Baby names are completely subjective and the chances are, you’re not going to please everyone.
But while it’s not so much of a problem if a stranger dislikes your chosen moniker, it’s not exactly ideal if the baby’s mum isn’t even a fan.
An anonymous pregnant woman, from the US, has taken to Reddit to discuss the rather unusual name her fiancé has settled on for their son. Pictured, stock imageCredit: Getty
That’s the situation one US-based pregnant woman found herself in after her fiancé settled on a very unusual name for their impending arrival.
Taking to Reddit, she asked: “Has anyone heard of the name Mortaki (mort-ah-kie) before?”
My fiancé loves it for your boy I’m not set on it. But we’re also doing the middle name Richard for my dad, so I let him pick his first name.”
She added: “We also have an Everleigh Jade and a Willo Rose.”
And many were quick to take to the comments section to suggest it sounds like her husband may have misspelt a name he’d once heard.
“It sounds like the partner/OP heard the name Mordecai but never saw it written down,” commented one.
A second agreed: “That’s almost certainly what it is. Poor guy is gonna be correcting people on the name’s spelling his whole life.”
A third added: “That was my thought as well. Did she mean Mordecai? That’s a nice, old name.
“But Mortaki is definitely not it. Definitely do not saddle a kid with that monstrosity.”
Meanwhile, a fourth penned: “That’s what I’m betting on. Just please spell it properly.”
A further commented: “It literally took me 3 reads of this post to realise they were going for Mordecai and not more-tacky. Woof lol.”
Elsewhere, others urged the mum-to-be to rethink the name for the sake of her son.
“It will forever be pronounced more-tacky,” warned one.
A second wrote: “I like that name, but only if you spell it Mordecai like a normal person,” while a third commented: “Didn’t think they could be a name more tacky than Everleigh but here we are.”
