If you're keen to give your child a unique name, you need to think outside of the box.
While there's nothing wrong with picking a popular moniker, it's not to everyone's taste. In some cases, parents have even regretted their choice - and then been left with a difficult decision.
Unfortunately, finding a one-of-a-kind name that goes down well with friends and family isn't easy either, and a couple who blended their names have been slammed for doing so.
It appears both proud parents wanted to share their monikers with the youngster.
So the mum and dad, named Audrey and Tom, decided to do just that, and they named their baby Audtom, as a horrified bystander discovered.
Taking to Reddit to share their shock, the anonymous critic explained: "My mother just told me the name of her ex's child and my GOD is it a doozy.
"He and his wife named their daughter: Audtom. Because his name is Tom and her name is Audrey."
"I could not f*****g believe my ears," they added.
Unfortunately, the choice received little support. Commenters were quick to agree with the post's author and mocked the baby's name.
One person wrote: "Assuming this is pronounced 'Autumn' and not 'Odd-Tom', would it have killed them to just spell it Autom? It's still butchered, but at least it's a frog hair closer to the correct spelling."
A second commented: "They could have also gone with Atom, which would be low-key badass (but would also get confused with Adam)."
Meanwhile, another replied: "Not me thinking Tomrey would be better." Someone joked: "Tomrey is her brother."
Elsewhere, a Redditor revealed: "I once saw a baby announcement where the mom was named Shannon, the dad was Daniel, and they named the baby Shanniel. I thought that was the worst portmanteau name I'd ever heard… this one is worse."
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