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My husband suggested the ugliest name I've ever heard for our baby - and he refuses to compromise
A soon-to-be-mum has been left scratching her head after her husband insisted on an 'awkward' baby name - and he refuses to change his mind.
The 36-year-old revealed that couple were overjoyed upon discovering the gender of their baby girl, but things turned tense when the tried discussing potential names.
'When we first started talking about names, the 'boy name' was immediately decided: Stuart Jr., after my husband. No problem there, it's a classic name and carries family meaning. But, for a girl, things got murky,' the mum wrote on Reddit.
'My husband suggested Stuarta. No, you're not having a stroke. Apparently, his logic is that since Stuart ends in 't', we can just add an 'a' to make it feminine.'
The mum immediately hated the name and claimed it sounded like a furniture brand instead of a baby name, and that their daughter would have to 'endlessly correct people'.
A father, Stuart, is set on naming his daughter 'Stuarta' to honour himself
'He's adamant, though,' she explained. 'My husband says it 'honours' him while giving our daughter a unique name.
'I've suggested alternatives: feminine names that share a similar sound or meaning to Stuart, names he's mentioned liking in the past, even just going back to the drawing board entirely. But he's fixated on Stuarta.'
While the mum loves her husband and wants to honour his family, he would never dream of naming her baby something as 'ugly' as Stuarta.
'I can't imagine subjecting our daughter to a lifetime of awkward stares and endless questions about her 'unusual' name. I also worry about potential bullying and the impact it could have on her self esteem,' she said.
'Am I the jerk for refusing to budge on Stuarta? Is there any compromise I haven't considered?' she asked.
Many were upset the father was so insistent on naming the child after him, especially because the baby would likely have his last name as well.
'Why is he so egotistical as to require that a daughter be named after him?' one asked.
'He gets to choose the name when he pushes out the baby. Why is it only HIM being honoured and not you?' another wrote.
Some also shared their issues with the father's chosen name.
'Stuarta sounds like something you need an ointment for,' a man said.
'Stuarta is the kind of name that gets auto corrected back to Stuart. It is also the kind of name that people will laugh at as soon as you tell them,' another pointed out.