Tooterelli

Velvet!

I nearly choked.

The Ozzies seem to be fond of unusual names; bit like the Americans.

Notts_bloke

I used to work with a guy called Ariel as in the Little Mermaid!

I had to stop myself asking him how Sebastian the Crab was getting on.

MartinLuther

Okay I won't say which country but we met someone whose kids were called Zeus, Trade and Falcon. There was another in there with an equally bizarre name but I can't remember it. Falcon was almost called Tank.

bcworld

It's quite a common name for Jewish people though isn't it?

Notts_bloke

Probably. Still funny though.

jad n rich

Fond of spelling them weird.

AmBAR

Kimbeeley

Jaayden ... That sort of stuff.

Easily spotted usually on checkouts in woolies etc

Or Bogons yelling Zeppelin and Chardonnay come $%&*ing ere or I'll kick your 'ead in

Older aussies seem to put ozzo or azza on the end, dazza, spazza, davo etc sounds awful

Broad Shoulders

I used to work with someone called "Storm Jury", it was his real name too.
I also knew someone called "Parsley"

MartinLuther

I've met one Aussie kid called Storm.


I worked with a bloke from the US once whose name was Black Chaffe.

BadgeIsBack

Can't stand the celeb names.

Very Melbourne SE (suburbs).

JoanL

I guess it all depends on what you want for your children. I want mine to be happy and to do well in life, so we have given them traditional, normal names.

If I wanted to ensure they got laughed at as kids, and taken less than seriously as adults, I guess I might have gone the way of Storm, Rainbow, Petal, Trigg, Jordie, J'aime, Tiger-Lilly etc etc etc.

PS
It always amuses me when Americans use the name or nickname 'Randy'. Don't they realise what it means in English English????

jammyjane

A friend of mine has two grandsons named Astro and Charger!
Guessing their parents are revheads, LOL

BadgeIsBack

Names do go in and out of fashion, I suppose. I mean noone now is called Doris, Gladys or Ethel. The last women given these names are now buried next to their WW1 fallen or are clutching a rightfully-treasured free bus pass.

Part of me says 'so what' but I think you owe it to your kids. Suppose they want to apply for a profession or job where a degree of sense is required?

rosscov1970

Our cat's called Bruce Parsley.

We have an Ena, an Elsie an Olive-Elsie and a Prudence at our local primary.

kporte

Wait 'til you see what Joan is in Swahili!

JoanL

Do tell - I can take it (I think)