Nooooo. Just, no. NO

I just heard a mother address her baby daughter as “Fetish.”

“Sit down, Fetish. Sit.” Fetish chose not to comply, perhaps exhibiting an early dose of strong will that may propel her towards a future name change.

As they were leaving, her companion remarked that “Fetty” was such a good baby.

Oh. My. Word.
Who does that to a child?!

Oh my gosh, that’s terrible. Poor kid.

Is it possible the name was foreign? Or a yoo-neek name that sounds really similar to the word “fetish” when said out loud? I simply cannot imagine someone giving their child that name, unless she miraculously both liked the sound of “fetish” and have NEVER heard the definition before. Sheesh.

Sadly, it was very clear. I didn’t see it written out of course but there was no questioning what she was saying. I wonder if she thinks it’s edgy or something. Ugh.

Whyyy??? It’s like naming your kid poop! This is why I’m not okay with words being used as names([name_f]Promise[/name_f], [name_u]Dream[/name_u]), sure some may be “cute”. But words like fetish, is just not right.

Ummm… I have no words.

The worst names I ever heard in person were a pair of identical twin women who attended my college, whose names were Exotica and Erotica. Yeah.

Fetish is just. Horrifying.

Oh no. I don’t understand why anyone would do that to a child. Surely they must know what it means? Didn’t anyone in their family or circle of friends tell them it was a bad idea?

Like a PP, I hope this was a case of a foreign name that happened to sound like “fetish” in English. I can’t comprehend why anyone would knowingly call their child Fetish. That’s cruel and abusive.

She was a Caucasian, native English speaker in Idaho. I think her friends and family failed her.

She gave every impression of being an all-american girl in Idaho. I guess the father (who was not there) could speak a different language, but you’d still think they’d rule out a name that sounds just like Fetish in English.