A teen mum has defended her daughter's unusual name after relatives mistook if for a car manufacturer and trolls said the tot would be bullied.<br /><br />Bella Davis, 18, named her six-month-old daughter Polaris - another name for the North Star - when she was born on July 7 2022.<br /><br />Despite "loving" her daughter's name, Bella and her boyfriend, Reason Robison, 20, who works at a carbon fibre manufacturers, have found themselves having to defend it.<br /><br />Strangers online claim the moniker "sounds like a disease" and another commented "girl be ready to have a bullied baby".<br /><br />Even their loved ones have had doubts of their choice of name - suggesting it sounds similar to the car manufacturing company Polaris Inc.<br /><br />Bella, a stay-at-home mum, from Salt Lake City, Utah, US, said: "When we told our friends and family almost everyone didn't like it.<br /><br />"A lot of people thought of the car manufacturing company, Polaris Inc, who sell all terrain vehicles.<br /> <br />"My sister absolutely hated it but once Polaris was born, she's started to like it a bit more.<br /><br />"A lot of people have warmed to it since, my mum said she liked it, but I don't know if she was lying to me.<br /><br />"I've had a lot of people online who don't like it as well.<br /><br />"A lot of the comments are saying she'd be bullied in school for her name and that it's ugly.<br /><br />"I've just stopped reading the comments now because they're too hateful.<br /><br />"I don't really care but it's also not very nice to hear at the same time."<br /><br />The name had a personal meaning to the young couple, as they first bonded over a love of astronomy and would go stargazing together on their dates.<br /><br />Bella recalled how Reason had pointed to the North Star, or Polaris, just before asking her to be his girlfriend.<br /><br />Despite the backlash, Bella and Reason claim they don't regret naming their daughter Polaris - pronounced as 'Pol-air-is' - and encourage parents to "go for it" if they like an unusual name.<br /><br />Bella said: "I've never once regretted naming her Polaris.<br /><br />"To all the people online, I'd say it's not your kid and you shouldn't give your opinion unless it's wanted because the things people say do hurt and it's unnecessary.<br /><br />"I'd definitely say to other parents that if you love a name then go for it.<br /><br />"Your opinion is all that matters and at the end of the day it's your decision.<br /><br />"There's no name in the world that everyone's going to like.<br /><br />"And to the people who say she'll be bullied - I think kids will be mean either way and if they're mean about her name then they're not very good friends anyway."
