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Woman Wants A Baby Name Against Her Boyfriend’s Late Wife’s Wishes

Relationships July, 03, 2025

Though sometimes your partner doesn’t agree to a name, while that can be a little distressful but eventually there are a thousand beautiful names out there that are liked by both of you and might just best suit your child.

A couple from the US cannot stop arguing over the difference of opinion on naming the baby, even though the father of the unborn child has a valid reason to prove his point.

The pregnant women’s daughter shared it on Reddit to get the public opinion on whether she should tell her mom that she is the one acting immature. The girl explained through the post that her mother got into a serious relationship two years ago and recently discovered that she was pregnant with a baby girl. She shared that the baby is miraculous for the couple and the baby’s dad is a widower.

She revealed that Parkinson’s disease took his late wife’s life four years ago. It was a difficult journey for his late wife but she already accepted the fact that she had limited time and eventually her husband would find someone to love. His late wife had jotted down a ‘no-no’ list of names that they would have used if they ever would have children.

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The girl added that her mother knew about the list but wasn’t aware of the names inside it until recently she discovered it during her pregnancy. She went further and shared through the post that her mother wanted to name her child after a character that fascinated her while reading a book, the name wasn’t that modern but also not much uncommon.

The biggest problem the child’s to-be dad had was that the name she chose was the same as the name of his late wife’s mother, his late wife always wished to name the child with that name if she ever had a baby girl. The very name the pregnant woman chose was the one that was highlighted by the late wife for not using it.

It was also conveyed through the post that her mom is reluctant for using that name as she really liked that character in the book but her boyfriend had no intention of disrespecting his late wife’s wish and hence suggested other names.

The girl felt to be stuck in a position where she was unable to tell her mom that she was being wrong. She said that the list specifically had three names per gender, making it as small as six names yet her mother chose the most dominant name on the list.

While she disagreed with her mother, her brothers and other family members just thought that it may be a little weird but nothing is wrong with it. The post went viral on Reddit and many people responded in light of the situation.

While one person commented that to name a child is an equal right for both the parent and how can the mother-to-be can behave so childishly and remind him about his loss, another person said that blended families are hard to tackle but the mother should show some respect rather than going mad for a book’s character.

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