When you're pregnant, choosing a name for your baby is one of the most tricky decisions you'll have to make. It should be something you both like the sound of and agree on.
Although it should be a personal decision, sometimes other people's opinions can get in the way – especially if friends and family have strong views.
One mum and dad struggled to find a name for their second-born child but were so happy when they finally landed on a name they both liked – Odin.
After stumbling upon the name which comes from the Norse God, they thought it was "kinda weird", but the more they thought about it, the more they liked it. They finally agreed, the mum explained to Kidspot.
For the first few days, they called their son Odin and even taught his big sister to say his name, but when the mum-in-law found out, she was not pleased. The mother-in-law, who is a devout Catholic, had said: "You might as well call him Lucifer".
The mother-in-law had been a "godsend" when she had her first baby during the Covid pandemic, and they weren't able to take so much time off work, the mum explained.
She continued: "All this to say I am forever indebted to her. So, when I saw how deeply distressed, she was with our name choice for our second baby I was prepared to change it for her sake. My husband on the other hand wasn’t so keen on a name change especially considering how long it took us to agree on one."
Despite her husband saying "it's just a name" and "she'll make peace with it," she was scared that she would unconsciously hold it against the baby later down the line.
They eventually decided they had to change the baby's name when it turned out her own mum didn't like the name Odin either, after saying it was also the name of a far-right American motorcycle club with "some extremely unsavoury beliefs".
The mum said: "How had my husband and I managed to offend both our parents with the one name we could agree on!?"
After deciding to go with a new name so as not to offend either of their parents, they settled on Asher, which in Hebrew means happy and blessed. Their families both seem to like the new name.
Would you change your baby's name if your parents didn't like it? Let us know in the comments below.
