Mum slammed for ‘borderline abuse’ after revealing newborn’s unique name, as trolls insist it’s better suited to a puppy
A MUM has been accused of “borderline abuse” due to the unique name she’s chosen for her newborn daughter.
Singer and actress Rydel Funk took to her Instagram page to announce the happy arrival of her gorgeous baby girl, as well as using the post to reveal her name.
The accompanying image showed the baby asleep and laying next to a wooden plaque that read “Sugar”, with Rydel revealing her full name is Sugar Lover Funk.
“Sugar Lover Girl is what my daddy has called me my entire life,” she explained in the caption.
“So basically he named her, haha!
“Passing on my nickname to my baby Sugar!”
Rydel – the sister of Disney star Ross Lynch – also has three older children, who are named Super, Sweetie and Storm.
And in the comments section on the Instagram post, people didn’t hold back as they revealed their true thoughts about Rydel’s name choice for her newborn.
“Do people realise these kids will have to walk into their jobs one day saying ‘hey my name is sugar lover funk’?” one asked.
“These are real humans, not pets or dolls!”
“It’s cute but likeeee she’s not a puppy,” another raged.
“This is borderline abuse,” a third insisted.
“Imagine seeing Sugar Lover Funk on an application. They’re never gonna be taken seriously!” someone else warned.
“These names are child abuse,” another argued.
“You know you’re naming future adults right?” someone else questioned.
Her name sounds like a stripper’s!
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“You just wait until your baby girl comes home from school everyday crying because kids and teachers are making fun of her name,” another sighed.
“It’s a cruel world and even more so now.”
“Some people just shouldn’t be allowed to name babies,” someone else insisted.
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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.
“Because wtf is sugar lover?”
“I must say I find all of the names tragic but Sugar and then her middle name Sugar Lover?” another slammed.
“She’s gonna grow up and the first thing she’s going to do is change her name sounds like a stripper…”
Not everyone had the same thoughts about the name though, with others insisting the moniker is “beautiful”.
“Aww she is so cute and I like the name,” one wrote.
“Oh I adore her name!! Congratulations!!!” another added.
“Why are y’all commenting about the names she chooses for HER children????” a third questioned.
“I understand the opinions and such when they are older, but again, they are HER kids, not yours!”
“Wow, the negativity on this post. Not your family so why does everyone care what they name their babies?” someone else said.
“Don’t have anything nice to say keep scrolling. Easy as that!”