Would you name your kid a wierd name?

Question

Frank Zappa went down in hstory as the father who names their children the wierdest names. Moon Unit and Dweezle.

Would you be willing to name your kid a non traditional name of this nature, and if not, how wierd would you go? As an addition, what's the wierdest name you've ever seen.

Mine is Placenta. I kid you not. Of course, I grew up in Africa. Names like Spider, Trouble and Love are common (though, Placenta is not, thank God.)

So, go to it.

I thought of two more odd ones.

Angerod was a classmate in kindergarten. I remember thinking it odd back then. Still do.

Garion was a friend's son, named after a character in a fantasy novel. (I actually like this one)

Answer 1

I knew a girl named Female (pronounced fa-mall-ie)
I had a friend who's parents were from Africa and her name is Kideste (ka-dist-ie) but I thought that name was beautiful and unique.

Answer 2

Not BIZARRE like Moon Unit or Pilot Inspektor, and definitely not weird like Dweezle or Daisy Boo.

But uncommon? Yes. A different spelling? Yes.

N.B. - I do NOT mean a made-up spelling. Khate-Lhynne and D'Aymiyonne (Katelyn and Damien) are NOT cool ways to torture your kid.

For example, Bridget is considered an 'old-fashioned' name by many. It's certainly not in the top ten or probably even 100 today. One of my favorite girls' names is Brigid, which is, yes, a perfectly correct traditional Irish way to spell it. I even like traditional Irish names with 'incomprehensible' spellings. Although they are only incomprehensible to English speakers ... understanding and reading some Irish, I do not consider them weird.

The weirdest name I ever saw was Balanish. That was a girl in my 6th grade class.

It sounds like an exotic lunch meat. Let's grind up Bologna, Salami, and some other things ... and make it into a girl-shaped meatloaf. Balanish.

Answer 3

I'd name my kid something unusual, but I would make sure that he/she also had a "normal" middle name to switch to in adolescence/adulthood if he/she wants.
I've known a Zenobia, which I like. I like Catholic saints names and would consider naming my child: Adeodatus, Aileran, Avitus, Athenodorus, Cyprian, Chrysogonus, Erfyl, Euthymius, Maxentius, Vitalian, Zita, Zoticus, Zama, etc, etc. You can check some out here:
As for weird names, I'll go with Winebald, though I am sure there are plenty of strange ones. Check out the urban legends page on strange names, like Syphilis or Urine.
http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.htm

Answer 4

I would definitely name my children something at least not that common. It helps them be an individual. My sister's name is Ashley, and when she was growing up/going thru school, a lot of girls were named Ashley. Teachers and other kids had to call them things like Ashley A. or Ashley B.

Answer 5

I'd give my kid a wierd name, but nothing like Moon Unit or Placenta.

Answer 6

What I care about is that my kid's names are easy to say. I can't stand names that you can't even pronounce or are spelled so differently that you don't know what it is. One student of mine spelled Eric as Ayrik. Just too confusing. I don't care if they named their kid moon shadow or something- at least people can SAY that!

Answer 7

Well, I have a horribly common name is which causes incredible frustration and confusion. I think everyone should give their kids weird names.

Answer 8

My kids don't have "wierd" names...but they are uncommon. Tasia and Shiya. I don't like common names. The kids I feel sorry for are the ones named after alchol like Alazay (sp?) and Hennessy...

Answer 9

The weirdest name i've ever heard was Ljshud.. he was from Burkina Faso.. its pronounced like Lkshaud or something like that.. really weird..

Answer 10

in south america some people name thier kids tire, toyota, mazda and muffler i saw it on the news once thats crazy imagine being called toyota