Choosing a baby name is not always easy, and for many parents it is often difficult to choose between a traditional name and a name that is a little more original. And while it’s important for parents to remember that they are free to choose whatever name they want for their child, there will almost always be people to judge their decisions.
A woman was recently kicked out of the baby shower of her sister when she burst out laughing following discovering the name she was going to give to her little girl, relates the Mirror. The woman said her sister and her husband decided to merge their names to come up with the name of their future daughter, but it ended up looking like bacteria. She recounts the scene in a post on Reddit.
The expectant mother’s name is Ella and her husband’s name is Sam, which means their baby girl would be called “Samnella“, which made Ella’s sister laugh when she realized how similar the name was to salmonella.
“I have a little sister, Ella. She married Sam last year in a small wedding. We knew they wanted kids right away, and last Sunday was baby shower. I knew she would announce the baby’s gender and name, but Sam’s mom threw the party to make it a surprise.“, says the sister d’Ella
“During the gender reveal, the pink came out and we all clapped. she to it: “OK for the name reveal” and that’s when she pulled out a onesie with “Samnella” above. There have been a few ‘woo’ more then dead silence, and I laughed, thinking it wasn’t real. Then I said ‘Salmonellalike food poisoning?‘”
“Sam’s mom freaks out saying it’s a beautiful name, Ella yells that I messed up and the name was supposed to signify their union. My own mother tells me that Iwould have had to shut up, that the child would probably be called Sammy.“
After this scene, the wife felt she was no longer welcome at the baby shower. “I left. I was told that the party continued, but the atmosphere was different.“
She explains it that her sister is adamant that most people like the name when they hear it, but she thinks they’re just “nice” and don’t really think it’s a good baby name.
“My sister says everyone loves and compliments the name, I think they’re just being nice.“
“I think I dowould have shouldn’t have laughed“, recognizeshe with hindsight.