To think if you call you child such a ridiculous name

[southnownorth]

They will get mocked at some point.

The child in question is called Abcde, pronouced ab-city.

Whilst it was very unkind to do it so the child can hear, I think it is the most ridiculous name I have ever seen.

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Why would anyone want their child to have a really common name?

Because they like the name? Isn't that why anyone chooses a particular name?

Theres a lot to be said for a nice simple straight forward name. Especially in the playground it can mean sailing through school and life or being treated badly.... yes a name makes a big difference. Not everyone understands different or unique.

I have a normal (but not common name). There was only one other girl at my secondary school with the same name.

Why should someone have to change their name because of bullies? That's like someone should change their race Because of bigots

I know a Trafford, named as his father is a huge football fan. Trafford is definitely not a football fan; in fact he's rather bookish.

I read about this, I feel so sorry for the child being given that name and she'll have to go through her life telling people how to pronounce it (and the pronunciation is completely illogical). Yes the airline was unprofessional but the far greater crime was the name this stupid mother has inflicted on her daughter.

Pashal

Hardly - race isn’t exactly optional. What a stupid comparison.

I remember watching Educating Yorkshire and thought that one of the pupils was called Toshiba, then realised she was sitting behind an electrical appliance! Dp looked at me like when I asked what her name was in disbelief!

True story

I know someone who named her daughter “Selfie” - I thought I had misheard to start with, but sadly not. That poor girl!

I also knew someone whose username on a baby group was “mumofthreecars” - her children were all named after cars! One was Mercedes and another Sierra. I cannot remember the third though!

Was it Clio?

What kind of brain dead parents would call their child AB-City? Morons

Abcde and the mother says it is pronounced Ab-city or something similar ….. the mother is getting lots of attention, perhaps that was why she chose the name.

I am not surprised people take a second look and the mother has brought the negative attention on the child by spreading the story in as many news outlets as possible - faux outrage.

Wonder if they'll call a daughter LMNOP (lemonopee)

Why is a 5 year old on social media reading what someone thinks of her name being ….. ABCDE (named after a row of seats on an airline perhaps)

agree with @onegiftedgal, agree with you a hundred times over. But then parents (especially the mums) get itchy when then they twig that their choice of name isn't so cute anymore.

Let's not forget the mum recently who has changed her under 4yr old daughter's name 3 times. Poor thing will have an identity crisis later on.

Also let's not forget that we didn't choose our own names (yes, yes, yes, there'll be some wise crack along in 2 seconds saying that they did via deed poll bla blah blah), but for the majority of us, we had no say.

Why is a 5 year old on social media reading what someone thinks of her name being ….. ABCDE (named after a row of seats on an airline perhaps)

I don't believe they were. My understanding was the kid got upset at the airport when the member of staff made fun of the name in front of her. I'm presuming the Mum somehow found out about the social media post later on.

Wonder if they'll call a daughter LMNOP (lemonopee)

Not sure but I did hear her brother was refused entry to the plane - his name is HIJK (pronounced hijack)

I'll get my coat.

Tell me I'm not the only one who thought if this straight away 😶

Forgot the link! We need an edit button

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IMO it's child abuse to give your baby a name that'll set them up for a life of ridicule. Abcde's "parents" should be utterly ashamed of themselves.

I went to school with a boy named Ronald McDonald (aside from the obvious clown/restaurant association, why give your child a name that rhymes? His siblings had normal non-rhyming non-restaurant names).

My DC had a boy named Steel in his kindy class. Nice boy; weird family.

In Canada, we have a kid with the first name Prince
In Australia that (and any other "title" name) would be illegal and would never be registered.

www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/babies/the-baby-names-included-on-australias-blacklist/news-story/85cff0b00ca410b61389a14658e12627
The list was released in 2017 following a spate of unusual baby names, which also prompted an educational campaign for expecting parents.

1. Admiral
2. Anzac
3. Australia
4. Baron
5. Bishop
6. Brigadier
7. Brother
8. Cadet
9. Captain

10. Chief 11. Christ 12. Commodore 13. Constable 14. Corporal 15. Dame 16. Duke 17. Emperor 18. Father 19. General 20. God 21. Honour 22. Judge 23. Justice 24. King 25. Lady 26. Lieutenant 27. Lord 28. Madam 29. Majesty 30. Major 31. Messiah 32. Minister 33. Mister 34. Officer 35. Premier 36. President 37. Prime Minister 38. Prince 39. Princess 40. Queen 41. Saint 42. Satan 43. Seaman 44. Sergeant 45. Sir 46. Sister

My children are at a smallish rural primary school, approx 90 children. In my daughter's class alone (15 children per class), we have 3 Noahs, 2 Amelias and 1 Amelie, 3 Thomas, 2 Jessica, 2 Williams and the remaining 2 including my DD have a name not off the 'top 20'. The teacher openly despairs of this and do you truly believe that these children won't grow up to think that they don't have any uniqueness, never know if someone is addressing them, feel boring etc?
Taking this slightly wider to the whole school (90 pupils remember), there are 10 Thomas, 6 Williams, 4 Charles, 4 Harri/son, 5 Noahs, 4 Jessica, 3 Freya, 5 George, 3 Elsa (groan), 3 Robert, 5 Amelia, 4 Oliver, 4 Holly, 3 Bethany and 3 Amy/ie.
The remainder don't have weird names but their parents have thought ahead a little more and seen them as an individual and used a name that is not so common.
Have a go at me if you want but I feel sorry for these children who are going to be the Sharon/ Tracey/ Paul and Andrews of the next generation.
It's not about having the weirdest name out there, just putting a bit of all round thought into a name and seeing your child as an individual or having the guts as a parent to move perceptions on a bit.

I think in France you have to give biblical names or something restrictive like that

um, no, there are plenty of little French Mohameds running around. French registrars can refuse names if they're not in the child's interests. A Mr and Mrs Renault were refused permission to call their daughter Mégane for instance.

onegiftedgal

The teacher "openly despairs" - oh please

My DD was also at a small prep, one intake per year. She had a name from the top 20, and yet was the only one in her class (and therefore year). There wasn't another in school younger than her and one that was a year or two older.

She absolutely loves the fact she has a name that was so special to me that I "saved it" for 18 years until I could use it!

If the only way your child can achieve uniqueness is through their name, I must admit I feel sorry for them.

I guess all of you who are so convinced the child will be bullied are likely the same ones who mock people. I for one would never mock or belittle someone for a name however unusual it appeared to my ears. As a pp noted, Abcde appears to be culturally common in Hawaii, and not only that, people engage and interact with language and naming rights in all sorts of ways. Who are you to judge?
Teach your kids to be kind and practice a little of what you preach and we can all be called whatever we want.

I guess all of you who are so convinced the child will be bullied are likely the same ones who mock people.

Well, you'd be wrong. I'm convinced she will be bullied/teased/mocked because I grew up with a daft name.