Yearbook names:

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

Going through old yearbooks for unusual names.

Female:
Brogan 
Leelyn 
Apple (x2, two years apart)
Appolonia 
Agathe 
Karin
Tynnde (Tin-da)
Neena
Sona
Lissa
Nonja
Rozza
Lora
Elliot and Danika (twins)
Dani(not short for anything)

Male:
Kendrew
Pearson
Jon and Jonathan(TWINS.  I shit you not)
Rendy
Cleveland
Peyson
Sonny
Mandy
Devonne
Jende

Comments

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I have a client right now named JonJon, who has brothers named John and Johnathan

[sal_amanda]

I'm not sure if that's better or worse than George Foreman naming all his kids George.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I hate Elliot on a girl. Ugh!

And wtf Jon and Jonathan? Were the parents stupid?

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

Haha I think Elliot is the only name from this list I'd probably consider using. Though mind you since I knew her, that's probably why, because the name suited her so well.

I think so, yes.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

There are some strange ones there.

My mom had twin boys in a PE class she taught named Eric and Aric.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

That's crazy that there were two Apples at your school.

I like Appolonia (how exciting to see one in real life!), Agathe, and Neena (but not so sure on that spelling).

Brogan. Ugh. I think it's a very silly name at all, let alone on a girl.

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

It was really strange. Although one of them had moved here from China, so I think that might have been a case of bad translations going in. The other girl was a sporty blonde chick, though. I still wonder why their parents thought "Apple! What a beautiful name for this child!" So weird.

Appolonia was one of the sweetest girls ever, so that name has such good connotation for me now. I liked Agathe and I didn't know Neena other then that she pronounced it "Neen-ya" which is just.. no.

I hate Brogan. And I really want to know anyone, ANYONE, who thinks that name isn't ugly. Because they need their head examined.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

Yes, Brogan ftl. Aside from it having a clunky ugly sound... yes, let's name our child a diminuative of the Irish word for shoe! What a grand idea! :/

[chesterismyhero.livejournal.com]

I don't think I like any of those names.

But Jon and Jonathan remind me of my twin uncles, Rick and Dick.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I love Apple. Love, love.

There's a Peyson on Make it or Break It, but it it's an A instead of an E, and every time they say it I'm just "what the frig is that ugly name?"

[flyingwild.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't class Agathe, Karin, Lissa, Lora, Danika, or Dani as unusual names. They seem pretty normal to me.