What's The Weirdest Name You've Heard A Patient Name Her Baby? - page 163

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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... Read More

  1. by fsumurse
    Apr 6, '09
    Joined: Feb '09; Posts: 5
    haha started by L&D rotation today, woman had two children, oldest named pete, and her new baby her and her husband named repete, no lie.
  2. by psalm
    Apr 6, '09
    Occupation: Staff nurse From: US ; Joined: Jul '05; Posts: 1,335; Likes: 817
    Just read in an obituary of a survivor with first name "Precise".
  3. by meluhn
    Apr 7, '09
    Occupation: ACUTE REHAB Specialty: 16 year(s) of experience in acute rehab, med surg, LTC, peds, home c ; From: US ; Joined: Feb '09; Posts: 682; Likes: 672
    I am surprised no one has mentioned the name "Mister". I have heard of this before.
  4. by luvinRN
    Apr 14, '09
    Joined: Oct '08; Posts: 52; Likes: 24
    A while back I read on yahoo news about some african mothers named their children eclipseglasses after a campaign was introduced in africa to protect their eyes by wearing glasses provided to them..hence; eclipse glasses, apparently many mothers named their kids after the glasses..lol
  5. by NurseLoveJoy88
    Apr 14, '09
    Occupation: RN Specialty: 6 year(s) of experience in ltc ; From: ZM ; Joined: Jul '08; Posts: 4,125; Likes: 3,998
    tequila
  6. by coppa1
    Apr 15, '09
    Joined: Jan '08; Posts: 4; Likes: 1
    "Chlamydia" The only thing I can think of is that She thought we were calling the baby by name when we told her "she has Chlamydia". She was hispanic. It's actually a pretty name...LOL!
  7. by robydoby
    Apr 16, '09
    Specialty: 15 year(s) of experience in all kinds- intensive care my most ; Joined: Aug '08; Posts: 18; Likes: 52
    NOt a baby-- worked with a nurse one time, Peter Dick. Hated to hear him paged overhead.
  8. by meluhn
    Apr 16, '09
    Occupation: ACUTE REHAB Specialty: 16 year(s) of experience in acute rehab, med surg, LTC, peds, home c ; From: US ; Joined: Feb '09; Posts: 682; Likes: 672
    I would have to have my name changed to dickson or something. That is terrible. I feel sorry for people with those kind of names that make people snicker even though I am guilty of snickering. It is totally juvenile but I cant help but chuckle when I hear of someone with the last name Butz or Buttigan--real names--I have heard both.
  9. by brillohead
    Apr 16, '09
    Joined: Aug '08; Posts: 1,862; Likes: 3,927
    At least his parents didn't name him "Harry"!

    I've never understood why people will name their kids something that's a part of the last name, too. I know guys named things like Don Amidon and Richard Ritchie. Did ya really love your last name so much that you had to give it to your kid TWICE???
  10. by Magsulfate
    Apr 16, '09
    Occupation: RN Specialty: 13 year(s) of experience in ICU ; From: US ; Joined: Oct '06; Posts: 1,261; Likes: 1,702
    I kid you not, before I became a nurse, I answered telephones and entered data for customers. One day a member called, and his name was Dixon Cox. Seriously.

    I called him Mr. Dixon and he corrected me, saying his name is Mr. Cox.
  11. by dlatimer
    Apr 16, '09
    Occupation: unemployed Specialty: ICU, MS, Radiology, Long term care ; From: US ; Joined: Apr '09; Posts: 121; Likes: 148
    I am in Kansas City and my son told me he went to school with two males named Orangejello and Lemonjello. What factors contributed to this burden this boys must shoulder the rest of their lives?
  12. by Spidey's mom
    Apr 16, '09
    Joined: Dec '02; Posts: 41,761; Likes: 48,078
    Quote from dlatimer
    I am in Kansas City and my son told me he went to school with two males named Orangejello and Lemonjello. What factors contributed to this burden this boys must shoulder the rest of their lives?

    Those two names have been on every "weird baby name" thread here . . . . .and they are from racist humor, dating back to 1917.

    http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.asp



    steph
  13. by BabyRN2Be
    Apr 18, '09
    Occupation: SAHM, for now. From: WI, US ; Joined: Feb '04; Posts: 2,574; Likes: 322
    Quote from dlatimer
    I am in Kansas City and my son told me he went to school with two males named Orangejello and Lemonjello. What factors contributed to this burden this boys must shoulder the rest of their lives?
    ACK!! The Jell-O twins strike again! They come up every one hundred or so posts. Everyone claims it's true, that a med student saw it, a "nurse friend" saw it, a kid at school hear it... it's always a "friend of a friend" type thing. I'm with Snopes in that it did not happen... intentionally... ie - someone saw it on Snopes and decided it'd be a cool name for their twins.

    Ah, nostalgia... reminds me of when I was pregnant and I told everyone that I was going to name my little girl either Orangejello or Lemonjello, depending on what I was served at the hospital.

    Have you all seen the latest name from snopes? How is this pronounced: Le-a. It's not "Leah" or "Lay-a", it's Ledasha. Legend (and that's what it is) has it that the birth certificate coordinator came upon this name at the hospital and asked the mom how little "Lea" was doing. The mom, quite upset at the mispronunciation, says, "It's Ledasha. The "dash" isn't silent." Boy, they're getting more creative with these names.

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