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I named my baby after a wild dog - I'm openly tormented & the nurses laughed
PUTTING a picnic blanket under a tree, Kerrie Goodwin lays out the sandwiches and snacks she’s prepared as an afternoon treat for her nearly-two-yea
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I hate my daughter's name and want to change it to something prettier
A NEW mom is feeling mad over the moniker she chose for her newborn daughter.She might love her new bundle of joy, but she isn't as enamored with her
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‘It sounds like a plague’ people warn as expectant parents reveal baby name
PEOPLE have been left horrified after a couple revealed the unusual name they are considering giving to their first child.One person said it sounded l
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My cousin named her baby Lylyt Yvyh Yryhl - I can't believe the pronunciation
NOT everyone was amused after finding out the name of the newest newborn in the family.A baffled Redditor couldn't help but make fun of the moniker he
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'Trolls say my kid's name is awful – it reminds them of creepy dolls and cows'
A mum has been urged to reconsider her choice of baby name after people told her she would be 'teased in school' over the moniker - as it sounds like a 'creepy doll'
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My name is so ‘monstrous’ no-one can figure it out
BABY names are like Marmite...you either love them or hate them.And unfortunately for one woman, she's told how she finds her first name so "monstrous
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Couple plan to name daughter after a Harry Potter wizard with a 'cringe' twist
PICKING the perfect name for your little one can be tricky, do you go the classic and traditional route or opt for something a little more unique?Well
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'Entitled mother-in-law demands I name my daughter after her - she's so tacky'
A woman has slammed her mother-in-law for trying to dictate what her daughter will be called - and hounding her with three to four messages per week with name suggestions
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Mum hits back insisting child's name ISN'T weird after people call her a 'moron'
CHOOSING a baby name can be hard, and you can’t please everyone with your final decision.However, one mum has come under fire for one of her kids’
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'My nephew's name will lead to a lifetime of bullying - I have to stop it'
A concerned auntie-to-be has asked for help to prove that the name her brother and his wife want to call their son will lead to a lifetime of bullying, with the whole family rallying for an intervention
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My brother is naming his daughter ‘after a Kesha song’ - I’m horrified
PICKING the perfect name for your newborn is easier said than down sometimes.You could play it safe and go the traditional route, or opt for something
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'My husband wants to name our baby after himself – I think it's narcissistic'
A mum slammed her husband as 'narcissistic' for wanting to give their son the same name as him, as there's no family tradition behind it so she thinks it's 'bizarre'
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My man and I struggled to agree on a name and now we've got huge moniker regret
A WOMAN has revealed that she has huge name regret after she and her husband struggled to choose a moniker for their third child.Whitney Poole,
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I stressed over my son’s name but still got his initials badly wrong
In a long running and hilarious internet thread, parents have shared hundreds of horror stories about embarrassing monikers for their kids.A redditor
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My husband wants to give our baby a 'vile' name - it’s totally 'terrible'
BABY names are totally subjective - what one person loves another may hate.But one mum-to-be has told how even she can't stand the name her husband is
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'My sister stole a name from me for her baby – how she did it was so shady'
An author spent ages coming up with the perfect name for a character in his book, only for his sister to slyly steal the name for her baby and then demand he change his book
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I have the silliest name…thanks to my old man I'm a living, breathing, dad joke
CHOOSING a name for your child is no easy task, right?Every parent and expectant parent will understand the struggle of choosing a name - after all, y
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I regret my one-year-old daughter's name - my whole family's made jokes
CHOOSING a name for your child is no easy feat and should be well thought out.One woman was left regretting her baby's name after letting her husband
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'I've chose traditional name for daughter - but family are making me regret it'
A mum-to-be is having second thoughts about her baby's traditional name after she told her family and received less than positive reactions - with one even calling it 'weird'
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'My mother-in-law is fuming because I'm not honouring her in my baby's name'
A woman was getting sick of her mother-in-law being 'manipulative' and trying to get her son to do everything she wanted him to, just because she'd raised him
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'My co-worker gave her twins matching names – I laughed then was sent to HR'
A co-worker shared how they were sent to human resources (HR) after laughing and making negative comments at what another employee named their twins - but they don't regret it
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'I ordered sister to change dog's name so I can use it for my future kid'
A mum-to-be has shared how she ordered her step-sister to change her rescue dog's name because she wants to give it to her future daughter - but her step-sister isn't having any of it
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'Friend gave baby name with wrong pronunciation - I feel so bad for the child'
It's natural for parents to want to give their kids a beautiful name but it's also very important to understand how to correctly pronounce and spell that moniker, otherwise it could lead to a lifetime of pain for the child
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'Stranger's six-word reaction to my baby's name floored me – I might change it'
Choosing what to call your baby is no easy feat, and one new mum is considering changing her nine-month-old son's name after a stranger's bizarre reaction to the moniker left her doubting everything
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People are hiring TikTok influencers to choose baby names - with wild results
Parents have turned to influencers to help them pick the perfect moniker - and are forking out up to £500 for the name inspiration services to take the pressure off trying to find the right one