A mom who named her son after a cartoon dog has doubled down on her love for the unique name.
Bethaney Phillips and her husband decided to name their eldest son after an animated dog and they couldn't be happier about it.
And their son's got no issues with it either - in fact, he adores his special moniker even despite others comparing it to that of a dog.
But what was the inspiration behind it?
In an op-ed for Business Insider, Bethaney revealed that the couple stumbled over the name while watching the 1981 film The Fox and the Hound which follows the story of a cartoon dog called Copper and a fox named Todd who become the best of friends.
"'Copper,' he said while watching. 'I like it. If we have a boy, that will be his name.' I laughed it off, not ready to make that decision, and honestly, I quickly forgot about the conversation. Two years later, when I was actually pregnant with a boy, he reminded me of the choice," she revealed.
Bethaney sat on the name for a few weeks, she said, before making any rash decisions.
"I thought it was cute and different without being strange," she continued. "Plus, it's spelled the way it's pronounced, which is my biggest rule for choosing a name for our child."
So she agreed.
The pair even had a fox-themed nursery prepared for the birth of their little boy.
Despite the couple loving the name, it did not come without its challenges.
The mom-of-two revealed that every nurse always seems to get it wrong, with many dubbing the child as "Cooper," a name that people are more used to.
"They make the mistake only the first time, however; once I correct them (politely), it's a name no one forgets," she said. "Most laugh and say, 'Yep, that's how it's spelled - I just wasn't sure,' or something to that effect.
"And to their credit, you can't always be sure. If you're unsure, it's always better to ask. But I digress," she added.
Bethaney also opened up about people being confused when she first introduces her son to them.
"It's a real conversation starter, with people saying, 'Copper as in copper... like the metal?' I always respond, in a matter-of-fact way, 'Yep, that's how you say it,'" she told the outlet.
She also said that she's met many dogs with the name, but has yet to meet another human with it so it truly is unique.
"Yes, it's a noun that we turned into a proper noun, but, to our credit, Disney did it first. We just followed their lead," she added.
The pair went on to have another son, who is named Colt and is particularly offended that he doesn't get the same attention for his name as his brother does.
But I mean, anything next to a name like "Copper" is going to seem like the more boring option, but hey, it's still cute.
"I had no idea [Copper's] name would be such a big deal to folks. It's pretty straightforward, yet, here we are, finishing his kindergarten year, with people still surprised - and even delighted - at the boy named after the cartoon dog," Bethaney concluded.
