AIBU to be upset that he changed the baby's name?

[user1473008638]

We had chosen a name. She had a name! Now that she's here, he is refusing to call her the name we had picked, Sophia and is saying she looks like an Audrey or an Arden. He appears to be leaning towards Arden. He's refusing to call her Sophia and I'm at the end of my tether. She's two week old and she doesn't have a name. I wanted Sophia Alice or Sophia Skye. He keeps babbling on about how popular it is and how it doesn't feel like her name and that he knows too many little Sophias and Sophies. It's completely thrown me off track as we had planned to get her letters painted for her name and my parents are asking the name and everytime I say Sophia, he says we haven't really chosen and it's just getting to me! He wants Audrey Delilah or Arden Katherine. AIBU to say that we chose Sophia so she's Sophia now?

[GoldFishFingerz]

Sapphire

[CaptainMarvelDanvers]

I like Zelda, I don't think it rolls well with Theresa though. Zelda Louise or Louisa rolls easier.

[user1473008638]

He has picked Juliet Isabelle, Gabriella Darcy, Arianna Alice, Arianna Marigold and Zara Katherine.

[kurlique]

Sophia is a beautiful name... Ranked 12th in England and Wales last year! I know 4 off the top of my head and my kids are teenagers so I don't know masses of small kids. Did you not have any other names you liked? You need to find a name you are both happy with (& use Sophia as her middle name and definitely not Arden!).

[powershowerforanhour]

Arden sounds nice but does make me think of face powder (Elizabeth Arden) or dog food (Arden Grange). Arianna is lovely.

[miniHovis]

I love the name Arianna and it goes well with your other dcs names

[kali110]

Renesmè Annabel?
Arden because of twilight?
I think of a lad when i hear that name.
Sophia is nice, though i do like the name Audrey

[Soubriquet]

I like Arianna Alice

That is lovely actually

[Paulat2112]

Arden is the name of a very very rough area in Glasgow. Google it 😳

It's unfair of him to say that after you had agreed. I would totally start again and go back to the drawing board and make new lists each and go through them together

[chocoLit]

Please just start with a first name that you can BOTH be happy about THEN look at the middle name(s)

If it comes down to it give her two!! All mine have first names they can shorten and two middle names. Makes not a jot of difference but we still got to use all the names we like.

Do it along lines of
Rosalie, Gideon & Alice
Rosalie, Gideon & Arianna
Rosalie, Gideon & Isabelle

Etc and see which sits best

[EarSlaps]

I quite like the name Arietty (from the borrowers).

[Soubriquet]

Rosalie
Gideon
Arianna

They look like a nice set

[kali110]

Or is it edwards sister the blonde one ( can't think of her name) annabel?

[user1473008638]

Yes, Kali it is Rosalie Annabelle!

[Soubriquet]

Do point out to him that Isabel is much more popular than Sophia though

[chocoLit]

Arietty is a beauty too!

Am currently in love with Sabine, Audrey, Astrid and Briar but no more kids for us

[Ginmakesitallok]

Arianna Grace?

[Cherrysoup]

Arden sounds nice but does make me think of face powder (Elizabeth Arden) or dog food (Arden Grange).

Or my 78year old mother's Eight hour cream. Ick or Forest of Arden in Shakespeare. Get him to say Arden in his northern accent. Oh dear!

Zelda is a really flipping ugly witch in a kid's programme called Terrorhawks! It's a very 'out there' name.

[carabos]

Love Audrey and Arden!

[user1473008638]

Just made him say it in his accent. I've laughed tears at him! He has agreed that Arden will not be our baby's name. She is a precious thing though.

[Waltermittythesequel]

Gideon, Rosalie and...Sophia?

Sophia falls a bit flat because it's so ordinary compared to the other two.

Aria is beautiful!

Gideon, Rosalie and Aria is gorgeous!

What about Aria Sophia?

[Cherrysoup]

zelda

[user1473008638]

He keeps on saying Arianna over and over again.

[Randytortoise]

I actually really like all of the names on his list but it's a decision you have to make together. You can't force each other into a name.