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The first name 
Unknown

Unknown is a first name for all genders.

Unknown – well-known but still special!

Few children have been named Unknown in recent years. Although it is used several times each year, only approximately 4 out of 100,000 children are currently called Unknown. Whether you’re a boy or a girl, you will most likely be the only person with the special name Unknown at your school. In our SmartGenius ranking, Unknown is number *** on the list of most common first names.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Unknown

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Unknown

If your name is Unknown and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Unknown

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Unknown, you can simply say:

Unicorn

Nut

Koala

Nut

Orange

Windmill

Nut

This is how the name Unknown is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Unknown in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Unknown

Unknown

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Unknown

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Unknown is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

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N
K
N
O
W
N

Have you ever waved the name Unknown

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

U
N
K
N
O
W
N

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Unknown sounds like this: