Bachelorette star and influencer gets mum-shamed for son’s name and defends herself against trolls slamming her choice
A REALITY TV star turned influencer has ignored criticism about her newborn son’s name.
Becca Kufrin shocked people when she named her son after a small city, but it was his surname that really had others talking.
Little Benson, who goes by Benny for short, was named after a city in Minnesota, US.
It was the town her late dad was “born and raised in”, and at the last census in 2010, it only had a population of 3,240.
Benson’s full name is Benson Lee Jacobs Kufrin, which Becca announced soon after he was born on September 21.
Fans have assumed that the 33-year-old opted to make her fiance Thomas’ surname the baby’s middle name and Kufrin his surname.
And despite Becca defending his name as “pretty self explanatory” for critics, they were still quick to dub it “odd” and question the new mum’s reasoning.
“Benson, Benny for short, is after the town where my father was born and raised,” Becca penned in an Instagram post.
“Lee is for Thomas’ father who sacrifices so much for this country and others.
“And Jacobs Kufrin is pretty self explanatory but we wanted both parts of us to make this little one whole.”
The confusion came with the fact that Becca is engaged and fans believe she is planning to take her fiance Thomas’ surname.
If she does, that means little Benson will be the only person in his immediate family with Kufrin as a surname.
“It’s a bit odd that he will go by your surname and soon enough, you won’t,” one troll said.
“Adorable name but why not make Thomas’ name the official last name?” another questioned.
“He’s the dad and you all plan to marry at some point.
“Won’t Benny’s name be different from yours?”
Becca, who starred on season 14 of The Bachelorette, is known for doing things differently, such as proposing to her fiance in May 2022 rather than waiting for him to pop the question.
She has ignored any queries about her newborn’s name.
Some fans loved it and thought it was a good way for the couple to honour themselves and their dads.
They dubbed it “adorable” and “unique”, urging Becca to ignore the criticism.