I always get compliments on my children’s names; others say they cause headaches
A MOTHER OF TWO shared the reaction she gets to the unique names she gave her daughters.
The woman revealed that the response to the nicknames was always positive, but online trolls were less than impressed.
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In one after on Reddit, an unnamed user shared the unusual names she came across “in the wild.”
She shared a screenshot of a Facebook comment from the mother revealing the names.
The Redditor posted the names in a group dedicated to “tragedeigh” names.
A Tragedy refers to “a particular name that is deliberately misspelled or completely made up to appear more unique than it actually is.”
“My daughters are called Syrenidie and Dalyse,” the Facebook user wrote.
She clarified that the names are actually pronounced Serenity and Dallas.
The woman shared the unexpected reaction she has received to her children’s names.
“I absolutely love their names and they always get compliments,” the mother said.
However, most Reddit users didn’t have the same fondness for the names.
They shared their thoughts on the uniquely spelled names in the comments section.
“No, they don’t. People politely run away when they get a headache,” one reader wrote.
‘If you have to explain [the spelling] then you spelled it wrong,” said another commenter.
“Remember, your child will have to explain it to every teacher and every time they meet someone new, and spell it out for everyone, EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE,” a third person commented.
“They’ll resent you for making them stand out when all they wanted to do was fit in.”
“They both look like pharmaceutical names,” another Redditor commented.
Are Unique Baby Names Worth the Hassle?
YOU may think that having a unique name helps you stand out, but is that all it is?
Fabulous’s deputy editor Josie Griffiths reveals the turmoil she faced growing up with her own name.
When I was a kid, all I wanted was one of those personalized keychains with my name on it.
But no joy, the closest I could find was Rosie, Joseph (not great for a little girl) and Joanne.
Josie is short for Josephine, a French name, and I managed to reach my twenties without ever meeting anyone who shared that name.
When I try to introduce myself to people I hear all kinds of random things like Tracey and Stacey, which can be quite annoying.
Although I’ve come into contact with a few Josies in the past year – there seem to be a few around my age – it’s still a much rarer name than most of my friends.
Overall I don’t mind it, at least it’s not rude or weirdly spelled.
And it means I can get away with ‘doing a Cheryl’ and just calling myself Josie.
I’m getting married this year and some friends are shocked that I’m changing my surname as it’s not considered cool or feminist to do so these days, but I explain to them that I’m not as attached to Griffiths as I used to say ‘hello , with Josie’ when I called a friend.
I like to be unique and I will definitely try to replicate this when naming my own children.
It’s the crude names you have to watch out for, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I’m definitely going to avoid them.
“I’ve spent my whole life spelling my last name and it’s exhausting, no one ever gets it right on the first try,” one reader wrote.
“I can’t fathom how all these people think it’s fun to force this on their kids.
“[The] the last one reads to me like ‘Day Lease.'”
“’They always get compliments’ LOL no that’s not the case people who are shocked are just vomiting a ‘cool name’,” said another person.
“And ‘Dalyse’ is pronounced ‘Dah-Leeze’. Not Dallas.”
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