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My daughter keeps getting bullied because of her name – I don’t see the problem with it but not everyone agrees

EVERY parent knows how important choosing their child's name is.

But one mum who thought she did a good job has been left dumbfounded after finding out her daughter is being bullied for it.

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Posting to the online forum, , the anonymous mum revealed her 12-year-old has been bullied because of her name.

She revealed her daughter's name was Kevin, and that she couldn't understand why she was bullied for it.

She wrote: "My 12-year-old daughter named Kevin says that people bully her for her name.

"It's a very nice and common name so why do people bully her?"

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But it seemed that people online could see why she was bullied straight away.

And many were left puzzled the mum didn't realize why.

One wrote: "People bully her because it is not a common.. or very nice name for a daughter.

"Please offer to change this little girls name. You set her up as an easy target."

Another commented: "Because it is a boy’s name.

"It is a nice name for boys. What you did was similar to a family naming their son Kaitlyn, a girl’s name. Names can be legally changed."

A third penned: "Kevin is a predominantly male name; You should have known that when you named her; This one is on you.

"People bully her because while Kevin is a common name it is not at all common for a girl to have that name and some kids are mean.

Meanwhile, a fourth wrote: "Naming a girl “Kevin" is just as dumb as a boy named “Sue"."

Other people provided more practical advice, one suggested: "I know a woman named Keven (pronounced KEE-venn) who loves her name. Maybe if you changed the pronunciation or called her Kee as a nickname?"

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