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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Nia Dalton

'My daughter hates her name but I absolutely love it - the spelling is unique'

Having an uncommon name can be both a blessing and a curse - it makes you stand out from the crowd but can also cause a lot of confusion. One mum opted to spell her daughter's name with the letter 'x' instead of 'z', and says everyone always pronounces it wrong - but it makes her unique.

Sarah Hearne, 55, from Swansea, Wales, "really loves unusual names" and decided to call her five kids unique names - including Jake, Zachary and Kixxie. While most of them like their names, Kixxie, 19, really isn't a fan of hers because strangers never say it correctly - it's pronounced 'Kizzy'.

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