An American couple expecting triplets shocked their followers after revealing they were naming one of their babies after a major Australian city.
Influencer parents Rachel and Jordan Flom took to social media earlier this week for a highly anticipated baby name reveal.
The family bloggers, from Nashville, Tennessee, are already parents to Emerson, two, and were over the moon after finding out they are expecting triplet boys in early 2024.
Sharing a clip onto their various social media sites, the couple announced that their babies’ names were going to be ‘Locklan, Wilder and Brisbane’, with Jordan explaining that it was because he had lived in the Queensland city for six months.
“We have named the triplets, three boys in case you didn’t know,” the dad said. “Locklan means from the lands of lakes. I’m from Minnesota.
“Baby B’s name is Wilder Scott. Wilder we just really loved, but then we found out that his family grew up in Wilder, Minnesota.
“The name of Baby C is Brisbane Leigh. We might say Bris for short. Leigh is my middle name, and I lived in Brisbane, Australia for six months.
“It just meant a lot to me and I jokingly said the name Brisbane once. I don’t think it is a name, but we’re making it one.
“The meaning of Brisbane … we looked it up after we locked in the name, and the meaning of Brisbane is ‘breaking of bones’. Which means he might be a sports player.”
The couple asked their followers to tell them what they thought of the names they picked, but asked that they keep the comments “positive”.
“You guys can let us know in the comments what you think of the names, or what your favourite name is,” Jordan said.
“If you don’t like the names, well, we’re not changing it. They’re locked in, we made banners.”
The original TikTok video attracted a barrage of comments, with many shocked at the choices and making fun of the name ‘Brisbane’.
“You should name your next kid Ipswich,” commented one.
“Imaging someone named after Perth though,” said another.
“These are my kids, Brisbane, Caboolture and Mackay,” shared one Queenslander.
“But seriously, Brisbane is a terrible name. What the.”
The couple have since deleted the full original video from their TikTok page, however it is still up on Instagram and Facebook.
Others said they liked the name, adding that it was “pretty” and “unique”.
Back in September, an Australian journalist went viral for naming her newborn baby Methamphetamine Rules.
The ABC reporter Kirsten Drysdale’s son’s legal name is Methamphetamine Rules, with the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages letting the name slip through the cracks during the submission process.
The Mackay-born TV presenter had been working on a story for the ABC’s WTFAQ program, which aims to investigate the answers to viewers’ burning questions.
“We thought, what is the most outrageous name we can think of that will definitely not be accepted?” Drysdale told news.com.au.
“Methamphetamine Rules we thought would surely get rejected, and then when it does, we can find out what name the Registrar chooses.
“It was really just a lighthearted, curious attempt to get an answer to this question.”
Imagine Drysdale’s horror when her initial online submission listing her son’s fake name was approved “very quickly”.
Weeks later, Drysdale got quite the present when the official birth certificate arrived in the mail, with ‘Methamphetamine Rules’ listed as her son’s given name.
“I don’t know how it slipped through,” Drysdale said. “I’m not sure if someone was overworked, or if it was automated somewhere.
“Or possibly, maybe they thought Methamphetamine was a Greek name. They haven’t really given us a clear answer.”
Thankfully, the Registrar admitted it was a rare oversight, and Drysdale’s son’s real, “normal” name should now be approved.
“Baby Meth’s real name … I’m not publicly disclosing it, because I don’t want it to be attached to this,” she laughed.
“It’s a beautiful name and I can tell you has nothing to do with class A drugs. We think it’ll be a very unique 21st birthday present to tell him this story.”