I secretly hate the baby name my girlfriend chose – people say it ‘screams ego issues’
WHETHER IT’S the son of a celebrity or a classmate of your own child, we’ve all heard questionable nicknames.
However, one woman felt uncomfortable when she heard the bad baby name from her good friend.
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In her Reddit afteruser Ivannacalypso revealed the woman’s unusual choice.
“My dear friend is pregnant with her second child and she told me that if it’s a girl, she wants to name her Skarlett,” the poster read.
Although the name Scarlett is considered common and has been around since the Middle Ages, this mother opted for a more unique spelling.
According to the Redditor, the expectant mother of two decided to spell the name with a K “because she doesn’t like C’s.”
However, the woman did not stick to her decision to change the spelling of the classic name.
“She also wanted to change it to Skarlytt to make it more unique,” the Reddit user added.
Although she was not happy with the choice, the woman explained that she was hiding her feelings.
“I smiled and nodded when she told me, but inside I felt the shivers,” she said.
She added that her friend’s husband “has no say and just does what she says.”
“She really is the queen of her home.”
The Reddit user explained that she was unsure about whether or not to say anything.
“I don’t really know how to tell her the spelling is terrible or if I should even do that,” she said.
Other Reddit users shared their thoughts in the comments below the post.
“Scarlet/Scarlett is beautiful. Skarlytt is a disaster and screams ego problems,” wrote one reader.
“Please, for God’s sake, convince her to just use the normal spelling. Scarlet is unique enough as it is.”
Can you just come up with a name for your baby?
According to the UK Deed Poll Office, there aren’t many strict rules about baby names, but some names do cross the line. These include:
- Names that are racist or considered harmful to the child. These may be illegal and banned in some parts of the UK.
- Names that are impossible to pronounce.
- Names that contain numbers, symbols, or punctuation marks (except hyphens or apostrophes).
- Names considered offensive, vulgar or blasphemous by the Chamber of Commerce.
- Names that could be considered fraudulent, for example because they suggest that the child has a certain rank, title or inherited honour.
“It’s visually unappealing and seems pretentious in a silly way. Poor kid,” agreed another commenter.
“If I ever met a woman with that name I would laugh at her and then feel really sorry for her,” said a third person.
“I wouldn’t feel bad if I laughed, you know. It makes me angry when I look at it.”
“If my best friend told me I chose a horrible, awful name, I would listen to her opinion more than my family’s,” another Redditor wrote.
“Tell her it’s cruel to name a child Skarlett, let alone Skarlytt.”
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