Mum questions friend's 'unusual' baby name
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When it comes to picking a name, many new parents want something that will make their little bundle of joy stand out from the crowd.
While some stick to more traditional names, others are determined to pick something unusual and 'out there' - we're looking at you, Kim and Kayne...
But sometimes these names can raise a few eyebrows with friends and family who would have preferred something a bit more, erm, common.
One woman is really unsure about the name her friend has picked out for her new baby boy.
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Writing on Mumsnet , she said: "I was being nosy on Facebook earlier and saw someone I went to school with.
"She's had a baby boy and called him 'Chip'. It's definitely not short for anything, I saw the birth announcement. That's his proper name.
"I'm all for variety and different names etc, but that's too far isn't it?! Or am I being normal?"
Some people said the isn't actually that unusual, pointing out it's normally a nickname for Charles and Christopher.
One mum said: "I love it and would have had it but it was a big fat NO WAY from husband."
Another added: "Not a common name. I've been teaching for years and have yet to meet a Chip. I quite like it in it's own way."
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Others weren't as keen.
One wrote: "I think it's a really cute nickname. But not as a proper name."
Another added: "CHIP as a main Christian name/forename is a bit weird IMO. Not awful, but a bit weird.
"I think it's OK as a nickname but not a full first name."
One wrote: "It is a totally awful name, and thankfully not common.
"Biff, Chip and Kipper did spring to mind, as did Chip Shop."
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Many members of the parenting website have been suggesting the new mum must be a fan of Beauty and the Beast or the children's book series Biff, Chip and Kipper.
But some defended it, saying they didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
A user joked: "Definitely unusual! But there's definitely worse.
"It's phonically sound, it's readable and spellable. Might end up being a bit of a chip on his shoulder, but it's a name."
Others said that when it comes to unusual names, it isn't anywhere near are questionable as others.
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One woman wrote: "It's certainly not the most unusual name I've heard! I know an Ocean, a Blaze, an Indigo and a Phoenix.
"I also have friends who have given their babies the cutesy forms of names rather than the formal ones as their official names.
"I have a friend whose baby is Charley. That's his actual name. Not Charles, shortened to Charley. I'm trying to picture a 60 year old solicter named Charley.
"But to each their own. Chip is a very old sounding name that isn't common today really, but if they like it, they like it."
Another added: "It's not my cup of tea but at least the child won't have to spell it out to people for the rest of his life though he may have to explain it, which could get annoying."