Wife Asks Internet for Help Over Husband’s Baby Name Idea: ‘He’s Serious’

A wife has turned to internet users for help over her husband’s obsession with a particular baby name.

In a post shared to Reddit five days ago in the r/tragedeigh thread, which has more than 18,000 upvotes at the time of writing, user @yukinoyaiba wrote how her husband has been fixated with this name before they started having children, “and will not let it go no matter what I tell him.” The baby name in question? Mips, or potentially Mipsie.

Voicing her concerns to other Reddit users, @yukinoyaiba said: “I think the name is basically painting a target on a kid’s back and no one will take them seriously.”

Her husband thinks it’s a cute name and is also confident that he may even start a baby naming trend.

Preempting what other users might have to say about the baby naming dilemma, @yukinoyaiba wrote: “Yes, he’s serious. No, I cannot convince him no matter what I say it’s terrible so I told him I’d post here to see the general consensus. So, r/tragedeigh, is it, well, a tragedeigh?”

So far, the post has received over 7,100 comments, and the most-liked received almost 7,000 upvotes alone. It read: “Even if he likes it, naming a baby is a two yeses or no situation. Lucky for you.”

Some branded the name horrendous, while many others agreed that Mips or Mipsie would make an adorable and cute cat’s name.

Baby name expert Sidhharrth S. Kumaar told Newsweek that there are many factors to an affectionate and cute baby name.

“Names with perfect flow of letters, a pleasing rhythm and a combination of vowels and consonants make the name more beautiful,” Kumaar said.

“Each sound has a potential to evoke different reactions. Softer vowels like ‘a’ in Sophia or ‘o’ in Leo can sound soothing and calming, while harder consonants like ‘k’ in Kate or ‘t’ in Ethan can sound stronger and more energetic.”

Simple, easy-to-pronounce names also contribute to their beauty, Kumaar added.

Some Reddit users compared the name Mips to a disease; one even compared the name to “an eradicated childhood illness from the 1920s.”

Another agreed with the original poster’s initial concerns about their future child being a target for bullies: “100% the mockery this child will receive throughout grade school,” one user wrote.

After reading everyone’s comments, the woman posted an update on her current conundrum. She wrote: “We actually have a running baby name list of names we both like.

“Mips happens to be one he came up with and added a while ago. It’s really the only one I have had to put a hard no on. He insists it’d be a good name for a kid but luckily he’s open to a lot more options.”

In reference to a comment wondering whether it’s “too late to get the marriage annulled?” the poster responded: “I will not be divorcing my lovely husband over this, so jot that down.”

In an edit sequel, Reddit users also heard from the husband in question, who had a message for them.

It read: “Ok, I get it, Mips/Mipsie is bad. I just thought it sounded cute for a girl, but I got the message. Those who are curious, it was a Super Mario 64 reference. I mentioned it and she hated it, so it became a bit of a fake ‘argument’ around the house. It was all in good fun. At the end of the day, we were always gonna name our kid something normal.”

Newsweek reached out to u/yukinoyaiba for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.

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