Weird names in my high school yearbook

General Name Discussion
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I’m a sophomore (well - technically junior now) in high school, so these names are all on kids born from 1994 - 1998. These are just the ones that I found weird. They are all either (a) made-up names, (b) normal names with weird spellings, or (c) names that I’m just unfamiliar with. Here we go!

[name]Tarrik[/name]
Kuku (m)
Talinda
T’Leesha
[name]Karli[/name]
Kalyssa
[name]Kalob[/name]
[name]Coleton[/name]
[name]Shaelyn[/name]
[name]Sirene[/name]
Allysen
[name]Shaelee[/name]
[name]Malayna[/name]
[name]Jantzen[/name]
Mickenzie
[name]Taniya[/name]
Shawndalee
Aushlynn
Shalee
[name]Karsen[/name] (f)
[name]Kalan[/name]
Dingyue
Kiylee
[name]Merry[/name] (last name: Christensen)
Teisha
[name]Hailie[/name]
McKale
[name]Cydney[/name]
[name]Kasie[/name]
[name]Kamarie[/name]
[name]Alondra[/name]
Demarie
[name]Carynn[/name]
Mollorie
Kymber
Ratissa
Meganne
[name]Mercedes[/name] (last name: Fountaine)
[name]Christianna[/name]
Kaurrie
McCade
[name]Melonnie[/name]
Natalea
[name]Konner[/name]
Anakah
[name]Shalynn[/name]
[name]Trae[/name]
KcKahl
Mickele
[name]Ashly[/name]
Mickayla
Natasja
Maddisun
Kaylana
Kaynne
[name]Camron[/name]
[name]Brycen[/name]
Macallen
[name]Raynee[/name]
[name]Chyanne[/name]
Aloha
Brieanna
McKensie
Tolby
[name]Katrice[/name]
Trishtin
[name]Kinsie[/name]
Timmian
[name]Mariam[/name]
Maryn
Kohlby
[name]McCabe[/name]
[name]Chayla[/name]
Kaeleigh
[name]Karris[/name]
[name]Gentry[/name]
Aerik
[name]Ashlie[/name]
Kimarie
Betzy
[name]Carlin[/name]
[name]Abbigayle[/name]
Taunie
Aleesa
[name]Elda[/name]
Miquelle
[name]Kaelyn[/name]
[name]Jesslyn[/name]
[name]Austynn[/name]
[name]Cherilyn[/name]
[name]Jazlyn[/name]
[name]Lyndsie[/name]
[name]Tevita[/name]
[name]Callee[/name]
[name]Taran[/name]
[name]Bethanie[/name]
[name]Kolton[/name]
[name]Sarina[/name]
Legacy
Malori
[name]Montana[/name]
[name]Kaylene[/name]
[name]Haleigh[/name] (pronounced [name]HAL[/name] - ee)
[name]Daylen[/name]
Meilee
Andrue
Maecie
Ellya
Brimmley
Alux
Velisity
[name]Addalyn[/name]
[name]Lorna[/name]
Shalice
Rithie
Marlayia
[name]Jaelyn[/name]
[name]Shania[/name]
Wyntre
Maquel
Mardee
[name]Viridiana[/name]
[name]Audrianne[/name]
[name]Kaela[/name] & [name]Jaeden[/name] (siblings)
[name]Maverick[/name] (that’s a gas station ((or at least it is here)))
Britteney
Suaden
Mekall
Kodi (f)
Bridges
Anastassiya
Ceelee
[name]Van[/name]
[name]Maranda[/name]
[name]Kenley[/name]
Janilee
[name]Coy[/name]
Chaseton
[name]Tyrel[/name]
[name]Tanesha[/name]
[name]Elmer[/name]
Kemerey
Nykolas
[name]Alesha[/name]
[name]Shaylyn[/name]
Shelsie
[name]Sinai[/name]
[name]Tamia[/name]
[name]Katya[/name]
Kilie
A’Briahn (f)
Blaikly

I know that some of these are probably just from different cultures that I’m unfamiliar with, so you’ll have to forgive my ignorance! :slight_smile: So, your opinions? Best? Worst?

