When you had a kid and you told your parents the name you picked, did they say, "Awww, we love it" or did they kinda scrunch up their faces and say, "Hmm. Interesting"?

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According to a new survey of grandparents, 20% say they hate their grandchild's name. ere are the main reasons why:

  1. 32% say it's too odd.
  2. 20% don't like that their name suggestions were ignored.
  3. 15% think it sounds made up or is too unconventional.
  4. 11% think it will embarrass the child.
  5. 10% wish the kid had gotten a family name instead.
  6. 5% think it's too hard to pronounce.

The survey also found that grandmothers had more issues with baby names than grandfathers. 44% of parents say their own mother had the worst reaction to the name they picked for their baby and 42% say it was their mother-in-law.

Read more at Evening Standard.

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