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Most unusual names of 2012

saxa View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 02:26 PM Post #1
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Just read this on news.com.au thought there may already be a discussion Most unusual girls names of 2012 Ace Admire Americus California Couture Deva Excel Fedora Gilmore Hailo Inny J'Adore Jagger Jazzy Jeevika Josh*tha Juju Jury Kaixin Kirshelle Krittika Leeloo Mclean Monalisa Oasis Orchid Queenie Rilo Rogue Samanda Sanity Sesame Shoog Starlit Thinn Tigerlily Twisha Ummi Vanille Vinique Yoga Zealand Most unusual boys names of 2012 Aero Alpha Ball Bond Burger Cajun Casanova Cello Cobain Crusoe Devid Donathan Drifter Elite Espn Exodus Four Goodluck Google Haven'T Hippo Htoo Hurricane Jedi Kix Legacy Mango Mowgli Navaryous Neon Pate Pawk Popeye Rogue Rysk Savior Shimon Thunder Tron Turbo Vice Villiam Xenon Zaniel Read more: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting...5#ixzz2Eu23qMH5

tassiegal View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 02:30 PM Post #2
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Who in their right mind would call their kid Burger?

~chiquita~ View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 02:35 PM Post #3
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Twisha? Pawk? Google? There's a few in there I actually like though.

BadCat View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 02:37 PM Post #4
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Is it only me that hopes Thinn turns out to be a fat kid and Hippo is tiny? I'm all for naming your child whatever makes you happy but some people really push those boundaries don't they? This post has been edited by BadCat: 13/12/2012, 02:38 PM

la di dah View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 02:41 PM Post #5
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Starlit, Orchid, and Tigerlily are outside my comfort zone but I can't actually hate them. Raised by hippies, I was. And they're spelled correctly, which apparently means more to me than it probably should. I can think of actual names that are probably at about this level popularity and that sort of obscurity appeals to me more than never-used-as-names names, personally. This post has been edited by la di dah: 13/12/2012, 02:42 PM

Bel Rowley View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 02:45 PM Post #6
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It's too easy to poke fun so I'm going to try to stick with positive(ish) comments. Ace - It's used all the time for a boy, I see no reason why it's any strange for a girl. California - all sorts of other US state names are considered acceptable, and Cali makes a cute nickname. Deva - I actually don't mind this. Monalisa - a combination of 2 perfectly acceptable names, like Maryanne etc. Orchid - flower name, perfectly normal thing to do, pretty flower! Queenie - name that's been around for eons. Tigerlily - not that strange I'll be back when I've had time to look at the boys' names.

G.K View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 02:53 PM Post #7
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Popeye? wtf

Greenbag View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 03:01 PM Post #8
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I quite like Tigerlilly.

pjemc View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 03:02 PM Post #9
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Oh My... I have to say the boys names are quite a bit worse than the girls ESPN - Thats not even a name its just letters Burger Popeye and Google Thats just setting the kid up for a life of redicule Had a bit of a chuckle though at a few of them

somila View Member Profile	13/12/2012, 03:07 PM Post #10
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Ace was a (female) companion on Dr Who. Is Burger a surname-used-as-first-name thing I wonder? Back to the world of "boring" names for me!

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