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Paige Holland

'My husband's set on one name for our daughter - people will think we're mental'

Baby name preferences are very personal and unsurprisingly, it's something that many couples end up arguing about.

Maybe one of you prefers traditional names, while the other wants something more unique. One is stubborn and knows what they want and the other is open to different options.

Either way, neither parent should have to feel like they're 'settling' on the name.

One mum has asked other parents for advice after revealing that her husband is set on a rather unusual middle name for their daughter.

The anonymous woman admitted that while she "doesn't hate" the name, she's worried that her little girl will be judged by teachers when she goes to school.

"My husband wants to give our daughter the middle name Tuesday (won't go into the reasons why)," she wrote on her post on Mumsnet.

"I actually don't hate it but don't love it either but I know it would make him very happy and his parents.

She asked other parents for their thoughts (stock image) (Getty Images)

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"I just think will people think we're mental using Tuesday as a middle name? Like teachers etc? I feel it's very alternative."

The mum added that their daughter's full name would be Jessica Tuesday Jenkins.

Despite the mum's reservations, many people in the comments loved the name and encouraged her to go with it.

One said: "I LOVE it. I always said if I had a girl I'd love to call her Tuesday - as a first name.

"Husband was not keen, but it never needed discussion as I've got 3 boys.

"My eldest will be 18 this year and I've still not heard of one. Go for it."

"I love it," another added. "If it means a lot to him I can't see why you wouldn't.

"Very few people use their middle names. I know several of my friends have them but I can only remember one."

A third shared an experience of her own, saying: "My daughter has an unusual middle name. Grandparents gave us a hard time over it, fretting they would be teased.

"She loves it and no one has ever teased her. More that it's quirky and a source of interest. Go for it. Tuesday is a lovely name."

A few others wondered whether there was a connection to Tuesday, as one person asked if their daughter was meant to be due on that day. But the original poster replied that she is not.

"A bit weird if the child isn’t born on a Tuesday," they commented.

While another added: "I think you'd need to have a connection to Tuesday for it to work e.g. they were born on a Tuesday.

"Really hoping it's not because they were conceived on a Tuesday. No child wants to know that."

However, not everyone was so keen on the name, as one person said: "I don’t really understand why you would want to name a child after a day of the week!" said one person.

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