A MUM has been slammed for choosing to name her son after a mythical creature.
Choosing a name for your baby can be an incredibly difficult task as you want to make sure you pick something unique, but not so out there that your child gets bullied.
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 mum took to the world of mythical creatures to gain inspiration for her baby name.
Sharing a text from a friend to Reddit, one poster said: “I’m speechless.”
The text read: “Any name yet?
“Kaylee is naming her baby Gremlin.
“I don’t like it but it’s her baby.”
The post went viral and was flooded with comments from Reddit users, many of whom weren’t impressed by the choice of name.
One person said: “That’s actually cruel to name your child that.”
A second person said: “Does she hate her unborn child?
“She didn’t even give him a chance.”
A third person said: “Gremlin is what I call my kids when they misbehave.”
A fourth person chimed in: “While I was pregnant we referred to my baby as a gremlin but only because it gave me a tiny bit of joy amongst how sick he made me.
“We certainly didn’t call him that after he was born!”
A fifth joked: “The girl will be Ghoblynn.”
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.
