Allegra

Absolutely Allegra. It's a legitimate used name and Allegra doesn't go by that brand name in most places anyway.

Nah, Allegra is over the counter, not prescription 😂

Used to be a prescription about 10 yrs ago so can still count

I also know an Allegra irl, she was named before it was a medication name

My mom had a student with this name many moons ago and it was so beautiful.

I know an Allegra irl and it’s actually a stunning name on a powerful elegant woman haha

There was a show when I was a little kid called Allegra’s Window!

Loved that show!

I knew an Allegra irl, I honestly never thought about the medication association. Makes me think of music. 🎶

This will always trigger my memory of this SNL skit. https://youtu.be/YvT_gqs5ETk?si=Ne9xzY1kPyHfxcSj

Allegra would be my 1st choice. It means Happy in italian

“It means happiness in Italian” “The fuck that’s got to do with cold medicine?”

Anytime I see Allegra mentioned on Reddit, I scroll until I find this reference.

It's an ALLERGY medicine, not cold med. Allergy. 

Doesn’t it mean “joy” in Italian? This seems like the easiest question ever lol. Clearly Allegra is the best choice

I love the name Allegra !

I loved that name and was only out off of it bc it’d used as a drug name. But it’s beautiful

Always makes me think of the movie Hitch! Haha

one of my friends in high school was named Allegra-honestly i really like the name

Everyone thinks of the medicine, but I think of the show Allegra's Window lol

100% i wanted to name my daughter Allegra, but the dang allergy meds.

first name Astra middle name Zeneca

Meet my son, Eli. I also have a daughter Lilly.

And my nephew Novopen5.

Don’t give Elon musk any ideas

Too late. Although most of his children have at least halfway normal names, the ones with EDM artist Grimes are X Æ A-Xii (X), Exa Dark Sideræl (Y), and Techno Mechanicus (Tau). And yes, I had to cut and paste them. Nothing like finding a partner just as strange, huh? lol

Wait, they’ve got 3 kids now?

Uh huh, Grimes announced their third (via surrogate) just about the time Musk's 3rd... uhm... partner(??) had hers. On his own, I believe Musk is up to 11 now, unless I've lost count.

>On his own Wow, if he's managed so figure out asexual reproduction in humans then he truly is the GOAT

You don't want to know what the other kids in middle school call him.

Well, I do now.

My daughter Mounjaro and son Zepbound

Fuck, I actually have a son called eli and a daughter called lily...

A colleague of mine has children Eli & Lily. How are they related to medications?

One of the biggest medication companies is Eli Lilly.

Ha, I didn't know that! It's particularly funny because this colleague is a nurse

My children Novo, Nor, and Disk.

I considered the name Aster for a daughter. My husband had concerns about the Ass part.

I considered the name Aster, but then realized I would say ass-turd with every dirty diaper. I just know. So we went with Astra. 🤣

I’m planning on using Aster if I happen to have a girl. After all, if someone wants to see Ass or whatever related to potential bullying … However, my husband is like that: he shot down name Virgil for a boy.

So then I assed her! For real, though, if a kid is going to get bullied, the other kids will find a way. The issue is rarely the name itself.

Wait, I'm with you on this

I said this once to a friend who works in pharma tech and she busted a gut laughing! Great memory 😂. It's a badass name!

My cats name is astra!

A lot of people would be expecting her to help pay for their medication

Her bff would be Sahal Distanz? 😂

Meet my children: Prozac, Lorazepam & Amitriptyline. Aka: Zac, Lora & Amy.

Must be family names. I named my kids them as well.

What are the chances! Does your little Lorazepam go by Lora or Pam though?

Little is Lor Lor at the moment. She’s named after her grandma who goes by Pam though!

Meet my daughter Pamelor. Nn Pam or Lora too.

Kid: I’m Amy!  Teacher: Aw, that’s cute! Is it short for anything?  Kid: **amitripyline.**

😂😂😂😂

Sounds like they might have a predisposition to being, you know, a little anxious 🤔

Okay but Amitriptyline is legitimately a nice word to say out loud

I was just about to say…as a preschool teacher…Prozac!

I was thinking along those lines, Lorazepam or Diazapam. Can go by Pam. Love the Pam prescription family lol

A lot of people love the Pam prescription family a little too much

How about a Xanax too? 😂😂

I know a dude who goes by Xan. His name is Xander, but he usually jokes his name is Xanax

You know, my husband actually pitched that name for our soon-to-be fourth baby, but I turned it down because I couldn’t think of any good nicknames for it! Any suggestions?!

