An influencer has broken down after her son’s unique name was ridiculed, saying the hurtful comments are ‘cruel’.
Liana Jade and her husband Connor Darlington named their eight-month-old boy Koazy, which is pronounced Cosy. The UK YouTubers, who have 2.71 million followers, were surprised to discover their choice of baby name was the subject of ridicule from listeners of The Unplanned Podcast.
The podcast hosts, US couple Matt and Abby Howard, who have a baby and are expecting again themselves, prompting a discussion on baby names, saying they believe baby names have ‘gotten out of control in 2023′.
“It does bug me some of the names that are out there nowadays, they’re just like so off the wall,” Abby said in the podcast episode.
“You know your child is going to grow up and be an adult and potentially work in a professional setting. Some people are so proud they don’t know anyone named this name… that might not be the flex you think it is.”
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While the couple didn’t actually discuss the name Koazy, a short of the episode sparked debate on YouTube and TikTok, with the comment sections specifically ridiculing the name. While the comment sections have now been disabled, the ferocious backlash prompted a tearful response from 24-year-old Liana.
“People have said we called him Koazy because he was cosy in the womb. But no. It was a name we already had and as I was getting so heavily pregnant, people were saying ‘he’s so cosy in your belly,” she explained.
“It confirmed to us that is what we should name him… we were like ‘Oh my God, it’s meant to be’.”
“I wasn’t trying to name him anything for a flex. I knew everyone wasn’t going to love the name so I am not going to sit here defending it,” she continued.
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“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But it’s just different when there’s this comment section open on such a big influencer’s video of people, fully grown adults, just sat there slandering my baby’s name.
“I think it’s quite cruel – and if I had posted that video personally, I think I would have been very mindful of who was being named and how that can have an effect on other people.”
Her video has now been viewed more than six million times on TikTok, with followers throwing their support behind her choice of baby name.
Sadly, this type of baby name ‘bashing’ isn’t isolated – we’ve previously featured an influencer who actually received death threats over her baby’s name.
What do you think of people ridiculing other’s choice of baby name? Let us know in the comments below.
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