What's the weirdest baby name?

Specialties Ob/Gyn Nursing Q/A

Hi, I was wondering about some of those weird names that you've probably encountered in L&D and PP. I remember when I had my maternity rotation a couple of weeks ago, one of the nurses said she remembers a patient that named her child Placenta. I couldn't believe it that some child has to live his life named after disgusting afterbirth!

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i took care of a little boy named cayman. pronounced like the islands. also took care of a damien. both very cute little boys.

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My son's optometrist is Dr. Retinsky.

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my husbands optometrist is Dr. Glassman :)

had a woman name her daugther heaven leigh

but she pronounced the middle name lay as in lay down

heaven lay not a good name

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my childs teacher name is harry wenner.

and she goes to school with a girl named satin sheets.

Hey... that would put you in C-ville.... go Tigers!

[plus you stole my thunder.... :-( ]

Poor Mr. Weiner, now he's world-wide...LOL

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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Racial Rumors (Funny Names)

A lot of the names posted are urban legends and nothing more.

I've had classmates named January, Skye, Summer, Autumn and Leaf. (Nothing like being named by hippy parents in the 70s.)

One of the CRNA's I work with in the OR told me that a woman decided to name her baby daughter "meconium". I personally would have slapped my mother for naming me after my first BM!

There is a thread on General Nursing Discussion about a case of child neglect that everyone should read for other reasons...but I mention it here because the babies name is Ice.

Hi, I was looking for the thread can you post it or give me the exact name? Thank you.

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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Racial Rumors (Funny Names)

A lot of the names posted are urban legends and nothing more.

I've had classmates named January, Skye, Summer, Autumn and Leaf. (Nothing like being named by hippy parents in the 70s.)

I looked at the link. The inclusion of the name Gonorrhea reminds me of one of my favorite M*A*S*H* episodes, the one where Klinger mispronounces the name of Charles' sister Honoria and calls her Ha-NO-ree-ah.

I had a teacher named Harry Weiner. My friend had a co-worker named Harry Ball.

I almost forgot: the person who worked with Harry Ball worked at a hospital as an alcohol rehab coordinator. She met an OB-GYN from another country while arranging treatment for a patient. The Dr. was a delightful man, but English wasn't his first language. Dr. Kutchie was his name. (I might have spelled that incorrectly--I don't know where he was born.) However, the pronounciation was more like "Coochie". He was a popular Dr. and somebody finally told the poor soul why people were snickering. He eventually became known as "Dr. Kay." He was even paged that way.

He took it good naturedly, though.

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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Racial Rumors (Funny Names)

A lot of the names posted are urban legends and nothing more.

oh no, don't try to suggest that there are any racist or classist or age-ist undertones to any of these. You'll be called a kill joy and get run over by the defensive-train.:uhoh21:

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A relative of mine had a neighbor named Dick Horney. I don't know that anybody besides me ever thought it was funny but I could barely keep a straight face when I heard it!

I also know a Dr. Heine (hiney). Not a proctologist, however. And there was a pediatrician whose name was Dr. Capuy, pronounced kapooey. Another one that didn't seem to strike anybody else funny!

There was a local family with the last name of Meester. A doctor I worked with introduced me to the wife: "This is Mrs. Meester. Her husband, of course, is Mister Meester!!"

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I'm not sure if Ive already posted this. But a friend named her first boy Jack Colby.......her husband LOVED cheese. That boy has to be about 16-18 by now.

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