unusual baby names

Researchers found a growing number of parents appeared to have ditched traditional names in favour of the more bizarre monikers such as Shy, Unity and Bean.
The survey, for a parenting group, found that more than one in three parents now claimed their child had an unusual name. Experts said many new parents were being influenced by celebrities who had given their children more unusual names.

But they warned parents to “think very carefully” before embarking on unusual names because it could affect their child’s psychology.

There are a number of reasons why parents select the baby names they do. It could be because they admire someone who has the same name. It could also be because a name is popular at a given time. On the other hand, unusual baby names can be chosen precisely because they have novelty value. Sometimes, parents may even pick a baby name simply because they like its 'sound'.