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Help! I think I might want to change DS's name...

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ilikeyoursleeves · 16/08/2009 22:39

DS2 (4 weeks old) is called Zach and I just can't get used to it at all . We loved the name when I was PG but some folk seem to think it's a bit chavvy (hmm thanks for telling me that) and haven't said much positive about it. So I keep having niggles about it and it's getting to me. DH said he doesn't want to change it though argh!

Not sure if I'm being put off by others opinions or if I'm just not liking the name or if it doesn't suit him?

I don't know what to do!

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skybright · 17/08/2009 00:03

I like Zach but if you want to change it then i guess the sooner the better,have you got another name that you thinks suits him better?

KissMyAssDailyMailcentreplus · 17/08/2009 00:01

Zach is a v cool name...cute ,biblical, strong, I like

lowrib · 16/08/2009 23:48

FWIW I think it's a lovely name. If you've registered it, stick with it I reckon!

But if you haven't registered it and you really want to change it do it asap .

My friend changed her boy's name at 1 week, but kept the original name as a middle name.

jellybeans · 16/08/2009 23:44

Zach is a great name and quite popular so lots of people like it. No way is it chavvy at all! I would stick with it, whatever you choose people will have their views. I bet you will be used to it soon.

logi · 16/08/2009 23:10

i think its a great name and it cant be shortened,i thought about changing my sons name because of lots of negative comments and a nurse in hospital convinced me to stick with what i liked....and now 18 years on im glad i did and his name suits him and he likes it.He is called Cruz.

hambler · 16/08/2009 22:46

You can absolutely change it if you have not registered it. However it is very common to have doubts about the name you have chosen

Heated · 16/08/2009 22:46

Well first of all, there is not a name that every single person likes but I think some ppl have been very rude not to keep their opinions to themselves and to imply the name is chavvy.

However, if YOU are having doubts, and it seems from your first line that you are, then yes of course you can reconsider.

Do you want to give him a more formal full name like Zachariah and then shorten it to Zach or another name entirely? What other names were you drawn to?

(I've always had doubts about dd2's name & wished I had changed it but too late now)

Anonymumandlikeit · 16/08/2009 22:45

I know a fab Zac who has overcome lots of difficulties related to his health and is a WONDERFUL little boy,so have only positive connotations related to this name

PaulDacreEatsBabies · 16/08/2009 22:44

There's a similar thread at the mo - this happens a lot. I think it's a lovely name, but it is of course up to you. You can change your child's name on their birth certificate up to 12 months old, so their "new" name becomes their name as if it always had been. After that you would need to change by deed poll.

I would say, without wishing to be in the least bit patronising, that as your son is only 4 weeks old you are probably a bit freaked about everything and to give it some time. I tend to find that all children's names suit them, regardless of what their names are.

NeedaNewName · 16/08/2009 22:43

If it helps I really like the name Zach and kno of two Zachs who are really cool kids and not at all chavvy!

I know what youmean though, I wish I'd given DD2 a different name, but you know what, she really suits her name and I love her so I love her name. Do whats best for you.