A MUM has been ridiculed after revealing the name she wanted to give her baby.
The anonymous woman took to Mumsnet to ask fellow parents their opinion on the moniker - and was not prepared for the response.
She wrote: “Velvet. Someone just told me this was on their shortlist. I love it, I want it… I can’t can I?”
People were quick to pile in on the debate, and many slammed it as a name.
One person said: “It’s not a girls name, its a fabric. Like acrylic, viscose and nylon.”
While another added: “It does sound more like a pet's name than a child's, in my very humble opinion.
“Like a tiny wee baby rabbit.”
A third said: “It’s also used as a descriptive term for a vagina.
“Tipping the velvet, velvet glove etc.”
Meanwhile another person joked: “Why not Silk or Satin or Polly-Esther?”
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The woman replied to the criticism, and said: “Yes it's the name of a fabric but that doesn't matter does it, names need to have meaning beyond the name.
“Leo means lion, Gordon means triangular hill…”
However, people were still not convinced.
One said: “No, I really don't think you can. Could you call it out in the supermarket without feeling self conscious?”
Another wrote: “It sounds like a porn star name, sorry.”
However, there were some that supported the name, with one saying: “My sister has chosen a name remarkably similar to above, Velvet not Poly Esther!”
A second added: “I think it's lovely.”
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