Baby ñame regret

[BackToNeverland]

Hi all my son is almost 3 months old and everyday I think about his name. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just very confusing. We decided to call him ' luke junior ' after his father, and I LOVED this idea during my entire pregnancy (even before I found out it was a boy!)

But since being born I've found it so confusing. At first we decided we liked him being called 'LJ' which was fine as it wasn't confusing, however DH then suddenly decided he didn't like this, and just wanted to call him luke.

I find myself hesitating before I say his name every time, do I call him luke, baby luke, LJ, Junior, luke Junior?? It's all getting too much and I'm really regretting pushing for a 'junior' name now.

I don't know how DH would feel about changing at this point as I don't want him to be upset and think it's his name I don't like, but I know once baby is toddling and I'm having to call his name in the house, it's all going to be just too confusing!!

Any advice?? Or any words of wisdom with dealing with a junior name??

Sorry for the long post lol!

Would your DH be ok with changing it to Lucas or Lukas? Still essentially the same name but not so confusing.

lots of people change the name in first 3-6 months. it's common. My sister had a daughter called Charlotte then paniced and changed it to Samantha. Not keen on either names but she's much happier.

I was going to say the same as Ngaio - Luca, Lucas or Lukie for now? I like the idea of a similar but not the same name.

I'd change it OP. My BIL has the same name as his dad and has not liked it one bit. The same name is my husband's middle name (also disliked by my husband!)

Luke is a lovley name but I'd add another one in front and go with that. Thomas is also a lovely name.

Good luck.

I’d call him LJ or change to Lucas?
My dad and grandad have the same name and I find it confusing when my mum or gran’s talking about them, I have no idea which one they’re referring to.

I would call him Luca or Lucas for the minute. Little Luke is also a possibility and very cute.

My DM and her mum had the same name - Vera.

When she was younger she was called Little Vera. To be honest, it was never a huge problem for anyone as she got older. I don't remember there being confusion.
When we talk about family stories now, we often say 'Vera Senior'. I feel very affectionate about the name.

In your situation, if it's still jarring with you I would change it to Luca or Lucus. I think your ds is young enough for it not to matter.

Luca is lovely?
Or Lucas maybe.
Or call him Louie or something like that while he’s little.
I hope you can sort it out with your DH, I agree it’s confusing.

From reading the thread OP I would say it is a sign that your little boy’s name should be Tommy :)

DH is Luke I often call him Luce although his name isn’t Lucien! But my best friend is also a Luke so I have to differentiate. My best friend is often called Lukey Baby (I know cringe ha), could you call your LO that for now??

Luca is a nice name

Change his name to Luca or Lucas. Still the link to his dad's name but without the confusion.

My dh and his dad have the same name. It's bloody annoying. Also an issue as his dad had some debts a while ago so had to check my HD's credit file before applying for a mortgage. He opens my dh's post accidentally as my dh is too lazy to change his address on some things.

Haven't read all replies but if you like Luke but it's too confusing then how about slightly changing it to say Lucas?

I don’t like giving children the same name as their parents anyway.

But far more importantly you’re his mum and you aren’t comfortable with it. So I would change it.

We called my DB's same name son Baby X for the first year or two and after that he was just X or 'Young X', not as a name but to distinguish on the rare occasions what I'd refer to is possible for both iyswim. I knew my SIL didn't like Baby X but it didn't last beyond babyhood. I think it will be OK.

Considering your feelings, I would change it to a different first name and have 2 middles - Luke and current middle.

I changed my baby’s name at 3 months old and am soooo pleased I had the guts to do it. People were a little weird for a short while but it was soon forgotten.

Luka is the Slavic or Russian version for Luca if you prefer keeping the letter k and keeping it similar to Luke.

Think outside the box.

Call them something like "old fogey Luke" and "Luke".
Or your DH can change his own name by deed poll.

As the baby is still quite young, you could easily change it, but Luke is a gorgeous name & there's no reason why you can't call him LJ, for instance & then ask family & friends to do the same? Your DH could find himself using this name by default. Yes a bit devious I know, however this worked on my DH when we compromised on DD's name. DH wanted a 'proper' name & I preferred an abbreviation of this name. 25 years on & I can't recall the last time DH used her full given name!

I have the same name as my DM AND my DGM. It was beyond annoying when I was growing up. DD has her own name. Change the name to something he can have for himself. Use Luke as a mn.

Is Luke Junior his actual name? How about another version of Luke? Lucas is nice. Luke is nice as well but not with the Junior tacked on the end.

Luke is my little brothers name, we have no duplications in the family but he was always called 'little Luke' (hes the youngest) or lukey.. love the name, it's so simple and timeless, not overused.

I have never heard of junior being used as an actual name it's usually just what someone named after their dad gets called not their legal name. Just call him junior.