A mum has described how she has been trolled after revealing she referred to as her child son Lucifer.
Josie King, 27, from Devon insists there was no non secular motive behind selecting the title for her seven-month-old – she simply favored it.
The mother-of-two stated her son is a ‘miracle child’ who was born after she misplaced ten different kids, and insists she did not name him after the satan.
Jodie claims she noticed Lucifer, which suggests ‘bearer of sunshine’ in Latin, in a child title guide and favored the sound of it – after earmarking Narnia for a woman.
The doting mom revealed the title when she referred to as the Jeremy Vine TV present to affix a dialogue on distinctive child names, and has since been trolled with hurtful feedback.
Josie King shared her sons title with the world when she rang in to a debate at The Jeremy Vine Present
Younger Lucifer has been on the centre of on-line troll harassment who declare Josie ought to have chosen one other title for him
Jodie says: ‘I have been referred to as “an atheist” – I did not even know what an atheist was until final evening. Everybody has their very own beliefs.
‘With regards to faith and actual life, they’re very various things – one is precise residing and the opposite is in a guide.
‘The Satan will not be the which means of my son’s title.’
Josie, who lives together with her accomplice and her two younger kids, says there was no biblical inspiration for seven-month-old Lucifer’s title.
She added that his arrival into the world was truly a miracle resulting from her bodily well being circumstances.
Josie stated: ‘I’ve was recognized with hemiplegia in September, then discovered I used to be pregnant with Lucifer in October.
‘So the being pregnant alone was irritating.
‘I checked out 1000’s of child names and it wasn’t a choice I made frivolously as a result of I knew it was the final little one I may ever have.’
She stated: ‘I had Lucifer six years for the reason that delivery of my first daughter as a result of throughout that point I misplaced ten kids.
Josie would have named Lucifer ‘Narnia’ if he’d been born a woman—she all the time new she needed a novel title for her little one
Since talking on the present, Josie, has obtained continuous direct messages from folks begging her to rethink her kid’s title
‘I by no means thought I might be given the possibility to have a second little one.
‘I assumed I used to be having a woman so I picked a woman’s title as a result of we’re a really female-dominated household.
‘I used to be going to name her Narnia, however then I discovered I used to be having a boy.
‘I just like the names I like, it is probably not proper for different folks.
‘Once I selected his title I knew folks would not prefer it however it’s less than them.’
When talking about why Josie first rung as much as discuss on Jeremy Vine, she stated: ‘I rung up initially on impulse due to the subject.
‘It is one which may be very near my coronary heart as a result of quite a lot of my associates have modified their infants names resulting from strain from different folks.
‘It is truly fairly humorous – I rung my mum simply earlier than showing on the present expressing my delight that I had been chosen to talk and when requested my kids’s names, I actually did not suppose Lucifer’s title was that on the market – however apparently it truly is.
‘On TV, I truly agreed with Jeremy Vine’s assertion, “Is it alright to criticise child names?” as a result of on the finish of the day, in case you select one thing distinctive somebody will all the time have an opinion on it.
‘However, that does not imply you must change it, folks will all the time have an opinion and you’ll’t take heed to them as a result of it is not their child – it is not their life.
‘It doesn’t matter what I name my kids, somebody out there’s going to have a problem.
‘I believe it is actually unhealthy the place a seven-month-old child will get criticised and bullied due to a reputation.
‘That’s when we have to keep in mind that society is the issue, not our private decisions.
‘A reputation does not change you being a mom.
‘I had a few members of the family saying ‘”You’ll be able to’t name him that”, however I stated, “I am not non secular so it does not stand for what different folks suppose it stands for”.
‘However my dad is aware of what I am like and that I prefer to be distinctive so he stated, “That looks as if you”.’
Josie claims she has obtained an enormous quantity of hateful feedback since showing on TV, in addition to continuous direct messages from folks begging her to rethink her kid’s title.
However the mum, who’s six-year-old daughter is called, Talayla-Might Barbara Elaine Kayleigh Kelsey Jade Kin, is steadfast in her determination.
She stated she has additionally obtained a number of messages of help from individuals who additionally love her son’s title too.
‘I am so fortunate I am thick-skinned as a result of quite a lot of these demise threats are so horrible and scary’ she stated.
Commenters on the video clip could not agree on whether or not the title was acceptable for a kid or not
‘I’ve not less than 15 folks sending me beautiful messages in my inbox who even have children named Lucifer!’.
‘I simply wish to say thanks to these those who have shared kindness and love with me, and have stated what I believe ‘It is only a title!’.’
Jodie additionally has one other six-year-old daughter named Talayla-Might Barbara Elaine Kayleigh Kelsey Jade King.
Opinion has been divided on social media.
One particular person wrote: ‘Going to bullied all his life. How unhappy’ and one other stated ‘Poor lad’.
One other was apprehensive for her son’s future, saying: ‘Let Lucifer attempt to get a job along with his title when he is older. The mom has already cursed his future.’
Nonetheless, others had been in help of the title with one writing: ‘My son is known as Lucifer nothing incorrect along with his title we find it irresistible.
One other additionally wrote: ‘I believe it is a beautiful title.’