My little girl is called Tyra (Marie is her middle name).
When i was pregnant, i had the name Megan picked out if I had a girl. But when she was born, she just didn't suit it.
Then when she was a few days old, I came across this name in a baby name book, and I fell in love with it. DD suited it so much.
Since then, I've been faced with comments such as 'ohh, very unusual - never heard of it before' and 'Tya? Tyler? Tiara?' 'Did you call her that after Tyra Banks? (this is a very popular comment). But now she's started school, the comments are getting a bit strong. One mum actually said 'Isn't that a black person's name?'.
I'm actually getting so paranoid now about calling her name when we're out in public. There's another girl in dd's year called Beyonce, and I heard a mum say the other day (she was standing in front of me at home time) say: "Oh, here comes Tyra Banks and Beyonce', then start laughing derisively with her pal.
My daughter loves her name and so do I. But I now feel like I've cursed her with a name she's going to be made to feel silly about.
It's actually from the name Thyra which is originally Scandinavian. I hadn't even heard of Tyra Banks until I got to the registry office and the registrar told me about her.
Please make me feel better! (Or just give me your opinions. I can take them. Honest).
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TangoPurple · 20/11/2012 13:36
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