Charlie or Matthew?

[RudyTuesday]

Me and DH only like two boy's names - Charlie and Matthew. So when our son arrived last week and I was lying in the recovery room we decided to go with Charlie Matthew.

However I'm finding myself tripping over the name when I talk to him or refer to him. Just doesn't seem to be sinking in. DH says the same.

Am now wondering if we should flip the name. Feel ludicrous cos we told everyone.

Has anyone else had similar problems getting used to a name?

Matthew really isn't my favourite name in the world at all but try it out if Charlie doesn't seem to fit.

Prefer Matthew, and think Matthew Charles flows better.

Matthew.

I prefer Matthew. DS(8) is Matthew, he suited the name even as a newborn. Some of his friends call him Matt but he's quite firm about not liking Matty though.

Matthew Charles sounds lovely.

Charles Mathew sounds great imo! I'm not so keen on the 'eeu' sound at the end of Mathew.

Matthew.

I love Matthew (and Matt, not so much Matty but I don't actually know anyone who goes by that) so that would be my first choice. I kind of like Charlie but not quite as much. I also think the "flow" of Matthew Charles/Charlie sounds better than the other way round so if you're already leaning towards Matthew, definitely just flip it around, nothing is set in stone till you register it!

My 2 year old is called by his full name, Matthew, 99% of the time, apart from the occasional Math from his siblings which is the nickname they chose themselves. Never Matt. No one we've met has tried to shorten it either.

It definitely does take time to get used to a name on a baby, I've had that with all 4 of mine, I think newborns just don't really suit a name until they start to get a bit older. Dd2 is almost 6 weeks old and although I love her name I am still getting used to calling her it and keep thinking about other names I could have chosen, but I know I have been the same with all the others and now I couldn't imagine my first 3dc being called anything else!

Oh, and don't feel bad about changing it. I know two people who've done it this year alone!