My friend fell out with me after I slammed her baby name – it’s not my fault she wanted to name her after an STD

A WOMAN has been left dumbfounded after discovering the name her friend plans to call her baby.

She said that her friend thought the name belonged to a character in Greek mythology, but had got it mixed up with an STD.

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Taking to Reddit, the woman revealed that her pal, who is five months pregnant, had invited all of her friends around to help her to brain storm baby names.

However, the women had all been left open-mouthed after the mum-to-be revealed her favourite name: Chlamydia.

To the women's confusion, she then revealed that she had liked the name since studying Greek mythology in school.

After a while, the Reddit poster realised that she had got the name mixed up with Clytemnestra, the wife of King Agamemnon.

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The woman pointed out her friend's mistake, but she refused to believe her.

After the woman Googled the answer, she said the mum-to-be became awkward and quiet.

"The mood for the rest of our time together kind of soured", she said.

When she returned home, the woman's pregnant friend began bombarding her with angry text messages and slamming her for "embarrassing her in front of everyone."

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The woman said: "I ignored the text because she was kind of being an idiot.

"A simple Google search before getting so attached to the name would have solved the problem before there was one."

She added that she doesn't think she has anything to apologise for, as things would have been much worse if she hadn't said anything, and the baby had been left named after an STD.

Reddit users raced to the comments section to share their thoughts, with many people rushing to the woman's defence.

One person said: "If she's old enough to be pregnant, she should be old enough to know what chlamydia is.

Banned Names in the UK

The UK has no law restricting names, but names that contain obscenities, numerals, misleading titles, or are impossible to pronounce are likely to be rejected when registering a child.

• Hitler
• Monkey
• Cyanide
• Martian
• Akuma
• Chow Tow
• Rogue

"She embarrassed herself."

A second person said: "You did her a favour by correcting her when you did.

"It also sounds like you didn't do it in a condescending or harsh manner, she simply refused to accept the truth until you showed proof."

A third person said: "You can’t apologise for her own stupidity.

"Thank God, you did correct her.

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"The poor child will probably end up with a ridiculous name anyways, but at least not after an STD."

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