People greatly overestimate the power of being unique. Thanks for coming to my TED-talk.

They should name the daughter Anne and use that weird name as a middle name

There are so many beautiful names in Greek mythology that they could have used that aren't popular in non Greek speaking countries they could have used and still been youneek.

How are people gonna call her? "Nyx"? It's much easier to be associated with Nix (similar pronunciation) - which is a treatment for head lice, rather than a Greek goddess. Why would you do that to your baby 924562946_...fd144b.jpg

Zit cream!!

Aunt bang on. Stupid name and one that may well result in bullying at school.

"Her middle name is Anne" got me 💀😂😂😂

The best naming advice I've ever heard comes from Tolkien. Yes, that Tolkien, famous/infamous for three-page unpronounceable Elvish names. At the end of TRotK, Samwise is trying to think of a name for his first daughter, and his dad (old Gaffer Gamgee) points out 'Make it short, and then you won't have to cut it short to use it.'

As someone with a first name that is unusual in the US and literally not pronounceable for English speakers, yes that a-hole! DO NOT GIVE YOUR KIDS STRANGE NAMES!

Stick these unique, hard to spell names as second or third names. If the kiddo loves the name themselves and wants to start being called that it's fine, then it's their own decision. (Tbh, Nyxiryn isn't the worst of the worst, but sounds like some prescription medication to me.).

try using that name for a day in places where people will need to know it, like at a coffee shop(like when they ask for your name tell them its Nyxiryn) and see how well that goes for you, then imagine a whole lifetime of that experience.

I like the aunt. I wish it had gone like this: New mom: "It's our baby and our choice of name, and you should respect it." Aunt: "Honey, I respect you and your husband too much to lie to your faces."

No one is going to call her Nyxiryn because it's too much of a mouthful to say (and yes, it sounds like a prescription). They will shorten it to Nix, which is a treatment for lice, or a brand of underwear. It's not too late to change her name.

I'm named after a biblical demon. I have some experience with bad names.

There is a reason why you can't give your child not every name in some countries!

The etymology is cultured, but the name sounds like that of a medicine.

I am occasionally reminded of a former co-worker, whose name consisted of just two initials. Somehow we got to talking about it one day and he said (referring to his parents) "I don't know why those people gave me a f***ed up name like that."

Nothing in it....🤣🤣😘

Food for thoughts/discussions: what is the difference between an outstanding name coming from fantasy / made up name and an outstanding name from a common name but from another culture. Exemple Aadhya (Indian), Annaïck (French), Szymon (Polish), Ea (Danish), Nhu (Vietnam). Is it ok to stand out with a name from another country? (this being said, I don't like the sound of Nyxiryn)

Unique names are cool, but they should never be the legal first name--the name that will be on every attendance sheet and legal document a person will turn in. They should be left as middle names so the person has a choice in whether or not others know how special and unique their parents think they are. My oldest has an extremely unusual middle name (my favorite book character from my favorite series), but the only people who know it are them, and their dad and me.

If your kid has to stop and tell people how to spell it every, single, time, you might be a douchebag

The aunt was rude, but correct. That poor kid.

A name does not make anyone unique. Every person is unique simply by existing. So don't give your kid some idiotic "unique" name that will haunt them forever. Especially one that sounds like medication for venereal disease.

Just name her Irene Nyx Lastname.

BRB, just got to rub some Nyxiryn on my genital rash.

I'm a cake decorator, I've been writing children's names on cakes for a living for the past seventeen years, so when I tell you I've seen it all, I mean it. This is, sadly, not the worst name I've seen by a long shot. I think the worst was Anemone. Like the sea creature. The horribly spelled ones kill me also. Last week I had Kynnydy. That's how they spelled Kennedy. By replacing every vowel with a Y.

I can one-up the five-letter Irish name with a SIX-letter Irish name! You have no idea just how often I’ve heard ‘Karen’, ‘Kirian’; one kid called me ‘Keyring’, and I’ve even heard ‘Carrot’! 🤣🤣🤣

Ask your doctor if Nyxiryn is right for you, possible side effects include mocking laugher from everyone you meet.

She wouldn't be so upset about it if she didn't deep down realize it was a terrible name. The daughter may grow up to love it, but people will always laugh behind her back about it if not worse.

That sounds more like a cough syrup brand than a name for a human child.

My mom spelled my normal name wrong (added a random H in Nicole making it Nichole... ugh it's hideous) and that's been enough of a PITA my whole life. Poor little Noxy.

It sounds like a name for cough medicine

I don't even have a unique or uncommon first name, but it is spelled differently by 1 letter. I don't think My mother did it on purpose. She was heavily drugged, so that may have been a factor. It is also the old form European spelling, as a military brat she may have only seen it spelled while overseas.My last name is uncommon and is 2 words. I have spent my entire life spelling my name out. First name, ****i*** last name, capital V** space capital W*****. Because for some reason, despite being a name if I didn't say capital they were inevitably spelled all lower case. It's exhausting, and I didn't even have the added issues of making fun of my name, or people not being able to pronounce it.

I'm so glad to have a name that is common in many countries of the world. And that my parents didn't want to be creative. Poor kid.

Just like one of the commenters mentioned, it sounds like Listerine; or, even worse, sounds like a disease. The Aunt, albeit, may not have said it diplomatically, she was spot-on.

Nyrixyn sounds like some pain killer that turns humans into d***s addicted zombies.

As someone with a Maori name growing up in germany was awful. And even as a grown up I don't like it. I hate to explain why I even got this name in the first place and I really can't stand the reaction of the people to finding out it's a NZ name : "Oooooh, it's so beautiful there! My daughter was in NZ for 3months after school!"

That poor kid!

Sooner than later, first names will be a very useful queue to know if one has been raised by an inconsiderate pair of loonies.