Those who named their babies an unusual/uncommon name...

[Bue]

4 month old DD is named Romilly. Obviously DH and I knew it wasn't a very common name, but I don't think we appreciated just how unknown it is. We get a lot of comments like "Romilly? Well that's certainly unusual!" or "Hmm is that a name from your country?" (I'm from abroad). When people know the name I immediately think they must be an ITV viewer (Romilly Weeks), very posh (it was quite an upper crust name at least in the past), or a Mumsnetter . But I get the impression most people think we have made it up and I'm some sort of kre8tiv namer .

Has anyone else felt a twinge of name regret having given their child an uncommon name, and do you just learn to let it roll off your back? I'm feeling bizarrely defensive about it and am starting to dread telling people her name when they ask!

We gave DS a version of a common longer name and about one person in twenty totally ignores us and uses the long version.

I let it roll off my back. I've come to the conclusion that the sort of people who can't be bothered get your name right aren't worth investing time in.

Not to be mistaken with people me who just can't get their brains to register any name at all and have to ask you to remind them a few times before it sinks in.

Yet again this weekend I had someone ask me what DS middle names were so he could use one of those instead when he grows up! Argh!