A MUM has been warned against her favourite baby name as a flurry of people say she’ll be bullied for life.
Picking the right baby name is no easy task, especially when everyone has an opinion on it.
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Taking to social media, the mum-of-one said she was picking a name for her second child but was lacking inspiration this time around.
Taking to Mumsnet, she said: “Expecting my second child and completely stumped for names this time.
“Turns out I used one of the only names I actually liked on my first child and now I can hardly think of anything that sparks joy.
“The first child’s name is Biblical, recognisable as a well-known name, but not overly common these days.”
The mum was expecting a little girl and had just one name she could think of using, Galilea.
She continued: “Pronounced “Gal-il-ey-ah” (i.e. a girl name version of Galilee, as in the Sea of Galilee. Like the female version of Galileo).”
While she loved the name she was aware it wasn’t popular in the UK and wondered if it would cause issues..
The mum added: “I like Galilea, but it’s very unusual in English speaking countries. I believe it’s more common in Mexico but we have no links to Mexico.”
While the mum had her concerns, it seemed she had completely missed one issue with the name and people were quick to let her know about it.
Mumsnet users said the name would only end in people bullying her daughter as it was so close to the lyrics in Queen’s 1975 hit song Bohemian Rhapsody.
One person wrote: “Yeah people are going to sing Queen at her forever. Her friends parents are going to laugh about it behind closed doors. She’ll resent you for it.”
Another commented: “In the UK everyone will think of the Queen song bohemian rhapsody?”
“Sorry I also thought of Queen,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Absolutely not.”
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When I was a child, all I wanted was one of those personalised keyrings with my name on it.
But no joy, the closest I could find was Rosie, Joseph (not great for a little girl) and Joanne.
Josie is short for Josephine, which is a French name, and I managed to reach my 20s without ever meeting anyone who shared it.
When I try to introduce myself to people, I get all sorts of random things – like Tracey and Stacey – which can be pretty annoying.
Although I have come into contact with a couple of Josies over the last year – there seems to be a few of us around my age – it’s still a much rarer name than most of my friends have.
On the whole I don’t mind it, at least it’s not rude or crazily spelt.
And it means I can get away with ‘doing a Cheryl’ and just referring to myself as Josie.
I’m getting married this year and some friends are shocked that I’m changing my surname, as it’s not seen as very cool or feminist to do so these days, but I explain to them that I’m not that attached to Griffiths as I’d always just say ‘hi it’s Josie’ when ringing a mate up.
I think it’s nice to be unique and I’ll definitely try and replicate this when naming my own kids.
It’s the rude names you’ve got to watch out for, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I’ll definitely be avoiding those.
“Sorry I don’t like it, I think it sounds like it could be a disease/medical term,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “Sorry OP, bohemian rhapsody is the first thing that came to my mind too.”
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