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To tell my sister she's mad for naming her daughter this?

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lettingsitallbeagain · 23/01/2025 20:19

First baby. The name is a word. A word you would use to describe a very pleasurable feeling. No, not orgasm, before anyone says it!

It's absurd and I think someone should tell her. AIBU to say 'sorry, but it's ridiculous. You need to choose something else'.

My mum is all very supportive and says 'well, sometimes we don't like names. Then can't imagine them as anything else'

I think this is an exception.

May as well tell you the name actually, as my sister isn't going to be on MN! The name is Euphoria

She wants to call her Ewie for short, the nickname our late dad went by (he was an Ewan)

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mainecooncatonahottinroof · 23/01/2025 21:00

Bamboogie · 23/01/2025 20:43

At least the sister isn't a sheep, calling her child something in the top ten.

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Something in the top 10 would be much nicer!

No point in bleating on about it I suppose...

FindusMakesPancakes · 23/01/2025 21:00

Poor kid. Having an aunt so willing to mock her name from birth.

RedHelenB · 23/01/2025 21:00

Hard for the poor bairn to learn to spell.

Bamboogie · 23/01/2025 21:00

CowBuoy · 23/01/2025 20:44

Ewe have a point

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Echobelly · 23/01/2025 20:59

I don't think it's that awful, TBH. Certainly much better than 'Orgasm'.

oakleaffy · 23/01/2025 20:59

AdoraBell · 23/01/2025 20:27

Personally I would leave her to it.

That said, I saw a TV programme today with a family. DC were called Blayze and Ember. The young one looked extremely angry whenever her name was spoken.

These sound like Pony names. ''Blayze bucked Jennie off today, but Ember was good as gold and won a Red Rosette

To tell my sister she's mad for naming her daughter this?
Bigcat25 · 23/01/2025 20:59

PrincessOfPreschool · 23/01/2025 20:27

I know a child called LaRose.

I prefer Euphoria by a distance she the nickname is very cute, with a lovely family connection. It's genuinely not awful. But she could go with other Eu names like Eustacia and... Can't think of anything...

Eugenie/Eugenia, Evgenia - same nickname or Genia as nickname.

StormingNorman · 23/01/2025 20:58

HipToTheHopDontStop · 23/01/2025 20:35

No she couldn't.. because it's still pronounced Eva.

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I know how it’s pronounced but the nickname could be a play on the spelling. Better than saddling the poor girl with a name like Euphoria.

TheUsualChaos · 23/01/2025 20:58

It's awful. It's all very well saying leave her to it and don't rock the boat but what about the poor child being landed with a shit name! 🤷‍♀️ can you speak to the father first and find out what he thinks? Maybe he could persuade her to change her mind?
I think you and your mum need to be a united front on this hold an intervention 🙈

BrioNotBiro · 23/01/2025 20:58

I know they're two different words, but I keep thinking 'Euphonium', a big Tubby the Tuba brass instrument.

BigAngeOut · 23/01/2025 20:57

I really don't get why so much hate for this name. It's not like the word is Umbrella or Turtle or Action. It's a word that lends itself to be a name. Would I choose it, no, but nor would I judge someone else for choosing it. I also would make no judgement of a child or adult with the name. As PPs have said it's not much different from Gloria or Joy. I also think Ewie is a sweet nod to her Grandad and lovely to hear an unusual name tbh in a sea of Amelias and Sophias.

MileyPsoriasis · 23/01/2025 20:57

Spirallingdownwards · 23/01/2025 20:52

Or her sister realises that it is a divisive name and has a change of heart and spares her child a lifetime of comments about her name.

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Oh stop it! Divisive? It's not like she's calling the baby Adolf is it. That would be divisive.
It's her choice, not the OPs. She should mind her own business.

SpearheadViking · 23/01/2025 20:57

I like Egwene, could possibly work with nickname.

Greyish2025 · 23/01/2025 20:57

lettingsitallbeagain · 23/01/2025 20:43

Her ex boyfriend died from water intoxication caused by MDMA at a Basildon nightclub Confused

He was a right idiot. Loveable but an idiot.

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This is all very outing, I would delete

denhaag · 23/01/2025 20:57

WillimNot · 23/01/2025 20:21

Oh god no. Has she been watching too much Towie or other chavvy programme?

That is truly bad. My cousin called her DD a ridiculous name (can't say, too outing), suffice to say the chips is now an adult and has changed it and has not spoken to my cousin for quite some time.

Surely there must have been other issues and not just the bad name that resulted in their relationship breaking down?
Or did she call her "Hate You"?

k1233 · 23/01/2025 20:56

Ewan can be used as a female name. I'd probably try suggesting that as an alternative.

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 23/01/2025 20:56

I think your mum is right. You'll get used to it. All names were made up at some point. Lots would have seemed ridiculous when they were created but we get used to them. Or we don't and they die out.

Chastity used to be a very common name but not so much in vogue now. Euphoria is definitely better than that!

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lettingsitallbeagain · 23/01/2025 20:55

goodnightgrumble · 23/01/2025 20:53

Heard a little girl called Navy recently. Never heard of it except the colour

I don't like unusual names but that's actually very nice... I like it!

I am a sucker for Old Navy baby clothes though, well, back in the early 2000 Grin lovely

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WillimNot · 23/01/2025 20:55

MimiSunshine · 23/01/2025 20:55

I read this as the baby was called:
Bambi Jesus

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Nothing would surprise me

MimiSunshine · 23/01/2025 20:55

WillimNot · 23/01/2025 20:28

They've probably got names on a par with it.

The one that got me was Molly Mae calling her DD Bambi. Jesus

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I read this as the baby was called:
Bambi Jesus

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CrowleyKitten · 23/01/2025 20:55

I wouldn't choose it, but I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I wouldn't bat an eyelid at someone introducing themselves with that name.

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 23/01/2025 20:54

Hideous. Euphoria FFS! Hmm

And Ewie sounds like someone is heaving - like they want to be sick.

AInightingale · 23/01/2025 20:54

It's flippin dreadful and awful for the child.

Euphemia is a cool name though and can also be shortened to Ewie.

BornSandyDevotional · 23/01/2025 20:53

I don't think it's the worst. It's not for me. But it has been a girl's name for a good long while. So it's got heritage. Ewie is very nice and a lovely nod to family. It's growing on me by the second., TBH. It is a superb goth name! No one thinks it's odd calling a baby Joy or Athena or all manner of assumed characteristic/disposition names. YABA because it's not your child. Are you always mean and patronising about/towards your sister? Also, what are your children called?

Iwantmyoldnameback · 23/01/2025 20:53

Nodlikeyouwerelistening · 23/01/2025 20:44

Am I missing something? It really isn’t that bad. It’s just another virtuous name like Joy, Faith, Hope, Harmony, Verity.
It’s a little unusual and not my cup of tea, but it way less “out there” than half of the names you hear these days.
Ultimately it’s none of your business and your mum is right. It’s not like she’s calling her something offensive so you really need to button it.

This.