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Charlie or Matthew?

34 replies

RudyTuesday · 11/10/2014 18:26

Me and DH only like two boy's names - Charlie and Matthew. So when our son arrived last week and I was lying in the recovery room we decided to go with Charlie Matthew.

However I'm finding myself tripping over the name when I talk to him or refer to him. Just doesn't seem to be sinking in. DH says the same.

Am now wondering if we should flip the name. Feel ludicrous cos we told everyone.

Has anyone else had similar problems getting used to a name?

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dorasee · 11/10/2014 18:53

Matthew... every day.

RudyTuesday · 11/10/2014 18:49

^ indecision not decisiveness!

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RudyTuesday · 11/10/2014 18:48

We haven't registered the birth yet so Charlie hasn't been made official. My decisiveness is making me feel sick! Seems like such a big decision

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MrsHathaway · 11/10/2014 18:39

You can of course call him Matthew without changing the birth certificate. A friend did so recently - two names, thought she'd use the first but uses a shortening of the second, so equivalent to Matt in your situation.

Newborns don't suit any names!

MrsHathaway · 11/10/2014 18:38

I'm still not used to DC3's name and he's 11mo. I use a nickname. Everyone else is totally cool with it, though, and there isn't anything else better.

Give it time.

Back2Two · 11/10/2014 18:37

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Bowlersarm · 11/10/2014 18:33

I think all newborns sound strange with a big grown up name. It took me ages to get used to it with mine.

But if Matthew feels more natural, go with that. Other people will adapt quickly.

Leeds2 · 11/10/2014 18:32

I prefer Matthew.

If you aren't sure after a week, I would try calling him Matthew instead, to see if it fells "right."

SueDunome · 11/10/2014 18:30

Could you change it to Charles Matthew and use Charlie as a nickname, or Matthew Charles?

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