While it can be difficult to think of a fitting name for your child, some names may naturally stick more than others. Undeniably, the choice of moniker is incredibly difficult considering that it'll follow your little one for life.
A new father admitted that while he loved his daughter's name at first, it now makes him feel incredibly uncomfortable. Taking to popular forum Reddit, the man explained that he 'hates' his baby's name.
Following the death of his mother-in-law, he and his wife decided to name the child in her memory - but he's now regretting his decision. Captioning the post, the man wrote: "I hate my baby's name, and she's named after my deceased mother-in-law."
The father explained: "My wife and I had our daughter a month ago. My mother-in-law passed a few months before our daughter arrived, and my wife and I decided to name her after my mother-in-law - Renee.
"I kind of liked the name. I felt like it was kind of cool and interesting (the kind of name I like), and there was something classy about it.
"I don't like my daughter's name. I genuinely hate it. It feels so weird to call her Renee, it's like talking to the soul of an old woman trapped in the body of a month-old baby.
"Also, every time I say it, I can just picture my crotchety old mother-in-law, and it's not only upsetting but just pushed the old lady name aspect.
"My wife loves the name, and will only call her Renee. I've been trying to divert by calling her nicknames (Nene, Renny, etc.) but I want her to have a name.
Seeking advice, the man wrote: "I know this comes off as super s****, but I just hate the name!!! Advice?"
Flocking to the comment section, people assured the concerned father not to worry about the moniker.
One person said: "As your child ages she'll come into her own personality, it will overwrite your association of the name with your mother-in-law."
Meanwhile, a second wrote: "Sometimes it's hard to call a baby a 'real' name. I called my daughter 'peanut' for the first two years of her life, she didn't know her real name until close to age two."
A different Reddit user shared their first-hand experience: "It's funny that you say it's awkward calling her by her name. I thought maybe I was just weird but I had to force myself to say my son's name after he was born bc he just didn't seem like the name we had chosen for him. Took a few weeks and now that he's ten, I can't see him being anything else."
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