A MUM has revealed she’s terrified she’s ruined her daughter’s life because of the name she picked.
We all know that picking the perfect baby name can take months – even years to come up with.
The mum is now worried she’s ruined her daughter’s lifeCredit: Getty
But one mum has been left question her choice.
The anonymous mum took to Mumsnet and revealed her daughter was called Alexia.
While the name seems relatively normal, the mum was concerned it would ruin her child’s life.
She wrote: “At the time of her birth I was aware of dyslexia term but it was not everywhere like it is now and it never appeared to either of us that alexia is also a medical term.
“We just struggled to find a name and both really liked it. When we googled it back then we discovered it meant “men defender” and thought it had a good meaning.”
The medical term Alexia means ‘the inability to comprehend written material.’
Since finding out her daughter’s name is a medical term, the mum has been fretting over it.
She continued: “She is 8 and I am constantly obsessing over the choice we’ve made to the point that I am not sure if also made a mistake with our second DC name.
“She can’t go by Alexa either for obvious reasons – Mumsnet constantly slams both of the names whenever they come up.
“This made my anxiety worse with all the negative comments over both of the names.”
The mum said she would like to change the name but her daughter doesn’t seem to have an issue with it at the moment.
She added: “I do feel like I would want to change it but DD loves her name and doesn’t want any NN or other name.
“She is not aware of negative connotations but she may find out one day.
“Is the name really that bad? What would you think if you hear it on a playground?”
And people on Mumsnet quickly took to the comments section to share their thoughts – and many couldn’t see the issue.
One wrote: “It’s not that bad but I’d start calling her Lexi, which I think is pretty cute.”
A second person commented: “It’s a perfectly fine name, you’re worrying over nothing.”
“It’s a beautiful name. I can’t see what your issue is,” penned a third.
Meanwhile, a fourth added: “There’s an Alexia in one of my children’s class. I’m not sure what’s wrong with the name? I don’t understand?”
“It’s not a medical term in common parlance – as a pp said, it’s similar to Amelia in that regard. I wouldn’t worry – honestly,” claimed a fifth person.