'I regret the name we chose for our son - I'm worried he'll grow up to hate me'
If you're thinking of choosing a unique name for your baby, make sure it isn't one you'll regret.
When it comes to picking a baby name, there are many options to choose from - whether you like timeless classics or want to go for something a little more unique. It's something you and your partner should consider carefully before your little one is born, as once you've put something down on their birth certificate, it's usually pretty final.
One mum, however, is starting to regret the name she chose for her son, as she's sick of people pronouncing it incorrectly. What's more, she's feeling so uncertain about the moniker that she's even worried her son will "hate" her for it when he's older.
In a post on Reddit, the mum revealed she chose to her name son Teo, and rather than pronouncing it like "Tee-oh" as the mum intended, people keep saying it as "Tay-oh".
She wrote: "I have a beautiful five-month-old boy and as soon as we found out we were pregnant we knew if it was a boy we would name him Teo (pronounced Tee-Oh). When we found out he was a boy, he was called baby Teo straight away. All family and friends liked it and had no issues. We absolutely love it and it suits him so well.
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"We knew we wanted to pronounce his name Tee-Oh and tossed between spelling it Teo and Tiho. Ultimately we chose Teo because when I said the name to people and asked how they thought it would be spelt, that's what they said. Also, that spelling looks nicer with his surname.
"The reason I'm now second-guessing myself is due to people mispronouncing it as Tay-Oh when reading it. Not everyone does, and some ask for the correct pronunciation. But I want to know, have we accidentally given him the wrong spelling for the way we want his name pronounced? Or is it just a name that has two pronunciations? And finally, is my poor boy going to hate us because he has to correct people occasionally? Please tell me he'll be okay, I love his name and don't want to change it."
Commenters on the post were quick to tell the mum that they too would pronounce the name as "Tay-oh", especially as it reads as though it would be a nickname for the Spanish name Mateo. However, some agreed with her "Tee-oh" pronunciation, as they highlighted similar names such as Leo and Theo.
One person said: "I also would have read it as Tay-oh. I think that is the usual pronunciation of Teo. But I wouldn't worry about it - the worst he'll have to do is correct people! Lots of people have to do this even with the most traditional names," while another added: "I would teach him to say 'it's Teo, like Leo' so people will remember that and never get it wrong again, they also won't ever misspell it. I love it! Teo is such a cute name!"
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