A wave of cheesy puns has poured over Twitter after it was reported that singers Cheryl and Liam Payne have named their newborn son Bear.
The Sun newspaper said the pair picked the name more than a month after his birth on March 22, because it “suited” him. It added that little Bear would also be taking his father’s surname.
But while many commented that it was an adorable name, others could not resist making a joke. Among the stream of memes featuring babies dressed as teddies and brown bears playing guitars posted on Twitter, others chimed in…
Was the birth so painful that Cheryl wanted him to remember it for the rest of his life by naming him #bearpayne ?? ??
— Froud (@LydiaFroud) May 2, 2017
Bear Payne is a feeling you get when you stand on lego not a baby's name. #bearpayne #WhatWereTheyThinking
— Evie (@EvieA_x) May 2, 2017
#bearpayne @LiamPayne @CherylOfficial wtf have you done to that poor child. Let's hope he can Bear the Payne of this name.
— Shay (@shannon_xo_x) May 2, 2017
I'd have called him Inalotta…#bearpayne
— Ian McDougall (@IanMcDougall1) May 2, 2017
Meanwhile, others targeted baby Payne’s surname, suggesting “Window” would have been a more appropriate first name.
@AndrewMartinUK I was hoping for Window, Back or Nagging. #bearpayne
— March Payne (@March_Payne) May 2, 2017
Jack added: “Could of been worse …. i was expexting Cheryls bairn to be called window #bearpayne.”
Could of been worse …. i was expexting Cheryls bairn to be called window #bearpayne
— Jack (@jackc1) May 2, 2017