Picking a name for your little one can be both exciting and daunting at the same time.
However, there are certain words that can’t be used for a baby name no matter how unique they sound.
One woman has shared on Reddit that her sister has chosen a terrible name for her baby. Even though it is unusual, it is also a name of a felony crime.
“My sister is having her first baby, and it’s a girl,” she wrote on Reddit.
“On Saturday, she and her boyfriend asked my family out to dinner to see them and talk about her baby name.
“When we got there, we ordered food and then she told us she was planning on naming her daughter Arson.
“There was a long pause and I finally said ‘are you being serious?’ She got kind of defensive and just said, ‘yeah we like the name and it’s unique’, I replied with ‘that name sucks and you’re naming her after a felony crime.’”
“She got really angry and she and her boyfriend got up and left,” the woman continued.
“Later that night she sent an angry text to my parents saying they were raising me to be an opinionated brat with no respect, and how my parents should have stuck up for her.
“My mum says she’s just really hormonal and that’s why she got so upset but said I should apologize. I tried to call her to apologize but it went straight to voicemail and she isn’t responding to any of my texts.”
People on Reddit were quick to share their opinions on the matter.
One person wrote: “Parents need a reality check when they’re about to ruin their kids’ life. I would have reacted the same way. Maybe not the nicest way to say it but naming your kid that isn’t the nicest either.”
Another commented: “That’s a terrible name. Someone needed to say something.”
But others defended the mother, with Reddit user saying: “Arson means ‘An attractive person’ and is of Arabic origin. I think it is the typical problem with naming. Words can have different meanings.”
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