Hospital Asks Jesus To Change Name

[DeSwiss]

I posted this in another thread because it was kinda related to the subject. But I though everyone had heard about this by now....

Hospital Asks Jesus To Change Name
Published: 23rd March 2006 09:00 CET

Bosses at a Stockholm hospital have asked a nurse called Jesus to change his name, after concerns that it might cause confusion among patients.

According to Jesus, an auxiliary nurse at Huddinge hospital, his superiors were worried that patients told "Jesus will be coming soon ," might get the wrong idea.

"If they thought that Jesus was coming they might believe that they were already dead," the nurse told The Local.

Jesus, who will now use his middle name Manuel, said he didn't have a problem with the change.

"I understand why they wanted me to use my middle name," he said.

But, he added, "my name never usually causes me problems."

http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=3353&date=20060323&PHPSESSID=9f695787

*** - Funny, they didn't ask Dr. Buddha Xin Po down in Protology to change HIS name.....

[tavalon]

1. So, this isn't an Onion article?

I don't understand.

[DeSwiss]

2. No, its legit..

check the link...

[tavalon]

3. Yeah, I saw it was legit

so to speak, but it was a Whaaa? moment. Those usually come courtesy of The Onion.

[AlamoDemoc]

4. In Germany

In Germany, you cannot name your child Hitler or Osama, or a name that deemed suspicious by German government.

[evlbstrd]

5. Makes you wonder how the name Jesus is pronounced.

The doctor's prediction of my son's birthdate was Christmas.

As soon as I heard that, I decided I'd name him Jesus if he was born on Christmas day. And I said so at a social occassion that included my employer and fellow employees at the time. They expressed outrage that I would even consider such a thing, let alone brag about it. I challenged them with the pronunciation argument. I have met many Latino men and boys named Jesus. They didn't seem too upset about them.

Unfortunately, he was born twenty days before Christmas. It just wouldn't have had the same impact.

I am a Recovering Catholic, now an atheist. And, believer or not, the simple message Jesus is said to have taught is worth learning. Kindness and charity and peace. Not dogma.
Religion, as I see it practiced, is a self-imposed handicap.

I count my father as the original evlbstrd. My son is named for the both of us. He is evl3.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. There are a ton of kids named Jesus at my school

It is as common as Jason is in the burbs.

[Warpy]

6. Uh, the pronunciation should be different

even in Sweden, where the J would have a "y" sound, not an "h" sound as in Spanish.

I can see if the staff was unable to pronounce the name correctly as a Spanish name that it would freak out a lot of patients.

We don't generally have that problem here in NM, where it's a common name.

[DeSwiss]

7. I just found it strange...

that they'd be worried that the patients could think Jesus might be coming for them. Even though that might not speak too well about the skills of the doctors, its better than the alternative. No?

:shrug:

[SheilaT]

8. But, but

that name is pronounced Hay-soos. Especially if this guy's middle name was Manuel, which is a giveaway that he's Hispanic and so would be undoubtedly using the Hispanic pronunciation of his name. Surely this is satire.

[DeSwiss]

9. I'm not sure...

...how they pronounce "Jesus" in Sweden. Which is where this news report originates from...

[Bobbieo]

11. Yah!!! Hay-soos Man-well No problema!!!

[Evoman]

10. Its kind of a pet peeve of mine...

My brother and I (actually, many of my relatives) have names that are pronounced in different ways. We are hispanic, so my name (despite being common in english, I guess) is NOT pronounced that way. I completely understand when someone gets it wrong the first time..or even a couple of times. But a lot of people are unwilling to pronounce my name the way its supposed to be. I mean, you don't even need an accent to pronounce it. Oh well...I have gotten used to it. I really don't even try any more...but it did bother me a bit when I was younger.

[Bobbieo]

12. There used to be a dept. store in Tucson -Jacomes

I told my husband's brother from Michigan I'd meet him downtown in front of "Ha - Co - Mes". I couldn't find him and when we finally met at home he told me he saw at sign that said "Jack-omes and I knew that wasn't the place".

[SheilaT]

13. Oh, yes, Jacome's!

I used to live in Tucson, and you could always tell newcomers by whether or not they could correctly pronounce the name of that store. And never forget Ft. Huachuca.

Names in particular pose challenges in guessing the correct pronunciation. Sometimes the pronunciation is adapted to match what native English speakers expect of that letter combination, sometimes not. I recently knew two people with the last name Baughman. One pronounced it "boffman", the other "bowman". I actually enjoy making sure I get the pronunciation of a name correct.

[kwassa]

14. Jesus is often used as a first name in Latin countries.

I've known several. Also, Angel.

Like Mohammed is common in Islamic countries.

[The Sushi Bandit]

16. Hospital Asks Jesus To Change His Name

http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=3353&date=20060323&PHPSESSID=9f695787

Bosses at a Stockholm hospital have asked a nurse called Jesus to change his name, after concerns that it might cause confusion among patients.

According to Jesus, an auxiliary nurse at Huddinge hospital, his superiors were worried that patients told “Jesus will be coming soon ,” might get the wrong idea.

“If they thought that Jesus was coming they might believe that they were already dead,” the nurse told The Local.

Jesus, who will now use his middle name Manuel, said he didn’t have a problem with the change.

“I understand why they wanted me to use my middle name,” he said.

But, he added, “my name never usually causes me problems.”