IT can be hard to choose a name for your kids – and the one you pick may not go down with all your friends and family.
One woman shared how she was so shocked at the moniker her sister had chosen for her baby that she “laughed in her face”, and subsequently got banned from the baby shower.
Taking to Reddit, she shared how baffled she was at the name choice.
The name in question was Rafferty – but her sister had chosen a rather unusual spelling.
The woman explained: “I laughed at my sister’s Tragedeigh [nickname given to unusually spelled names] and now I’m uninvited to the baby shower I’m planning.
“She decided she wanted to use my mother’s maiden name (Rafferty) as her daughter’s name.
“Not a Tragedeigh itself and I guess it works as a unique name.”
She said how she had texted her sister about the name as she was going to order custom items for the baby shower.
The Reddit user continued: “My sister then let me know they’re going with an alternative spelling of Rafferty.
“My sister wants to spell it Raefarty.
“So I sent back a bunch of laughing emojis and she asked ‘What’s so funny?’”
The woman shared how she thought “no one will pronounce that as Rafferty” and will mispronounce it.
She added: “She told me I was being ridiculous.
“I texted back, ‘My poor niece, Little Miss Farty Rae.’
“I was uninvited to the shower and my mom told me today my sister doesn’t want me as the Godmother anymore.
“But, like, Raefarty is really bad, isn’t it? Someone needs to tell her, right?”
The struggle of choosing a baby name
CHLOE Morgan, a Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma on choosing a baby name...
At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless…
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could – partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we’d only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two.
How wrong we were…
I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I’d already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I’ve had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names…something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear.
With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can’t help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it’s something that none of them would mind in the slightest – it’s a total me problem!
The debate comes up time and time again on social media forums – can you choose the same name that was a “potential” for a friend’s baby?
It’s a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed…and I don’t want to be THAT person.
While some will argue there’s thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite…after all, there’s no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there’s also the issue of finding a name you adore…only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can’t shake off.
I made that very mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won’t reveal it because I don’t want to ruin it for others!) …only to see someone point out that it constantly gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead.
So, back to the drawing board we went..
Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as ‘baby gal’ for a little while longer!
Many people agreed with her that the name would get unfortunately compared to wind.
One wrote: “I see fart… the bullies will have a field day.”
A second added: “Yup, it’s Ray Farty, no matter what sis wants to believe.”
A third commented: “I teach High school. She will be bullied RELENTLESSLY. Either spell it correctly or change it. It will make that poor baby a joke.”
