To change DS's Name?

[BlooBelle]

DS is 4. He has an unusual name which in hindsight I may not have given the go ahead...

DH loved the name and after having difficulty deciding on one I felt it would be better to give DS a name that meant a lot to DH rather than a 'compromise' name - plus I quite liked the name at the time!

I have been regretting his name for a while (feel really awful about this on many levels) and sfter reading a recent thread on AIBU I am seriously considering asking DH is we can change DS's first name on his birth certificate... We can keep his current name as a middle name but just him a more conventional first name... AIBU?

NenNen A girly version of Rocky?! I'm wracking my brains, please tell us what it is!!! Google has drawn a blank and I must know.

Don't worry I won't steal it. I'm done with the babies

I like it.
It makes him sound like a cool little dude.

ZIPZAP

I can't believe no one has commented on your story.

How many sherries had your nan had by then?!

i think its a fine name and at the age of 4 kids often asked to be called different things, mine all have done, depending on their fave tv character at the time!

does he have a middle name he can use when he is older if he wants to?

I wouldn't do the 'known as' name different to the actual name, I've seen it go wrong too often.

My sister has always been known by her middle name, unfortunately this meant that when her work booked flights for her she was unable to get the plane due to her passport not saying the same name as her tickets.

My friend was called a different name to her own at school, her mum used her then DP's surname for her DD, even though they weren't related and her birth certificate had a different name. My friend eventually had to change her name by deed poll to her mum's then XP's name so it matched her GCSE certificates.

Makes the paperwork too complicated IMO.

It's so cool. I know a Woody too which I abso love! X

Rabid - Are you trying to get my attention? You are starting to remind me of my 7 year old on a bad day, sorry!

Rabid properly has boring names for her kids....

RubyFakeNails - Rockelle/Rockella? A friend has a sister called Rocky but it is short for Roxanne

Rocky is a cool name I wouldn't change it.

There are some seriously bonkers names out there these days, Rocky is pretty tame imo

deed poll. we changed our sons name. it wasn't a big deal and people got used to it fast.

NenNen - Roxy?!

My DS is actually a really gentle little soul, very laid back and confident, I think he carries it off incredibly well!

I like it too. I think whatever you choose a few people will not like it. Stick to his name imo.

I like Rocky though. And Will

OP, it's a great name. No need to be worried about future prospects, honestly, Rocky is classic, cool, different - my criteria for a perfect name. My DC has a slightly 'different' name too, which some people make fun of but on the whole, we get v positive comments on. With these sorts of names, you are always going to get comments like the PP who said it was a dogs name, or whatever (ridiculous and rude IMHO, but there you go). However, a name wouldn't have the same appeal for me if it was super popular and common, so look at it as a backhanded compliment.

GREAT, great name. Don't worry in the slightest, don't give it another thought. Bet your DS loves it and will feel really cool when he's mid twenties (other times to, but particularly then!)

you could always use the nickname Rex or Rox

Yeah I had thought Rockelle and then thought surely not (sorry NenNen) Roxy does sound much more plausible.

I really do suggest you waltz over to the Baby Name boards, you'll see some true horrors and some you like. Its like that in real life, people may hate your name, or you might not hear it ever again but then there can be loads of people who bloody love it.

I find I love lots of names but could never find ones that suited the DC so took me ages and thousands of names only to end up with 2 which people always at. Fuck it, if you like it and he suits it who cares.

I would keep it I love names like that! It was my DPs top name when we had my DS

I know someone called Rocky and he's a very successful cabinet member for Finance & Education and a Deputy Council Leader.

Having a stupid name didn't hold him back.

I have an old fashioned very classic first name that has recent become en vogue again. It is a family name. My mum gave me a very standard middle name and the idea was if I really hated it I could "swap". As a child I despised it and for a 6 week period called myself Joanne as it was the most ordinary name my 4 year old brain could come up with.

Growing up I continued to loathe it and when I got to university decided I would swap to my middle name. Within 2 hours of being there the girl next door introduced herself to me & her name was the same as my middle name so I decided against it.

Now it's fashionable again and actually I have grown to love it. The only trouble is now that the NN I go by doesn't really "go" with my married name so I have started to use my full name more, which is quite a novelty!

Leave it, changing it would cause more harm than good at such a late stage. Tell him when he's a bit older that if he wants to use his middle name he can do.

I know someone who I have always known as X but knew from her initials that X isn't her first name. I discovered eventually that her first name is Hildegarde...

I also knew a Barry who changed his name to his middle name when he left home.

If your DS really doesn't like Rocky, he can use his middle name when he gets older. I honestly don't think there's any need to change it now.

Rocky is a bloody awesome name! I had it picked if I had a boy. As it turns out I have two dds with traditional names but def would've been rocky for a boy. Keep it he will be unique in high school ;)

As long as your surname isn't Balboa, I'm sure he'll be fine.