Have these parents gone too far in their bid to give their child a unique moniker? Photo / Getty Images
Have these parents gone too far in their bid to give their child a unique moniker? Photo / Getty Images
Oliver and Olivia are the most popular baby names in New Zealand - for the second year in a row - but some parents prefer to opt for something a little more unique.
However, in the quest to make sure their offspring don't go to school with 10 other childrenwith the same name, some overeager parents go a little too far.
People have taken to Mumsnet to share the most hair-raising names they've ever heard, prompted by a mother who heard a woman shouting to her daughter Beige in the supermarket.
Others were quick to share their worst examples, including Venezuela, a mispelled Pocahontus and a boy called Raspberry.
A woman thought a fellow parents was using a nickname when she called her child Bubbles on the school run, but it was apparently the youngster's actual name.
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Beige rage: A woman prompted a furious discussion when she revealed she'd heard a mother calling her child the unusual name in the supermarket.
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If your favourite name summons up memories of a dodgy suburban nightclub it's probably best avoided.
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Bambi, Rowdy and Huxley could potentially form some kind of girl band.
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