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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/New_Possibility_9820 on 2023-10-01 18:32:44.

I gave birth to my second child a few weeks ago. I already have a son and this time I had a daughter. My husband and I named her Alannah. We announced the name and did not expect any real reaction to the name. But my sister had an almost immediate reaction of OMG why would you name your child Alannah?! and it was so confusing to me because it was such a strong reaction. I told her we thought the name was pretty and would grow nicely with our daughter. She told me it was the worst name ever and I was so shocked that I didn’t even ask her at that point why she hated it so much.

We didn’t speak for a week and then she said we needed to talk. I agreed because I was still so taken aback by her reaction. She showed up at my home and overreacted more to the name. She was saying it was so shitty that we chose the name and how could we do that to her niece. I asked her what she was talking about and asked her why she hated the name so bad. I was wondering if she’d had some terrible experience with an Alannah unbeknownst to me. But all she could say is the name was ugly and an easy target for being made fun of. I asked how and she said it was pukey and nobody should be saddled with such a terrible name. She said we needed to change the name before our daughter got too old. She said she didn’t know what to say to me knowing I had chosen Alannah as a baby name.

She was giving me nothing reasonable, at least to me since I do not think Alannah is exactly an easy name to be bullied over, so I told her her reaction to the name was over the top and totally rude to my husband and to me. I told her she might not love the name but she did not need to go so hard on us for giving our daughter the name.

She told me I was rude and should listen to her when she’s trying to save my daughter from torment. And that I should trust her enough to believe her and not criticize her.

AITA?