My parents made my name up & I hate it, people say it’s spelt wrong and sounds like a pirate, I cringe whenever I say it
CHOOSING a baby name can be tricky, particularly as you don’t want your kids to hate their names when they are adults.
However, one 18-year-old shared how this was sadly the case for her.
Taking to Reddit, she wrote: “I literally hate my name and I think it’s cringe.”
The woman shared how she is called “Arrisa” and shared her parents’ thought process.
She continued: “My daddy wanted to name me Marrisa, but my mom wanted to remove the ‘M’ to make it more unique.”
Arrisa then asked people for their opinion on her moniker, and they didn’t hold back in the comments.
Some took issue with the spelling of her name.
One wrote: “It should have two S’s, not two Rs. Marissa (standard spelling), Arissa. It’s not bad that way.”
Another person said it sounded like a pirate name, and wrote: “is kinda like the pirate spelling.”
A second agreed, saying: “What’s a pirates favourite letter? Arrrr!”
However, some people encouraged her saying it wasn’t too bad.
One kind commenter said: “No one saying go by Ari/Arri? Arri is actually pretty cool.”
And one suggested: “The heart of the issue is YOUR comfort level. You should be comfortable in your own skin, with your name, with who you are.
“If you don’t like your name, pick a new name, that you just love, that clicks with you, go down to the court house and fill out the change of name paperwork.
“I did, when I was 18. I love the name I have now, I have never, not for a second, hand a single regret about doing it.
“Only that I could not afford to do it sooner.”
The struggle of choosing a baby name
CHLOE Morgan, a Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma on choosing a baby name...
At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless…
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could – partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we’d only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two.
How wrong we were…
I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I’d already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I’ve had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names…something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear.
With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can’t help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it’s something that none of them would mind in the slightest – it’s a total me problem!
The debate comes up time and time again on social media forums – can you choose the same name that was a ‘potential’ for a friend’s baby?
It’s a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed…and I don’t want to be THAT person.
While some will argue there’s thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite…after all, there’s no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there’s also the issue of finding a name you adore…only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can’t shake off.
I made that very mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won’t reveal it because I don’t want to ruin it for others!) …only to see someone point out that it constantly gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead. So, back to the drawing board we went..
Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as ‘baby gal’ for a little while longer!
We previously shared how a teenage girl hated her “granny” name and got anxiety introducing herself.
Taking to Reddit, she opened up about her dilemma in a post entitled “I literally hate my name.”
In her confession, she revealed how she is called Sharon – and she wishes her parents had picked something else.
However, she feels that changing it would be “weird” due to her age.
She wrote: “I hate my name so much like I’ve actually cried over it so many times.
“My parents chose such an awful name for me.
“It’s literally so bad that I literally get anxiety from having to introduce myself because I’m embarrassed to even say it out loud and I HATE when other people call me by it.
“It’s a literal granny name and I hate it so much when people try to tell me it’s not that bad and stuff.”