PICKING the perfect baby name isn't always easy, especially if you want to step outside of the box slightly, or have traditions to stick to.
But one mum-to-be found herself in a sticky situation after she discovered the name she loved for her baby sounded a lot like her .
The mum explained she'd already agreed on a with her husband when they noticed their dog reacting to the name whenever they said it out loud.
Soon, they realised the pup actually thought they were saying its name, since they sound so similar.
The mum then took to to see if others thought she should pick a new name for her baby, and people had mixed feelings about it.
She titled the viral post ‘our dog ruined the only name we could agree on’ and explained what happened.
“We’ve struggled to come up with names for our little boy but have both fallen in love with Vincent.
“The issue comes when we were excitedly talking about the name Vincent/Vinnie, ourdogWinston (Winnie) reacted, clearly thinking we were saying his name.”;
Although the mum said neither she nor her husband blamed the dog, the situation left them both feeling “anxious” because her due date was right around the corner.
“Baby boy could come any day and we’re no closer to a name,” she noted.
She asked fellow Reddit users if they thought she could make the name work, despite the dog; it was his name.
She even shared some other names including Caleb, Albie, Fletcher and Franklin but added she's “not as sold”; as she is with Vincent.
One person suggested sticking with the name and just avoiding the similar-sounding nickname.
They said: “Name him Vincent and don’t call him Vinnie. Problem solved! If you want him to have a nickname, call him Vin or come up with something based off his last name or something.
“You might even come up with something once he’s born because of his appearance or his personality.”
But others pointed out that the couple should stick with the name they really love, since the dog would likely not live much longer.
“They should go with Vincent if it's what they love, and if both come running at “innie”, so be it,” one said.
Another agreed: “Name your son Vincent. Winston will adjust; dogs are very intuitive and he will figure out when you are talking to him and when you are not.
“As much as we love our dogs, Winston will not carry his name for nearly as many years as little Vincent will carry his.
“If it really becomes necessary, you can change the dog's name. (Winston becomes Teddy Winston and then you gradually phase out the Winston. Now your doggie is named Teddy.)”
And someone else shared a similar story from their own family, they explained: “Name your human what you want. My sister had a dog named Sebastian and when they had their baby they couldn’t agree on any name they liked other thanSebastian.
“So they renamed the dog and gave their human baby the name they liked the most.”
