Children are the happiness and pride of their parents, so families often pay a lot of attention to naming to bring luck to their children. In addition to beautiful names that convey many wishes, many parents also choose very special names for their children, even after the names of their idols.

The trend of naming their children after кσяєαn idols is no longer strange to many young parents, Gen Z today. Besides the great love for famous people, they also believe that the success, fame, beauty and talent of idols are "good luck" for the children named after them.

However, this will be reasonable for кσяєαn children but will be difficult for children in other continents and countries with different languages. A recent post on Reddit has attracted the attention of fans around this topic.

Specifically, the Redditor shared their dilemma — their close friend is having a baby and wants to name the baby after her bias BTS member, Jungkook.

While the Redditor, the ARMY’s husband, and her parents gave negative feedback, the expectant mother still thinks the name “Jungkook” is not an issue because he and BTS are too famous for people to not know.

But the Redditor pointed out that the baby’s parents are wнιтe and they do not live in Asia or South кσяєα specifically. Despite BTS being “21st century pop icons,” the name Jungkook is not a popular or well-liked name anywhere in the world outside of кσяєα, as it is traditionally a кσяєαn name.

Sympathizing with the post owner, other fans felt that the mother was not thinking things through. The name is also difficult to pronounce for non-кσяєαn speakers — even the expectant mother.

On the other hand, a child’s unique name in an αмєяι¢αn environment can cause trouble later on, such as teasing or bad nicknames. Many people also point out that naming children should not be a way to show love for a bias.

Others suggested that she could choose a more English-sounding name if she really wanted to choose a name that was related to her bias. This would help the baby fit in with the rest of the country, as well as solve pronunciation issues.

Other “inspired” names could include Sara, Sera, or Lia! Such names have roots in both Korean and English.

Others were concerned that Jungkook’s name might be mocked by other children who don’t speak the language. They suggested she adopt it as a middle name if she was adamant about it, or use a spin-off such as “JK.”

Even “Jin” or “August,” which were also inspired by other BTS members, would sound more appropriate in the Western world than “Jungkook.”

On the other hand, if she had to decide, she could always name him “Justin!” Justin is the English name that Jungkook chose for himself in an interview.

ARMYs gave their opinions and a lot of suggestions below this post:

- This cannot be real. Please don’t be real. lol 

- Seriously, OP's friend doesn't sound like she has the maturity to be a parent.

- BTS has sooo many songs, videos, etc. that they could pull inspiration from to still tie in BTS without using a кσяєαn name.

- Yeah the name will probably be recognizable, but giving such a кσяєαn name to wнιтe af baby is so cringey omg. He’d be better off being named Spongebob.

- This is bad. Even me, as someone who is going to have a half кσяєαn baby, would not even consider it as a first name seeing how everyone struggles to pronounce it including fans. Middle name maybe?

- This child will 100% be teased and called Young Cock...

- Even without the minefield that is giving a кσяєαn name to a wнιтe αмєяι¢αn baby, your children are people. They are not billboards for your fandom.

Finally, according to the latest update of the poster, fortunately, it seems that the future father is against this idea and has suggested a more reasonable alternative of calling the baby “J”.

In general, liking and wanting to name your child after an idol is not a strange thing, but it also needs to be considered in terms of culture, language and living environment.