A lot of people feel strongly about the names they choose for their children, and the internet is filled with accusations of baby name theft. One woman has taken to Reddit to complain that her ex and his new wife aren't exactly stealing her baby name, but they've been inspired by it.
She writes, "My (31F) ex husband (35M) got married less than six months ago with his girlfriend (25F) and she got pregnant very fast, recently he told me that they were having a girl."
Their daughter's name is Elsa.
"I am a huge fan of the movie Frozen, so when our daughter (6F) was born I wanted to name her Elsa and my husband agreed to that," the original poster (OP), says. "I know it is a little dumb to name your kids after things like that but it is not an super unusual or ugly name, it is pretty and it means a lot to me. My husband and I divorced when our daughter was 3, we don't hate each other but we are not best friends either."
His wife wants to name their baby Anna.
"The issue with the new baby is that he explained to me that after he told his new wife the story behind the name of Elsa, she proposed that their daughter should be named Anna, so they could be sisters like in the movie," OP continues. "For me it is totally unfair that they are stealing my naming process from me like that. What if I have another daughter? It would have been perfect to name her Anna and now I wouldn't be able to do it without it looking like I am stealing from them."
She insists the new wife doesn't like 'Frozen' as much as she does.
"My husband doesn't even like Frozen that much. He always said his favorite Disney animated movie was Bolt. I don't know if the mother likes Frozen but I am totally sure she doesn't like it as much as me."
She asked her divorce lawyer what to do.
"I demanded to him that they choose another name but he thinks I am acting crazy. I called my divorce lawyer but she doesn't think there is anything we can do about this. My mother just laughed at me. I feel so defeated."
Then she told her ex the girls will never know one another.
"My sadness turned into anger and, in an impulse of rage, I called my ex husband," the woman explains. "I told him that if they insisted with using that name, I would made everything I could to sabotage the relationship between our daughter and theirs, so they never were real sisters like Elsa and Anna. He got really angry and said horrible things to me."
She still feels bad but wants them to choose another name.
"I immediately regretted saying what I said and it is not true, I would never do that, but this whole situation has been so horrible for me and now he is really angry too. I think that I am ultimately in the right about why they shouldn't use that name but I was wrong in saying what I said. I want to insist on them picking another name but without going too far."
People are really surprised by the woman's behavior.
One commenter wrote, "Unless OP tells everyone she meets the story behind the name I doubt people will assume it's from the movie. I don't assume every girl I meet named Aurora, Elsa, Anna or Tiana is due to a Disney movie.
"OP you don't own the name Anna. Personally, I think it's ridiculous you called your lawyer about it. You also suck for threatening to damage the relationship between an unborn baby and her sister.
"It sucks but grow up and get over it."
They also pointed out that it's not even OK for her to have commented on the issue.
A second person said, "Did he ask for your input on names for his daughter? If not (I'm sure he didn't), then it's very inappropriate for you to even comment."
Ultimately, she needs to chill out.
As a third person said, "Your 'naming process' is copying a top-grossing children's movie. If you think you are at all unique or special, or that the names Elsa and Anna didn't get a huge worldwide bump after the films released, you are deluding yourself.
"What's more, you have no right to dictate another person's naming choices whatsoever. Why would you have any say in this? What legal action did you imagine you might have? It's a bizarre break from reality."
