When you find a baby name you love, hearing criticism about it can be tough. For some parents , choosing a baby name is easy. Others, however, struggle to select just one that they love amongst the thousands of options they can choose from.
If you're unsure of the moniker you want to give your little one, you might be tempted to ask your family and friends for their opinions - but be careful, because they might end up telling you something you don't want to hear. That's the problem one mum is facing after she told her family the name she wants to give her son . She claimed everyone she speaks to "screws up their face" out of dislike for the moniker, and it's made her second guess her decision.
'I gave my daughter a 'quintessentially disliked' name - people are just harsh' In a post on Mumsnet , she shared: "I'm expecting a baby boy in three weeks and we can't get a name. The only name hubby and I have agreed on is Casey, but every single person I tell screws up their face and says 'I don't like that, it's a girl's name'." The mum added that while she loves the name, she doesn't want to use it for her son if it's going to end up with people "making fun of him" over his moniker.
Commenters were quick to reassure the mum, however. They told her that listening to other people's opinions on baby names is never a good idea as everyone has different taste, and that choosing a name her family aren't keen on doesn't mean it's a bad name at all. What's more, they encouraged her not to .
