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Name regret again sorry!

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halotweetttt · 19/05/2026 20:12

Hi have already posted about this not sure where it went! Very Worried I’ve chosen a ridiculous name for my daughter. A previous thread has heightened my anxiety!
Her name is Molly Olive Parker Jones. Am I describing a PARKER as in a jacket?! Help! It’s absorbing a lot of my brain with anxiety! It’s becoming obsessive.

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halotweetttt · 19/05/2026 21:28

I just want her to have a perfect name and I’m struggling to get past it !!

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KnitWitsAnonymous · 19/05/2026 21:28

So are you concerned that people will think of Olive as a colour to describe the name Parka as in "Green Coat"? I don't think they will as Olive is a long established name and I have never thought of it as a colour and I have an Olive in my family

No-one has mentioned this in their posts and it sounds like you have only recently thought of this, so I really wouldn't worry

As a PP has said, people rarely use middle names. My own DF famously had to ask my siblings and I what our middle names were when he completed a census form!

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halotweetttt · 19/05/2026 21:27

Yes that’s it @ICantStomachWhelks 🙈🙈🙈

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ICantStomachWhelks · 19/05/2026 21:25

Oh, I get it now. You’re worried you’ve called your daughter Molly Green Coat Jones?

Nobody pays any attention to middle names, OP, for the vast majority of her life she’ll be Molly Jones.

Molly Jones is a great name, BTW, characterful and strong, I like it.

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halotweetttt · 19/05/2026 21:03

It’s not the parka that bothers me as it’s almost like a double barrelled surname as it’s a family name. It’s the coupling it with olive!

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Figcherry · 19/05/2026 20:57

I love the name Molly, the other names won't really be used.
I cant remember my Godchildren's middle names.

TheBeaTgoeson1 · 19/05/2026 20:51

Parka 🫠😳

TheBeaTgoeson1 · 19/05/2026 20:51

Parker is a stupid name, but I wouldn’t worry. Her name is Molly.

Shallotsaresmallonions · 19/05/2026 20:44

Middle names don't really come up very often at all. She'll just be Molly Jones which is a perfectly lovely name.

I don't think it sounds ridiculous either way though.

csg376 · 19/05/2026 20:40

I kind of prefer Parka, especially as a fun family-related second middle. Don’t overthink it, it’s a sweet name!

IsItWickedNotToCare · 19/05/2026 20:35

Mollie Ollie?

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halotweetttt · 19/05/2026 20:34

It’s actually parka
molly olive parka jones

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ICantStomachWhelks · 19/05/2026 20:30

Are you saying it auto-corrected to Parker in your post but you are actually spelling it Parka?

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halotweetttt · 19/05/2026 20:29

oh no sorry it did autocorrect it is parka!!! It’s a family surname we included but now I’m thinking unnecessarily
Does it sound ridiculous?
I definitely think I have some postpartum ocd/anxiety. Thank you for kind responses

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EverydayRoutine · 19/05/2026 20:25

As PPs have said, the jacket is a parka. I assume Parker is a family name? I have always loved the family connection of my middle name.

I don't care for the repetition of the "ol" sound in Molly Olive, but that is 100% down to personal taste. If you love the way the names sound together, that's all that matters in this case. You haven't chosen some bizarre, outlandish names which would raise eyebrows.

Floppyearedlab · 19/05/2026 20:22

She’s a Parker pen, not a Parker jacket.

and to most she is just Molly Jones which is a great name

SirChenjins · 19/05/2026 20:20

Don't be daft! 😊It's a middle name so not one she'll hear every day anyway, and the jacket is called a parka which is pronounced differently.

Oreoqueen87 · 19/05/2026 20:18

Often when people post name regret on here I think ‘yep, I can see why you feel that way’. This isn’t even remotely in that category, it’s a lovely name and I think Parker brings a bit of freshness to the classic names.

I gently agree with the other poster re obsessing and post partum depression - might be worth a chat to your doctor

Eestar · 19/05/2026 20:15

Her name is lovely! You've chosen really well, IMO.

And the jacket is parka, not parker, so I wouldn't worry about that at all.

Sometimes name regret this strong can be a sign of post partum anxiety/ depression, do you think that could be the case?

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