“No one can pronounce our child’s first name, we decided to change it”

Baby names are often the subject of debate. On the one hand, the two future parents must agree on the choice of the first name, which is not always an easy task. On the other hand, when family or loved ones get involved, the situation can quickly degenerate. Recently, we told you the story of this pregnant woman who refuses to reveal the first name of her baby to her sister, since the latter has already stole 2 first names in the past.

And now, here is the story of a young mother who was forced to change her baby’s first name since no one could pronounce it correctly. This young mother is Hannah Sands and decided to tell her story on TikTok. Of Australian origin, Hannah Sands is dating a Brazilian named Paulo.

No one can pronounce the names of their husband and their baby

And the pronunciation problems start with Paulo who everyone calls Polo. “My husband’s name is Paulo, it’s not that complicated. But here, everyone calls him Paul-O and it bothers him a lot,” explains Hannah in her TikToK video. And when their baby was born, the parents chose a name that they thought would be easy to pronounce. Their baby’s name is Raúl.

Born in May 2022, little baby Raul ultimately seemed doomed to experience the same fate as his dad. In fact, no one can pronounce his first name. “Oh, like Raul, like Paul with an R. Roll”, explains the mother. Very annoyed by the situation, the young parents decide to react.

The mother decides to change her baby’s first name

So, the parents decided to change the spelling of their baby’s first name from Raul to Raoul to facilitate pronunciation. But in vain since even Raoul’s grandmother could not even pronounce her grandson’s first name correctly. “Raoul. RA-OOL. My own mother came to see us in the hospital and asked me his name and I said ‘Raul’. She said ‘Rorl’. Rorl?”, says the mother in her TikTok video.

A video which quickly went viral since Internet users greatly recognized themselves in this testimony. Indeed, many Internet users have recounted their own experiences with first names and it seems that people are really not good at pronouncing baby names. “I have a daughter named Persephone and a doctor said: purse – phone”, writes an Internet user. Another mom explains that everyone calls her daughter Miller when her name is Mila. And for this little Indiana, his first name turns into Indigo for the most gifted. Poor children who have to spend their time correcting everyone…

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