Children are the most precious things in the world, meaning parents can be equally as precious about the names they choose for their offspring.
Names are important and can inform and impact many aspects of a person’s life, from careers to relationships. Our names have the ability to make a great first impression – so it is important they are picked wisely.
Curiously, one mother sparked much debate – and hilarity – on the internet recently after asking people what their baby’s name would be if it was named after the place their parents met.
The mother-of-two, who goes by the username @birth_uncut on TikTok, took to the social media platform to reveal her baby’s name would, amusingly, be “street corner” if she was following the rule of the meet cute location.
TikTok users had just as hysterical responses to the video, which has garnered over 40k likes and nearly 6k comments since it was shared.
One user wrote: “Ummm Tinder,” referring to the popular dating app, while a second penned: “Wetherspoons”.
“Pub,” “McDonald’s,” “Morrisons,” “Tesco” and “Home Bargains” were also very entertaining replies, proving that many Brits may have bumped into their future spouse or co-parent while doing the food shop at their local supermarket.
Milder suggestions were “Church,” “School,” “House Party,” and “College,” which all provided more run-of-the-mill locations to get chatting with a potential romantic partner, who they may have known from a young age.
Returning to the online daters, one commenter joked: “Hello baby Facebook! Ha! Too cute,” while another added: “Met him at a bar – calling the kid Tequila!”
It comes after a couple in Germany were banned from calling their son ‘Lucifer’ recently after a court ruled it was not suitable.
The decision was reportedly made by a court in Rostock, northern Germany after the parents of a boy tried to register the name with the local authorities, according to The Times.
There is no law in Scotland that bans names, but registrars can reject names that are offensive or inappropriate, according to Office for National Statistics.
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