32 Baby Names That Nurses Tried to Talk Parents Out Of

Preparing to bring a baby into the world is a fraught process, but no decision is as haunting or potentially damaging as choosing the wrong name for your child. 

Thanks to the midwives and nurses of Reddit, quite a few people have narrowly avoided branding their child with a name that was sure to get them bullied. One of them, for example, recalled the time a pair of young goths wanted to name their child “Death.” Rather than arguing with them, she informed the couple that the system wouldn’t register it. With that little white lie, the Redditor successfully convinced the goths to name their sweet baby girl Morticia instead. 

Other Redditors have offered up some of the almost-names they’ve heard from expectant parents, including Raider God, Vagina and Eggbert.