We don’t really know how to take this one.
We all love the names we give our children and we pick them for special reasons. Whether it’s because it’s the name of a person you admire, a loved one, or you simply just like the name – you put a lot of thought into it.
However, this mum is now complaining that people have begun to call her child by nicknames and she’s getting “irritated” by it.
She took to Mumsnet to say:
“My DD is called Megan. We call her Megan at home.
“Other people seem to think it’s ok to change it to other versions:
Meg
Meggy
Megs
“Her name is Megan and that is what we call her at home. Aibu to think people should just call her by the name her parents use & not make names up?! It really bloody irritates me.”
Many users replied to the post saying that she needs to calm down. One wrote:
“Calling her by a clear diminutive of her actual name, eg Meg, is just people being friendly, and could be a term of endearment. So yes, chill for goodness sake.
“Can remember the Hyacinth Bucket-like mother of a school friend who always made a point of referring to her daughter as ‘Elizabeth’ and pretended not to know who our mate Lizzie was! Uptight and ridiculous.”
While another said:
“Meg as a diminutive for Megan is hardly making names up? If you pick a name with an obvious shortening then I’m afraid you have to expect that people will probably use it. Your DD may also use it when she’s older.”