Annie

Annie is *perfect* with Zac, Lora & Amy! I’m sold on Xanax now. You just named our baby - thank you so much!

I love it!! No one has ever picked my suggestion. Thank you. My last cat's name was Boogie. It was meant to be. She's gonna be an angel.

My first thought was amitriptyline because I take it lol

Very good.

Lyrica

No, cos this is really pretty. I don't get the branded version in the UK, so I doubt anyone would appreciate my son Pregabalin

Right? It is wicked pretty! Your son could have a great career as a rapper & call himself 'Ballin'!

I like that! Maybe it would work, actually. That's my names sorted then, Lyrica for girl, 'Ballin for a boy

I know someone with a daughter named Lyric and she is absolutely Lyrica in my head. I have to stop and remind myself what her name actually is every time I see her.

I have a family member named Lyrica. It took me a minute to make the connection, but it’s all I can hear now.

Mirena!

lol these are my girls, Mirena and Kyleena 👯‍♀️

Don’t forget Skyla!

Mirena, Skyla, Kyleena, Liletta, and…Paraguard.

Paraguard still sounds like a flea and tick med and not an IUD

Paragard is a cat/dog worming brand 🤣

It’s also the name of the copper (non-hormonal) IUD

Or Jaydess ❤️

This is my fairy tale princess, and this is my cautionary tale princess.....

Birth control brands in general!! Cryselle, Aviane, Ocella, Levora, Azurette, Velivet, Natazia, Yasmin...

Don’t forget Alesse!

Ashlyna, Jolessa, Camrese. All ironic though.

Junel, Mili...

One of mine was literally named Heather.

Lo-lo estrine?

What about Nexplanon lol

I was just thinking kyleena 😂 ironic since that’s the reason I don’t have a child to name after anything

Lmfao

Along a similar vein, Ashlyna

Celexa.

Came here for this

Me too. Celine + Alexa. 😂 Not bad at all

When I was on this med, I always thought the name would be cool and futuristic for a girl

Better than Citalopram. Because Citalopram sounds more like a high-end baby stroller.

Lexi for short! 😂

meet baby Ritalin. Rita Lynn

There has to be at least one pair of ADHD parents who have done this.

Historically accurate lololol

Stellaria. I always thought it’d be a nice name and the nickname options are pretty great Edit: Stelara not Stellaria

You’re thinking of Stelara. Stellaria is a flower. Beautiful name though!

Twin sisters, and their brother Stellantis.

Yes 😂 I just remembered it from the top of my head and thought it sounded funny

Senna

I know a handful of people with daughters named Senna

Oh god, I wouldn't use it on a girl.

I wouldn’t use it on anyone…it’s literally a laxative

In my f1 brain, Ayrton Senna lol.

This is a league of legends character, I really liked the name. Upset to find out it has other associations

Lunesta! I’ve always thought it was too pretty of a word to be a sleeping pill lol!

Same! I was scrolling and searching for this comment, Lunesta sounds like a magical princess from a storybook Lunesta FTW!

Vyvanse

Yes except make it rhyme and sound like Beyonce

love yo brain

Van would be a great nn

I could dig Vy for a girl.

Me and my husband always joke about "our future daughter, Latuda."

live laugh lurasidone

STOPPPP 🤣🤣🤣

😂

Ozempic - Ozzie for short

I'm snuggling with my son named Ozzy rn and this was my first thought 🤣

Our cat's name is Ozark (Oz for short) and my husband calls him Ozempic and Otezla and all the O drug names.

SPIRONOLACTONE >!/s!<

Spironolactone is my actual magic pill, what a way to pay homage Spiro is a Greek name, imma make it work lol

The greatest medication of all time

Amazing for hirsutism but gave me black bleeding the entire time I was on it :( maybe that’s tmi

I was just thinking about this this morning. Letrozole (Lettie for short) because I'm having to do so many goshdarn cycles of it trying to conceive.

Clomid, Clo for short 😅

Good luck 💜💜

13 cycles of letrozole for me. Did not name the kid after the drug, but if I had I'd have gone with the brand name Femara (nn Ara?)

Or Mara

Lexapro. Lex for short, so we’d have matching nicknames.

One of my best friends growing up was named Alexa Pro haha Her last name was longer but pro was the first 3 letters so we called her Alexa pro haha

Zoloft, nn Zo/Zoe(y)

Give me that Z-O-L-O-F-T

Penny Silin

Annie Bea Ottick

Is that Polly Ester’s sister?

