It was in the columns of the English Sun that a woman revealed that she bitterly regretted the choice of her little daughter’s first name when she realized the horrible nickname with which she was going to be given.
Choosing a baby name can be a real headache, especially when you can’t find common ground with the future dad or mom. Although through discussions and research, future parents are finally able to come to an agreement, they very rarely think about the nicknames that could be given to their child as they get older. If for some the choice of their child’s first name is as simple as the name of a menu at McDonald’s, for others, they can spend weeks looking for the most original or rarest possible first name.
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While some parents love their children’s first name for what it represents, others regret it very quickly after giving it. Like this woman who revealed on the Reddit community forum that she called her baby “ child », since not happy with the first name she gave him. But this Internet user is not the only one to bitterly regret the first name of her child, it is a new testimony that the magazineThe Sunpublished and which seems improbable.
A name that she thought was perfect at first glance
It was with the Reddit community that this new mother confided. She explains that for many weeks she and her husband had great difficulty choosing the name for their future granddaughter. After many and many proposals, the couple finally came to an agreement and they chose the first name Sigrid. Unfortunately less than a week after the birth of her daughter when the first name was registered by the State, the mother explains that she regrets her choice.
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However, she explains that this choice was not so easy. At the beginning, each of them, her husband and her, had a favorite name that the other didn’t like at all. For her it was Ottilie and for him it was Aubrey. If they had found the first name of “compromise», the first name Etta, it was quickly forgotten when the little girl showed up. It is her husband who then mentions Sigrid: “He mentioned it and I liked it so I accepted» she explains. But now, she is very afraid that her daughter will not live up to this name well when she is older since the nickname resembles a term frequently used in slang: “Siggy” For “ciggy“.
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Why does this mother regret her daughter’s first name?
It is on the Reddit community forum that the very young mother explains: “Now I’m afraid she’s being bullied because her nickname sounds like a cigarette» she begins before continuing: “My husband loves the nickname Ziggy or Siggy. Could Sisi walk (pronounced Ceecee?) Also, we are not Scandinavian, although we both love that culture and my husband has Danish heritage.» Today, she says she is ready to change her little girl’s first name to avoid any potential intimidation in the future and is thinking of the first name Béatrix.
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Fortunately, Internet users reassured the young mother by affirming that the first name Sigrid was a very beautiful first name and that she should not think too much about this kind of thing. “Sigrid doesn’t look like a cigarette unless you’ve driven yourself crazy worrying about it. Calm down and move forward with your life.» writes one of them when another adds: “I think it’s a really cool name. I wouldn’t worry about her getting teased. I didn’t even make that connection. I don’t think the kids will.»
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