would it be wrong to change my 10 month olds name?

Personally, I would not change a child's name at almost one year.

It is his identity and he knows his name. A child will grow into any name and poeple will associate your lovely son with it.

I really like Pavlo - much nicer and unique than Mike. Honestly!

My ds's middle name is Charles, so am biased towards that one too.

We changed DS2's name at almost 12m, you will have both the original name and the "new" name on the long certificate but only new name on the short certificate.

oddly enough, we changed his name from Charlie!

As a fellow name-changer (although slightly earlier, at 3 months) I am glad you have decided to go with your gut instinct! Weird, isn't it, how some names just don't feel right... And DS will get used to it: my DCs refused to call DS2 the new name at first but we persisted and kept saying 'Who's X?' whenever they used his old name, and now it's impossible to imagine him being anything else. I second hattee - it really was like a weight being lifted the minute we made the decision. Sadly though 'tis true, original name remains on full birth certificate. But how often does anyone need to see that?

So, even if you change a child's name within the first 12 months, his original name will ALWAYS be on the long birth certificate and his passport?!

I say go with your heart and change his name. What does dh think about this?

I had a similar, although not as drastic, situation with my own ds's name.

Myself and dh had been settled on his name throughout my pregnancy (first and middle name). On the day we were having him registered, my dh decided he also liked the name Monty/Montague. I was sleep deprived and in that strange haze of having a newborn and a toddler, so I agreed with him. We loved the name we had chosen for him too much to change it, so added Montague as a futher middle name. To say it was a mouthful would be an understatement

Anyway, off we went and registered him. Later that evening I said to dh that I thought we had made a mistake. He agreed, and we decided to get it removed!

A word of warning though. It isn't quite as straight forward as it sounds as getting it changed within the first 12 months. We discovered that it can be changed on the short birth certificate, but will always remain as a permanent record on the long birth certificate and on registrar records. This proved awkward when we got him a passport recently and will be something that he will have to deal with for the rest of his life. Parents hey, you can't choose them

Regardless, I would still go ahead. It's more important to feel happy in the name you have chosen for him for the rest of his life than a bit of occasional hassle with paperwork.

Good luck!

Charlie is a nice name, but if it isn't for your son, it just isn't.

Definitely change it, maybe to George Charlie. I bet you'll feel better straight away! Give it a few months and people wont even remember his 'old' name.

And boo to your friend.

you should defo change it its clear this is the name u want and you really shouldnt not have let your friend dictate to you about changing it i think you should just do it an the sooner the better

oliviacrumble

Your last post really made me laugh

Your children have truly lovely names ESPECIALLY Kitty...

Off to get my deed poll forms now

Have you decided what to do yet OP?

change it, for sure

Change it now - once it's done you'll not look back-George is a great name

change it, it will bug the hell out of you, go for it.

How about adding George to the front, so he becomes George Charlie William? That sounds great. George Charles William is lovely too.

I changed DS's name at 6 months, and just added the new name to the front. It was easy to do and no-one seemed to bat an eyelid. I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders as soon as we started to use the new name - it just suits him down to the ground and feels right.

Thank-you hedwig! Dd is Kitty (actually very uncommon where I live).

There was a post in aibu recently about it. The name wasn't mentioned until well into the thread, with (imo) a huge build-up, to the point where I was expecting it to be "Edna" or "Lurleen" or something truly awful. Almost choked when OP said "Kitty".

It has also been mentioned as a 'stripper name' on here!

Charlotte thank you also. I was being a little tongue in cheek when posting. George is one of my favourite names.

Actually ds2 is Charlie George. Maybe I should copy you...

Aw oliviacrumble

Tell me the names and I will change my name to them!

Def change it asap.

Don't suppose you're Arsenal supporters? Charlie George would be great if so...

Seriously, change it. If it bugs you now, it will always bug you.

huh? has the op been through this before with a daughter?

My God this is worrying.

The last thread on baby name-changing featured dd's name as the despised wrong choice.

Now it's poor little ds2's turn...

I think you should change it to George Charlie if you think you would always regret not doing so. I don't see that this would be a problem at all. Good luck deciding.

He seems nameless becoz you havent committed to a name yet in your heart. and babies grow into their names anyhow..
i think you need to go with your gut instinct, imo its okay to change it at this stage if u really think u made wrong decision