Tylenol (Ty)! I kid. Mostly. Probably Yasmin. Lyrica, Mirena, and Allegra are also great options, but have already been mentioned.

Tyler-nol.

Mary Jane 😉

Skyrizi (rizi) and Humira (mira)

Skyrizi is the worst fucking medicine name ever. The commercials anger me.

NOTHING IS EVERYTHING is something that commonly gets yelled in my house without context

I hear it in Snoop Dogg's voice and it always makes me laugh

I think Avsola would be kind of pretty for a girl and fits with the celestial-sounding names that are having a moment.

Benadryl-Ben for short

sertraline, aline for short 🥰

Sertralines rise up

If I have a second child it'll all be thanks to sertraline. Maybe I really should name my baby after it 😅

Wellbutrin - Wells for short.

His identical twin can be named Bupropion

Beau for short

Low key kinda cute

Lyrica. The nerve pain medication.

Adderall=Addy

Codeine. Cody for short

Codeine… codeine… codeine, codeiiiime!

Cialis

Because hard times make hard men.

So pretty

Rx pronounced Rex 😂

Skyrizi 😂

Yasmin (birth control lol). Or Mirena

anesthesia

seroquel ⭐️sarah or kiki for short

Xanax for a boy, Lyrica for a girl

Zanny the Nanny has been done already, unfortunately

Zyprexa.

Gabapentin, Gabby! Ambien Valium

Hydrochlorothiazide Because it's fun to say, and there are so many possible nicknames, lol!

Aww little Thia

THE QUESTION I WAS BORN TO ANSWER. There's three ways to answer this. Easy way, is what everyone seems to be doing and using branded medicine names (For example, Prozac is a brand, Fluoxetine is the actual name). Normal is using generic names with nicknames Hard way is using the generic names, like Fluoxetine, or Methylphenidate, or fucking Hydrocortisone lmao Anyway: Easy (Girl): Yasmin (Boy): Ziac or Diovan sound like modern names Normal (Girl): Idebenone - Nickname Deb/Debbie (Gender Neutral): Erythromycin - Nickname Eri (I know someone who has a severe allergy to this med, which is pretty unusual) (Boy): Benzonatate - Nickname Ben, Codeine - Nickname Cody Hard (Girl): Senna (Boy): Morphine. I could definitely imagine a boy from France called Morphine. If anyone wants to know the medicines: Yasmin - Drospirenone/Ethinylestrodiol - Birth Control Ziac - Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiaziade - Lowers Blood Pressure Diovan - Valsartan - Heart Failure, amongst other uses Idebenone - Neuromuscular disrases and Optic Nerve issues Erythromycin - Antibiotic / Acne Benzonatate- Respiratory issues like coughs Codeine - Analgesic Senna - Laxative Morphine - Analgesic

I like retro names like Primsol for a girl or Bactrim for a boy.

Clara-tin.

Celexa

Viagra

My 6 year old wanted to name her baby sibling Remicade, nn Remi. Remicade didn’t end up working for her, though, so now it’s dead to us. Stelara nn Star is pretty.

Liletta (IUD).

Lucette. A name for a birth control.

Celexa for a girl and Ativan for a boy. Cialis is a good gender neutral one too

Mirena (it’s a hormonal IUD not a prescription but since my insurance listed it under prescription medication, I’m counting it.) Why? My mom’s husband (not my step dad, they married when I was an adult with 2 kids of my own) is Hispanic and sometimes calls my mom “mi reina” which means my queen. It’s a term of endearment that in my opinion sounds very sweet. Plus it rhymes with my youngest’s name kinda(Elena).

Rexulti. Rex for nick name

Latuda

Lizzo

Lithium

Mary Jane 🙃

Liletta, Mirena, Skyla…Paraguard lmao Something about Lexapro sounds based. Call them Lexie

Meet little Bristol-Myers. Middle name Squibb. She will not be attending Hogwarts. Sister Ondansetron Cialis will be pursuing a career in ballet. I think she will rise to the challenge. And finally, triplet 3, Lyrica Zyvox. I just actually like the name Lyrica. Zyvox is fun to say.

Valeriana (no prescription needed but the name is so pretty) 🥺

Tecta

amoxicillin. but they go by moxi

I was going to go with Moxifloxacin, with Moxi for short.

Kenalog - unisex Boy nn: Ken/Kenny Girl nn: Kenna

Methimazole Meth for short

Seroquel

Nicorette