A midwife had to convince a couple against choosing an unusual spelling for their son's name - because actually meant something completely different.
The new parents picked out the name Colin for their little boy, but didn't want to use the traditional spelling. Instead, in an effort to make the name more unique, they decided to go with Colon - not realising they were naming their bundle of joy after an organ in the digestive system.
Reddit user @skippyist shared the story in a Reddit thread that asked nurses and midwives if they had ever had ever had to persuade parents against certain baby name choices.
As reported by the Mirror, they said: "My classmate's mother was a maternity nurse and she has a couple who wanted to name their son 'Colin' but wanted to give him a 'unique' spelling for it. (I do not understand why parents do this.
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