I'm begging parents to STOP the crazy names after changing mine from Mickie Lettice… I was named after the cartoon mouse

Scottish Sun

25-07-2025

A WOMAN has desperately begged parents to stop giving their children ridiculous names.
Just days after YouTube and podcast star Trisha Paytas, 36, gave birth to her third child, a son she named Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon, a frustrated woman has shared a warning to mothers and revealed her 'crazy' moniker.
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A woman has urged parents to stop giving children "crazy" names
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Less than a week after Trisha Paytas, 36, hit the headlines for her son's unique name, Mickie Lettice clapped back at those who choose "ridiculous" monikers
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Mickie revealed her new name, which left her mum fuming
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The sound engineer admitted that she was named after a famous cartoon mouse, while her middle name was inspired by a vegetable - yes, you heard that correctly.
Posting on social media, the drummer, who won't reveal her surname as it contains a swear word, confessed to legally changing her middle and last name.
The music lover then shared her 'dead name', as she said: 'As someone who was named after Mickey Mouse, I want to talk about Trisha Paytas calling her new kid Aquaman and what effects that has on someone growing up, becoming an adult and having a f*****g mental name.'
Mickie then confirmed: 'I legally changed my name - my middle and my surname - because my middle name, I was named after a vegetable, and my surname was a swear word.'
Prior to sharing her full birth name, Mickie acknowledged that her mother was from a very working class background and was 'clambering' to be middle class.
As a result, Mickie stressed that she and her siblings were given either old English names or Hollywood-esque monikers, as her mother hoped having 'crazy names' would help them to be successful and 'become famous.'
While Mickie's older sister was named Buddie Mercedes, which Mickie believes is 'barbaric', her mother 'went feral' when it came to Mickie's moniker.
This content creator's twin "got off lightly' and was named India Holly, but Mickie 'got the worst name by far' and was named Mickie Lettice.
She explained that her first name was after the cartoon mouse, while her middle name, which is an old English name, was also inspired by the popular salad item, but with a slight twist on the spelling.
Slamming her 'embarrassing' moniker, Mickie confirmed: 'My real name is Mickie, not Michaela, not Michelle, everyone always thinks that I've shortened it, no, no, I was named after the mouse.'
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Mickie explained that her mother believed the spelling of her 'mental' name was 'more feminine' than the 'Mickey' version and wasn't in any way related to family.
The self-proclaimed 'working class Essex girl' then snapped at parents who choose unique monikers, as she fumed: 'You're naming children that will grow up to be adults that will have to say this s**t at jobs, at the doctor's surgery and all this s**t, so cringe.'
Mickie admitted that she had a 'rough' time at school and was bullied for her name.
It does hold you back massively, you're just asking to get bullied and asking for that kid to have a really s**t life in school
Mickie Austen Rollins
Then, after being 'so sick' of 'constantly explaining' her name to people, during the Coronavirus lockdown, when Mickie was in late twenties, she decided to change her middle name and surname, alongside her twin sister India.
Mickie confirmed that she changed Lettice to Austen, after the novelist Jane Austen.
She also altered her surname to Rollins, after Henry Rollins, an American singer who actually gave her permission to use the name.
Are Unique Baby Names Worth The Hassle?
YOU may think having a unique name helps you to stand out, but is it all it's cracked up to be?
Fabulous' Deputy Editor Josie Griffiths reveals the turmoil she faced with her own name while growing up.
When I was a child, all I wanted was one of those personalised keyrings with my name on it.
But no joy, the closest I could find was Rosie, Joseph (not great for a little girl) and Joanne.
Josie is short for Josephine, which is a French name, and I managed to reach my 20s without ever meeting anyone who shared it.
When I try to introduce myself to people, I get all sorts of random things - like Tracey and Stacey - which can be pretty annoying.
Although I have come into contact with a couple of Josies over the last year - there seems to be a few of us around my age - it's still a much rarer name than most of my friends have.
On the whole I don't mind it, at least it's not rude or crazily spelt.
And it means I can get away with 'doing a Cheryl' and just referring to myself as Josie.
I'm getting married this year and some friends are shocked that I'm changing my surname, as it's not seen as very cool or feminist to do so these days, but I explain to them that I'm not that attached to Griffiths as I'd always just say 'hi it's Josie' when ringing a mate up.
I think it's nice to be unique and I'll definitely try and replicate this when naming my own kids.
It's the rude names you've got to watch out for, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I'll definitely be avoiding those.
Now, Mickie Austen Rollins, who wished she'd also changed her first name to 'Eddie', then confessed that her mum was left fuming when she discovered her daughter had changed her name.
Warning parents-to-be, Mickie concluded: 'It's always people that have really boring names that pick those names for their kids and no offence if you're called Emily or Sarah or Hannah, but you don't understand what you're doing - it does hold you back massively, you're just asking to get bullied and asking for that kid to have a really s**t life in school.'
Social media users react
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @vainausten , has clearly left many open-mouthed, as in just 14 hours, it has quickly racked up 556,400 views, 39,600 likes and 1,277 comments.
Social media users were gobsmacked by Mickie's name, in particular her middle name.
Mickie Lettice.. I'm so sorry that's not even fair
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One user gasped: 'LETTICE!!!! WHAT! That's a mad name.'
A second claimed: 'Lettice as a middle name is criminal.'
Whilst someone else penned: 'Mickie Lettice.. I'm so sorry that's not even fair.'
The struggle of choosing a baby name
CHLOE Morgan, a Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma on choosing a baby name...
At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless...
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could - partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we'd only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two.
How wrong we were...
I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I'd already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I've had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names...something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear.
With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can't help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it's something that none of them would mind in the slightest - it's a total me problem!
The debate comes up time and time again on social media forums - can you choose the same name that was a "potential" for a friend's baby?
It's a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed...and I don't want to be THAT person.
While some will argue there's thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite...after all, there's no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there's also the issue of finding a name you adore...only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can't shake off.
I made that very mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won't reveal it because I don't want to ruin it for others!) ...only to see someone point out that it constantly gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead.
So, back to the drawing board we went..
Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as 'baby gal' for a little while longer!
Meanwhile, others raced to the comments to share their thoughts on the unique names they have previously heard.
One person said: 'I went to school with a Popeye.'
Another added: 'I went to school with a kid called Se7en, with the number in the middle. Wonder if he's changed it yet.'
A third commented: 'I knew a girl called Opium-Jade who called herself Sally for years.'
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