The most unique or unusual name you've heard?

[spooky]

My DS goes to creche with Rocket. I love it.

I also know a Pollyanna, I've only heard of her (other than the book)

[Lolli]

I knew a Rocket. He named his son Jet. not joking.

I love Memphis. What an awesome name.

[Traveller]

The name Paisley as a child's name makes me giggle a little (sorry). It is where my children were born in Scotland, not a very nice town.

My 2nd girl's name was Niamh (Neeve) which you don't get a lot over here, it is more a celtic name.

I also love Seona (Show-na), Morag and Iona for a girl.

[SuperstarMumsy]

Ok so some of the names that I like or are in my family - perhaps not the most unusual names but cute and not too out there:

Calais - like the car but not named after the car - actually a French sea port
Sway-lee
Willow - ok so this is getting a bit common now but wasnt when I named my neice 6 years ago - I hadnt actually heard of a child with that name
Astrabella - my favourite - if I was having a girl she would have this name - meaning beautiful star!
Harper (girl)
Hudson
Avalon - I know Ava is really popular but I prefer this.

Something people find really funny about our family is all of the kids have a connection with a car in their names, wasnt intentional at the time of naming but now we think about it they all do, my oldest brother has two kiddies:

Lincoln - an old car I am told (perhaps popular before my time)
Hermione Avalon - Avalon being a current type of car

And my other brother has three daughters:
Calais - Holden
Willow - as in Willowbank raceway
Holly - as in Holly Carboretor

So we are thinking of naming our son:

Hunter Cruz - just to keep with the family tradition of having the motor vehicle connection.

I think you are right with unusual names becoming popular over time, a lot of the names in my family have become popular since they were little:

Khala - actually pronounced Kayla - but she is 25 so unheard of when she was little
India - again unheard of 18 years ago but now getting quite popular
Maddison - very unusual 20 years ago when she was born
Perrii - girl - unusual and still not popular lol
Amity
Sian
Slade

[lilima]

My cousins' name is Lael (pronounced Layel)

I went to school with a girl named Freedom

Then of course there is Nevaeh that is becoming way to trendy these days.

I also LOVe the name Harper for a girl (as in Harper Lee)

[Oscar&Grouch]

My DS's Middle name is Slaide its not that common, we used it as it was my MIL's maiden name!

I have a girlfriend called

Le'Shay - pronounced Lee-Shay and she has a little sister Honey.

i also know a elderly lady called Gaynor, and Gwenda

I also know

*Erlan and Luigi
*Marcello
*Cort , Larnka and Cecil

my mums next door neighbour has a 4yr old daughter... Schanele? (chanelle)

[lilima]

Oh - Honey reminds me - DH delivered a baby a couple of years ago, and they called her Sugar

[TaRhLi.]

My DD doesn't have an unusual name but one that is not heard very often - Tara.

I went to school with a girl called Aisha (Ay Sha) and also a girl called Kylie (normal name) but her brothers were called Cord & Edge. I also know someone who's brothers name is Brock (getting more common).

[nickers]

i also know a elderly lady called Gaynor, and Gwenda

actually i know of a 30yr old called Gaynor!
and that also reminds me of a guy i used to work with called Gaylord

other ppl i went to school with:
Hamzah
Prasard
Abir (A-beer)
Aytul (eye-tool)
Munevver (pronounced moon-eer-vah. Moony for short)
Shiranee
Shonnika
Vedia

[ezymay]

Wow some very unusual names my gf works in the medical profession and came accross a woman who had Nitros and Oxygen for her twins names

[Mags]

My SIL is Irish, so the names are unique here but are very common in Ireland.

Aoife (eefa)
Aisling (ashling)
Audrey

Aoife is the name we have chosen if this baby is a girl. I love Roisin too but my husband can't get pronounce it properly. I'm Irish so Aoife is a name I heard a lot growing up. Our daughter is called Ciara, pronounced like Kiera (Knightley). My spelling of the name (with a C) is actually far more typical than the K spelling. Sadly everyone pronounces it Key-ara or See-ara, because of that singer from the States. I hate the fact the people might think I called her after some pop star!.

Have to say most of my Irish mates think it's a bad idea for me to use Aoife, because it's so hard to pronounce and spell for Aussies, but every Aussie i've asked about it has loved it! You see so many strange and wonderful spellings of names over here that I guess everyone is far more open minded to unusual names.