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My baby doesn't suit her name

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ChristmasCarrot · 22/05/2019 20:34

I don't dislike her name, but it just doesn't suit her. I chose it a week before she was born, as I was struggling to come up with something for her and decided it should 'go with' my elder girl's name.

I know it's really silly, but it's got to the point where it feels weird to even use it and end up changing the ending (from 'a' to 'ie'). I like her name, but when I look at her, I sort of wish I'd chosen something else. Sad

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simbobs · 22/05/2019 20:49

Much better to change it now if you really want to, rather than wait until she is older. That would be much more confusing.

Summerorjustmaybe · 22/05/2019 20:48

Anything that is distracting you from enjoying your baby needs sorting!! It's a matter of making an appointment at the registrars that's all!!

diddlediddle · 22/05/2019 20:46

If you have an alternative to change it to then go ahead. People won't be confused - you'll say that you've changed her name from x to y because it suited her better and that will be the end of it.

Calloway · 22/05/2019 20:45

Do you have a new name in mind? If you're worried about what people will think, don't. It will cause a minor stir among those who know you but by the time her first birthday rolls around everyone will have forgotten she started life with a different name Smile

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ChristmasCarrot · 22/05/2019 20:43

Her dad isn't in the picture.

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ChristmasCarrot · 22/05/2019 20:42

She's got middle names that I could use, but it will cause an awful lot of confusion if I do that.

She's 5 months old, so I feel she should suit it by now. I wasn't 100% on my elder daughter's name, but it never felt strange to me.

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Calloway · 22/05/2019 20:39

She's a baby. She doesn't have a notion whether she's called Isabella or Salmonella. Change her name to something you prefer. Is your partner on the same page?

17caterpillars1mouse · 22/05/2019 20:38

How old is She?

I felt like this about dd2 for the first month or 2 but now her nane is hers and I can't imagine her as anything else

sleepismysuperpower1 · 22/05/2019 20:36

do you have another name in mind OP? perhaps you could add the name you prefer as a middle name and refer to her as that instead? (eg: Rose Grace Smith would be called Grace rather than Rose) x

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