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!

A new name this year and used several times is Nevaeh. Then add to that Angel for a middle name. (for those not familiar with this new name read the first name backwards)

When I worked NICU last year, Nevaeh was one of those popular names. That name drives me nuts - like fingernails on a blackboard, nuts. Everyone who says their child's name, follows it with, "That's Heaven spelled backwards, you know." They say it in such a way which says that they thought the name up. One day I was so tired of the name that when an aunt started to go through the spiel, I stopped her and said, Yeah, I know. That spells "Heaven" backwards. We have, we had 5 little girls named that last week.

I know it's a little mean, but I really dislike that name.

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Ok so I haven't read every page in this thread, but almost and I haven't heard a few of these names: Dugger for a boy. I know a couple that has three boys Hunter, Fisher, Gunner a little extreme I think. My sisters name is Skyra, my name is Mekesha and a guy we went to school with named his daughter Skyla. What about names like Zena, Xena, Sparkle, Wolfgang, Ramze, Sylver, and Dax.

The worst name I have ever heard was when I was in NSG school during my L&D clinical and this very strange couple named their child.....

Get ready because it's almost down right evil....

Here goes

Alucard :angryfire Ohhhh yes they did!! THAT's DRACULA SPELLED BACKWARDS!!!! That freaked us all out and the parents of this poor child did it on purpose.

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Wolfgang is a little unusual but it's not so bad....but naming your kid after Dracula? Come on, people!

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Well, Alucard is not totally unique, because I've run into one, too, in Texas. Poor kids.

Seen in a local newspaper: Cash Fortune.

And I recently read an article about an up-and-coming country singer named Cole Deggs. He commented that his parents apparently never said the two out loud until he'd been named. He also said that it's a great conversation starter!

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I went to school with a boy named Justin Case. Parents thought it was hysterical.

My daughter has a girl in her class named Darien. Darien's brother is named Darren.

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Just thought of some more:

Had a delivery recently f/c named Darla to join sisters Daisy and Dixie. M/C Knowah (noah)

Brothers Jayce & Jaylin (here is my brother Jay and my other brother Jay):doh:

My friend named Jodyna married a man last name Cody making her Jody Cody.

Saw a special on VH1 about celebrity names for their children. A stand out was Ving Rhames' daughter Reign Bow, Reign Rhames?

How about the name Dorcus or Morganna? Nicknames Dork and Morge.

My advise to parents who ask.... try not to give your child a name she will have to spell for any and everyone forever.

I've been working in a cord blood bank while I go to nursing school and we see some real interesting names...

my favorites are

a pair of female twins: Crimson and Clover

and

Baby Girl T-Rex (we werent sure if it was a first or middle name but does it really matter?!)

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I also visit a pregnancy message board and a mom recently posted some of her potential favorite baby names (these are for real):

Boys:

Gage

Krew

Tragen

Declan

Slade

Talon

Girls:

Pyper

Finnley

Emerson

McKinlee

Brinklee

I know some aren't horrible, but I think most are really really odd (and not in a good way)...

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I so agree with everyone who hates the Nevaeh name...had a pt who wanted to name her daughter that, but was quite upset that her friend had taken the name from her. And, yes, when she told me she said, "it's heaven spelled backwards." Anyway, the pt ended up naming her little girl Kaya (like kIya--long I). I think it's kinda cute, and not too popular...and thankfully NOT Nevaeh!

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My sister in law went to school with a girl named Fonda Dicks.

Heard of a brother and sister named Tiago & Tarzana (must like Disney)

Some people think my kids names are weird but I like them Gage & Zoie

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work on a postpartum unit in a large urban hospital. The trend I see (and cringe at) is the increased use of apostrophes and hyphens in names that are difficult enough to begin with. Examples; Ke'mareion, A'nillayah, De-quarius, and X'avierion.

All i can think of is how much Kindergarten is gonna suck trying to learn to write those names! Do the name tags even come that long?? That is gonna be tough :o

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Today, we had a pt name her son Izzard (yes, like Lizzard without the L)

Yesterday we had a pt name her daughter Shiann Desire (supposed to say like Cheyenne Desiree)

I'm noticing that if you take a word and add La' in front of it, it becomes a "great" name! We recently had a La'Miracle

A while back we had a child whose first name was Braxton and his last name was Hicks...yep, he was Braxton Hicks!

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