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I'm named after my mom's favorite cocktail... but I've never drunk alcohol

I'm named after my mom's favorite cocktail... but I've never drunk alcohol

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I'm named after my mom's favorite cocktail... but I've never drunk alcohol
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Source: Mail Online
Published: Jan, 30 2025 18:09

Naming your child after something you love is an adorable idea - except in one woman's case. When Tequilla Shian Jones was born, her mom couldn't decide between the name of her favorite cocktail - a Tequila Sunrise - or Shaylee Shian. Instead the now 23-year-old, who revealed she doesn't even drink alcohol, was named a unique combination of both names: Tequilla Shian.

[Instead the now 23-year-old, who revealed she doesn't even drink alcohol, was named a unique combination of both names: Tequilla Shian]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Instead the now 23-year-old, who revealed she doesn't even drink alcohol, was named a unique combination of both names: Tequilla Shian]

'Growing up, I would be taunted for my name,' the cosmetologist, from Georgia, said, admitting she's 'heard the same jokes over and over again.'. 'Kids would ask if my parents were alcoholics or if they were drunk naming me,' she added. After Tequilla was born she says her mom was feeling a little 'hazy' so her dad signed the birth papers naming her Tequilla Shian.

[As an adult, Tequilla has decided to embrace her unique and liquor inspired moniker - despite never having a drop of alcohol]
Image Credit: Mail Online [As an adult, Tequilla has decided to embrace her unique and liquor inspired moniker - despite never having a drop of alcohol]

Growing up, Tequilla said she would often get in trouble with teachers who thought she was making her name up, which led to her change her to just Shian when she was 11 to stop the bullying. 'I started telling people I wanted to go by Shian, I was very insistent about it,' she recalled.

[Tequilla said she would often get in trouble with teachers who thought she was making her name up, which led to her change her to just Shian when she was 11 to stop the bullying]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Tequilla said she would often get in trouble with teachers who thought she was making her name up, which led to her change her to just Shian when she was 11 to stop the bullying]

When Tequilla Shian Jones was born, her mom couldn't decide between the name of her favorite cocktail - a Tequila Sunrise - or Shaylee Shian. 'Everyone now calls me Shian, I only get called by my first name if I am in trouble,' she reflected. However, as an adult, Tequilla has decided to embrace her unique and liquor inspired moniker - despite never having a drop of alcohol.

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