A MUM has been left regretting her Scottish-inspired baby name as she hates its other meaning – and even wants to legally change it.
Picking a name for your little one can be an incredibly difficult task as you want to make sure you choose for something unique, but not so out there that your child gets picked on.
Some people opt to name their child after a family member, whilst others choose to name their offspring after a favourite book or film character.
One woman, however, has revealed that she and her husband gave their son the same name as a Scottish river.
Posting on Reddit, the new mum: “My son is now 15 months old and his first name is Clyde.
“Recently I am hesitating about whether to change this name.
“We liked this name the first time we saw [it]. It reminds me of rivers and mountains (the name of the river in Glasgow in Scotland is Clyde).
“It is a little old school but we think a vintage name is not bad and the trend may come back [and] it is not common but is not long and is easy to pronounce.”
But she continued: “I am afraid many people in the USA will think of Bonnie and Clyde and horses.
“This kind of stereotype and initial association makes me uncomfortable and I am afraid when my son grows up, other people may make fun of this name.
“But from the other aspect, those people who will think of Bonnie and Clyde will be less when my son grows up and the young people at that time will not know about this anymore.
“My husband does not think this name is a problem. He insists that people make fun of a person just because of the person but not the name lol.”
Young lovers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became notorious for robbing banks, stores and gas stations across America between 1932 and 1934.
The fugitive couple gained headlines for evading the authorities in shootouts and making daring getaways.
Their gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several other murders.
But social media users have insisted nobody will jump to link the woman’s baby name to the US criminal and strongly urged her to stick with the moniker.
One said: “I think your son is too old to have his name changed. As long as you don’t name a daughter Bonnie, you’re fine!”
A second agreed: “I wouldn’t change a name at 15 months old, no. It’s a fine name (I’m in the US). Little kids definitely don’t know who Bonnie and Clyde are.”
“I think you’re overthinking it, it’s a fine name”, added a third person.
A fourth revealed: “Clyde is my dad’s name and I love it. He’s in his early 60s, for age reference.
“It’s one of those names that will age well but is still cute for a baby/little boy.
“I don’t think any child will make the “Bonnie and Clyde” connection. It actually makes me really happy to see this name being used.
“15 months is a little too old to change a kid’s name, unless you’ve already been calling him something else his whole life.”
Meanwhile, a fifth wrote: “While it’s not my style, I don’t think you need to change it.
“I do not automatically think of Bonnie and Clyde. I think of it more as a vintage grandpa name. But that’s totally normal nowadays anyway”
It’s not the first time Scotland has influenced a new mum’s baby name choices.
Banned Names in the UK
The UK has no law restricting names, but names that contain obscenities, numerals, misleading titles, or are impossible to pronounce are likely to be rejected when registering a child.
- Hitler
- Monkey
- Cyanide
- Martian
- Akuma
- Chow Tow
- Rogue
One woman revealed she turns to the map of Scotland to find inspiration for her kids’ names.
Sammi lives in England but chooses to name her children after Scottish places.
And another mum-to-be was forced to scrap her baby name choices after moving north of the border.
She told social media users she was disappointed after realising that people pronouncing the monikers in a Scottish accent would ‘change’ the names.