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Daily Mirror
Julia Banim

Nine popular baby names that mean something rude or offensive outside of the UK

Naming your baby may well be one of the most important early decisions you'll ever have to make as a parent, so it's good to do a bit of research into any potentially negative connotations.

According to experts at language-learning app Babbel, there are nine names in particular that may sound perfectly pleasant to English ears, but may well have less than adorable, or even downright offensive, meanings outside of the UK.

As previously reported by The Sun, language experts have urged parents-to-be to make sure they're "aware of what meanings and connotations these names take when translated into different languages".

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