I gave my daughter a common unisex name but my mum insists on changing it so it looks ‘more feminine’

PICKING the perfect name for your little one isn’t always easy.

Parents can go for something traditional or for something more unique, but this mum thought she had played it safe with a common unisex name.

The gran refused to spell her granddaughter’s name currently[/caption]

People couldn’t believe the strange spelling she insisted on using[/caption]

Posting on a popular Facebook group, the new mum explained how she decided to give her daughter a popular unisex name.

“Okay, so my daughters name is Jordan. Just how it’s spelled normally,” she wrote in the viral social media post.

But the woman’s mother decided to put her own spin on the classic name, because she thought it wasn’t feminine enough for her granddaughter.

“My mother, who I’m non contact with, spells it Jhordynne. She says it the ‘feminine version’ of a masculine name.” she explained.

But after sharing the post went viral online people slammed the mum for not putting her foot down when it came to the name.

One said: “I see why you have no contact, who just respells their grandkids name to their liking?!?”

A second agreed: “Kind of embarrassing that she makes a conscious choice of refusing to spell her own granddaughters name correctly.”

“I can see why you’re no contact with her. I’d stop talking to my mom if she insisted on spelling my daughter’s name wildly incorrectly too,” a third commented.

And someone else chimed in: “Everything about this makes my skin crawl. I’m happy you’re no contact.”

Meanwhile, others thought the over the top spelling was a especially weird choice.

“I could understand Jordynn. But why add the h? Same with the e at the end. Unnecessary,” one wrote.

“I love the name Jordan! Seeing it butchered by your mom would reason enough to have no contact with your mom in the first place,” another said.

But that isn’t the only name that’s caused a stir online recently, as a Reddit user revealed that her cousin created her own name by fusing two different names together – except she had no idea the word already means something else.

Taking to the online forum, the concerned family member explained that the name came from her grandparent’s names, Harvey and Charlotte.

Despite the sweet sentiment, the name left the family in chaos.

In the viral post, the Reddit user said: “She named her something so horrific I cannot even call the baby it.

“She combined two names and came up with… ‘Harlotte’.”

It turns out no one had any idea what the name would be until it was too late and all the legal documents had already been signed, so no one had a chance to talk the mum out of it.

“My mom burst out, “YOU NAMED THE BABY W****???” and my cousin started screaming. We are a loud family, but holy hell,’ the Reddit user added.

Although spelt differently, the unusual name sounds exactly like the word ‘harlot’ which, unfortunately for the little one, means ‘prostitute’.

he Reddit user said she refused to use the name, so used a nickname when she was born, but doesn’t know how long it will last.