'My friend will ruin her baby's life with awful name but she won't listen'

Whatever you choose to name your baby is entirely up to you. Everyone has their own tastes – and no matter what name you pick, not everyone is going to agree with it. As long as the parents love the name they're choosing for their baby, that's really all that matters in the long run.

However, some baby names will raise more eyebrows than others, and if you're going for a really unique name, you should be prepared for some negative comments from confused family and friends. One mum-to-be is facing this situation, as several people close to her have told her she must reconsider the name she's picked for her daughter.

The mum's friend shared a post on Redditin which she revealed the baby girl will be named Eiowe, which will be pronounced like "Eye-oh". People have told her to reconsider, but she's "dead set" on using a "very unique name".

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In her post, she wrote: "My close family friend is planning on naming her baby 'Eiowe'. The baby is a girl. It's pronounced eye-oh, like if you sounded out the letters I and O, or if you said 'Iowa' without the A.

"My friend is dead set on having a very unique name, but all of her previous options were kind of tediously long, and this one is the shortest on the list.

"I'm not 100% sure where they got it from – Google yields nothing – but my sister is saying it's a short but beautiful name in comparison to the others and better than something longer or worse to pronounce."

While the friend is trying to support the name even though she isn't a fan, commenters on the post were less kind. Many said it would "ruin" the baby's life, while others said the child would be the butt of many Old McDonald jokes.

One person pointed out the connection to the nursery rhyme, stating: "Old McDonald had a farm, EIEIO," to which another replied: "This is absolutely going to happen in real life."

Another wrote: "What's wrong with just naming them Io? Still a bit silly but at least it's accurate for the Greek god and the moon of Jupiter."

A third posted: "I hate it. Nobody is going to know how to pronounce it because it's not a real name."

What are the laws on baby names in the UK?

If you're planning on giving your child a unique name, you should make sure it complies with the UK law around names. The UK has no comprehensive list of banned names, but there are some restrictions you should bear in mind.

You cannot give your child:

• Offensive or obscene names
• Names with numbers of symbols, such as James2 or @Victoria
• Names that are misleading, such as title-based names like Queen or Lord
• Names that are impossible to pronounce

According to the UK Deed Poll Office, names that are racist or considered to be harmful to the child could be illegal and banned in some parts of the UK.