I gave my son a ‘country’ name – people say it’s ‘dumb’ and ‘horrible’ and they hope he changes it when he grows up

A PARENT shared the country-inspired name they gave their son, and while they seem to be insanely proud of it, social media users don’t think it’s up to par.

In fact, some critics hope the tot eventually builds a great disdain toward anything country related.

A couple gave their newborn a country-inspired name, and social media users are not on board with the unique moniker

Taking to Reddit, a user of the platform (@all1sonn) shared the controversial baby name to a forum.

“What in tarnation?” they wrote, completely taken aback by the unique moniker.

Their post included a screen grab of a social media story – it revealed the parents’ chosen country-inspired baby name.

“His name is howdy! And [he] already has his own emoji,” the proud parent wrote, adding the cowboy emoji.

“We also made Howdy merch to wear out of the hospital and to give to visitors cause I couldn’t help myself.”

In the image, they wore crewneck shirts with the word “Howdy” printed on them in a peach color, along with an image of a cowboy with a horse in tow.

The mom proudly held her son in her arms as she and the dad posed in the hospital room with their newborn.

Reddit users flooded the comments section with criticism of the name.

“Could’ve named him Howard or something and still used their cowboy nickname,” one person suggested.

To which someone responded: “Literally. Howdy as a nickname for Howard I actually don’t hate, but as a name in itself? Horrible.”

Another person chimed in: “Howard is obviously a very normal real name and a million times better than this Howdy bulls**t, but I am struggling and laughing imagining a newborn baby being named Howard.

“I feel like Howards are born as old men. I’ve never met a young Howard.”

Someone else wanted to know what the deal was with the country name trend.

They wrote: “Oh god what’s with the cowboy names lately?

“An influencer I follow recently named her new baby girl ‘Woody’, and I don’t know about everywhere else, but in the country we live in, woody is definitely another name for erection.”

Another Reddit user who wasn’t a fan of the name wrote: “It doesn’t even sound nice.

“Like, sometimes I get why parents give kids dumb made-up names because they kind of have a mellifluous sound, but Howdy? It just sounds dorky.”

And a final unsatisfied person said: “I hope that kid hates the country, hates country music, and wants absolutely nothing to do with the old west or horses.

“And then becomes a high-shot lawyer in NYC and legally changes his name.”