Woman refuses to change baby name after sister argues it 'clashes' with hers

Woman refuses to change baby name after sister argues it 'clashes' with hers


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A woman is igniting viral conversation after sharing that her sister is upset with the name she's chosen for her child — arguing it "clashes" with her own baby name choices.


In a post shared on Reddit, the woman writes that she and her sister were raised by their father and stepmother, who was named Leigh-Ann. Leigh-Ann died five years ago and now the woman has


chosen to honor her by naming her daughter Leanna. "My sister had the same idea with wanting to honor Leigh-Ann and named her 2-year-old Lee," the woman writes. "We told her


that we chose the name Leanna for the child we are expecting. Sister is very upset because she said that it clashes with her baby name choices." NEVER MISS A STORY — SIGN UP FOR 


PEOPLE'S FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER TO STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE BEST OF WHAT PEOPLE HAS TO OFFER, FROM CELEBRITY NEWS TO COMPELLING HUMAN INTEREST STORIES. She continues: "My sister is


not currently pregnant but wanted to name her future daughter Ann or Anna as another way to honor Leigh-Ann. She thinks it would be stupid for her kids to be named Lee and Anna with a cousin


named Leanna." While the woman agrees that the names might be "confusing," she adds, "we had no clue that she wanted to do another honor name for a future kid."


"Going into this we knew that Lee and Leanna are pretty similar names but I thought they were different enough that it wouldn't be too weird or confusing," she shares. Both


women were close with their stepmother and, therefore, the woman writes, "I don't think she should be the only one that gets to use an honor name. At the end of the day, she can


still name any future kids whatever she wants. And I have the same right." Now, the woman says her sister is making "passive-aggressive comments" every chance she gets.


"For example, we were out shopping with her and Lee and Lee picks out some kind of stuffed animal. Lee dropped it the Wal-mart parking lot on the way back to the car," she writes.


"My sister quickly picks it up and hands it to him saying, 'Careful buddy, she might want to steal that too.' " She continues: "I'm pretty sure she was trying


to imply that we stole a version of his name or something but the whole interaction was pretty weird in my opinion." Commenters overwhelmingly agree with the poster, with one writing,


"You can’t own a name. Please name your child what you want. Don’t back down. Sister seems like a nightmare." "I also think sister is being ludicrous and entitled to think she


has the right to name TWO kids after stepmom (or whoever) yet [original poster] cannot name even one kid after stepmom," adds another.