I've seen a similar post to this but thought I'd start my own. DD (now 8 months old) was born prematurely and I kind of rushed her naming process. Although I really like her first name, which is quite unusual but rather short and nicknamey, I'm in love with her mn, see chatname, no, not pancake , and want to call her this as often as possible. The silly thing is, when she was born, I immediately thought of her as her mn, but then chickened out. The name just sounded too harsh under the circumstances. I think dd really suits this flower name now as she's gorgeous and dark, although as a prem babe it was difficult to see how she'd carry it off! dh and close family still like her first name more and would never call her by her mn. Will it do her irreparable psychological damage for her to be called both names on a regular basis? In particular to always be addressed by her mn by me? Or if I introduce her as this name at playgroups etc. IMO babies are fairly flexible and by being called both names she will be better equipped to choose herself which name she prefers when she is older. If she's always known by her first name, in all probability she'll never use her mn, as I never did mine, which would be a real waste....
Feedback please,it's really bugging me, re-registering her name is not an option as dh would never agree & I do like her first name.