I named my daughter after my favourite Disney characters just like Molly-Mae Hague – despite disapproval from my loved ones
- Becky Roberts, 28, named her little girl Kiara after a character in Lion King II
- She also gave her the middle name Rose – as a tribute to Beauty and the Beast
- READ: I named my daughter after Disney’s Bambi just like Molly-Mae Hague
A Disney-fan has revealed how she named her daughter after characters in the Lion King and Beauty and the Beast – despite disapproval from her friends and family.
Becky Roberts, 28, from Thatcham, Berkshire, has always loved the animated films and even started a collection of Disney DVDs for her little one before she was even born.
She named her now seven-year-old daughter Kiara – after the big cat princess heir of Pride Rock, in The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride – and gave her the middle name Rose – as a tribute to her second-favourite film, Beauty and the Beast.
The Enchanted Rose is a mystical flower from the 1991 animated film, and is a trademark symbol for the movie.
It comes as former Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury announced the name of their newborn daughter as Bambi, after the Disney cartoon deer.
Becky Roberts (pictured with her daughter), 28, from Thatcham, Berkshire, has always loved the animated films and even started a collection of Disney DVDs for her little one before she was even born
Beckie said people initially ‘turned their noses up at her daughter’s titles’ – but she stuck firm and still loves Kiara Rose’s name seven years after she was born.
The mother-of-one said: ‘While I was pregnant, I started a collection of Disney DVDs for my daughter to have on her shelf. When I was buying the DVDs, I started watching one a day while her dad was out working.
‘After watching Lion King 2, I remembered my dad buying me a stuffed Kiara toy at the Heathrow Disney store when I was little. Her dad and I both fell in love with the name – I Googled it and found out it was similar to the Irish name “Ciara”.
‘But I wanted to spell it in the same way as Kiara from the movie. When she was born, we gave her a stuffed Kiara toy we found in America, as well as a toy rose from Beauty and the Beast. She loves the movies now too!’
But while Becky and her then-partner ‘fell in love’ with the name, the same couldn’t be said for her friends or family.
‘A lot of people, like my family, turned their noses up at it and kept saying things like “what sort of a name is that?”‘ she added. ‘No-one really liked it apart from me and my partner.
‘We knew it was going to be an unusual name from the start because people were quite shocked. The only other “person” I’ve met called Kiara was actually a dog.’
Luckily, Becky’s parents developed an instant bond with Kiara as soon as she was born.
She named her now seven-year-old daughter Kiara (pictured) – after the big cat princess heir of Pride Rock, in The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride – and gave her the middle name Rose – as a tribute to her second-favourite film, Beauty and the Beast
Beckie said people initially ‘turned their noses up at her daughter’s titles’ – but she stuck firm and still loves Kiara Rose’s (pictured as a baby) name seven years after she was born
The mother-of-one said: ‘While I was pregnant, I started a collection of Disney DVDs for my daughter to have on her shelf. When I was buying the DVDs, I started watching one a day while her dad was out working’ Pictured, Baby Kiara
But while Becky and her then-partner ‘fell in love’ with the name, the same couldn’t be said for her friends or family. Pictured left, Kiara
‘They finally agree it’s an amazing name and it really suits her,’ she said.
Despite losing the majority of Kiara’s DVD collection while moving house, Becky is determined to spend as much money as she can on Disney-branded merch for her daughter.
‘She has loads of Disney toys and clothes – and she loves Disney+,’ she said. ‘In March, we’ll even be taking her to the Disney store in London so she can spend all of her birthday money.’
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