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"Proper" name for Sonny

34 replies

Chunkamatic · 03/07/2012 23:05

DS2 is 2.4 and is called Sonny. It took us until he was 4 weeks old to name him and I was never totally confident of the choice. This is mainly because I don't see it as a "proper" name, however I did really like it for other reasons.

It is obviously his name now and it suits him perfectly, I wouldn't want to change it, however I do frequently worry that we should have found a more "official" sounding name for his birth cert and used Sonny as a nn. I wonder about changing his name by deed poll, but then dont know if i'm just being silly.

Part of the issue is that I can't come up with a proper name to change it to. It would make sense for it to be something that Sonny could be derived from.

DP suggested Saul, which I like but one of his middle names is Paul so that would look a bit stupid!

Any suggestions? I'm interested to hear whether people think changing it is neccessary for the reasons I've said (but please be kind about the name Sonny, I know it's not everyone's taste but I'm really not asking for opinions on it!!)

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VolAuVent · 03/07/2012 23:55

Samson is a nice idea.

Orson
Harrison
Jenson
Jackson
Wilson
Carlson

amck5700 · 03/07/2012 23:37

I always thought that Sonny was a bit like Junior in that the "proper" name was the same as the child's father but that he was called by Sonny or Junior on a day to day basis to distinguish him from the parent. Don't know if that's an option for you.

LynetteScavo · 03/07/2012 23:29

Sonny is a proper name.

You are being silly. Grin

GnocchiNineDoors · 03/07/2012 23:29

Sonny is a name in its own right imo.

Samson
Grayson
Basically anything that ends in ..son

GloryHunter · 03/07/2012 23:28

I love the name, leave it at that!

3bees · 03/07/2012 23:27

Keep the name you've chosen and is 'him'. There are so many names today that were originally nn for something else. If you're thinking about job applications etc, by the time he's at that stage ther will be so many Charlie, poppy, daisy, Alfie names around that no one will think twice. Jack is essentially a nn yet no one thinks that is strange or needs a 'longer' version even though it probably wouldn't have been a name on it's own years ago.

iheartmycat · 03/07/2012 23:24

For what it's worth, I think Sonny is actually a great name, but for a 'proper' name, what about a name ending in -son instead? ie. Mason.

TheMysteryCat · 03/07/2012 23:24

It's a nickname for Santino isn't it? (vague recollection from a character in The Godfather).

Don't change it if you don't want to though.

It's a lovely sunshiney name!

DoingItForMyself · 03/07/2012 23:20

I know a little Sonny and have never thought it wasn't a name in its own right. If you love it and it suits him, don't worry about it!