I love my daughter’s flower-themed name but my mom and friends judge me for it – now I don’t know what to do
AN expectant parent has shared how much they love their daughter's flower-themed name, but other people don't feel the same about the moniker.
The user wrote in a Reddit post that her mom and friends judge her for it, and now she's unsure what to do about the baby name.
A Reddit user took to the social media platform to air their grievances about her future child's potential name.
They shared in a that they wanted to name their child Clover.
A clover flower is any of the genus, Trifolium, with low-leguminous herbs that have trifoliolate leaves and flowers in dense heads.
"My husband and I fell in love with it and are planning on naming our daughter this," the user wrote.
They also mentioned that it rolls off the tongue very well with their last name which also starts with the letter C.
When they told their mother about the name, she gave a subtle side-eye look and responded with an: "Ohhh, that's...cute."
"I had a similar, though not as drastic reaction from a friend, and now I’m way overthinking it," they added.
For them, it’s such a fine line between unique and too unique.
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"Are we in latter territory?"; the expectant parent asked the Reddit community.
They received a range of responses and parenting advice about the topic in return.
"I think it's just one of those names where people are either going to really love it or really hate it. I don't think you're dooming your child or anything, lol. If you love it, you should keep it," one person shared.
"I don’t like it. I couldn’t imagine meeting a grown adult named Clover. Too trying hard to be unique," another Reddit user wrote.
"I knew a lady named Clover. She sold, get this, plants at the local Farmers Market. She was beautiful and I love the name," someone else added.
"I love it. And yes, I have met a professor from my university with that name, so there’s your 'I couldn’t imagine a PhD with that name!'" another chimed in.
