A WOMAN has revealed that her mum gave her an unpronounceable name, so she decided to change it when she was just nine-years-old.
Linnea Weikleenget, explained that her mum was called Sue and didn’t want her daughter to have a basic name like her.
Therefore, she was named Linnea, but unfortunately for her, she wasn’t a fan of the name because children at school could never pronounce it.
As a result, she decided to change her moniker, and told her teacher and school children that her name was Lindsay.
Posting on TikTok under the username @linneaweikleenget, Linnea shared her video with the caption ‘Exposed in church.’
She said: “My mom naming me Linnea because her name was Sue and she didn’t want her daughter to have a basic name.
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“Me hating my name as a child because no one could pronounce it.
“Me at age nine telling the teacher that my name was Lindsay.
“Playing Red Rover with my sister’s class.
“The entire class calling my name.
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“My sister: “Your name isn’t Lindsay!””
Linnea’s clip has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly amassed 156,000 views.
It has 5,119 likes, 71 comments, 47 saves and 35 shares.
Many social media users took to the comments to share their thoughts on Linnea’s moniker.
One person said: “Linnea is really common in Sweden where I live. I think it's beautiful!”
To this, Linnea responded “I know it is! My name is a Swedish mountain flower that I’ve seen many times in pics. Would love to visit one day! I have family there.”
Whilst another added: “Your name is beautiful!”
At the same time, many other women with the same name took to the comments to empathise with Linnea.
One user noted: “That’s my name too. Torture.”
A second agreed: “My wholeeee life.”
Whilst another chimed in: “My name is Linnea too haha.”
Meanwhile, one user asked: “How do you pronounce it? Linney? Sorry I’m from Texas lolol.”
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To this, another user noted “I think it’s Lin-nay-yuh”, to which Linnea confirmed “Yes!!”
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