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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Julia Banim

'I've found the perfect name for my baby – but people say sounds like anti-smoking aid'

A mum-to-be has picked out a very pretty French name for her unborn baby - but fears it might sound a little too much like the gum used by smokers to help them quit.

Although the mum in question absolutely adores the name, she now wonders whether it might work better as a middle name, given how much it reminds people of a very specific stop-smoking product.

The name in question is Nicolette, a strong and very elegant French girl's name that means "victory of the people". As pretty as it is, she isn't sure if she can get past how similar it sounds to Nicorette, a popular type of nicotine replacement gum.

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