Disease names that sound like pretty names for girls

[BurtWorm]

(inspired by two threads in GD)

Schizophrenia and Chlamydia, I think, would make lovely girls' names, if no one knew what they meant.

Are there other examples?

[petronius]

1. Necrotizing fasciitis? (Nikki, for short)

[datasuspect]

24. you stole my line!!!!!

good one.

i like you already.

[johnnie]

2. Malaria

Diarrhea (cha cha cha)
Bubonic plague

[last_texas_dem]

3. "Eczema", perhaps?

Well, it's not spectacular, but it's prettier than a number of girl's names that I can think of!

[XNASA]

4. Angina

Or Anne Gina?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

48. No, that sounds like a pretty name for a PART of a girl. -nt

[ZombieNixon]

5. Gonorrhea

Syphilis

:hide:

[BurtWorm]

6. "May I introduce my wife, Lymphoma?"

"And our daughters, Asthma and Anemia."

[bif]

7. Anorexia

[leftofthedial]

8. Syphilis

[calico1]

9. True story..

Years ago when I was still living with my parents a local town paper ran a story about a woman who had 3 daughters, all named after diseases: Leukemia, Anemia and Glaucoma. It was one of those weird stories from around the world so I do not remember where the woman was from. But she thought the names were beautiful. These girls are adults now so I wonder if they changed their names (and killed Mom) :rofl:

[BurtWorm]

14. Leukemia might have.

:hide:

[LanternWaste]

10. Ginger Vytis.

Ginger Vytis.

When working at a Cancer Treatment center some time back, we'd write fake names in the sign-in book to throw the nurses off. One particularly obtuse nurse called the name again and again whilst patients and staff were laughing thier butts off.

[Cathyclysmic]

11. Varicella.

The proper name for chicken pox.

[BurtWorm]

13. Rubella is also quite lovely.

:thumbsup:

[NNadir]

12. Coronary.

[Cathyclysmic]

15. Gout.

[bleedingheart]

16. this reminds me of an old SNL skit...

the fellow was matching famous people's names with diseases...

Rubella Abzug
Conjunctivitis Gerulaitis

[Phillycat]

17. Alopecia

[Left Is Write]

18. Hernia.

[BurtWorm]

21. I had a teacher named Hermia whose name I thought was Hernia.

Thanks for the memories!

:toast:

[Aristus]

19. Akaryotic Leukoblastoma.

Okay, maybe it wouldn't be a pretty name for a girl.

And it's not even a disease; I just made it up. :+

[BurtWorm]

22. On the other hand, Aristus would be a good name for a disease.

:crazy:

[Phillycat]

25. "I can't come to work today, I've come down with a touch of Aristus" nt

[Aristus]

27. Sure would. I'm contagious.

I make women dizzy, euphoric and weak in the knees. B-)

They love getting touched by Aristus.





:rofl: Man, this is TOO easy! :7

[u4ic]

40. There's...

there's something in the Air(istus) tonight...

[Deep13]

20. Abcess

[Phillycat]

23. Ewwwwwwwwww.

No, no. That's one of those words that just sounds gross. Like scab, mucus, or pus. :puke:

[Deep13]

28. Abby as a nickname.

[Phillycat]

29. LOL! nt

[Richardo]

26. Rubella

I call our dog this (her real name is Ruby) and it drives Mrs R up the wall.

[Ian David]

30. Mr and Mrs. Sam and Ella Spore.

Get it?

Sam and Ella?

Sam 'n' Ella?

Salmonella?

[anarch]

31. not the best name for a diner: Sam 'n' Ella's

[ComerPerro]

32. Was a throwaway gag in Waiting. Two guys at a table in the restraunt

talking about how Chlamydia would be a beautiful name

[Starbucks Anarchist]

33. Condoleezza.

:P

[BurtWorm]

35. Eww! Who would name a girl that!

:toast:

[Avalux]

34. Morganella -

(morgani). Pathogen that causes urinary infections, can cause bacteremia with urosepsis. Sometimes wound infections.

Anyway - I think it's lovely for a girl's name. :D

[Critters2]

36. Listeria and bordatella nt

[reyd reid reed]

37. Rosacia

[MrScorpio]

38. Tularemia

[rug]

39. Dementia

[A HERETIC I AM]

41. Not a disease but "Fallopia"

For a boy: "Testicles" (pronounced "test 'eh' clees")


Long live Dennis Wolfburg

[Ouabache]

42. Hematoma

I wasn't going to login tonight just browse and resd but then I just had to see this thread in the lounge.

[Arugula Latte]

43. Psoriasis

[Straight Shooter]

44. Melanoma

Lovely alliteration for a frightful disease.

[Eurobabe]

53. In Germany, we'd say Mel und Oma

[mykpart]

45. Bulimia (Bulemia?)

Septicemia
Tetany
Emphysema

[NewWaveChick1981]

46. Met a lady named Clorine the other day. Really.

:rofl: Later, hubby jokingly asked me if her brother was Mr. Clean and her sister was Lysol.

:yoiks:

[LynneSin]

47. May I introduce my friend Anal Cyst

:eyes:

[deucemagnet]

49. Ebola Sue

I kinda like the ring of that. :thumbsup:

[martymar64]

50. Anna Rexia

n/t

[davsand]

51. Chlamydia

Yet another social disease...

http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm

It was never on the list when we were naming Material Girl ten years ago... :)


Laura

[Eurobabe]

52. Morgellons

New Irish name, has replaced Meghan.

[likesmountains 52]

54. Polycythemia...Polly for short. n/t

[KamaAina]

55. Xerophthalmia

:loveya:

[NC_Nurse]

56. Alopecia

Candida
Retina
Erythema
Cachectic

[crim son]

57. pityriasis rosea.

It's a rash, but it's pretty, isn't it?

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

58. Been brushing up on our Pratchett, have we?

There are lots of people with names like that in the Discworld books.