'I named my baby Evie before the Peppa Pig announcement - now I'm scared she will be oinked at'

A mum has shared her concern that her will get oinked at for sharing the same name as . Mum Danielle Price welcomed her daughter Evie in 2023, and chose the name because it was "pretty and delicate".

However, the 27-year-old now worries that her two-year-old daughter may struggle after the announcement that from the popular children's cartoon had also named her newborn daughter Evie.

While Danielle was initially happy with the news that she had chosen the same , she now worries other children may oink at her daughter, or nickname her Evie Pig.

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Danielle, a sales advisor from Dromara, County Down, Ireland, said: "Initially, I was like, 'Oh my goodness, this is so good.' And when I go home, Evie is going to be thrilled when I tell her.

"After I thought about it a bit, I realised children will know this pig as Evie Pig, and what if people started calling my daughter Evie Pig or started oinking at her? I know that if a child were called Peppa, people would call them ."

Danielle chose the name because she loved it, and she said Evie was "over the moon" when she told her it was the name of Peppa Pig's sister. While she was initially happy with the news, as her daughter is a Peppa Pig "superfan," she has since changed her mind after giving it a little more thought.

She recalled: "At first, I was flattered. I've picked a good name, and they think it is a good name, too. As I thought that, I was like, 'No, no, this is not good.' You're telling me that I gave birth to my daughter in January 2023, and I thought, 'Yep, that's it. She's called Evie'.

"That is a pretty name, it is perfect for her. You're telling me that Mummy Pig looked at a pig and thought the same thing? I don't think so."

She also fears the reaction of other children in the playground, adding, "What if my child is in nursery or school, or she's just making friends at soft play, and they're like 'Hey, what's your name?' And she's like 'Evie' and they're like 'Oh, like Evie Pig?'

"And then she is compared to a pig for the rest of her life? And even worse than that, kids are nasty, what if a kid starts oinking at her for fun?"

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