This week, after leaving her fans waiting for nearly a month, Katie Price finally revealed the name of her newborn daughter.

She’s called Bunny.

Said Katie, already mum to Harvey, Junior, Princess Tiaamii and Jett Riviera: “I considered spelling it ‘Bunni’ with a heart above the ‘i’, but I don’t think that’s really part of the English language. Bunny is an old-fashioned name and I love it. Some may ridicule our choice and some will love it – I really don’t care to be honest.”

Just as well really, because social media went wild with people giving their opinions on the name, and predictably, most were uncomplimentary, especially when Katie let slip the names she had been mulling over – Lady, Disney, Bambi and Duchess Kate to name but a few.

The whole debacle got me thinking about names and how important they actually are in the grand scheme of things.

After all, they are hugely influential. You sign your name on forms, you give your name when greeting people you don’t know – let’s face it, our names define us for our entire life – they’re our own personal brand.

So is it always necessarily a good thing when parents go off the road of convention when naming their child? Well, studies have shown that people tend to negatively judge others with unusual monikers solely on the basis of their name.

Dr. Albert Mehrabian, PhD, author of The Name Game was once quoted as saying: “Sociologically, a very general finding is that people don’t react well to things that are new and unusual. They aren’t as comfortable with it, and that applies to names. I know a lot of people don’t like to hear that, because they think they’re being creative, but that aside, is it desirable?”

Some of the most famous early trendsetters for unusual names were Bob Geldof and Paula Yates in the 1980s when they gave all their children bizarre names like Fifi Trixibelle, who was soon followed by Peaches Honeyblossom and Little Pixie. These days, we’re surprised when a famous person DOESN’T give their child a strange name.

But it’s not just celebrities. Compared with decades ago, parents are choosing less common names for their children, so essentially, many of today’s kids will stand out from their classmates.

As someone who was not blessed with a ‘normal’ name, and wasn’t just the only Carmella in the class, but probably one of the only ones in the entire country, I am finally at the age where I can appreciate the advantages of having an unusual name.

People tend to remember me (for positive reasons I hope), I like to think my name helped me stand out to prospective employers, and it’s also a good ice breaker when meeting people for the first time.

But it hasn’t always been a walk in the park - and for anyone who has a different name sometimes it can sometimes lead to teasing in school; which can have lasting psychological effects, not to mention the fact each time that child enters a new group of peers, he or she will once again have to deal with the stigma of an unusual name.

In some countries, you’re not even allowed to give your child an unusual name. In Iceland, parents are limited to choosing children’s names from the Personal Names Register, which is a list of only 1800 names for each gender, while in Germany the name has to reflect the child’s gender and must not negatively affect them in any way.

I once read something that said when choosing a name for your child, you should picture them walking into their first job interview as an adult and introducing themselves to their prospective boss, and you’ll soon realise if the name sounds a bit too unusual.

But at the end of the day - as Katie Price’s daughter Bunny will realise one day, we have no control over the names our parents give us at birth. Whether or not people praise or put down our names is beyond our control. If it gets to the point where our name is genuinely making us miserable - well isn’t that what deedpoll is for?

Some of celebrities' more unusual name choices

North West (Kim Kardashian and Kanye West)

Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin)

Bear Blaze (Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll)

Blue Ivy (Beyonce and Jay-Z)

Tiger Lily (Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates)

Brooklyn (David Beckham and Victoria Beckham)

Bluebell Madonna (Geri Halliwell)

Harper Seven (David Beckham and Victoria Beckham)

Shiloh Jolie (Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt)

Moon Unit (Frank Zappa)

Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee)

Moxie CrimeFighter​ (Penn Jillette)

Blanket (Michael Jackson)

Sage Moonblood (Sylvester Stallone

Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee Simpson)

Kal-El (Nicolas Cage)

Jermajesty (Jermaine Jackson)

Royal Reign (Li’l Kim)

Memphis Eve (Bono)

Blue Angel (The Edge)

Audio Science (Shannyn Sossamon)

Hopper (Sean Penn)

Petal Blossom Rainbow (Jamie Oliver)