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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Zahna Eklund

'I've found a baby name I love - but it just reminds people of cat food'

Picking a baby name isn't always easy, and sometimes, you can stumble upon a name that you love only to find out that it has negative associations that you'd rather not have your child compared to for the rest of their life. And one mum has found out the hard way that choosing a name is more complicated than it looks after she settled on a name commonly linked with cats.

The mum explained she wanted to name her impending arrival Felix, but is worried people will make fun of him because of the popular brand of cat food - and the cat featured in the adverts - of the same name. She also said she had already discounted the name Max for her son after friends and family told her they all "knew somebody who had a dog called Max".

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