I gave my baby a unique name, but people can’t pronounce it
A WOMAN has revealed she gave her daughter a name that is unique but NOT crazy.
Lucy, a mother of three from London who is currently on maternity leave, explained that when her little girl was born, she was inundated with messages from people asking how to pronounce the name.
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The mother opened up about the situation on social media, confessing that she likes unique names, and her child will have to “live” with people asking how to say hers.
The content creator, who often shares her “problems with parenting” online, shared a short clip captioned “I love unusual names!” Does your child have a unique name and people have trouble pronouncing it??!!’
She then claimed that people “can’t pronounce” her daughter’s name, as the stay-at-home mom shared, “Our daughter has a unique name, not many people have it, but it’s spelled the way it sounds, but for some that’s why people can not speaking it out.
“When I texted everyone when she was born and told them her name, we got so many messages asking, ‘How do you pronounce it?'”
Lucy explained that in her mind there is “only one way” to pronounce the name, but it is clearly not as clear to her as it is to everyone else.
She continued: “I think it’s just the price we pay for choosing a unique name, but I actually just really like unique names. Nothing crazy, just different.
“She’s going to have to live with that all her life, I think, people asking how to say her name.”
Although Lucy didn’t reveal her daughter’s name in the video itself, she posted it in the comments shortly afterwards so other people could try to pronounce it correctly.
She confirmed her daughter’s name was Romie, as she wrote, “I don’t think this is unheard of.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @lucylondonmumhas clearly left many with their mouths open as it has quickly gone viral, racking up a whopping 4.4 million views.
And like the people in her life, many commenters were divided over how to pronounce the unique name.
While some thought it should be said “row-me”, others pointed out that it should be pronounced “rom-e” instead.
Banned names in Britain
Britain has no law restricting names, but names that contain obscenities, numbers, misleading titles or are impossible to pronounce are likely to be rejected when registering a child.
- Hitler
- Monkey
- Cyanide
- Mars-
- Akuma
- Chow Rope
- Villain
Lucy later clarified that the first option, “Row-me”, is the correct one.
Not only this, but other users took to the comments to share their own experiences with having unique names that people find difficult to pronounce.
My daughter has an Irish name and it seems clear to us how to pronounce it. It’s character building for them!
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One person said: “I completely understand that feeling. My name is Shye, a completely unique name in itself. And I’ve had people pronounce it with different names.
Another added: “My name is Eirian but I said “AyReeAnne” so most people misunderstand mine.”
A third commented: “My name is Alana (rhymes with banner) but everyone gets it wrong.”
Meanwhile, one parent confessed: “My daughter has an Irish name and to us it seems obvious how to pronounce it. It’s character building for them!”
A second chimed in: “My daughter’s name is Paloma. The amount of people giving their opinions on it is crazy… she loves it so that’s all that matters.”
While another mother wrote: “My daughter’s name is Kinsey, the amount of people who get it wrong is ridiculous.”
The struggle of choosing a baby name
CHLOE Morgan, Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma when choosing a baby name…
Now that I’m 35 weeks pregnant, trying to decide on a baby name has by far been the hardest part of being pregnant over the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless nighttime bathroom breaks!) for me.
The dilemmas are endless…
My partner and I had a private scan to find out the gender as quickly as possible – partly because we thought it would make baby naming so much easier as we only had to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than of two.
How wrong were we…
I was definitely excited when I found out I was expecting the girl I’d already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to get pregnant, I’ve had countless conversations with excited friends over the years about their best baby names . …something I wish I could go back in time and not hear again.
With every friend mentioning at least 10 possible names, I can’t help but feel like several are now a no-go, even though I know none of them would mind in the least – it’s a total me- problem!
The debate comes up again and again on social media forums: Can you choose the same name that was a “potential” for a friend’s baby?
It’s a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed… and I don’t want to be THAT person.
While some will argue that there are thousands of other names to choose from, others will say you should choose YOUR favorite… after all, there’s no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there’s the matter of finding a name you like… only to research it online and read one negative comment among hundreds of positive ones that you just can’t shake.
I made that same mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won’t reveal it because I don’t want to ruin it for others!)… only to see someone point out that it constantly autocorrects on a bell instead from that to something rather crude.
So back to the drawing board we went..
Only five weeks to go and it looks like our little one will be known as ‘baby gal’ for a while to come!
