A single mother has hit back at online trolls who say she has subjected her son to a lifetime of ‘hell’ due to his name.
Abby Williams, 23, of South West England, always knew she wanted to call her child something unusual and considered naming him Mars or Comet, among other space-themed titles.
But halfway through her pregnancy she fell in love with the name Bambi, ultimately settling on Bambino ‘Bambi’ Blue.
Coincidentally, just a month later famous UK influencer Molly Mae gave birth to her first child, calling her little girl Bambi.
As a result, Ms Williams has been hit with a flood of claims she stole the name from the Love Island star – despite her baby being born first.
And Ms Williams, who posts content on TikTok, said she receives abuse from online trolls who claim she has ‘ruined’ Bambi’s life and that he will go through ‘hell’ in school due to his name.
More than two years after his birth, Ms Williams insists she has ‘no regrets’ and still adores her son’s name.
‘I’m literally obsessed with it – I couldn’t call him anything different. It would be so strange,’ she told MailOnline. ‘It’s short for the word Bambino, which means baby in Italian. His name is Bambino but his birth certificate is just Bambi.
Abby Williams, 23, (pictured) called her baby boy Bambino ‘Bambi’ Blue and absolutely loves the name
More than two years after he was born, the mother says she has ‘no regrets’ and still adores her son’s name
Love Island stars Molly Mae and Tommy Fury called their daughter Bambi (pictured together)
‘People love it and it suits him because he’s so petite and he’s got the perfect little Bambi eyes with long lashes.’
Ms Williams said the majority of comments online slam her for her uncommon choice of name.
‘The most common thing is I’ve ruined his life, he’s going to go through hell in school…,’ she said.
‘I kind of expected not everyone to love it, but […] they’re literally picking on a small child, a baby.
‘It’s not nice to see.’
The mother added that her family were also not keen on the name at first, but many people love it now.
‘They hated it at first. It was one of them where people either loved it or hated it,’ she said.
Halfway through her pregnancy Ms Williams became obsessed with the name Bambi and it stuck
‘I’m literally obsessed with it – I couldn’t call him anything different. It would be so strange,’ she told MailOnline
Bambi Blue is now more than two-years-old and his name is loved by many, his mother said
Meanwhile, Ms Williams still gets accused of copying Molly Mae, 25, who shares daughter Bambi with boxer and fellow Love Island star Tommy Fury.
The mother said she was shocked when she heard what the celebrity couple had called their baby, after only choosing the name herself about a month prior.
‘I was more in shock than I was annoyed. I spent so long trying to find a name that nobody else would pick,’ she said.
‘There will never be any regrets with his name – I absolutely love it.’
