A WOMAN has been left fuming after her best friend named her newborn daughter the same moniker as her dog.
She explained that she’s had her pet for the last 12 years, and has been friends with her pal for their “entire lives”.
So when the new mum announced she’d called her daughter “Lucy”, the news “really bothered” her friend.
Taking to Reddit’s Name Nerds thread, she revealed that her friend is even using the same unique nickname she has for her dog as a hashtag for her baby on social media.
“I have been friends with this girl our entire lives, she knows my dog well,” she wrote.
“I know it’s stilly but it really has been bothering me.
“Am I being ridiculous?”
When she was inundated with people asking her to reveal the nickname, she said it’s “Gary Blucy”.
“Which IS weird to call your newborn???” she added.
“It is an inside joke between my spouse and I and so for her to also use that as a nickname is strange, even if it’s for laughs on social media.”
She’s even brought up the issue with her friend, who had “no clue” as to why she was even worried by it.
“There is no underlying issue between us,” she insisted.
“I love this baby and I will take it as a compliment, but when my dog passes away it will be sad for me to hear ‘Gary Blucy’ used.
“That’s where my brain goes.”
She also said that while she would be ok with her friend using the nickname for her daughter in private, it’s the fact she’s using it as a public hashtag she finds strange.
“It’s the nickname that’s weird – I would not want to associate my beautiful baby girl with Gary Busey…”
And people in the comments section largely agreed with her that the friend was being odd – not for using the name, but for using the nickname too.
“The friend is definitely strange for using it,” one wrote.
“Using Lucy is fine, maybe a heads up would have been nice, but using the same nickname is very odd given that it’s Gary Blucy.”
YOU may think having a unique name helps you to stand out, but is it all it's cracked up to be?
Fabulous’ Deputy Editor Josie Griffiths reveals the turmoil she faced with her own name while growing up.
When I was a child, all I wanted was one of those personalised keyrings with my name on it.
But no joy, the closest I could find was Rosie, Joseph (not great for a little girl) and Joanne.
Josie is short for Josephine, which is a French name, and I managed to reach my 20s without ever meeting anyone who shared it.
When I try to introduce myself to people, I get all sorts of random things – like Tracey and Stacey – which can be pretty annoying.
Although I have come into contact with a couple of Josies over the last year – there seems to be a few of us around my age – it’s still a much rarer name than most of my friends have.
On the whole I don’t mind it, at least it’s not rude or crazily spelt.
And it means I can get away with ‘doing a Cheryl’ and just referring to myself as Josie.
I’m getting married this year and some friends are shocked that I’m changing my surname, as it’s not seen as very cool or feminist to do so these days, but I explain to them that I’m not that attached to Griffiths as I’d always just say ‘hi it’s Josie’ when ringing a mate up.
I think it’s nice to be unique and I’ll definitely try and replicate this when naming my own kids.
It’s the rude names you’ve got to watch out for, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I’ll definitely be avoiding those.
“With the additional info that she’s using your nickname, it’s definitely on purpose and quite weird,” another added.
“I feel you. I think it’s weird,” a third commented.
“When I was pregnant with one of my kids I told my mom I wanted to name the baby a very specific name connected to my husband’s culture and she took in (literally trapped) a stray cat and named it that.
“It was so bizarre and still bothers me.”
