Funny patient names by nurses

[Kidrn911]

This could be fun what are some of the funniest names you have heard out at triage?

I had a teenage mom that came in I asked what the newborns name was, she smiled and state "Sparkles". I kept a straight face and thought to myself what a loving mother to give her daughter a stripper name.

I have of Shithead Pronounced shathead, Asshole prounounced assouly

Lovie Butt

what are some good ones you have heard

[MissJoRN, RN]

My daughter is named Kali Ellyeme ( L-E-yum). I originally wanted to name her Callie which means beautiful so I just changed the spelling a little thinking it wouldn't change the meaning. Boy was I wrong...About two weeks after I brought her home from the hospital one of my friends informed me that the India Goddess of Death and Destruction is named Kali. At least she doesn't measure up to that part. Ellyeme is a made up name that has no meaning but sounds good with her name.

You probably already know, but just in case, it might make you feel better to know that Kali the Goddess is pronounced differently than your daughter's name, Also, being the Goddess of death and destruction is looked at a bit differently than many people think... she's really more a of "Cleaning up the Mess Goddess" Like pruning a rosebush- getting rid of the dying to make room for the new and vibrant. Maybe this means you daughter will keep her room neat and help you clean out the fridge??

[Kalico]

You probably already know, but just in case, it might make you feel better to know that Kali the Goddess is pronounced differently than your daughter's name, Also, being the Goddess of death and destruction is looked at a bit differently than many people think... she's really more a of "Cleaning up the Mess Goddess" Like pruning a rosebush- getting rid of the dying to make room for the new and vibrant. Maybe this means you daughter will keep her room neat and help you clean out the fridge??

lol...I think that might explain why she loves to help me out around the house! Intersting info though, I knew about the pronunciation but not the rest of it. Thanks.

[Derinda Claflin]

In the past I have thought of these names as "Urban Ledgends" but my son-in-lsw has a cousin named Shithead...pronounced "Shi-theed" to those who actually know what the parents were thinking. Just what were the parents thinking !

[HisTreasure, BSN, RN]

My children's names are unique, and I'm sure if I were to take one of them to the ED, they would have been included on this list. My children Kiya (Ki-ya) Kiara (Kee-R-A) and Kevon (Key-vahn). When I had them in daycare all of their teachers had issues with the pronounciation. I plan to name my new baby Kamaya (Ka-My-Ya) but my mom says not to. I like different names.

By the way, I have two cousins named Precious, one from the maternal and one from the paternal side of the family. I think this name is pretty common in the African American community. As is Asia, Diamond, and Unique.

[Diana Lynn]

Crystal Chandelier and Sky Blue Lake are two I can recall...

Something else these handles we put on our kids...

[Newbie Nurse SMP]

i named my goldfish after celebrity babies. Had great fun researching them - i have Apple (Gwenyth Paltrow + Chris Martain), Poet (Soliel Moon Fry (aka Punky Brewster), as if her own name isn't bad enough), Dweezil and Moon Unit (Frank Zappa), and my favourite, Speck Wildhorse (John Mellencamp). Wanted to have a Reignbeau (i forget whose child this one is), and a Jermajesty (Jermaine Jackson), but tank size did not permit.

i was thinking today actually, you know how some people call their babies after the place they were concieved, like Dallas, Paris, Brooklyn...? Well, do you think in Asia there's a whole heap of babies called Ho Chi Minh, Nagasaki, Tokyo, etc?

LOL! Very Funny!!!

[MamaTheNurse, BSN, RN]

I worked with a lady years ago whose name was Sue Butt - if it wasn't enough that she spent her whole life getting butt jokes, when she announced that she was getting married, she also said immediately that she would be changing her last name completely and hyphenating her name was not an option - her fiance's last name was King - so, if she hyphenated it, she would be Sue Butt-King.................

my husband went to school with someone named Anita Kelly who married and became Anita Dick - oops.................

my last name gets lots of jokes also (Peters) but I've told those crazy stories in other threads so I won't repeat myself..............

[runneRN]

It never ceases to amaze me how cruel but weirdly creative parents can be when naming their children...two of my "favorite" names are Deja vu and Chlamydia try going in to the waiting room and asking for either one of those two.

[skittlebear]

My brother went to school with a girl named Candy Cain.

[PedsER-RN, BSN, RN]

some of the newer ones at work:

summer sunshine

brave

sparkle

maximous (and he didn't go by max, either)

[Pedi-ER-RN, RN]

Saw a 20 something yr old the other night named Candida!!! Her mother must have had a yeast infection during pregnancy and thought this would be a cute name to give a child!!

[nitewarrior]

I wemt to school with a girl who was named after the way her mom signed letters to her dad "loving you always" was translated in Luvinia Always as the girls name. Kinda wierd and sweet at the same time