While a lot of people turn to the most popular baby boy or girl names for inspiration, there’s an increasing appetite for unusual or unique baby names.
With celebrities setting the trend for a whole host of names that were more than a tad outside the box (Apple, anyone?), unique names are now making their way into the everyday playground more and more…
And a thread on parenting website Netmums dedicated to ‘unusual names you’ve heard at baby group’ is now garnering some press attention.
Originally started to offer expectant parents name inspiration, it’s now become highjacked by people sharing the absolute weirdest names they’ve heard, which has got us all fascinated.
The thread is still being updated daily if you’re looking for inspiration (or a laugh!) but we’ve also rounded up some of the more stand out names below…
Willoughby
Ocean
Sparkle
Fanny Chateau
Magic
Pisces
Cinderella
Fox
Vogue
Woody
Oak
Essence-star
Sage
Maikayda-bliss
Khaleesi Destiny
Raspberry
Oral
T’Shaun
Elvis
Tequila
Happy
Sheriff
Or, for a more traditional list of names set to be big this year, check out our girl and boy names set to explode in popularity in 2019.