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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Freddie Bennett

'I thought my baby names were a classic choice - but nobody can pronounce them'

Parents hope to choose a baby name that's unique and special to their little one, but one of the main problems that crops up with unusual monikers is mispronunciation.

But for one mum her efforts have been in vain as her kid's names are often misconstrued, and not just by a single letter.

The fuming mum of two took to the 'Am I Being Unreasonable?' forum on Mumsnet to explain that her two kids are called Beatrix and Lois but that sometimes people and even her own family will get these names wrong in pretty spectacular ways.

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