While it's seemingly difficult to choose a fitting name for your newborn child, it can sometimes be an easy decision for some expecting parents.
Following the passing of her grandma several years ago, an anonymous woman has claimed that she's been saving the meaningful moniker for when she finally has a daughter.
Taking to popular forum site Reddit, the woman has admitted that this has caused an uproar with her sister-in-law - who coincidentally shares the same name.
She explained: "I have always wanted to call my baby Hope - after my great grandma who passed when I was younger.
"She was the sweetest woman and I have always said I'd name my first daughter after her in her memory."
The woman went on: "Well as it turns out, my boyfriend has a younger sister called Hope, she's 26 and doesn't really have the best relationship with her brother. They speak on occasions, but just each get on with their own lives, so we hardly have contact with her, besides at family gatherings.
"I told my boyfriend I planned on using the name for our daughter, way before we even found out I was pregnant, he agreed and was fine with it. However, when we found out we were expecting a baby girl, he said we should at least tell his sister that's the name we have chosen.
"I agreed and we arranged to go out for lunch together, there I told her about how I've always wanted to use her name, and the baby wouldn't be named after her as such, but they would share a name as it is important to me.
"His sister was not happy about it and said she didn't like the idea of her niece sharing the same name as her and asked us please not to use it. I explained I wasn't really asking permission, I was more informing her of our choice.
"She wasn't very happy about it, but this was months ago and my boyfriend and I assumed she would be over it by now. Anyway, two weeks ago when my daughter was born, boyfriend posted in his family group chat a photo of her and her name - Hope."
Upon sharing the news, the woman explained that the sister-in-law got in contact to slam her for her baby name choice.
While slamming the new parents for their name choice, she threatened that she and her brother's relationship will be impacted negatively.
The woman continued: "His sister called me and first said congratulations, but she didn't understand why we used that name when she specifically asked us not to.
"I said that it's going on her birth certificate if she likes it or not as she couldn't even give me a reason not to use her name, whereas I could give her reasons why I wanted to."
"She called my boyfriend and I a**hole and said this will only impact her relationship with her brother even more."
Seeking advice, the woman questioned: "But honestly, I don’t see what’s wrong with using the name. Am I the a**hole?"
Since sharing her concerns, the woman's post has raked in over 450 comments to date - where people rushed to share their opinions.
One person wrote: "You don't want to use HER name, you want to use THAT name. She doesn't own it. Not the a**hole."
Meanwhile, a second agreed: "Not the a**hole. Does she expect the world to come up with eight billion unique names? Your daughter is named after your great-grandma, not boyfriend's sister."
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