[dwills302]

I have a niece named Shira Jenae. I had actually picked the name out when I was pregnant with my last child, but was a boy and could not use it. So when my sister got pregnant she asked if she could use the name.

[traumaerRN]

I have seen many funny ones too--- one little girl named Cyan- I asked Mom where did that come from and she says "it's a medical term you know" (she had just taken her CNA class) got it from cyanosis----- just be glad they weren't studying diarrhea.....then I've seen the Heaven & Heavenly- we've also had Orangejello & Lemonjello- and recently Espn--prononced espen or something like that. Wonder if sister will be CNN ?????

[hello_nurse_mel]

Originally Posted by stones

A couple named their baby chlamydia- thinking it was just a pretty sounding name. Like a flower- poor kid not just for having a name like that but a couple of insanely stupid parents.

When I was pregnant w/ my son, there was a lady who was almost due. She was having a girl and when asked, said she was naming her "Gonorrhea". I asked her if she knew it was name of an STD and she said yes, but that she was going to pronounce it differently (Ga-NAH-ria) - poor kid. I also used to work for an ob/gyn doc - here are more names - Nevaeh (Ne-VAY-ah) Heaven spelled backwards (I liked this one). Family whose last name was Green dad: Forrest, mom: Esmarelda, kids: Hunter, Kelly, Oliver David (OD) or olive. went ti school with a girl named Ima June Bugge (last name not pronounced bug)

[paphgrl]

Wanda Ball...
need I say more?

[cotjockey]

Originally Posted by Forcemaster

In the case of Brittany, I believe that is how it is spelt in Galic... Dayvod is Welsh... not sure about the others but they too might just be the 'non-english-ised' versions of names.

Ummm...it isn't Brittany that is unusual...Brytkneigh is the one I thought was a little out there...

[Jamesdotter]

Our doc when I was kid was Dr. Boyles. And we also saw his brother, the dentist. I once worked with a GYN doc whose name was Cutter--good surgeon, too.

[marybethm]

Ok, in the same vein but a little off--- here're some names of diseases that are mistakes, and I like the wrong names much better than the real ones...

In Spite of Mighty Jesus (spinal menigitis)
Sick as Hell Anemia (sickle cell anemia)
And my personal favorite...
Phenobarbecue (phenobarbitol)

[cantwait4sunshine]

Name of a high school classmate: Bambi
Name an acquaintance's child after a surprise pregnancy: Erin (1st name) Tymin (2nd name)...."error in timing", imagine when she finds out

[nursemelani]

Originally Posted by marybethm

Ok, in the same vein but a little off--- here're some names of diseases that are mistakes, and I like the wrong names much better than the real ones...

In Spite of Mighty Jesus (spinal menigitis)
Sick as Hell Anemia (sickle cell anemia)
And my personal favorite...
Phenobarbecue (phenobarbitol)

In the disease name error category.........I once had a little old lady tell me that she had "miserable bowel syndrome".

[crisscross]

Originally Posted by Jamesdotter

Our doc when I was kid was Dr. Boyles. And we also saw his brother, the dentist. I once worked with a GYN doc whose name was Cutter--good surgeon, too.

Here we have a psych named Dr Looney and a proctologist named Dr Butz!