I’ve given my daughter a unique but NOT silly name – people can’t pronounce it so she’ll just have to live with it
A WOMAN has revealed that she has given her daughter a name that is unique but NOT silly.
Lucy, a mum-of-three who is from London and 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 moniker.
Opening up about the situation on social media, the mother confessed that she loves unique names, and her child will have to ‘live’ with people asking how to say hers.
The content creator, who often shares her ‘parenting predicaments’ online, shared a short clip captioned ‘I love unusual names! Does your child have a unique name and do people struggle to pronounce it??!!’
She then claimed that people “can’t pronounce” her daughter’s name, as the stay-at-home mum shared: “Our daughter has a unique name, not many people have it, but it’s spelt the way it sounds, but for some reason, people can’t pronounce it.
“When I texted everybody when she was born telling them her name, we had so many messages saying, ‘How do you pronounce it?’”
Lucy explained that in her head, there is “only one way” of saying the name, but clearly it’s not as clear for her as it is for everyone else.
She continued: “I guess it’s just the price we pay for choosing a unique name, but I actually just really like unique names. Nothing silly, just different.
“She’s just going to have to live with that her whole life, I imagine, people asking how to say her name.”
Whilst Lucy didn’t reveal her daughter’s name in the video itself, she soon after posted it in the comments so other people could have a go at trying to pronounce it correctly.
She confirmed that her daughter’s name was Romie, as she penned: “I don’t think it’s unheard of.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @lucylondonmum, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly gone viral and racked up a whopping 4.4 million views.
And much like the people in her life, many commenters were split over how to pronounce the unique moniker.
Whilst some believed it should be said like “row-me”, others pointed out that it should be pronounced “rom-e” instead.
Banned Names in the UK
The UK has no law restricting names, but names that contain obscenities, numerals, misleading titles, or are impossible to pronounce are likely to be rejected when registering a child.
- Hitler
- Monkey
- Cyanide
- Martian
- Akuma
- Chow Tow
- Rogue
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 struggle to pronounce.
My daughter has an Irish name and to us, it seems obvious how you should pronounce it. It’s character-building for them!
TikTok user
One person said: “I totally understand that feeling. My name is Shye, a completely unique name itself. And I’ve had people pronounce it as several different names.”
Another added: “My name is Eirian, but said “AyReeAnne” so most people get mine wrong.”
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 you should pronounce it to us. It’s character-building for them!”
A second chimed in: “My daughter’s called Paloma. The amount of people who give their opinion on it is nuts… she loves it so that’s all that matters.”
Whilst another mother penned: “My daughter’s named Kinsey, the amount of people that get it wrong is ridiculous.”
The struggle of choosing a baby name
CHLOE Morgan, a Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma on choosing a baby name...
At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless…
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could – partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we’d only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two.
How wrong we were…
I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I’d already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I’ve had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names…something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear.
With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can’t help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it’s something that none of them would mind in the slightest – it’s a total me problem!
The debate comes up time and time 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 there’s thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite…after all, there’s no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there’s also the issue of finding a name you adore…only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can’t shake off.
I made that very 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 gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead.
So, back to the drawing board we went..
Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as ‘baby gal’ for a little while longer!