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've been all through this link and what I see are anecdotes and unusual names that are beautiful in reflecting what the parents are thinking and committed to.

Being from the South, I could come up with extremely WEIRD names (ZyKedra) that sound more like trade names for drugs. These are purportably supposed to be of African origen, but I don't see educated AAF parents providing thier children with these names.

Any clue? I'm 200 miles east of Gullah country and no AAF that I have talked to even know about the Gullah.

Just curious....

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OMG...I have been in strictly Peds for 8 years..I could keep you entertained for hours :lol2: I still giggle at twins..Sparkle and Spartacus though!! I can't even pronounce or spell lots of ones I have seen. And how dare me mispronounce it when they come in! PFFT!! If they didn't have 21 letters...dang.

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Sparkle and Spartacus. What in the world!

Vivian, Shirley were traditionally male names as is Alexis and Yves. As far as Lemonjello and Orangejello and co follow the link to snopes urban legands. http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.htm and sroll down for a list.

Say what you want..I know it for sure to be true..I worked at the hospital they were born at....doesn't matter to me if anyone believes it..been thru this before on earlier post..its a fact..verified by a health dept. employee and a nurse who works for an insurance company...would serve me no purpose to lie about it.Snopes.com does not disprove this.

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Anu Saukko.

In english this doesen`t mean anything, but in my language, when u put the first and surname together= orificeaukko

in english=anal hole

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Anu Saukko.

In english this doesen`t mean anything, but in my language, when u put the first and surname together= orificeaukko

in english=anal hole

That is too funny! I have a dear Finnish friend who would find that quite funny as well. Kiitos!

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Ole hyvä ;)

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WAY OT, but....

...ZyKedra ....These are purportably supposed to be of African origen, but I don't see educated AAF parents providing thier children with these names.

As a white person (keeping that in mind), but also as the mother of a non-white son with a black name (keep that in there too), I'd like to explain this briefly if I could. I think that many of the "african" names are not african at all, but African-American names--American being the opperative word. They do not have any origins in Africa.

That is to say that while a name such as LaTisha would be unheard of among any African tribe or country, it is not uncommon in the AA community.

The reasoning for this-from what I understand-is that the history of slavery is one that in many ways still runs deep in this country. When Africans were brought to America, they were literally stripped of their culture--their language, their religion, their traditions, and yes, their names. So "inventing" your own name specific to your own culture in order to claim your identity seems an appropriate response, as does choosing traditional African names in order to reclaim what was lost.

So you were not wrong to note a distinct difference.

Some baby books now actually have Black names and origin is listed as "African American" or simply "American".

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The first one to come to mind is "Prince Michael"...:uhoh21:

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I had a dad that wanted to name his son Braxton, only problem was his last name was Hicks..........Mom didn't let him do it, thank goodness! (probably only nurses and docs would have seen a problem with this, but can you imagine everytime he goes for a check-up?)

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I once heard of a mom who named her child Nosmoking.....said it was the last thing she saw before her c/s. I also had a teen mom who named her child Margarita......(sad). I learned from many years working with new parents how to keep a straight face.

Margarita is a normal spanish name.

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Yep, I've had several Margaritas......I kinda like that one

Ha, I better be careful how I say that, I went back and read it, it looks funny, like I have been drinkin' all night:rolleyes: :rotfl:

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