Choosing a name for your little one can be very daunting but many parents get inspiration from their favorite movies, books, or TV shows.
But one mother’s name choices for her baby girl were slammed by her family, saying one sounded like a ‘dying cow.’
Her brother took to Reddit and explained that the pregnant mom were considering Scandinavian-inspired names, including Katta, Thora, Molly, Freja, Faye, Ada, and Lagertha because she and her boyfriend watched the TV show Vikings.
“My 22-year-old sister is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child. She and her boyfriend are very into Viking names because of the TV show they watch,” the brother wrote.
“She was set on naming the baby girl a normal-ish name after not choosing Thora and Katta from her list.
“None of the family was super into the name but it was normal enough so we all accepted it and didn’t discourage her. Recently, she changed her mind and her five options are as follows: Freja, Ada, Molly, Faye, and Lagertha.”
He continued: 2I replied to the message with new names and jokingly said ‘Lagertha sounds like a dying cow’, thinking the last one was a joke.
“I then asked her if it was a joke and she said ‘No!’.
“I honestly thought she was still keeping us going as she’s done things like this in the past and proceeded to tell her the name would get the child bullied and would potentially start ridicule. I also said it sounded like a shipyard term.”
The brother Googled the name and realized it was a real name but he still told the mom-to-be that her daughter would be ‘bullied’ because of it.
“After this, I researched the name and realized again it’s from the TV show. Only 35 people have been named it since 2016,” he said.
“She then told me I was being rude and that she was crying. I know I shouldn’t have been rude about it but I cannot see a kid named Lagertha not being bullied. Or ever have her name pronounced correctly.
“I’m probably the a**hole for how I managed the situation but I honestly thought she was joking about that name as all the others were more normal names.”
Many people on Reddit agreed with the brother, with one person said: “You aren’t wrong, but you probably should have been more tactful. And if she didn’t want opinions, she shouldn’t have asked.”
Another wrote: “It shows how ridiculous the name is that the first reaction you have is that it’s a joke. Kids get bullied for having silly names and you’re right about people not being able to pronounce it – she will likely be correcting people her entire life.”
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