A young woman admits not liking her first name, taken from a well-known Disney cartoon. She would prefer to be called something else.
Choosing the name of your future child is not a decision to be taken lightly. You have to know how to agree on a first name that pleases the parents and that they will not regret later. But what is essential is also to choose a first name that your child will be proud and satisfied to wear when he grows up.
And it’s exactly the opposite that happened to this young woman, having been given the name of a nasty cartoon character. On Reddit*, an American forum, she admits to hating her first name and asks users for help in finding a nickname by which she could be called instead.
Disney villain name
“My name is Ursula. I really hate that…“, writes the young woman on the forum. This first name, which means “little bear”, comes from the Latin “ursa” which means “bear”. While it has gone through the ages, this first name is today strongly associated with the villain of the Disney cartoon, The little Mermaid.
The young woman would like to find an alternative to her first name. “I want to come up with a nickname like Uschi or Sully. Something that sounds pretty good and maybe not too young… I think Ulla could be nice, it sounds a bit like Ella, but I feel like people are either going to mispronounce it, either think it’s too weird”, she explains. It therefore asks for help from users.
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Internet users give him support and help
Thus, while some people try to comfort her by sharing a favorable opinion on her first name, others actively help her in her search for nicknames and alternatives. One of the users asks: “Do you prefer to use your middle name? Many people use it naturally when their first name doesn’t suit them..”
Another commented: “Wasn’t Phoebe’s (in Friends) sister’s name Ursula? Maybe your nickname should be Phoebe, the good sister lol.” Someone else wrote: “Have you thought about Susie? It’s quite classic/timeless. Ulla is nice too!“