Australian man asks Internet to name his baby girl, wife remains supportive

Advertisement
By Press Trust of India | Updated: 13 January 2014 18:56 IST
An Australian man has set up a website to allow people to vote for his yet-to-be-born daughter's first and middle names.

Stephen McLaughlin, a web developer, created the website called namemydaughter.com, a portal where netizens can vote for their favourite name for the baby. According to the McLaughlin, the baby is due to be born on April 2.

"My name is Stephen and much to the disbelief of my wife, I have decided to let the Internet name my daughter," he said on the website.

However, the final decision to name the baby lies with the parents.

Advertisement

"Unfortunately Internet I know better than to trust you. We will ultimately be making the final decision. Alas, my daughter shall not be named WackyTaco692," he said.

Advertisement

Voters can give suggestions for first and middle names, and the top voted in each will be combined along with McLaughlin as the last name. Currently, the top combination according to highest number of votes is Amelia Mae. The other leading names include Cthulhu for a first name and All-Spark for a middle name.

Other wacky suggestions for a first name include Streetlamp, Pancake, Moose, Wednesday, Yolo and Spiderman.

Advertisement

McLaughlin said he was sitting on the end of his bed after coming home from work one day when the idea hit him, 'news.com.au' reported.

He told his wife that he was going to ask the Internet to name their daughter.

Advertisement

"She was supportive right from the start. I think at first she didn't think I was actually going to do it. But once the domain was registered she knew it was real," he said.

Image credit: Tiarescott

 

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Further reading: Internet
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Deals on Smartphones, Laptops Teased
  2. Google Pixel 10a Tipped to Come With Last Year's Tensor Chip
  3. Killing Satoshi Starring Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson to Release in 2026
  4. Hidden Reason Behind Portugal's Deadly Earthquakes Finally Explained
  1. BCCI Says Crypto, Real Money Gaming Platforms Can’t Bid for Team India’s Title Sponsorship
  2. Scientists Discover Hidden Mantle Layer Beneath the Himalayas Challenging Century-Old Theory
  3. Astronomers Propose Rectangular Telescope to Hunt Earth-Like Planets
  4. Microsoft Testing Native Clipboard Sync Feature to Share Text Between Windows PCs, Android Devices
  5. Su From So OTT Release: When and Where to Watch This Kannada-Language Horror-Comedy Online
  6. Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless 80th Anniversary Edition Launched in India With Up to 60 Hour Battery Life
  7. Call of Duty Film Adaption Said to Be a 'Priority' at Paramount, Negotiations on to Acquire Rights
  8. Cannibal Solar Storm May Trigger Auroras as Powerful Geomagnetic Storm to Hit Earth Soon
  9. Apple's iPhone 8 Plus Listed as Vintage Product Ahead of iPhone 17 Launch, 11-Inch MacBook Air Now Obsolete
  10. Hidden Reason Behind Portugal’s Deadly Earthquakes Finally Explained
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2025. All rights reserved.