A mum has been criticised for her choice of baby name and is now worried her child will be bullied in the future.
The woman and her husband recently welcomed their first child into the world, but unlike many parents who find naming their newborn challenging, the couple already knew exactly what they wanted.
The woman was set on naming their daughter after her father-in-law, but had second thoughts once she finalised the birth certificate, reports the Mirror .
She revealed they’d settled on calling the baby ‘Clint Annabelle’ as a tribute to their family member, but after sharing the name online the reaction wasn't good.
She said: "We both loved the name, but have received a lot of backlash from it on social media and from some friends.
"We were told that it was terrible and would be setting our baby up for bullying in the future. This has definitely made us reconsider."
The mum took to Reddit to ask users whether she'd made a mistake and the overwhelming response was that she had.
One person said: “Some names can be used for both genders; Clint is not one of them. You are setting her up for bullying in the future."
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Another added: "Not to mention even if she isn't bullied there’s a chance she’ll hate her name. She’s almost definitely going to by some variant of Annabelle but nobody is ever going to believe her when she says what her first name is.
"Think about her job applications, all official paperwork for years. More importantly imagine you yourself growing up with the name 'Clint' as a woman and see if you still love it."
A third suggested: "Why not go the other way around Annabelle Clint? Less likely to be bullied.”
Another wrote: "I’m a woman with an uncommon, predominantly male name. I can’t tell you how many times I told my parents that I hate my name or that they must hate me because of my name".
