'My sister gave her baby a dog's name - she's mad at me for laughing at it'

A man couldn't help but laugh upon hearing what his sister named her newborn son - as he shared his concerns about how it could negatively impact the child's future

A man has been slammed for laughing at his nephew's name believing it to be an elaborate joke.

He explained how his sister gave birth to a son and decided to name him after a video game character loved by her and her husband.

However, upon hearing the moniker, the man couldn't help but laugh because he thought she was joking around before revealing the child's 'real' name. He said on Reddit: "My sister had a baby. I'm happy for her. Her baby's name is Ruff. It's Ruff. It sounds like a dog. I thought she was joking and laughed. I was wrong.

She asked me why I was laughing. I said it sounded like a dog barking. "Ruff ruff?" I thought we were laughing, but she got mad. She was angry. She said I was being disrespectful and that the name had meaning to her and her husband. They love an obscure video game character."

While reiterating she is entitled to name her child anything she wants, he warned her about the problems the name Ruff could cause the boy in school. He said: "I told her that she can name her child whatever she wants, but people will associate it and it might be hard for him in school.

AITA for telling my sister her baby's name sounds like a dog's name and now she won't talk to me?
byu/hameagle inAmItheAsshole

Wanting to know whether he's in the wrong, he has taken to social media to ask users for their thoughts. He added: "She won't return my texts or calls. My mum says I should have kept my mouth shut. Am I the only one seeing this? I didn't mean to be a jerk, but "Ruff"?! I can't be the only one who thinks this could backfire. So I told my sister that her baby's name sounded like a dog's name. Is she overreacting?"

Commenting on his post, one user said: "You gave an honest reaction to an absurd name. If she didn't like how you reacted, imagine how she'll like having to deal with all the school bullying coming this poor kid's way. I swear some people just don't think. Kids are not accessories."

Another user added: "You're not the a***hole but because you ran your mouth you won’t be asked to babysit now. You would have had so much fun with that kid, teaching Ruff to stay, roll over, and sit. The possibilities were endless." A third user said: "That kid is gonna have a Ruff life."