‘She’ll resent you,’ says folk singer about unique baby name from iconic ’70s song
A mother has been warned about her favourite baby name after many people claim she will be bullied for the rest of her life.
Choosing the right baby name is no easy task, especially when everyone has an opinion about it.
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The mother of one took to social media to say she was thinking of a name for her second child, but this time she was lacking inspiration.
Go to Mothernetshe said, “I’m expecting my second child and this time I’m completely at a loss as to what names to choose.
“Apparently I used one of the few names I really liked for my first child, and now I can hardly think of anything that makes me happy.
“The name of the first child is Biblical, recognizable as a well-known name, but not so common anymore these days.”
The mother was expecting a girl and could only think of one name: Galilee.
She continued, “Pronounced “Gal-il-ey-ah” (i.e. a girl’s version of Galilee, as in the Sea of Galilee. Like the female version of Galileo).”
Although she liked the name, she knew it was not popular in the UK and wondered if this would cause problems.
The mother added: “I like Galilee, but it is very unusual in English-speaking countries. I believe it is more common in Mexico, but we have no ties with Mexico.”
Although the mother had her reservations, it seems she had completely overlooked one problem with the name. People were quick to let her know.
According to Mumsnet users, the name would only end with ‘people who bully her daughter’ because it is so close to the lyrics of Queen’s 1975 hit Bohemian Rhapsody.
Someone wrote: “Yes, people will sing Queen to her forever. Her friends’ parents will laugh about it behind closed doors. She will resent you for it.”
Another noted: “In the UK everyone will be thinking of the Queen song bohemian rhapsody?”
“Sorry, I was thinking of Queen too,” wrote a third.
Meanwhile, a fourth said: “Absolutely not.”
Are Unique Baby Names Worth It?
Fabulous’ deputy editor-in-chief talks about the problems she had with her name as a child.
As a child, I wanted nothing more than a personalized keychain with my name on it.
But it wasn’t. The closest I could get were Rosie, Joseph (not so nice for such a little girl) and Joanne.
Josie is short for Josephine, a French first name, and I’ve been in my twenties without ever meeting anyone with the same first name.
When I try to introduce myself to people I get called all sorts of random names like Tracey and Stacey and it can be quite annoying.
Although I’ve met a few Josies in the past year (there are a few around my age), it’s still a much rarer name than most of my friends’ names.
Overall I don’t mind it, at least it’s not crude or spelled weird.
And that 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 last name. It’s not considered cool or feminist these days. I explain to them that I’m not that attached to Griffiths because I always just say ‘Hi, I’m Josie’ when I call a friend.
I like being unique and I will definitely try to achieve this when naming my own children.
You have to watch out for the crude names, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I will definitely avoid them.
“Sorry, I don’t like it, I think it sounds like it could be a disease/medical term,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “Sorry OP, Bohemian Rhapsody was the first thing that came to mind too.”
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