The most bizarre UK baby names of 2013 -according to the Mail

General Name Discussion
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Recent article in the Mail newspaper has lister what it considers the most bizarre baby names for 2013

What do you think to this list? I think there are a few odd ones :slight_smile:

[name_m]Boden[/name_m]
Bounty
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m]
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
Denley
[name_m]Denton[/name_m]
[name_f]Dior[/name_f]
Drey
[name_m]Geordie[/name_m]
Lohan
[name_u]London[/name_u]
[name_m]Luck[/name_m]
[name_f]Nirvana[/name_f]
[name_m]Nolly[/name_m]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
Paradise
Peppa
Pepsi
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
[name_m]Pinky[/name_m]
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
Puppy
Reem
Rosielea
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u]
[name_f]Tea[/name_f]
[name_m]Tiger[/name_m]
[name_m]Tru[/name_m]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
Vogue
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]

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I actually don’t find a lot of them bizarre.

[name_f]Dior[/name_f]
Lohan
[name_m]Luck[/name_m]
[name_f]Nirvana[/name_f]
[name_m]Nolly[/name_m]
Paradise
Pepsi
[name_m]Pinky[/name_m]
Puppy
Reem
[name_f]Tea[/name_f]
[name_m]Tiger[/name_m]
[name_m]Tru[/name_m]
Vogue

These are the only ones that strike me as weird. The others might not be the most common but they either fit in with trends or just have not been used for a while.

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I like [name_m]Boden[/name_m] and [name_u]Porter[/name_u]. There are definitely some odd ones like Pepsi and Puppy but there are several that are established names, even though they might not be everyone’s cup of tea, I do not feel like they should be declared as bizarre.

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A lot of those are really nms (I specifically am not feeling Pepsi)
I think [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] is actually nice.

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Some of these are really bizarre (Pepsi? Paradise? Puppy? Reem? Seriously?) but I actually really love [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], it’s definitely unusual but I wouldn’t say bizarre (there’s always the less unusual nn [name_u]Percy[/name_u]). I agree [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] is also quite pretty (though nms)

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[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] is not weird!

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[name_u]Dallas[/name_u] has been on the U.S. Top 1000 every single year since 1880 (kind of shocking, I know), so it’s very well-established on this side of the ocean, despite being not my style whatsoever. I’m quite sure it’s been used in the U.K. over the years, though maybe more sparingly.

I definitely don’t think [name_m]Bramwell[/name_m], [name_m]Denton[/name_m], [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_u]Porter[/name_u] or [name_m]Tucker[/name_m] are “bizarre,” either. The latter two in particular are totally on-trend here in the States.

Lohan is unfortunate and saddening, but not unexpected, I guess. If people are using [name_f]Winslet[/name_f] on their kids, it was only a matter of time.

Drey and Peppa seem like typos.

Pepsi, Puppy and Vogue are pretty damn weird, yes.

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Or after a certain cartoon pig… sighs

[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u], [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] and [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] are perfectly legitimate first names. The rest can be chucked.

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I like [name_u]Sorrel[/name_u] and [name_m]Bramwell[/name_m], though I’m not sure if I would actually use them.
I think unusual is a better word for them. I saw the article, [name_u]London[/name_u] (on a boy) and [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] were on the list because they were saying the [name_u]London[/name_u] Olympics must have influenced the parents.
[name_u]Porter[/name_u], [name_m]Boden[/name_m], Lohan, [name_u]Dallas[/name_u] etc seem to me to be much more in the American naming style which might be why they make the list - they’re not bizarre but they’re also not typical for the UK.
I can’t believe someone named their child [name_m]Geordie[/name_m]! Thats like naming them Scouse or Londoner!
I find Bounty, [name_m]Luck[/name_m], [name_f]Nirvana[/name_f], [name_m]Nolly[/name_m], Paradise, Pepsi, [name_m]Pinky[/name_m], Puppy, Reem, [name_f]Tea[/name_f], [name_m]Tiger[/name_m], [name_m]Tru[/name_m] and Vogue really strange names. I mean Pepsi?! Reem?! [name_f]Tea[/name_f]?!

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Reem is probably another transliteration of the Arabic girls’ name Rim, which means “white antelope” (according to Behind the Name).

