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Zahna Eklund & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Woman 'ruins' sister's baby shower after saying name 'sounds like bacteria'

A woman was kicked out of her sister's baby shower after the soon-to-be parents revealed the name they have chosen - and she burst out laughing. The woman claims her sister and husband came up with the unique name by combining both of theirs together - but that it ended up sounding like a diarrhoea-causing bacteria.

Posting to Reddit, she explained that her sibling's name is Ella and her partner is called Sam, with their baby girl to be named "Samnella". However, after they shared the news, the family member was left in hysterics when she realised how much it sounded like Salmonella.

As reported by the Mirror, she wrote: "I have a younger sister Ella. She got married to Sam last year in a small socially distanced wedding.

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