A MUM has revealed her disappointment after moving to Scotland ruined her dream baby name choices.
Picking a name for your little one can be an incredibly difficult task as you want to make sure you opt for something unique, but not so out there that your child gets picked on.
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Some people choose to name their child after a family member, whilst others choose to name their offspring after a favourite book or film character.
One woman, however, has revealed how where she lives has affected the monikers she wants for her kids.
Taking to Reddit, the mum-to-be said she’s had her favourite baby names picked out since she was a little girl.
But she’s been left gutted as the reality of having these names now seems unlikely thanks to her “adopted homeland”.
She said: “My two long-time shortlist names; Carl and Pearl, are forever ruined by the Scottish accent of my adopted homeland.”
Explaining how the Scottish accent affects the pronunciation of ‘R’s, she added: “[I’d have] a boy named ‘Carol’ and a girl named ‘Peril’.”
Social media users immedately rushed to sympathise with the disappointed mum.
One said: “Unfortunately us Scot’s just can’t say they any other way. Try burglar, that’s even worse”.
A second admitted: “It’s not the most forgiving of accents”.
Meanwhile, a third chimed in: “This made me laugh out loud. ‘Peril’.”
But others insisted that the names would still work north of the border.
Somebody insisted: “You mean improved [the name].
“Carol was actually a neuter name, a variant of Charles/Carl. A little girl named Peril sound like fun.”
Another person joked: “Choose a name that the Scottish can’t pronounce at all like “Purple Burglar”.
And someone else insisted: “It’s one of the best accents out there.”
It’s not the first time Scotland has influenced a new mum’s baby name choices.
The woman revealed she turns to the map of Scotland to find inspiration for her kids’ names.
Sammi lives in England but chooses to name her children after Scottish places.
She said: “I’m expecting baby #2, and we’ve sort of committed to choosing a Scottish place-name for our little one’s first name.
“This is a trend that my husband’s parents’ started with all their kids, and for our first son we chose Stirling in keeping.
“We have Scottish heritage, and a ridiculously Scottish surname (might as well be McHaggis), but we live in the Midlands and have Southern English accents.”
She added: “I don’t know the gender [of my second baby] yet, but I kind of ‘feel’ like its a girl… So I want to start playing with names!”
And unsurprisingly, a Scottish island and town are leading the list.
Sammi continued: “We both like Skye a lot and it would be my husband’s choice, except I can’t get past it sounding a bit hippie.
“Other options I like are Paisley, Dailly, and Trinity.”
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
