A MUM-TO-BE has revealed that she is debating giving her unborn daughter the same name as Michelle Keegan’s child.
But nasty trolls have slammed the unique moniker as “unattractive”, claim that it reminds them of a “boozy holiday destination” and think it’s better for a “product” or “pet“.
It comes after yesterday’s fabulous news that Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright welcomed their first child into the world, a baby girl.
Our Girl actress Michelle, 37, and former Towie star Mark Wright, 38, announced the happy news on Instagram, with a photo of their new daughter, whom they have named Palma Elizabeth Wright.
The pair revealed that Palma had been born last Tuesday on March 6, and people were quick to congratulate them, with the post quickly racking up more than 500,000 likes.
Since the announcement, people have been searching for the meaning of the name Palma.
According to Nameberry, Palma is a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “palm”.
Its website reads: “Palma is an appealing Latin name that’s both geographical – it’s the romantic city on the Spanish island of Majorca – and botanical, relating to the palm frond.
“Sometimes given to girls born on Palm Sunday, it appeared in the US Top 1000 in the early 20th century. Its elaborated form is Palmina.”
And now, Reddit forums where people discussed the name have been unearthed, with one pregnant woman admitting she wants to call her baby Palma, but doesn’t know what people would think.
Posting on the namenerds thread, the anonymous mum-to-be titled her social media post “Thoughts on Palma?”
She then wrote: “I came across this name the other week and I like how sweet and simple it is.
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Despite this, she added: “Then this morning I saw someone online saying they don’t like it and asking for alternatives (for them it’s an honour name).
“Anyways, I’d never heard it until recently and am curious what you all think of it, what your associations are with it, etc.”
Keen to hear people’s thoughts, she questioned: “Have you known a Palma?”
Big divide
But Reddit users were left totally divided by the unique name – whilst some “loved” it, others “hugely disliked” it and thought it sounded “odd”.
One woman beamed: “I recently came across it too and love it.”
[quote credit=”Reddit user “]My gut reaction is that it’s odd and I don’t really like it[/quote]A second chimed in: “I like it!”
Whilst someone else shared: “My ballet teacher was named Palma. It suited her!”
However, at the same time, another user said: “In the UK, Palma definitely sounds like a sunny, probably boozy, holiday destination.”
A second added: “Sorry, but I hugely dislike it and think the sound is unattractive.
“Even a pet’s name. I guess it could be a product name.”
A third commented: “My gut reaction is that it’s odd and I don’t really like it.”
Meanwhile, another simply shared: “My association is with Palma de Mallorca or Las Palmas.”
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