Well i would love an update on what happened here.
It does seem rather insane of her but perhaps she is playing a trick back on the brother and he has fallen for it thinking she is 100% serious in her plans to use this name.
Ive not heard of it but its a no for me.

Ohhh tough one. I personally have never heard that word before so I didn’t find it as much of a red flag as a baby name as I would have others and I am thinking with a long name like that she will end up with a nick name anyway. Maybe she’s just pranking her back?!

I do hope that before the final decision is made the baby’s mum has told the baby’s dad what the name means. Her brother says that she and he share the same sense of humour, so maybe she is pulling his leg at this joke and he hasn’t realised it. No matter, I think the name is awful, and the baby if it is a girl would forever be spelling it out to others well before they ever look it up and find out what it really stands for and means.

I don’t think it matters what we would do and if we would choose a special baby name with not such a nice meaning. I also think it doesn’t matter if the brother thinks this name is unacceptable.
In the end of the day it’s up to the parents to decide about this.
The fact that the husband who agreed with the name may not know the exact meaning about it is his own choice; most parents will check the meaning of the name they give their child, when you don’t do this then that’s your own choice of which you may need to carry the consequences.
In this case; I don’t think many people will know this name is actually a fungal infection

I do think that parents in this sort of situation should stop and imagine explaining the meaning of the name to their teenage child. I bet that would make a few of them think twice! But it’s so easy to look things up these days that it’s pretty risky to assume no one will get the meaning.

Maybe someone in the hospital will mention it’s meaning when she has the baby lol. I can’t imagine giving my child a name like that. Apart from the meaning it will have to be spelt out every single time and it becomes tiresome. I know this can happen with even simple name like Tracey/Tracy/Tracie but at least they don’t always ask how it is spelt.

I think he should talk to the husband and be sure that he does actually know what it means – because if he doesn’t, well, that might solve the problem right there and then. But otherwise… I don’t think it’s a good name choice, but it is ultimately the parents’ decision.

Since this Mum to be knows what it means, I think her and her husband may just be joking. At least I hope they are. Otherwise that poor child will end up with a name that they will want to change asap. Who would want to be named after a disease

I have read this article again and still suspect the sister will have the last laugh on her brother and will not go through with the name for the child. The article states that the siblings share the same sense of humour and are very close. They will all know soon enough!

Im gonna go with Mum to be is playing a Joke and it’s been taken seriously so she’s continuing to run with it. I highly doubt once that child is born that will actually be the kids name. Especially if they work in the medical fuled because they would associate that name with the fungal infection
It just doesn’t make sense so I’m going with its a joke

There is a possibility that the pregnant mum is playing along with the joke and the name will be different when the child is born. Ultimately, it will the decision of the parents to name their child. I have never heard of the name or condition prior to reading the article.

I don’t think this mum has really thought through the implications of giving her child a name that she will have to continually spell out and which has an icky meaning. It’s like naming your child Diarrhoea – it may sound like a nice name, but it has icky connotations. I think the husband should be made aware of the meaning of the name, and I do hope they choose something else for their child.

No, nope, not a chance. I guarantee that child will end up changing their name the first chance they get. Why would you do that to a kid? While a lot of people won’t know the meaning some will and that’s enough.. Of all the names in the world surely you can come up with one you like thats not a fungal infection?

Omg that poor child who is going to have this name for life. It was supposed to be taken as a joke not seriously. I hope in time she changes her mind as that poor child will be picked on so badly at school. Who would do that to their child.

Oh my word! That she chose the name from the joke list, even knowing exactly what it was and what it meant! Is she just completely crazy? Not only is it a fungal infection, it just sounds plain awful! I really don’t understand this new trend of coming up with the weirdest names possible!

If it was me I would add the meaning of the name into a conversation where the husband was around to hear it. Sneaky I know but the sister should really tell her husband the meaning so he can decide if he still wants it. When I had my sons I had trouble finding thngs with their names on them ( Liam and Evan) I can only imagine the trouble they would have finding things with this name…….other than medical things!

I understand that everyone has its right to choose any name for their babies, but it is a bit sad that she named bub with some disease and doesn’t feel that it can give her a lot of problems in life. Selfishness? Negligence? I don’t know how to name it. I just hope that bub will be happy and she will have the opportunity to change a name in future. But idk if relationship with mum will be ok

Gosh this name could have been included in the Kath and Kim episode its as bad as Enema. I agree with @ChiWren it’s terrible and the child is the one that has to suffer (both physically and mentally). Pardon the pun but it need to be scratched.

In the end of the day it’s up to his sister and her husband how they want to name their baby. Personally I don’t think that many people will associate this name with a fungal infection, I certainly wouldn’t and I was a nurse for many years as well. That what the brother meant as a joke was taken seriously on board, not much what he can do about it. He could ask his sister if her husband is aware of the meaning

This is a terrible name choice for the baby. What if they want to go into medicine for a career, their name would be ridiculous. I know that it’s a parents choice on what they name a child, but they should remember that the baby is a person who needs to live with that choice.