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A MUM has revealed she's so embarrassed by the baby name she picked as a teen she tells people it's based on a deceased grandparent.

Holly took to social media, to share the baby name she picked and the inspiration behind it.

Holly shared she was now embarrassed by the baby name she picked
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Holly shared she was now embarrassed by the baby name she pickedCredit: TikTok/@hollyontheborderline
The mum revealed she named him after her favourite Twilight characters
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The mum revealed she named him after her favourite Twilight charactersCredit: Handout

The mum revealed she was a teenager when she gave birth to her first soon and was very invested in the Twilight movie saga at the time.

So much so, she decided to name her child after the characters.

In the clip, she said: "Normalise naming your child after something you love."

I have to tell people I named him after a deceased grandparent

Holly

Sharing her take on the social media trend, Holly said it doesn't always age well.

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"Jokes on me I got pregnant as a Twilight obsessed teenager and now I have a 10-year-old named after one of the characters."

But it seemed holly regretted the inspiration behind the name so much, she now refuses to tell people where his name comes from.

"I have to tell people I named him after a deceased grandparent," she added.

While she didn't share her son's name in the video, she did reveal exactly what it was in the comments.

One person revealed her brother was called Edward Jacob, and Holly admitted that was also her son's name.

Fortunately the name was common enough that people who didn't know the movie franchise wouldn't think twice about it.

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The clip posted to her TikTok account @has gone viral with over 49k views and 1,200 likes.

People were quick to share the baby names they were inspired to use thanks to fictional characters.

One person wrote: "My son is named Jared. I was 16 and loved 30 Seconds to Mars."

Another commented: "My son's named Anakin cos of Star Wars I was obsessed with."

Unusual baby names 2024

Many parents are opting for meaningful names in 2024 with unisex names on the rise due to their unique element, it's hard to categorise them.

With celebrities at the forefront of this growing trend, after Ed Sheeran named his latest addition Jupiter Seaborn, and Kylie Jenner who named her newborn Aire - it would seem having a unique, unisex name is more common than you think.

Unusual baby names documented in 2024 include:

  • Halo
  • Aire
  • Elio
  • Royal
  • Atticus
  • Ori
  • Starlette
  • Snowdrop
  • Kahlani
  • Zyla
  • Teddy
  • Ezra
  • Beau
  • Otto

"I'm 37 and have a almost 2 year old named Loki. it was the only name that fit," penned a third.

Meanwhile a fourth said: "My brother was born a few days before twilight came out and was called Edward Jacob. My mum didn’t know about the book until he was 11."

"That’s my kids name too lol," Holly replied.

"Fortunately my grandpa's name is actually Edward,” claimed a fifth.

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Someone else added: “Girl same but Harry Potter."

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