Picking a baby name can be tricky, with some parents taking the full nine months to settle on the 'perfect' moniker for their bundle of joy.
However, there are lots of things to consider when making the decision including whether there are any associations to the name that could cause your little one to be picked on or bullied.
But sometimes when thinking all this through, you might end up making rather tenuous links and overthinking your choice, as one mum-to-be has recently found herself doing.
The unnamed parent has turned to the internet for some much-needed advice over a baby name dilemma she's currently experiencing.
In a post on the Baby Name group on the BabyCentre website, the woman explained that she was keen on the name Robbie for a little boy as she thinks it's 'cute' and it works well with her daughter's name.
However, she couldn't help but be reminded of a pop star every time she heard the name and was concerned everyone else would make the same connection - which makes her cringe.
"I'm an 80s child and grew up with Robbie Williams being a massive pop star (I'm not a fan)," she said.
"If you met a little Robbie would you automatically have the same association??
"I don’t mind the name not being on trend, but I know our millennial generation will likely think of that particular famous Robbie and it makes me cringe a bit."
People were quick to reassure the mum about her choice, while some suggested she went for Robert, with Robbie as a nickname.
One person replied: "There was a Robbie (Roberto) in my class at school so I wouldn't associate with Robbie Williams (he'd have been born before the band formed). I like it although I'm probably more keen on Robert nickname Robbie than it on its own."
Another posted: "Robert and it's variations are so popular across multiple generations that, although many will think of Mr Williams when they hear that particular shortening, he'll never be people's only association.
"Pretty much everyone will know at least one Robert/Robbie/Rob/Bobby/Bob in real life, it's just one of those names, so it's not like you're calling him Ronan (using an example of a singer of a similar era), where people are more likely to have only heard of that one. My advice would be to use Robert with nickname Robbie, as Robbie alone is quite infantile, but many do simply just use the nickname these days so he won't be alone in his generation. I guess he could still shorten to Rob when he gets older if he finds the ie a bit babyish."
Someone else added: "It was my initial thought before reading that you’d mention it but weirdly I know 2 adult Robbies and had never made the link!"
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