2026-04-13 11:02:44

A new mother is worried after accidentally giving her daughter a very awkward slang nickname.

A woman is wondering whether to change her baby girl’s name after just one week after she and her husband settled on Sigrid, only to realise their plans to use ‘Siggy’ as a nickname could make people think of cigarettes.

She wrote on Reddit: “My baby girl is one week old and her name is Sigrid. My husband and I struggled to choose a name.

“We both had a favourite the other didn’t like – mine was Ottilie and his Aubrey. Etta was our compromise name, but he soon went off it after birth. He mentioned Sigrid and I thought I liked it and agreed.

“Now I’m worried she will get bullied for it sounding like cigarette. My husband loves the nickname Ziggy or Siggy. Could Sisi work (pronounced Ceecee?)

“Also, we’re not Scandinavian, although we both look it and my husband has Danish heritage a couple of generations back.”

She has since fallen in love with the name Beatrix, and her husband might “be willing” to think about the name change to prevent any potential bullying.

However, others have reassured the couple that the original name is just fine.

One commenter said: “I think it’s a really cool name. I would not worry about her getting teased. I didn’t even remotely make that connection or any other bad ones. I don’t think children will.”

And another added: “You’re only a week into postpartum. It’s natural to be a bit panicked in general.

“Give yourself time to settle in before you think about changing something as big as her name. See if it starts to settle in and feel more familiar.”

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