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Yes, many of them are from different cultures. A lot of them are just spelled “creatively,” because that was the thing to do in the late 90s I guess. But, then there are a few that are total normal English names that I was surprised to see on your list. [name]Elmer[/name] is a real name, just terribly old-fashioned. The kid is probably not named after white school glue LOL! [name]Lorna[/name] is a real name. Believe it or not, [name]Mercedes[/name] is a real name. The car was named after a woman.

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[name]Gentry[/name] is the most unusual to my eye, mother’s maiden name perhaps? [name]Hailey[/name] and its variations have been around since I was a child in the 1970s, it started with the actress [name]Haley[/name] [name]Mills[/name].

4

I lol’ed at Aloha. Is that legit, or did someone really just name their kid hello?

5

[name]Shania[/name] isn’t actually that weird. I know at least two girls with that name at my high school.

6

My son goes by [name]Van[/name]. [name]Love[/name] that name :slight_smile:

My biggest pet peeve is names spelled wrong, so some of those really bother me.

7

In one of my yearbooks there’s a girl named [name]Maryjane[/name] Burner. I wonder of her parents were stoners or just clueless. She was a senior in my preschool yearbook from 1998 so she was probably born between 1979-1981.

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I graduated in '89 from the WASPiest school imaginable, but there was one black kid named [name]Obie[/name], one of my few male friends.

9

At my high school there is a [name]Merrill[/name], Nyejai, Jeamy, [name]Augustin[/name], [name]Caesar[/name], [name]Rocco[/name], [name]Nicolette[/name], Zamary, Taalibah, and [name]Blake[/name].

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You must have gone to a BIG high school! Mine only has about 700 students.

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Growing up in southern [name_u]California[/name_u] with a childhood in the 80s and 90s adolescence, there was a lot of unisex names. We had boys named [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_u]Rain[/name_u], [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Remy[/name_u], [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_u]Ripley[/name_u], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Paris[/name_u], [name_u]Courtney[/name_u], [name_u]Lane[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], and [name_u]Sky[/name_u]. There were girls from elementary, middle, and high school named [name_u]Taj[/name_u], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], [name_u]Ray[/name_u], [name_u]Glenn[/name_u], [name_u]Reagan[/name_u], [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_u]Dallas[/name_u], [name_u]Sam[/name_u], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], [name_u]Brett[/name_u], [name_m]Christian[/name_m], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_u]Harley[/name_u], [name_u]Kelsey[/name_u], [name_u]Nico[/name_u], and [name_u]Cameron[/name_u]. The nicknames were pretty bad too: [name_m]Skip[/name_m]/[name_m]Chip[/name_m]/[name_m]Kip[/name_m]/[name_m]Trip[/name_m], [name_f]Bunny[/name_f] (boy), [name_u]Van[/name_u], [name_u]Whit[/name_u] (boy), [name_m]Rocky[/name_m] (girl), [name_f]Kiki[/name_f], [name_m]Corkie[/name_m] (girl), Bootsy (girl), Moose (boy), [name_u]Beck[/name_u] (girl). I don’t know what our baby boomer parents were thinking.

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Oh, I forgot. There were boys named Towner and [name_u]Brook[/name_u] too. Turner and Hollis also were girls I knew. Other nicknames that came to mind: Moh (pronounced Moe/short of Mohammed), Raj, Anu, Tan (girl), Bob (girl/real name Kathleen), and Ward (short of Edward).

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I’m not even in high school yet, (;))but I know a female [name_m]Michael[/name_m], a [name_f]Michayla[/name_f] (Ma-[name_u]SHAY[/name_u]-la), Kylees with infinitely strange spellings, a [name_u]Justice[/name_u] with a last name that’s also a word, and waaaaaaaaaaaay too many Taylors…
[name_f]EDIT[/name_f]: I also know two Arianas, one with the [name_f]AIR[/name_f] syllable that you’d expect and the other pronouncing it [name_f]AHriana[/name_f]. My name (Raevyn) probably counts too.
[name_f]EDIT[/name_f] #2: A girl in the grade below me is named Tanna, which to me is [name_m]Tanner[/name_m] said wrong.

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Hey! My name is Andrue! I stumbled on this post trying to find if anyone else has their name spelled like mine. I was born in '95 so I was wondering if we went to the same high school I was a senior in 2013 (and graduated that year as well) I wonder if we went to the same high school. If not that means I’m not the only one spelled Andrue!