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NAME REGRET

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Bunnysmum · 23/04/2019 12:54

It’s not necessary name regret but I wish I put shorter name as this is used the most and means more to myself and DP than the longer version we were only swayed by well wishers suggesting to put longer name although the shorter name is not the obvious shortening.
Has anyone changed child name in first 12 months love to hear stories / experiences

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Bunnysmum · 23/04/2019 17:57

PLUS I dont like any other shortening and there is a few !

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Bunnysmum · 23/04/2019 17:47

I Do get this but the short name is the actual name I want for my child I only went with the longer one from being swayed by others opinions ! Therefore I wish her name is officially the know name I want her to be called

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Sunshinegirl82 · 23/04/2019 17:42

Can you not just use the shortened version? Why does it need to be officially changed? For example, I know quite a few people who are officially Katherine but are only known as Katie. Apart from passports and the occasional airline ticket I'm not sure it really matters.

Personally I don't think giving a child choice around the name you give them is a bad thing, a longer name with lots of options for shortening gives them a few options for when they're older!

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Bunnysmum · 23/04/2019 17:33

Thank you both for your comments I am so worried people will think I’m crazy taking the choice away but truth is I prefer the short version in hind sight now

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Justus22 · 23/04/2019 13:05

I've not but I know 2 that I have. In the cases I know of their babies had totally different names that just didn't feel right, in your case you're not even changing her name from something she's not used to hearing, you want to give her the name you use officially. All of my children have the name they use on their birth certificate, I don't like it when people refer to my son as a Jacob when his name is Jake but it still happens occasionally and it's fine.

steppemum · 23/04/2019 13:00

my second child, dd, is called by a longer name, and we had a shortening that we thought we might use.

Now, aged 14 she is never ever called by the long name, only the short one. In fact, I thought it was quite childish, and she would grow out of the short name, and into the long one. She hasn't.
So, think Eleanor, shortened to Ellie, and I think the Ellie part doesn't have a good adult ring to it. But she doesn't like the longer version.

I like both names, but part of me wishes she had one name that was suitable for an adult as well as a child. I thought she might switch to the longer name when she went to secondary, or uni, but I can't see it happening.

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