[name_f]Tea[/name_f] is the usual spelling of [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is some European languages.

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[name_m]Just[/name_m] what I was going to say. I think it often has an accent above the E as well, though whether that would be recorded formally I don’t know.

Some of these names aren’t all that bizarre at all, and that’s coming from a [name_u]Brit[/name_u]. But then again, this article is coming from the [name_m]Daily[/name_m] Mail, which isn’t exactly known for good journalism.

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Not really that weird lol, they’re “normal weird” I guess, except for a few (Bounty, Pepsi, [name_m]Pinky[/name_m], Puppy), in different styles.
I like: [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_u]Porter[/name_u] and ahhhhh [name_f]Tea[/name_f] is kind of adorable!

[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: [name_f]Tea[/name_f] as Téa makes sense to me, [name_f]Tea[/name_f] pronounced TEH-a makes sense… [name_f]Tea[/name_f] pronounced TEE like the drink is what’s unexpectedly cute. It’s like the whole [name_f]Plum[/name_f] craze.

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[name_m]Boden[/name_m] - I like this one, the nickname [name_m]Bo[/name_m] is adorable!
Bounty - [name_m]Just[/name_m] wrong!
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m] - It’s okay, a little pretentious, but the nickname [name_m]Bram[/name_m] is cute!
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u] - Hate state names!
Denley - Wonder if this is for a boy or girl? Sounds like a trendy girls name to me!
[name_m]Denton[/name_m] - [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like this one, think it’s the Dent- part.
[name_f]Dior[/name_f] - Like the perfume? Jeez!
Drey - Too trendy for me!
[name_m]Geordie[/name_m] - Like [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] shore?! sighs, shakes head
Lohan - Seriously?! It’s like naming your kid [name_f]Miley[/name_f]!
[name_u]London[/name_u] - Hate city names too!
[name_m]Luck[/name_m] - What if the kid’s really unlucky?!
[name_f]Nirvana[/name_f] - Makes me think of drugs!
[name_m]Nolly[/name_m] - WTF??
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] - This is a nice name, but NMS
Paradise - Seriously?!
Peppa - [name_m]Just[/name_m] no…
Pepsi - See above!
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m] - NMS, but I can see its appeal, love the nickname [name_u]Percy[/name_u]!
[name_m]Pinky[/name_m] - with a brother called [name_m]Brain[/name_m]?!
[name_u]Porter[/name_u] - Makes me think of hospitals!
Puppy - Seriously?! Starting to really doubt the sanity of my fellow Brits!
Reem - Kids get bullied for a lot of things not just their names, but why make them such an easy target?!
Rosielea - Can’t people spell anymore?! [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] is a lovely name, why butcher it?!
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u] - NMS
[name_f]Tea[/name_f] - This is a legitimate name, pronounced [name_u]Tay[/name_u]-uh, but most people would pronounce it Tee.
[name_m]Tiger[/name_m] - [name_f]Cat[/name_f]'s name, should never be used on a human!
[name_m]Tru[/name_m] - Like as a nickname for [name_m]Truman[/name_m] or Truett, but not as a full name!
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m] - Too country/hillbilly for me!
Vogue - Like the magazine?!
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f] - Weird!

Agree with pp, the [name_m]Daily[/name_m] Mail is an awful newspaper, but I do read it for a few laughs sometimes!

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I really hope that is what the parents of this child were going for, not the slang word (is it a slang word?) used by people in [name_m]Essex[/name_m] to describe things as good. Whatever their intentions though, a LOT of teasing potential because most kids will assume it is the word!

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I rather like [name_m]Boden[/name_m], especially with the potential nickname [name_m]Bo[/name_m], and [name_f]Olympia[/name_f]. Some of these names, like Puppy, are bizarre and honestly horrific, but I definitely wouldn’t describe them all that way. Maybe strange or unusual is the better adjective.

