Man named Mac, names son HTML

A new father from the Philippines decided to celebrate his love for the internet by naming his son ‘HTML’.

As per the viral post put up by the newborn’s aunt on Facebook, the baby boy, born earlier this month, has been named Hypertext Markup Language Rayo Pascual (HTML).

Sincerely Pascual from Santa Maria, Bulacan posted a picture on Facebook, to welcome her nephew and introduce the little one to the world while sharing a cute picture of the infant.

Phil News reported that the unique name is because of his father, Mac Pascual, who is reportedly a web developer.

Sincerely Pascual said that her family has a history of giving unique names. Her brother Mac’s real name is Macaroni 85 while their other sister’s name is Spaghetti 88.

Reports revealed that Pascual’s sister Spaghetti has two children, who are named Cheese Pimiento and Parmesan Cheese, with nicknames of Chippy and Peewee. They also have cousins named Design and Research.

The post went on to get various reactions amongst the netizens. Some users joked that they didn’t name the baby X Æ A-Xii, while others opined that the infant will be bullied at school because of the name.

Pascual wrote, “People are so pathetic for normalising bullying because of the name.” Responding to people’s concern about being made fun of at school, she added: “Don’t worry, Hypertext Markup Language doesn’t make sense to preschool and gradeschoolers. And in any case he gets bullied, don’t worry, guys, WE CAN MANAGE.”

She added, “Teach yourself and your kids to accept the reality & to respect that not all people have usual names RATHER THAN TEACHING MY FAMILY WHAT AND WHAT NOT TO NAME OUR KIDS.”