Natalie or Freya?

[Isitbedtimeyet123]

Changing babys name? We have registered birth and announced baby's name as natalie but to be honest I wasn't really sure but we seemed to have alot pressure to name baby. We didn't find out sex of baby till birth but I was convinced we were having a boy and had the names alfie or Peter for a boy. Now six weeks old and called natalie I think I've made a mistake and should have called freya. I love the meaning much more and just prefer it now. What to do!,

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Definitely go with Freya.

[Vixxfacee]

I prefer Freya. I like natalia

[Pluto30]

I prefer Natalia over Natalie, and Freya over Natalie.

If you'd consider Natalia, that's my favourite.

Otherwise Freya.

I don't actually mind Natalie in its full form, but I don't like Nat and the Natalies I know get called that. The Natalia I know gets Tali, Talia and Nia for short.

[Allalonenow]

Both very nice names, but Freya is my favourite.

Natalie is lovely for a Christmas baby though.

[17caterpillars1mouse]

I prefer Freya but Nathalie is nice also. Why don't you trial Freya and see if it fits

[CPtart]

Natalie is my all time favourite girls name and much less popular than Freya. Leave it.

[Foxtato]

Prefer Freya, definitely

[babyand]

I'm my lg name is freya so I'm biased. But I love her name and it really suits her so I think you should change it to what you love

[Loyly]

I prefer Freya

[Butterpuff]

Love both. I'd stick with Natalie though. I think it will age better.

[DoYouRememberJustinBobby]

What about Natalia?

[SantasLittleMonkeyButler]

I love Natalie and Natalia.

I really wanted to put Natalie on the shortlist for DD, but DH vetoed it .

Freya is a nice name too, but less so than Natalie.

[Yika]

They are both lovely names, I think Natalie is a nice choice as it's less of it's time - but if you want to change then now is a great time to do that. Six weeks old is nothing!

[rainbow99]

I also prefer Freya. I don't know of any little Natalie's, but I do know of 4 in their 30s. Natalia is nice as someone mentioned earlier, and it wouldn't be so much of a change for everyone

[bluechameleon]

I prefer Natalie but if you prefer Freya then change it, and do it sooner rather than later so people don't get too used to calling her Natalie!

[whatatod0]

I have a Natalie nn Tillie. But now she's gone to secondary school, she wants to be called Natalie.
Too many Freya's round here.

[Lilacpink40]

Freya 1st.

[handonhip]

Natalie is fabulous and unusual and definitely won't 'date' your daughter to a particular decade, if you know what I mean. She'll be the only one in school probably, too. Love it.

[ample]

I liked the name Freya when I first heard it.
20 years later... hmm not so much.
Although it is a lovely name, it's becoming faddy I hear so many girls named Freya and the name will date.
If these points aren't an issue, then go for it.

Prefer Natalie.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Prefer Freya

[Chikara]

As ample - loved it, thought "how unusual" - then two in my DD's class, 4 in my DS's class. V popular and suspect it will date.

Like Natalie - she is French - lovely said with French accent!

Up to you though - whichever you think suits her. Not too late to change it. And no pressure - that was the problem in the first place!

[DerelictMyBalls]

Natalie is a beautiful name, keep it! Freya to me always sounds wishy-washy, despite its origins.

[MotherDuckSaid]

Freya is lovely and so is the spelling 'Freyja'
Natalie is a much harder sounding name to me.
I,changed my daughters name when she was 18 months because I can't bare it any longer ! Do it now before it starts to really grate on u ! 😊

[MotherDuckSaid]

*couldn't

[stonygreysoil]

Natalie is perfectly fine. Tilly is a lovely nickname. or do like the Russians and have NN Tasha.

Freya is also perfectly nice, but not not so utterly unique that your daughter will miss out on something