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Here’s the ones I actually think are weird:

Bounty
Lohan
[name_m]Luck[/name_m]
[name_f]Nirvana[/name_f]
Paradise
Pepsi
[name_m]Pinky[/name_m]
Puppy
Reem
[name_m]Tiger[/name_m]
Vogue

The ones I like:

[name_m]Boden[/name_m] – sort of.
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m] – but really just [name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tru[/name_m] – as a nickname or as the middle name [name_u]True[/name_u]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]

And some questions/comments:

[name_m]Nolly[/name_m] – this would be an adorable nickname
Peppa – another good nickname
[name_f]Tea[/name_f] – tee-ah or like the beverage [name_f]Tea[/name_f]?
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f] – another good nickname

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I agree, the [name_m]Daily[/name_m] Mail can be entertaining (and has good celebrity gossip/pictures), but not the best paper out there…

Like:
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m]- sounds very handsome and charming, gives off an upper-class-British vibe. Reminds me of [name_m]Branwell[/name_m]- the Brontë sisters had a brother named that.
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]- totally usable, feminine but spunky and fun. Actually a nice nod to the Olympics while still using an actual name.
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]- Dashing and handsome. I could imagine a character in a historical romance novel named [name_m]Perseus[/name_m].
Reem- I think of the Lebanese-born fashion designer Reem Acra. And a friend of a friend is named this.
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u]- cute and usable given all the nature names out there. though I think of the horse colour, most people probably wouldn’t
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]- This is an actual name, not that strange, though I prefer Azélie- the [name_m]French[/name_m] version of [name_f]Azalea[/name_f]

Usable but NMS:
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u]- not usually a fan of state names
Denley- it sounds similar enough to [name_m]Henley[/name_m] and a host of other actual names
[name_u]London[/name_u]- a common name, though I’ve heard many Londoners find it silly?
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]- nice enough, just NMS
Rosielea- too cutesy and sugary for me, but it’s not that bad- just a smoosh of two totally normal names
[name_m]Tru[/name_m]- I’d prefer it as a nickname for [name_m]Truman[/name_m] or Truett, but if [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] and [name_u]Bertie[/name_u] can be used, why not [name_m]Tru[/name_m]?
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]- same as [name_u]Porter[/name_u]

What on earth were the parents thinking?!
[name_m]Boden[/name_m]- as in [name_f]Mini[/name_f] [name_m]Boden[/name_m]? [name_f]Do[/name_f] people really need to name their kids after brand names?
Bounty- I just think of the Bounty chocolate bar (not sure if the UK has that)
[name_m]Denton[/name_m]- reminds me of “dental” or “dentist”… NOT a good association!
[name_f]Dior[/name_f]- nice, but again, not fond of brands as names
Drey- what even is this?! nothing but a random conglomeration of letters to me (sorry)
[name_m]Geordie[/name_m]- well, it’s similar to [name_m]George[/name_m] and [name_u]Jordan[/name_u], but really?! [name_m]How[/name_m] would Geordies feel about that? If I met someone named Torontonian I’d find it very strange
Lohan- not a great namesake…
[name_m]Luck[/name_m]- this does sound rather cute, but better for a pet
[name_f]Nirvana[/name_f]- nice sound, but a bit too abstract of a concept for a name, no?
[name_m]Nolly[/name_m]- sounds like something from a nursery rhyme
Paradise- nice sound, but a bit pretentious?
Peppa- I didn’t realize the Peppa Pig connection until someone pointed it out, but yeah, not a great namesake
Pepsi- again with the brand/product names
[name_m]Pinky[/name_m]- this sounds like something you’d name a pig. or like the pinky finger?
Puppy- why would anyone
[name_f]Tea[/name_f]- even if this is a legitimate name, products should not be used as names
[name_m]Tiger[/name_m]- My sister actually used to know a [name_m]Tiger[/name_m], and there’s [name_m]Tiger[/name_m] Woods, but I wouldn’t go there
Vogue- again, nice but a bit pretentious

[name_f]Nirvana[/name_f], Paradise, and Vogue actually have a nice sound if I think about it that way, but the associations are just strange.

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Really, people? [name_u]Dallas[/name_u] is a city, not a state…

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Bounty - I know Bounty [name_u]Hunter[/name_u] is an association but the first thing I thought of is the paper towel.

Lohan - Why would anyone want to name their child blatantly after fire crotch and her family?

Pepsi - Why???

Puppy - really?

[name_m]Geordie[/name_m] - Seems like a normal enough name but [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] shore is the UK equivalent of Jersery Shore so idk about this one.

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Pepsi, Bounty and Vogue are too out there. [name_m]Way[/name_m] too out there.