Daughter is almost 10 months old... I don't know if I regret her name :(

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I still love her name. However, it's very American... In the UK, no girls ever get named this. My mum hates it, but she soon got over it (but sometimes makes subtle digs)...

No one likes it (especially on here)...

I've had a few "oh, that's different! I quite like that!" which I think was meant... However, I often get "oh, you don't really seem the type!" which is just rude. Even HCPs seem to make digs - often constantly saying her name out loud (not when they're talking to her) like they're trying to understand why I named her it.

Like I say, I still love it, but I now feel awkward joining groups/clubs, as I know they'll judge her/me. It's only going to get worse when she joins school

I don't know what to do.

I'm guessing it's something-Lynne. You can always shorten it as a nickname and then you can be selective about how you introduce her depending on where you are/who you're with.

Just call her Grace day to day? Nothing wrong with Grace!

And it would suit a child, young adult and older lady too. Grace is a really pretty nickname / shortened version - so best of both worlds!

You have 2 months to change it on her birth certificate.

You could call her Grace, Gracie etc or you could change it altogether.

But both halves of Gracelynn are great names on their own. Just use one of them if you're really regretting your choice. Most children end up with a real-name based nick name anyway.

Oh, thank you! that's more positive than I though!

Cross post. I'd start calling her Grace at home a few times to see how you feel with it. If it sounds really odd or you don't like it then you'll know with conviction that you still love her full name. Names naturally get shortened over time so calling her Grace doesn't mean you don't like her full name.

Grace or Gracie is lovely. I think the 'lynne' bit pulls it down, so I'd just use the first part.

You could always change her birth certificate so Lynn is a middle name? Then it's basically the same name but might stop the comments/judgement.

I was expecting it to be terrible, and it's really not.
You can change the birth certificate until 12 months, so you could change it to Grace Lynne middle name surname if you wanted.

MN is fabulously snobbish about 'American' names, as though there's something inherently superior about British ones. There isn't. Different isn't better or worse, it's just different. FWIW I love lots of 'American' names.

You and your DH love her name. It's a name that can lend itself to lots of different NNs, which is very handy. That's it, that's all that matters.

I still love her name... It's just how much people hate it, that puts me off

But Daisy-May and Daisy-Mae are not that unusual in U.K. Double names often get shortened as the child gets older. My cousin Mary Elizabeth was called both names by everyone up to about 10 but after that gradually became Mary. I think it was a 1930s/40s thing. Violet-Elizabeth Bott in Just William books was another example as was Princess Margaret Rose who was referred to by both names for several years.

First name Grace, middle name Lynn is a good idea.

Well done maybe that was perceptive

Beautiful! I think people would repeat it because it's unusual not because they don't like it. Stop being paranoid!

I know someone called Catherine Maria. Always Catherine Maria, no shortenings. Such a mouthful. Gracelynn is better than that.

I think Gracelynn is lovely. You may be feeling more sensitive about the name and people don't intend to sound mean, but are genuinely interested in where that name has come from. It is different but not necessarily in a bad way. Gracie as a nickname is also gorgeous. Stand strong, be proud x

That's really nice OP. I wouldn't change anything, just see how it naturally evolves. You'll probably end up calling her Gracie, or something else over time anyway. My boys get called loads of different things.

The name sounds fine to me. I know a (20 something) Grace so I'd call her that if it really bothers you...

I think it's actually a really beautiful name, not one I've heard before either.
We have a daughter due in December and some people have said they love the name we've chosen and others just say "oh, that's different" we love it though & I think if we worried what people thought and changed it, we'd regret it in the long run.
You've already said you love it, what anyone else thinks shouldn't matter

What? That's not a weird or horrible name at all. Call her Grace or Gracie for short. You must mix with some narrow minded people if they think that's a controversial name. I thought it was going to be the US trend for giving girls male sounding surnames as a first name. Like Mackenzie or McKenna or Addison.

I think Grace is lovely. And so is Gracie. I am not sure what you want to get out of this, other than for people to also say they like it?

If you like it, then stick with it. Keep it as her long name, and maybe experiment with Grace/Gracie and see how that feels?

I don't see it in quite the same way as I think maybe the comments you've had - I think it's OK, but unusual rather than anything outright negative. I wonder if that's what you are picking up from other people?

BTW. I am slightly biased. I have to say/spell/explain my name a lot and it annoys me.

Gracelyn is a beautiful name, don't shorten it unless you or later on your daughter wants to. Its unusual but still fairly classic. Great choice!

Gracelynn is a lovely name! I would hear that and think it was part parents choice (Grace) and part meaningful family name (Lynn, maybe a grandma). I think it rolls well together and of course she can be known as Grace (or Lynn, or Gracie) all of which perfectly pretty and acceptable. I am that you got to call a DD that! Say it with pride!