A woman who says she hates her name, and that even her dad isn’t able to pronounce it, has divided opinion on Mumsnet.
She said that she was “laughed at” by other children at school and has “anxiety” when giving her name now so she uses her middle name professionally.
But the person wouldn’t give her name claiming it was so rare she would be easy to be identified although she admitted that it was Welsh.
Many people asked why she doesn’t simply change her name and another said it was a “tease” not revealing what she was called.
The woman whose username is Blaengwnfi originally wrote: “This is a rant - apologies.
"I’ve always hated my name. No one can pronounce it. Not even my father or siblings. It was always read out incorrectly at school and the other kids would laugh at me. It gives me major anxiety having to introduce myself.
"I use my middle name professionally but it doesn’t feel like “my” name. I feel so angry with my parents sometimes for burdening me with this name. Parents - please think before giving your kid a weird or “unique” name! It could really mess them up…”
There were many replies similar to one who said: “You’re an adult you can choose the name you want.”
And one person replying on Mumsnet wrote: “Threads like this are such a tease. Sorry you’re sad but we need to know the name!”
She replied to the comments by saying she should change her name saying she is “too old”.
And added: “Besides, I tried by using my “normal” middle name. But it doesn’t feel like me. It’s jarring when someone calls me by my first name, or my middle name. I don’t have an identity which is a total mind f**k. People take having a name for granted.”
There was some sympathy for her parents among the comments with one saying that it is not easy to choose a name.
“What is your name? It must be annoying to dislike your name, but I think it’s hard for parents to get it right to be honest. A lot of people hate their name for the opposite reason, because it’s too popular! Not easy to strike the right balance,” they wrote.
And the woman replied saying that her mother had given her the “unusual” name “because she felt her name is too common”.
While one person jumped on the fact that her dad couldn’t even pronounce her name.
They wrote: “Your dad cant pronounce it??? Either he had zero interest in naming his child or... no I can't think why. Your middle name is still your name on your birth certificate. Otherwise as mentioned above change it. Or can you shorten it?"
Meanwhile on which names are viewed more “positively” in society a 2012 study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology said that generally simpler names to say were viewed better.
It stated: “The easier a name is to pronounce the more positively it is judged.”
