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

[lettingsitallbeagain]

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)

Euphoria is a name.

You may not like it, but it is none of your business.

Just googled and there are quite a few:
Eugenie
Eurydice
Eulalie (??)
And
Euphoria. Right there on a list of Eu names for girls.

Why? It is an actual name.

Terrible. Tacky, and a nightmare for the poor recipient. But it’s her kid I suppose..

U4👂

Hahahaha. Shorten it to "Yoof"

Sounds like a nightclub from the 1990s. One of those massive banging ones.

Eugenia might be better.

If she’s pregnant she might be on Mumsnet btw.

Or spewie ewie. Or pooey ewie

Kids will have a field day

I'd point that out to her

I think she’s making the name fit the nickname for your dad.

Perhaps she could try Ewa? The Polish version of Eva. Then she could still use the Ewie nickname.

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

If it's ok to call someone Joy, then why not Euphoria?

It's none of your business. She can choose any name she likes as long as it isn't offensive. And it's quite sweet. Ria is a nice nickname.

Not my choice but I've heard of and taught children with names far more bizarre that that! It might raise an eyebrow at school/nursery or whatever but everyone will just accept the name and get used to it. I think the nickname sentiment is very cute though and I rather like that!

I mean, it's not great but neither is slagging your sister off to potentially millions of people.

I thought you were going to say "Happy", so Euphoria is a vast improvement.

Ewie, I assume is meant to be pronounced You-ee, but I can’t help but hear Oo-ie as in Poo-ie, which sort of means yucky or smelly.

But yeah, sorry, Euphoria just sounds like a bad stripper name.

I just keep thinking of cheesy dance tracks or dance clubs, with the implication of MDMA being involved.

Only thing that springs to mind is the Calvin Klein perfume….

Has the baby already arrived? If yes it's too late I'm afraid.

You might have a chance of hinting you think the name is awful in your own subtle way during pregnancy but once it's arrived, game over really.

Makes your sister look like a Trans activist.
Poor baby. YANBU

I don’t mind it. It’s no different to Joy really, a bit frilly for my tastes but nothing wrong with that. People are so closed minded about names.

Some people will assume that your sister likes the programme Euphoria.

Shame that she didn’t pick something else like Eugenie

Ewie is also quite baaaaad

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

He was a right idiot. Loveable but an idiot.

Start singing the song from eurovision top of your lungs every time she the name is said. You may find she changes it.

Awful, just awful.