with drivetime DJ Andy Walker

Sometimes you ask a question that you have no idea just how brilliant the answers will be. I was asking on kmfm Drivetime about the most unusual names you have heard for someone.

Oh boy, did you tell me. Jennie Martin told me that her friend had cravings for caramel while pregnant and so she would be calling her child – Caramel. Yes, that is not a typo. In fact her child was due soon, so as you read this there could be a Caramel born in Kent somewhere. Definitely, a sweet baby.

The names did become more random than that. Charlene Fitzgerald told me her friend named her twins Storm and Lightning. Oh, come on! Was the mother a fan of the weather, or superheroes?

The names kept on coming – Michelle Edwards knows of a dad who is an avid Manchester United fan, so much so that his daughter is called Manchester and his son is named Bobby.

The randomness did not cease as Caroline Loughrey posted on kmfm Drivetime Facebook page that her sister-in-law has named her daughter Galactica.

Clare Turk said that is becoming popular to name a daughter, Lanesra – which is Arsenal backwards. Really? That is the first time I have ever heard of doing that.

Other names that came to my attention were Simba for a son, Seksy for a daughter – good luck with that during the school register – and a boy called Trucker. You can guess what his father did for a living.

If you have any more unusual names, feel free to email them to me at andy@kmfm.co.uk

The kmfm office has had the volume turned up with new music and, in particular, some summer tunes. August is not over yet and there is one hit that is going to be huge. You will hear a few seconds and ask “what is this?” Then you will be hooked by the second time you hear the chorus. Sam and the Womp’s track Bom Bom is so infectious, it will have you reaching for the volume up button and have your windows down in your car. Check it out on YouTube. It will be No.1.

Also just added to the kmfm playlist are Simple Plan featuring Sean Paul. Their aptly named song Summer Paradise is inspired by lead singer Pierre Bouvier’s love of surfing. A perfect tune for summer 2012.