'My brother and his fiancee stole the baby name I made up - I feel so betrayed'

A family feud has erupted over a baby name and one brother feels utterly betrayed. The youngest sibling had been crafting unique names for his future children since he was a pre-teen, but his elder brother swooped in and nabbed it for his newborn.

Taking to Reddit to air out his woes, the 19-year-old shared: "When I (19M) was 12 I started making up baby names for my future kids . Both my brother (26M) and I have unique names and I wanted my kids to have unique names as well."

He added with excitement about his own family plans, "I always wanted kids and I've just always had this vision in my head. I want three kids in total."

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Making things clear, the poster said that "Riley" wasn't the real name up for grabs but merely an example.

In their own words: "When I first started saying I wanted my firstborn son's name to be 'Riley' my family hated the name and even told me it was stupid. But over time they actually started to like it and it grew on them. My parents used to joke around about how they couldn't wait to have a little Riley running around.

"My girlfriend (21F) and I have been together for a little over 4 years. Making 5 this October. When my brother and his fiancee announced that they were expecting their first child I was happy for them. They were having trouble coming up with names and were asking people for 'suggestions.'

"They were always 'thanking' me for my help which I now find ---- up and disingenuous. When it was time for my brother's fiancee to give birth they still never had a set name picked out but I just assumed it would be one of the names that was suggested to them.

"Nope. They ------- took my son's Identity. Middle name and all. I don't really care about the middle name though, it's the first name that I cared about. When I found out, I was ------ and they knew it. Even some of my family members were upset on my behalf. My brother and his fiancee told me that they just couldn't decide on a name and my brother's fiancee found it pretty so they decided to go with that one.

"They kept apologizing to me. I didn't forgive them then and I still don't. I'm not even joking and I'm not trying to be dramatic at all but this is the MOST disrespectful thing someone has ever done to me. I used to get bullied a lot in school and this hurts worse. I feel betrayed by my brother and I lost respect for them. My brother's fiancee didn't owe me any loyalty but I felt like he did."

Reddit users offered their two cents on the name debacle.

One social media enthusiast declared: "If they are that sorry, they will change the name. I wouldn't forgive them or speak to them until they do. Tell your parents that they need to accept that until your brother fixes what he's done, this is the situation. If they want to bully someone into changing the situation, they need to tell your brother to change the name, or keep their mouths shut."

An internet commenter noted: "I have made up names. I made them up as a kid gaming. I have not told anyone for this very reason. People be stealing names when they have kids."

A different user expressed: "For me it would be a trust issue. If your brother has no qualms about stealing something so important to you, what else would he do? They're only apologizing because other people in the family were upset also. If they were truly sorry they'd fix the situation."

Yet another person remarked: "Tell your brother that as soon as his kid is old enough to understand you will be explaining to him that his name was stolen."