Choosing a baby name can be an absolute nightmare.
There's a massive list of potential names, and parents often spend the whole pregnancy debating the perfect choice for their new bundle of joy. Whether you're after something unique or prefer a classic, picking the right name isn't as simple as it sounds.
One mum has confessed that trying to pick a name for her daughter has made her feel "stupid". She's adamant that her child's name must begin with 'M', but doubts are creeping in about her choice.
In a post on Reddit, the expectant mother shared that she has family jewellery monogrammed with the letter 'M', which she wants to pass down. Her own name doesnt start with an 'M', making the jewellery feel less personal.
To keep the tradition alive and make the jewellery meaningful, she's considering an 'M' name for her daughter. Yet, she's concerned that choosing a name based on jewellery might be "stupid" and sought opinions online.
She posted: "Is giving our daughter an M name because she is set to inherit family jewellery pieces with the monogram M stupid? Please be brutally honest! ".
"My due date is next week, and she will be our first and our last. Neither of us has M as an initial, and our surname starts with S. I have family jewellery pieces with the monogram M that never felt mine because I don't have M as any of my initials. I want things to be different for my daughter."
"We have always wanted to call her Mia but give her a more formal legal name, initially we leaned towards Amelia, then we started looking for other names that could have Mia as a nickname and most of them were M names, so we focused on M names. Does this feel stupid to you?'
The mum revealed she and her husband are considering names like Marina, Matilde, and Miriam, and asked the online community for their opinions. Commenters reassured the mum that her approach wasn't "stupid" at all, with many applauding her for her thoughtful planning.
One commenter expressed admiration: "This is exactly the type of practical planning I admire. My mum jokes that her best decision was marrying my dad because he had the same last initial as her first husband, so she didn't have to change her monograms."
Another shared their thoughts: "It would only be weird if you guys didn't like M names but used one anyways just for the monogram. Choosing a name you love and gravitating towards M names because of the monogrammed jewellery is perfectly reasonable. Marina and Miriam are two of my favourite names!"
