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Daughter is almost 10 months old... I don't know if I regret her name :(

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JasmineS88 · 28/10/2016 15:25

I still love her name. However, it's very American... In the UK, no girls ever get named this. My mum hates it, but she soon got over it (but sometimes makes subtle digs)...

No one likes it (especially on here)...

I've had a few "oh, that's different! I quite like that!" Confused which I think was meant... However, I often get "oh, you don't really seem the type!" Blush which is just rude. Even HCPs seem to make digs - often constantly saying her name out loud (not when they're talking to her) like they're trying to understand why I named her it.

Like I say, I still love it, but I now feel awkward joining groups/clubs, as I know they'll judge her/me. It's only going to get worse when she joins school Sad

I don't know what to do.

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Isittimeforwineyet · 28/10/2016 16:01

Beautiful! I think people would repeat it because it's unusual not because they don't like it. Stop being paranoid! Smile

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/10/2016 16:01

Well done maybe that was perceptive

squoosh · 28/10/2016 16:01

First name Grace, middle name Lynn is a good idea.

Beeziekn33ze · 28/10/2016 16:00

But Daisy-May and Daisy-Mae are not that unusual in U.K. Double names often get shortened as the child gets older. My cousin Mary Elizabeth was called both names by everyone up to about 10 but after that gradually became Mary. I think it was a 1930s/40s thing. Violet-Elizabeth Bott in Just William books was another example as was Princess Margaret Rose who was referred to by both names for several years.

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JasmineS88 · 28/10/2016 16:00

I still love her name... It's just how much people hate it, that puts me off Sad

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RiverTam · 28/10/2016 16:00

MN is fabulously snobbish about 'American' names, as though there's something inherently superior about British ones. There isn't. Different isn't better or worse, it's just different. FWIW I love lots of 'American' names.

You and your DH love her name. It's a name that can lend itself to lots of different NNs, which is very handy. That's it, that's all that matters.

ThatIsNachoCheese · 28/10/2016 16:00

I was expecting it to be terrible, and it's really not.
You can change the birth certificate until 12 months, so you could change it to Grace Lynne middle name surname if you wanted.

maybethedayafter · 28/10/2016 15:59

You could always change her birth certificate so Lynn is a middle name? Then it's basically the same name but might stop the comments/judgement.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/10/2016 15:58

Grace or Gracie is lovely. I think the 'lynne' bit pulls it down, so I'd just use the first part.

maybethedayafter · 28/10/2016 15:57

Cross post. I'd start calling her Grace at home a few times to see how you feel with it. If it sounds really odd or you don't like it then you'll know with conviction that you still love her full name. Names naturally get shortened over time so calling her Grace doesn't mean you don't like her full name.

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JasmineS88 · 28/10/2016 15:57

Oh, thank you! Smile that's more positive than I though!

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GerdaLovesLili · 28/10/2016 15:56

But both halves of Gracelynn are great names on their own. Just use one of them if you're really regretting your choice. Most children end up with a real-name based nick name anyway.

AppleJac · 28/10/2016 15:56

You have 2 months to change it on her birth certificate.

You could call her Grace, Gracie etc or you could change it altogether.

Aquiver · 28/10/2016 15:56

And it would suit a child, young adult and older lady too. Grace is a really pretty nickname / shortened version - so best of both worlds!

squoosh · 28/10/2016 15:55

Just call her Grace day to day? Nothing wrong with Grace!

maybethedayafter · 28/10/2016 15:55

I'm guessing it's something-Lynne. You can always shorten it as a nickname and then you can be selective about how you introduce her depending on where you are/who you're with.

blueskyinmarch · 28/10/2016 15:55

I think Gracelynn is very nice. You could just call her Grace or Gracie as a nn if you want to slightly change it.

Aquiver · 28/10/2016 15:55

Oh Gracelynn is very pretty OP Smile

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JasmineS88 · 28/10/2016 15:53

There's a thread on MN, from last year, with awful comments about the name (not my thread) so that puts me off saying it.

Can no one be nasty? I really don't need that, I know it's not liked.

It's Gracelynn...

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brasty · 28/10/2016 15:53

If someone has an unusual name I say it out loud at first a lot, so I can remember it. I suspect this is what HCPs are doing, rather than having a dig. Trust me HCPs will have heard some really way out names.

NotYoda · 28/10/2016 15:52

If it's hyphenated, I'd lose the second half. Or if it sounds hyphenated, lose the second half.

Having said that, Roseanna doesn't sound hyphenated, so that's OK.

I am only saying this because you are asking anonymously. If I knew you, I'd never be so rude as to comment out loud

Joinourclub · 28/10/2016 15:50

It will probably change as she gets older and starts to own her name a little more, people will comment less.

GerdaLovesLili · 28/10/2016 15:48

So like Daisy-May? Which is cute on paper, but once the novelty's worn off, less easy to live with. Could you use a nick-name that means the same like Marguerite for Daisy?

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/10/2016 15:47

So ....something like Erinlouise?

I'd just start using the first name of the whole thing.

mudandmayhem01 · 28/10/2016 15:45

Would it be too identifying to say what the name actually is to get some honest feed back, you could always repost in 30 days only so it will disappear.

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