Picking a name for your new born baby is an exciting but important task and it can be very challenging to decide on something that all of your loved ones like. Bella Davis, 18 found herself having to justify the unusual name she gave her to her six-month-old daughter after her family mistook it for a car manufacturer.
Bella and her boyfriend, Reason Robison, 20 both loved the name Polaris which is another name for the North Star and agreed upon it before their baby girl was born last July. However despite their certainty for the unorthodox moniker which has a deep personal meaning to them, their relatives had their doubts, the Mirror reports.
Bella, who is a stay-at-home mum, revealed: "When we told our friends and family almost everyone didn't like it. A lot of people thought of the car manufacturing company, Polaris Inc, who sell all terrain vehicles.
"My sister absolutely hated it but once Polaris was born, she's started to like it a bit more. The mother says that although some of her family have warmed to the name since her baby girl's arrival, she has received a lot of backlash from online trolls on TikTok who told her it 'sounds like a disease'.
Bella admitted that although she doesn't care for stranger's opinions she has stopped reading the 'hateful' comments. The 18-year-old said: "A lot of the comments are saying she'd be bullied in school for her name and that it's ugly."
The name has a deep personal meaning for the young parents as they initially bonded over a love of astronomy and would go stargazing together on romantic dates. Bella recalled how Reason had pointed to the North Star known as Polaris just before he asked her to be his girlfriend.
The couple have defended their decision to give their daughter Polaris, pronounced as 'Pol-air-is', such a unique name and encourage other parents to 'go for it' if they like an unusual name. The proud mother said: "I've never once regretted naming her Polaris. To all the people online, I'd say it's not your kid and you shouldn't give your opinion unless it's wanted because the things people say do hurt and it's unnecessary.
"I'd definitely say to other parents that if you love a name then go for it. Your opinion is all that matters and at the end of the day it's your decision. There's no name in the world that everyone's going to like.
She continued: "And to the people who say she'll be bullied - I think kids will be mean either way and if they're mean about her name then they're not very good friends anyway."
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