For some parents, the names we give our children have special meaning to us and are often taken from other family members whom we want to honour in a unique way.
But one mum-to-be on Reddit has been left furious at her mother-in-law and her husband after they tried to undermine her decision to name her impending arrival after her late grandma.
Posting her story anonymously, the woman said she and her husband had initially been set on naming their daughter Anne - but her husband changed his mind after talking to his mum, who wanted them to name their baby after her instead.
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The pregnant woman wrote: "My husband and I are expecting our first child together. Our daughter's due date is approaching, and I am feeling very nervous and anxious.
"My husband and I decided on naming our daughter Anne, after my grandmother. I spent most of my childhood and teen years with my grandparents. I was extremely close with my grandmother and was devastated when she passed away in 2016 from lung cancer.
"We live close to my grandfather and visit him on a daily basis. It means so much to my grandfather that we are naming our daughter Anne."
The woman insisted she has a "cordial" relationship with her mother-in-law, but was stunned when she heard her husband's mum's plan for their baby's name.
She added: "My mother-in-law and I are cordial when we get together. My husband is her only child, and she feels like since I stepped into his life, their relationship changed. He is still very close with her, but he doesn't visit often because of the pregnancy.
"She recently invited us over for a small dinner party and I thought it was going to be a pleasant evening. When we sat down for dinner, my mother-in-law turned to me and says that she and my husband spoke this past week and he told her that we were going to be changing our daughter's name to be after her.
"I could feel my anxiety level rising and said no, we are still planning on keeping her name to be Anne. I gave my husband a look and he didn't say anything. My mother-in-law made a face and said it seems like my husband is not on board with our daughter's name."
The mum-to-be then walked out on the family dinner, but her mother-in-law is still hoping she'll change her mind and agree on a baby name soon.
She said: "I finished eating and told my husband that we were leaving. We got into the car and my husband tried to apologise. I told him that I was angry with him for not discussing with me and even more upset with my mother-in-law. She sent me a few text messages regarding my behaviour that evening and said she hopes I will change my mind."
Commenters on the Reddit post were equally as baffled by the mother-in-law's actions, as they said no one can tell the mum what to name her own daughter.
One person said: "It is completely unacceptable for your husband and a third party to 'decide' anything about your child without consulting you."
As another added: "How spineless of your husband. You have every right to be angry. He either let her talk him into it or he couldn't tell you he wanted a different name. Your husband needs to grow a pair."
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