norman1312 Loc: London, UK

One thing I wonder about (amongst others) is where the trend for naming children with "strange" names, like Drew or River, came from.
I'm not talking about "English" names like Donald (its actually Celtic in origin). I understand there's a duck called that.
On both sides of the Atlantic there are "celebrities" who choose some very strange names for their children, but I don't understand where their choices come from either.
I know that back in the 1800's, there were a lot of biblical names used, but that doesn't seem to have continued into the twentieth or twenty first century.
Can anyone suggest just where this affection to strange names comes from?

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Some depicted events having to do with or events around the time the birth. Eamples: Running Brook, Broken Rubber, Two DogsaFukin Onarainy Night...and so on.

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

I eagerly await the first kid named 'Trump'.

A Boy Named Sue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOHPuY88Ry4

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

My neighbor's have a red kelpie I call Vicente Fox, El Presidente for short.


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norman1312 Loc: London, UK

See what happens when a UK person tries to insult the US and they don't even notice.
Two countries divided by a common language.

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

You're too clever for us mate.

"How do you keep a secret from a 'UK person'? Hide it under the soap." Barry Humphries, (I took some licence with Baz's observation.)

norman1312 Loc: London, UK

Doesn't work, that's the first place we look.
It might work if you had a duck for POTUS. I'm sure there are similarities.