Regretting our name

OP, if you are unhappy change it

@Motherofjessie , not everybody reads fluently, or pays attention, or knows that a g before and e or i makes a j sound. You'd be surprised at what people get wrong (like getting Louis and Louise mixed up or writing Harrison as Harisson)

I think it is a beautiful name. Much prefer the Italian spelling and can't see why anyone would mispronounce it. My friend's DH is Italian and their daughters have Italian spelling of names. What are your other DC names? If you like the name then keep it. I don't remember how long you get to register it. My parents thought my DC names were unusual but have accepted names as given by us the parents.

@Westfacing , I didn't make a spelling mistake, I made a couple of typos. Smartarse? A bit perhaps, but only to point out what I'd already posted upthread that people would transpose the vowels or omit one.

I know a Giulia, and I was amazed when she said that people get it wrong a lot.

I have only ever seen this spelling, and I don't think I'd need someone to spell it. Send a text to your mum saying you're upset that she's making it so obvious she doesn't like the name. I wouldn't do it in person as she might need to process before she replies otherwise she might make you feel worse !

Oh, stop being a smart-arse. I made a mistake in spelling, as you did, as you had to made an edit!

Pretty name. I would go with Gia as suggested and keep that as her formal name.

Why would you change it from such a beautiful name to one of the most boring names on the planet, Joanne. Ugh.

@PerspiringElizabeth Agreed! I immediately recognised the spelling, and I'm not particularly versed in Italian culture etc.

I think it's lovely, and I like the classical spelling! So many possible nicknames for this one, too.

Ultimately it will be up to how you feel, but I wouldn't want to let someone else's (besides the other parent) dislike change my decision.

I'm sorry you have PPD( I did too) and I think your DM negative comments have coloured your view. Everything feels wrong with depression.
Your Mum shouldn't have voiced her opinions especially as you were having doubts
I think you should stick with it, and use Gia until she becomes her name( which she will)
You have plenty of time if you do decide to change it, so try not to put pressure on yourself
Congratulations on the arrival of your DD

Such a beautiful, classy, chic name! Don’t change it 😊

I love the Italian spelling and the fact it connects you to your heritage.

Gia is also such a pretty nickname.

I would assume Juliana is an anglicised Giuliana ? Like Neve is to Niamh. Happy to be corrected but not everyone is going to struggle with Giuliana.

it is one of my favourite names, and so many lovely options for shortening it as well. When we told everyone my son's name my grandmother (bossy at the best of times) announced that she would not be calling him that - somehow I found my inner tiger mum and said well it's his name you can choose between the full version and the short one (neither of them particularly out there) and stood up to her.

Your mum is being unreasonable and unfair!

But Guiliana is NOT the italian way, Giuliana is.
Guiliana would be pronounced Gweeliana

Giuliana is a lovely name. I used to work with one whose nickname was GiuGiu (JooJoo) and she was really vibrant and sparky! So I'd say go for it.

No, they spell it the Italian way.

@Westfacing , I doubt the two Italian-heritage Guilianas (Juliana) spell their names like that.

I know two Italian-heritage Guilianas (Juliana)

Just as I know two Polish-heritage Julias (Yulia)

In both cases, one is my age (old) the other is a toddler!

And both fabulous names

I knew someone her name is Giovanna but I knew as and she goes by Joanne. She was of Italian heritage so somewhere in the past she must have found that she prefers Joanne. So it can happen with any name really.

It's a lovely name , especially with your Italian connections. She won't be forever spelling it out as once people know, most of them will remember. She's not going to meet a horde of strangers every day.

You need to let your mum know that her negative comments have upset you. She probably doesn't realise and I'm guessing she wouldn't have wanted to upset you.

I'd agree that you should tell your mum to stop the negativity over your daughter's name. It's very thoughtless of her really and it seems to me that she needs to be told.

I still think it is a lovely name.

My name is Welsh and I have to spell it out everytime. I really don't find it an issue at all - I'd much rather have a name that reflects my heritage than something which doesn't but is easier for people to spell. You can't predict how your DD will feel about her name when she's older but it's not a guarantee that she will object to spelling it out.

Giuliana is a lovely name OP.