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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Julia Banim

Woman regrets baby's name - everyone shortens it to a nickname she hates

A mum claims she's come to regret her baby son's name and is now considering renaming him. She says people keep getting the pronunciation wrong, much to her despair, and won't stop referring to him by a nickname she doesn't care for. According to this frustrated mother, her son's name is Danyal, an Arabic name of Turkish origin that means 'God is my judge'. The name is currently ranked 825 out of 4789 names in the UK, and so many Brits will perhaps be more familiar with the Hebrew variation, Daniel.

She's become exasperated by people repeatedly shortening her two-month-old son's name to 'Danny', a moniker she personally doesn't like, and is now considering changing his name to Farris or Zain.

She isn't keen on the nickname 'Danny' (Stock Photo) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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