A proud dad, who likely loves his job as a civil servant, has given his new son a unique baby name to honor his workplace in Central Java, Indonesia.
Slamet 'Yoga' Wahyudi, 38, made his partner, Ririn Linda Tunggal Sari, promise that he could name their baby if she gave birth to a boy during her pregnancy. So, in December 2020, the family welcomed their son, "Department Of Statistical Communication," or Dinko for short.
In an interview with the local media, the dad insisted that he and his partner talked about the unique baby name. While Sari's parents were not happy with the unique choice, Wahyudi has the boy's birth certificate to prove Dinko's real name.
Wahyudi has been working at the Department Of Statistical Communication in the city of Bribes since 2003. He claimed that his workplace was like a second home, so he wanted his son to have that connection.
A Name to Be 'Bullied for Life'
In the U.K., a mother named her son "Lucifer," but friends and families thought the baby would be "bullied for life" because he is named after the devil. Josie King, 27, however, said there was no religious connotation to picking Lucifer.
The mom read in a baby name book that Lucifer means "bearer of light" in Latin, and that's how she saw her son because she had him after ten miscarriages. She also decided on the name "Narnia" if her baby turned out to be a girl.
Speaking on "The Jeremy Vine Show," King said she knew people would have something to say about her baby name pick, but the choice is not up to them. She admitted that she is constantly hounded by other people's opinions about Lucifer, but she has no regrets about her choice.
How to Handle Baby Name Regret
A survey in an online community for moms showed that 30 percent of parents regret the baby name they picked for their kids. Most parents said their regret stems from the pressure of family members or friends who comment on their choices. Some moms also felt that the name choice didn't seem fitting and connected to their baby after "getting to know them."
However, not many parents know that they don't have to name their baby after leaving the hospital. If they need to take some more days to name the child to avoid a hasty decision, there is no law banning parents from doing so.
Parents may also go through a name-change process in their local district. This may be time-consuming, but it could also be worth the effort compared to suffering a lifetime of regrets.
Some moms and dads don't go through the name-changing process anymore and pick out a pet name or a variation of their baby's name to use more commonly. For instance, Miley Cyrus' real name was Destiny Hope, but everyone called her Miley for "Smiley Miley," and this nickname stuck. When she got older, the singer decided to go through the name-changing process to make Miley her legal name.
