Im named after my moms favorite booze and I dont drink

A woman named after her mom’s favorite cocktail doesn’t drink alcohol – despite her unique and boozy moniker.Tequilla Shian Jones, 23, says her mom couldn’t decide between the name Tequila Sunrise – a popular drink made from tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup – or Shaylee Shian when she was pregnant.After her birth, Tequilla says her mom was feeling a little “hazy” so her dad signed the birth papers naming her Tequilla Shian.Growing up, she said she would often get in trouble with teachers who thought she was making her name up and would be at the butt of classroom jokes – with kids asking if her parents were drunk when they chose her name.When she was 12 years old, Tequilla decided to go by her middle name ‘Shian’ to stop the bullying.But, now an adult, Tequilla has decided to embrace her unique name – despite never having a drop of alcohol.Tequilla, a cosmetologist, from McDonough, Georgia, US, said: “Growing up, I would be taunted for my name.Morning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today's top stories Please provide a valid email address.

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“I have heard the same jokes over and over again.“Kids would ask if my parents were alcoholics or if they were drunk naming me.“It would be different variations of the same joke.“Now I’m older, I have started embracing my name.I don’t have that middle school taunting anymore.“I, myself, don’t drink – people find that very funny, that the girl named Tequilla doesn’t drink.”When Tequilla was born in October 2001, her dad signed the birth documents – merging the couple’s favorite names and adding an extra L to the usual spelling of Tequila.Tequilla said: “I have asked multiple times in my life about why I am called Tequilla.“My mom was pregnant a year before they had me and liked the name Tequila, ...