Odd names around your workplace?

harleykay

I have a few.

Comfort, Princess, and Kashmere. Never thought of any of these to be names of people.. cat or dog yes..

Obsession

A r c h a n g e l

I don't personally work with her but come across her name in paperwork so I am hoping she goes by Angel

harleykay

Obsession:

A r c h a n g e l

I don't personally work with her but come across her name in paperwork so I am hoping she goes by Angel

Yes! me too,

There are also some people from Africa and Cuba. I don't even know how to begin pronouncing their names half of the time, let alone trying to spell it. HAH

rp-chicago-mom

I have a pretty good classroom right now.

Maya

Laney (nn for Elaine) 

Alice

Henri (his Dad really is French Canadian and he speaks French at home) 

Max (His file does not say if it is a nn for Maxwell) 

Lee (boy)

Raimon (Mother is from Spain) 

Chiara (Italian form of Clara. They're from Argentina so maybe it is Spanish too) 

Grace

Josie (nn for Josephine)

Susan 

Tyler 

Juneau (the only one that I question) 

Rushmore

Jidde- pronounced YI-duh.  It's a Swedish name.

LadyXaverian

Of the staff.. teachers and support staff.. nothing is jumping out at me. I could make a long list of student names, though.

Preshus and Mahogany are two that immediately come to mind.

 

happilyeverafterxo

SarahL77:

Of the staff.. teachers and support staff.. nothing is jumping out at me. I could make a long list of student names, though.

Preshus and Mahogany are two that immediately come to mind.

 

Preshus? Ohhhhhh geeze. Wow!

Candyshel13

Another teacher here.. Faculty and staff have pretty normal names. I teach intervention so I see kids from all grades. The oddest names I have are Camri and Camry (yes, I have two of them!), Titan, and Ryquer. 

jami1006

I'm a social worker. I work with kids who've been removed from the home due to abuse or neglect. My list of names is never ending! 

Samemia (girl)

Ty'Naisha (girl)

Acasia (girl)

Onyx  (boy)

Desiryana (girl)

Desira (girl) 

HeyJune

I worked with a lady named Dorcas. I know it is a biblical name, but I just can't get on board with it. She was about 32 years old and very confident, but for some reason I see that name being hard to carry as a child.

 

Aligator28

Since I teach in an urban school, I can't count the number of "odd" names.  They surround me. 

LemonBlush

Majesta 

Jessa1807

Candyshel13:

Another teacher here.. Faculty and staff have pretty normal names. I teach intervention so I see kids from all grades. The oddest names I have are Camri and Camry (yes, I have two of them!), Titan, and Ryquer. 

I know a Kamri.  She is one of the cutest little girls I have ever met.  I never would have guessed there were more though.

Cramandaberry

Some kids that I worked with in the past....Cherry, Princess and Angel.

ffejsGirl

Girls:

Denian

Warryn

jordanandkelly

I have a couple of strange ones:

 Catori

Prairie

Kenja ("Kenya")

Destinee

 

jami1006

HeyJune:

I worked with a lady named Dorcas. I know it is a biblical name, but I just can't get on board with it. She was about 32 years old and very confident, but for some reason I see that name being hard to carry as a child.

 

I know a Dorcas and thought the same thing. Kids are mean. 

brideandbreve

Skylee. I feel bad for this little girl when she has to put that name on a resume.

FrecklesInside

Aligator28:

Since I teach in an urban school, I can't count the number of "odd" names.  They surround me. 

Yup. Me too.

acardona1010

I'm lurking tonight and usually stick the TTGP board, but I have to post on this one.  We had a student last year named Pimpterious!  Oh and a few years ago there was a Nosmo King........the mom apparently saw a "No Smoking" sign and thought it sounded nice as a name!

I can't believe people don't think these things through!