shandy...

I have an Ezra in my tree.....a biblical name I think. My mums middle name is Elvira, never heard that before or since.... My youngest daughter is called Kacey (KC) for short....she was named after little mo from eastenders......was the time Trevor n the Iron was around.. I'm just plain old common Julie!!...how boring!!

Welcome Chandi and nice to meet you. My name, Aileen (pronounced Ay-leen) has always caused confusion. People call me Eileen, Elaine, Alien and anything else that comes to mind. Aileenx

Isn't it funny how, not so much now but the last generation don't use there given names... My mums name is Sarah but has always been known as Sally. My dad's name is William but always known as George, his middle name. Whilst doing one line of my tree I noticed names I had for G aunts n uncles etc weren't infact their given names....it can be so confusin at times..!!

Hi Jules, Just noticed your post..I knew an Elvira once who came from Poland I think

Lucia, Try living with the name Lindzay, you get called everything else but...and the spelling is never correct. School was a nightmare! Letters arrive addressed to 'Dear Sir'. Junk mail offering me 'Penis enlargement cream', I tried answering back to tell them that I don't have one, but the emails bounce back... I think that my Mother does not like me...I was supposed to be called Rosalie after my paternal Grandmother, but I know that my Mother did not like her. Lindy ;-))))

Lol Lindy....don;t you know anyone who you could recommend for their product..?? Aileen.....It's a nice name isn't it. Yet to come across another.