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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Zahna Eklund

'I got trolled so much over my son's name I almost changed it - but I love it'

Those of us with unusual names usually reach a point in our lives where we embrace the unique moniker our parents so lovingly gave us - even if it does make giving your details to customer services over the phone an absolute nightmare.

But one mum has claimed her choice of name for her son was ridiculed so much by her friends and strangers online that she considered having it legally changed, as she was told she was "setting him up to fail", The Sun reports.

When Stacey Flinn, from Darlington, Durham, gave birth nine years ago, she and her husband Paul chose to name their son after a sweet nickname Paul had for his wife - and while the couple loved the name, they were told by friends and colleagues that they were setting their son up to get "bullied" at school.

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