Children is bugs

If you married an entomologist and get upset about that, it's kinda on you.

He probably should have been honest and upfront about it, but he also named their kid after something he obviously loves, and I think that's great. If she loved the name before knowing its origin, she should love it even more for being associated with something that at least one parent thinks is beautiful.

literally nothing wrong with that it's just a name

In Maori, Maua means "we", or "both of us". It's also shorthand for "we share similar beliefs".

Could have gone that route.

I mean it's a beautiful name, who really cares if it's named after a genus of Cicadas? There are worse sounding "normal" names out there. Plus it's named after OP's passion, I think that shows a lot of love

Am I The Butt Face?

Damn did Reddit go and censor "Am I The Asshole?"

Maua. Maua is what bwings us togeva today.

I wonder if they are aware that in Europe the Disney character is called Vaiana, because there is a porn star named Moana.

Idk it's not the worst name ever. Definitely sounds like a "kooky millennial parents wanted an interesting name" name. But there's worse. Much worse. He should've told her where it came from though, kinda a dumb thing to not involve your wife in. You know. The name of her child.

I mean I have said I would want to name my kid Nodo-Chinko. It's the Japanese word for the Uvula but it more directly translates to "throat penis"....

So he could have done way worse.

People make such a big deal of naming their kids. Just give them regular old names and call it a day. How about Paul? I guarantee everyone will feel indifferent to it, so it's a winner.

Wife should have Googled it, she's the buttface.

Wife doesn’t seem to like cicadas but still read through his work notes?

What's wrong with bugs? They're cool, while a made up string of characters (that sounds good) might be better I don't see what's wrong with using an uncommon scientific name. Then again being honest is likely helpful.

I mean depending on their ethnic background naming the kid Moana would have been an issue for reasons besides being teased for being named after a disney princess.

I'd be mad if my child was named after a cicada instead of a cooler bug. If you name the child after something more dangerous they will be ready to dominate the playground. No toddler would have the courage to mess with a kid named Yellowjacket.

Children do descend upon large amounts of sweets in the same way that insects do. That's all I'm saying.

It's really hard to put myself in the shoes of someone so against cicadas... Like I get that it's possible to not like them so intensely you wouldn't want your name to be inspired by them, but I'm just not sure how I'd have that person in my life.

https://www.allbabynames.com/BabyName/African/Maua.aspx

Could’ve been any of the million awful names that have popped up over the last decade…

Aliviyah, Ashlynn, Brynlee, Andreanna, Alyviana, Camdyn

Need I go on?

no one is going to know unless you tell them. there are worse things to be called.

Lmfao u married a snowflake

A rose by any other name?

Time to bug out of this relationship.

I was expecting there to be something more wrong with it while reading that, like its a particularly weird or ugly cicada or something 😂

Tbh though I think kids would be more likely to tease her about being named after a cicada than moana 😂

"If it makes you feel any better, I considered the scenario in which you found the impetus for the name Maua. So a few weeks ago I Googled the name to find what else it means, and apparently it's also a municipality in Brazil, pretty cool huh? Maybe we can take her there one day!"

Everyone sucks here. Dad is a liar who abused his wife's trust. Mum didn't bother to google her own child's name and clearly hates her husband's passion. Those two should never have had a child together.

Also they are referring to their baby with gendered pronouns before they're even old enough to speak. I don't believe Maua chose their own pronouns, I think their parents forced feminine gender roles onto them.

i mean, this is fine. i wanted to name my kid Skeletor Starscream. it's the hiding it that's the problem + why would you marry someone who'd appear to hate the thing you're passionate about?

swap the u for a w and call it a wwdits reference.

Naming your child is serious business and both parents need to be fully informed.

I feel like if I could remove my connotations from the word, Cicada itself would be an awesome name.