Midwives Online Share The Odd Baby Names They Had To Talk Parents Out Of

Reddit user u/Kubanochoerus asked nurses and midwives in the community to share some of the stories where they've had to talk new parents out of the name they wanted for their baby. And, wow, some of the stories are just too crazy not to share.

"My boyfriend was nearly called 'Eggbert'... But predominantly 'Egg' for short. Glad they decided against it," someone else said.

"Boss's friend named their kid Monster Galileo . Nurse tried to talk them out of it.

Called in child services to talk them out of it. They insisted. Kid goes by Galileo.

Honestly, I kind of like the sound of it for an adult or a performer's name but guh, being a kid named 'monster' has to be rough in school," one person commented.

"As a med student, I had a patient who wanted to name her child 'Mudpiles.' The nurses silently protested and waited a few days. Mom eventually changed her mind," a commenter wrote.

"Before I was born, my dad wanted to name me 'Sky'... But he thought that replacing the 'Y' with an 'I' would be cute. Thank god my mom isn't stupid or I [could] have been named 'Ski'," one Reddit user said.

"My classmate's mother was a maternity nurse, and she once had a couple who wanted to name their son 'Collin,' but wanted to give him a unique spelling. So they chose to spell it C-O-L-O-N. They tried to name their son Colon — as in, the organ attached to your anus," someone commented.

"I lived with a student midwife when I was a student, and the first set of twins she delivered were named 'Red' and 'Blue,'" one person said.

"I tried to tell someone not to name their kid 'Tarmac.' They'd recently learned the word from NASCAR," one Reddit user said.

"My surname is something that basically means 'Penis' in my language, and my dad wanted to name me Elwood if I was a boy. My mom was like, 'Woody Penis? No way!' My dad's second choice was 'Harry.' Good thing I'm a girl," one person added.

"I once had a student named 'Linoleum.' Some midwife definitely dropped the ball on that one," another user said.

Have you ever come across an unusual baby name that could have used a second opinion?

"My coworker went to school with a girl named 'Fallopia.' I feel sorry for her when she's in biology class and they talk about Fallopian tubes," one person said.

"I have a false leg. My parents had to be talked out of calling me 'Peggy' by the midwife," one person said.

"I was young and stupid in he 80's when my daughter was born. I really wanted to name her Frisbee. Because I was just certain that Frisbee Lastname was going to be the coolest girl in school. Nothing ever came of my bad idea. My daughters name is Jennifer," one Reddit user shared.

"My kids have a friend in their class called Famous (male)," one person shared.

"my dad is the third, and i would have been the fourth if i was born a dude... he still wanted to name me Reberta Edwina (his female version)... yikes lol," one shared.

"A baby here is named Covid Bryant... not even kidding. Look it up," one said.

"I currently work with someone who's first name is "Imunique". I don't think any midwives or nurses were involved with the naming."

"I used to work with youth who needed mental health support. I worked with 2 girls who had the following first names: Nawja (pronounced like nausea), & Cinnamon. I felt terrible for them."

"I know a couple whose baby name was rejected by the government of Canada. They wanted to name their son The Reverend. They were told they can't name the baby with a title."