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42 Wildly Uncommon Baby Names That Parents Actually Gave Their Children, And I'm Still Processing This Information
We recently rounded up very ~unhinged~ baby names that healthcare workers have seen, and it turns out, a LOT of you have even more odd names to share. Here are some interesting names our BuzzFeed readers say they just couldn't get over hearing IRL:
1."A teacher friend had a student named VAHGINAE. Spelled, VAGINA."
—Anonymous, 67 California
"Girl named Vagina because the mom heard the babies head is passing through the vagina and thought the word was pretty for her daughter "
—Anonymous, 59
2."Peds nurse here! Baby was named Blessed Angle (parents pronounced it Angel because they thought that was the correct spelling of 'angel' and no one corrected them)."
—Anonymous, Illinois
3."Magnum — like the condoms…it was a little girl."
—Anonymous, 26, Georgia
4."A little girl named 'Country.'"
—Anonymous, 43 Louisville Ky
5."I know a guy who has the legal name Real Joynt."
—Anonymous
6."I met a 6-year-old named Pimple 🤦🏻♀️."
—Anonymous, 22 New York
7."I worked on both a pediatric and an adult cardiothoracic floor. On my peds floor, I took care of a toddler named Princess Sparkle Cupcake. On my adult floor, an 80-something man named Adolf Hitler. I truly felt for them both."
—Anonymous, 42 Oklahoma
8."Teacher here — I have a student named L-A (pronounced La-Dash-Uh)."
—Anonymous, 42, WA State
9."Retired nurse sharing craziest baby names seen: Shitonya (Shuh-TAWN-ya) and Syphilis (Sigh-PHIL-iss)."
—Anonymous, 53 KY
10."Worked in HR at an auto parts plant and kept a list of unusual names. Triplets: Tequila, Margarita. There was also someone named Demon."
—Anonymous, 65, usa
11."A friend would send us the craziest names from her time in labor and delivery. My favorite were twin boys named Leonard and Bleonard."
—Anonymous
12."A boy named Raptor."
—Anonymous, 35, seattle
13."I met a Gerry and Terry Christmas with girls named Merry and Marry."
—Anonymous, 48, NC USA
14."Chanel, because she was #5 in the birth order. 😂"
—Anonymous
15."Benign (better than malignant, but still…)."
—Anonymous, 48, New Orleans
16."In college, I worked at a local school district implementing a new filing system for student and staff records. One of the students' names was Nosmoking. Pronounced nas-mo-king."
—Anonymous, 36, Mississippi
17."My son has a classmate named Bottom."
—Anonymous
18."I knew three brothers named Hunter, Beau, and Aero."
—Anonymous
19."A girl worked at a grocery store in the dairy aisle, and she was named Velveeta."
—Anonymous
20."I was at the playground with my daughter, and she made friends with a kid. The dad said his son's name is SPIDER. My daughter thought he saw a spider and ran for the hills (she's scared of bugs)."
—Anonymous, 42, New York
21."When I was a CNA, I was assisting a new mom. She couldn't wait to tell me her baby's name, but said she had to write it for me first. On the dry erase board, she wrote La-a. I asked how she pronounced La-a. She said, 'It's easy! LaDashAh.' She wanted you to pronounce the dash. My face melted."
—Anonymous, 53 - Reno, NV
22."Courtney, but spelled "Quartnee.'"
—Anonymous, 45, Chicago
23."My mom was a nurse and said a new mom heard the staff discussing something called 'meconium.' She liked it, so she named her daughter that. Go on and Google that. "
—Anonymous
24."On a cruise, a staff member was named Abcde — pronounced Ab-su-dee."
—Anonymous, 44, New York
25."I met a little girl in North Carolina named Shithead. The mom said it was pronounced she-thiad."
—Anonymous
26."Concresha — the baby was born in the parking lot."
—Anonymous, 33 NICU Colorado US
27."There was a girl in the grade above me in high school, her name was Holly Kost."
—Anonymous, 47, Harrisburg PA
28."Two kids at a daycare: Holla and Thang. They were siblings. Loved it."
—Anonymous, 34, oregon
29."Dinosaur goes by Dino (Pronounced Dean-no)."
—Anonymous, 35, Las Vegas
30."I was teaching summer school and had a student on my roster named Unique Payne."
—Anonymous, 40, NYC
31."Lasagna (pronounced Lizzanya)."
—Anonymous
32."I knew identical twins named Brendan and Brandon. Dad's name was Brendon."
—Anonymous, 40, Virginia
33."My mom was in the grocery store and overheard a woman with a son named Spatula."
—Anonymous, 35, Missouri
34."I'm a retired RN. An OB doctor friend told me two names for whom he refused to sign the birth certificate. One was Elevator, pronounced El E Va Tour. The other name was Clitoris prnounced Clit Tour Us."
—Anonymous, 79 California
35."I worked at a children's hospital a while back, and a girl came in with the name: JK_MN, and it was pronounced 'Noel' because in that sequence of letters you are missing the 'L' hence 'No L.'"
—Anonymous, 31 Minneapolis, MN
36."My parents almost named my older brother Surf. When I asked why they almost chose to name him after a water sport, they said the name actually came from the old laundry detergent of the same name. "
—Anonymous, 17, Minnesota
37."Worked in a call center, spoke to a woman named Kimothy."
—Anonymous, 43, New York
38."Siblings named Bentley (boy) and Maserati (girl)."
—Anonymous, 44 Bendigo
39."My granny was a dental hygienist and one of her patients was a little girl named Clitoris."
—Anonymous, 41 VA
40."15-year-old mom wanted to name daughter Dia Rrhea because it sounded nice."
—Anonymous
41."Helped a full-grown woman whose legal name was Kitten. It was on her driver's license and everything."
—Anonymous, 32 Ohio
42."Worked with a woman who talked about twins she knew named Pete and Repete."
—Anonymous
Well, there you have it. No name is off limits!!!
