Choosing an unusual baby name is a difficult task. But one mum who thought she had hit the nail on the head will likely have been left questioning her decision, after she shared her pick online - and it was met by a barrage of hate.
The mum-to-be had been trying to find something unique, but may have gone too far, as people begged her to reconsider. Many even said they felt sorry for her son - as they were convinced his name would make him sound like a rapper. Whether or not she will stick with the name remains to be seen, but the response indicates she might want to think twice about it.
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Taking to Mumsnet, the expectant mum claimed that her and her partner want to call their son Jaze or Jayze.
While they had nailed down the pronunciation - the name will "rhyme with maze", the pair could not agree on the best spelling.
She explained: "I prefer Jaze as it's simpler but my DP thinks Jayze looks more solid as a name. We don't like traditional names so James is off the menu. We liked Jay but it's a bit overdone and more boring."
But parents were quick to blast the name, with people rushing to the comments to suggest the couple change it.
"They're both awful," said one person. "Poor kid," commented a second.
And not mincing their words, another wrote: "Good f**king grief. Neither."
"On God’s green earth - just why?" read a different comment.
And people thought the name could prove a nuisance for the child.
One person said: "Oh, good god NEITHER!! He'll spend his whole life correcting people and saying 'no, not like that rapper'".
"He will be called Jay Z all his life," someone else agreed.
Offering a different reason, a parent also claimed: "It’s a made up name with ‘naughty boy’ written all over it. People will make negative assumptions about him before they even meet him - they shouldn’t but they will. Call him Joss or Joel or something."
Responding to comments, the mum admitted she had expected people might associate the name with Jay-Z.
"Yes I thought maybe Jayze would be read like Jay-Z," she wrote.
But she still sounded keen on the name, or a similar variation, writing: "I get that lots of people won't like Jaze. I don't mind Jace actually although that sounds more like a shortening of Jason."
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