Internet Slams Woman Who Plans to Name Daughter 'Chewbecca'

The internet slammed a woman who plans to name her daughter 'Chewbecca' in a new viral post on social media.

The woman's sister, who used the throwaway account u/niecenamethrowaway for privacy reasons, took to the popular Reddit forum "AmITheA**hole," to share her story.

The OP (original poster) found herself surprised when her sister revealed the name she was going to name her daughter when she gives birth and the story of how they came up with the name.

According to the Social Security Administration, the top five boys' names of 2020 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah, and William. The top five girls' names were Olivia, Emma, Ava, Charlotte, and Sophia. However, one name noticeably absent, is "Chewbecca."

"Sister wanted to name their daughter after our late grandmother, Rebecca. BIL, who's obsessed with Star Wars, wanted to use a name from the movies. Before they knew they were having a girl, he wanted a son to name Chewie, which I still think is a bit odd, but it's not unheard of so whatever," the Reddit user explained.

When they got the news they were having a girl, the OP's brother-in-law still didn't want to change it since he loved the name so much. He also wouldn't find a more gender-neutral name from the movies. After many arguments and discussions, they decided to put the two names together, getting "Chewbecca" but calling her by her nickname "Becca."

"I told her not to name her daughter Chewbecca and that she'll probably get bullied for having a name that sounds like a dog's name. She got mad and said her daughter is not a dog — which, obviously — and that what she named her child was none of my business."

Her sister ordered OP to leave if she was only going to make fun of the name. The user was only concerned for her niece's well-being when she got older. OP's mother called her asking to stop pestering her sister about the name, even though she agreed with her, but it wasn't either choice or business.

The followers of the forum took to the comment section.

"NTA. Their poor daughter," wrote u/SolutionLeading in the top comment, receiving over 13,900 upvotes and many users agreeing with them.

"When you send her first birthday card, include the first $20 toward future therapy for her name. Even though they call her "Beca," it will not be her legal name and not on any legal documents — licenses, diplomas, etc," said u/iadggm.

"NTA - there just ain't no way this story is real. Right? There's not actually people out there naming their kids after Chewbacca...right?!? Imagine her wedding day - "Do you, Chewbecca, take Aretoo..." because she's gonna have to find someone to marry that's named after Star Wars too," u/Rainbow62993 added.

OP responded to their comment saying, "I googled it after I found out about their name choice, and yes, there are in fact people naming their children after Chewbacca in some variation or another. I don't think it's particularly common, but it exists. I even found an article about the newest actor to play Chewbacca naming his daughter Bacca."

"NTA. If they want a star wars twist on Rebecca, how about Reybecca," U/0biterdicta said. "Still yoonique but at least livable. Save Chewie for the family dog."