A furious mum has spoken out after discovering her daughter's nursery has shortened her name because it is 'too hard to pronounce'. They told the horrified parent they found Mahinarangi's traditional Maori name, which means 'moon in the sky', too hard to pronounce. In a further twist Paris said cruel children laugh at her daughter's traditional name and didn't even bother to try and pronounce it. Have you changed your traditional name because people found it hard to pronounce? Paris told New Zealand Herald that her ancestors endured a similar experience which has made her even more determined to make sure her daughter's name is pronounced correctly and not changed.

Source: Daily Mirror March 01, 2021 19:33 UTC