A woman has admitted that she had to leave her sister’s baby shower after laughing at the name her sister was set to give her newborn.
Clearly, the couple loves a bit of science…
But before we reveal the baby’s unusual name, let’s take a look at some of the other celebrity baby names that have made waves over the past few years…
Coco…
Friends star Courteney Cox’s baby sounds delicious!
Apple…
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin also went for a foody option.
Blue Ivy…
You can’t expect Beyonce to do things by halves, right?
Birdie…
Busy Phillips took her inspiration from the animal kingdom instead.
Bronx…
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s kid is so over Brooklyn…
Monroe…
Mariah Carey clearly wishes stardom on her kids!
Kulture…
Cardi B totally went for it with her baby name!
Reign…
Kourtney Kardashian went for a regal theme.
North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm…
We literally can’t choose the weirdest of Kimye’s baby names.
Lazer…
Well, you didn’t expect Diplo to go for a conventional name, did you?
Bear…
Kate Winslet clearly wanted a baby to cuddle with.
Everest…
George Lucas went for a pretty epic-sounding name.
Denim…
Toni Braxton paid tribute to everyone’s favorite pants material.
Puma…
Erykah Badu was obviously never going to go for a common name.
Axl…
Fergie is a huge ice-skating fan.
Bluebell…
Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger Spice) took the floral name theme to the next level.
Dusty Rose…
Dusty? Are you sure, Adam Levine?
Sparrow…
Nicole Richie went for the least glamorous of birds.
Blanket…
Michael Jackson’s very offbeat choice here.
True…
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s baby name is kind of sadly ironic.
Esmerelda…
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes plumped for one of the lesser-known Disney princesses.
Rocket…
Sam Worthington went more “out of this world” with his choice.
Ode Mountain…
Jena Malone is clearly a poetry and nature fan.
Rainbow…
Holly Madison’s choice is very kitschy — and colorful.
Elsie Otter…
We hate to admit we find Zooey Deschanel’s choice kind of cute.
Pilot Inspektor…
Really not sure what Jason Lee was going for here.
Onyx…
While Alanis Morisette is feeling darker.
James…
You may not think Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ choice is too unusual — until you realize that choice was for their daughter…
Sailor…
A pretty cute name for Liv Tyler’s offspring.
Briar Rose…
Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen are obviously fans of Sleeping Beauty.
Titan…
Kelly Rowland opted for something altogether more violent.
Willow…
Pink opted for another “natural” name…
Brooklyn…
Was David and Victoria Beckham’s kid named after the place he was conceived?
Kal-El…
Nicholas Cage paid tribute to his love for Superman by giving his kid Clark Kent’s Kryptonite name.
Peaches…
Bob Geldof actually went off-piste with all his kids’ names — from Fifi Trixabelle to Pixie.
Banks…
Hilary Duff wanted to get fiscal with her baby name.
Homer…
Richard Gere was apparently inspired by a family name — but we know your mind just goes to The Simpsons…
Frances Bean…
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s child is named after the least glamorous food.
Sunny…
Adam Sandler’s baby name brings positivity — or at least, he hopes so!
Stormi…
Many believe that Kylie Jenner’s child has taken the prize for the most shocking name.
Talking about unusual baby names, one woman was recently booted out of a baby shower after she burst out laughing when she found out the name her sister was set to give her little girl.
In a post on Reddit, the woman claimed: “I have a younger sister Ella. She got married to Sam last year in a small socially distanced wedding.
“We knew they’d want kids right away, and last Sunday was the baby shower. I knew she’d announce the gender and name at it, but Sam’s mother arranged it so it was a surprise,” she continued.
The woman went on to recall what exactly happened…
“[During the gender reveal] pink comes out and we all cheer. Ella goes, ‘okay name reveal’ and that’s when she pulls out a baby onesie,” she said.
But before we reveal the name, people took to the comment section and proposed that the child may be bullied in school due to the name.
“All I could think of is that poor kid in biology class in the future. We used to get teased if a character from an English lesson or an example sentence for grammar had our name in it. The kid is named after a disease!” one user said.
“Surely a wind-up? If not, no child’s name should sound like bad chicken curry, while another said.
“You are doing them a service. Now they’ll hopefully be embarrassed out of using that awful name,” a third wrote.
The woman actually revealed there were mixed reactions to that particular name, with some even agreeing with her comparing the name to a particular organism.
“Sam’s mum freaks out about how it’s a beautiful name, Ella is screaming that I’ve ruined everything and the name was meant to signify the coming together of them. My own mother hissing that I should have kept my mouth shut, how the kid would probably go by Sammy,” she added.
The woman even went ahead and left the party, but according to The Mirror, the mood was different afterward…
“Family seems mixed on it, with a fair few agreeing Samnella does sound like salmonella, and caught off guard they’d have giggled too, but also a lot of ‘well, it’s her baby if she likes the name,'” she said.
But eventually admitted she should have kept quiet about it.
“I do think I shouldn’t have laughed, but also, how have multiple people heard Samnella and just thought ‘yeah sounds cute’? My sister says everyone else loves and compliments the name, I think they’re just being nice,” she continued.
Yikes, Samnella sure does sound like salmonella.
What do you think of the name?