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Absolutely hate my 1.5 year olds name

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thumperumpa · 26/06/2019 13:09

Just that really. Absolutely hate the name we chose for her. We've called her a nickname since she was born (it sounds a bit like "baby" but it's not exactly that) and it's stuck 😳 she responds to that nickname and has absolutely no idea what her real name is.

Sometimes our family do call her by her real name and it makes my skin crawl I hate it so much.

What am I gonna do 😳

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RefreshifyMe · 26/06/2019 19:53

Change it, but are you sure you don't have PND as that's often the case in here when people worry about names.

user1494670108 · 26/06/2019 19:57

I have a teenage Polly and we both like it not helpful I'm so glad that the replies have been positive.
Use her middle name if you can't get over it

Feelingwalkedover · 26/06/2019 20:00

Change it to dolly

koolaider · 26/06/2019 20:01

Polly is a lovely name.

00100001 · 26/06/2019 20:02

In what world does Polly sound like baby?? Confused

simplekindoflife · 26/06/2019 20:03

If you really hate it, change it! There's still time and she's still very young. Or has she got a middle name? Could you use that? Is the nn a real name? Just stick to that if so.

twinsrunmylife · 26/06/2019 20:03

@00100001 I think she means the name they call her sounds like baby

SoyDora · 26/06/2019 20:04

In what world does Polly sound like baby??

The OP said that the nickname that they use instead of Polly sounds like baby, didn’t she?

Isitme13 · 26/06/2019 20:05

Is there a chance you’ll come to like it again/she’ll grow into it?

I love my dd1’s name, but it was just too ‘big’ for her as a baby. We used a nickname (not a shortening or derivative in any way, a completely different name!) for ages, so much so that she had no idea what her name was until she was about 4 Blush

When she was 2ish, I had a serious discussion with her dad about changing her name, as I really couldn’t ever see me using it - it just didn’t ‘fit’ at all.

I didn’t, and instead made an effort to use her name more (which at least stopped confusing everyone at TumbleTots, as she had always had one name on her name sticker, and been called another name Confused Grin), and she did gradually grow into it (helped by the fact that dd2 had started talking, couldn’t pronounce dd1’s name, and so a shortening became her everyday name)

Dd1 is 15 now, and uses her full name. I’m really glad I didn’t change it officially, it suits her and I can’t imagine her being called anything else now - not even the nickname we used for years!

If you really can’t see yourself ever liking it again, then change it. Life is too short to dislike something so important.

AllTheGlitter · 26/06/2019 20:05

Just change it while she’s still young

EleanorOalike · 26/06/2019 20:09

The name Bibi is a real name and sounds like Baby. Could you rename her that if you can’t get used to Polly?

00100001 · 26/06/2019 20:09

Oh. Yes. Whoops. My mistake Blush

C0untDucku1a · 26/06/2019 20:11

I know an adult polly and a teen polly. Both very cool.

BoronationStreet · 26/06/2019 20:13

I love the name Polly! What a shame that you don't use it.

rackhampearl · 26/06/2019 20:16

Love the name Polly! But I know how you feel. My DD was named Rosa for an entire year and I couldn't deal with it. I was just calling her 'the baby's we changed it to our original choice a week before her 1st birthday.

InsertFunnyUsername · 26/06/2019 20:16

Its probably because you use a nickname, now can't imagine her with her original name. I would start using Polly (Love btw) and you might start liking it again.

pictish · 26/06/2019 20:20

No no...you are wrong! Polly is a fabulous name and was very nearly my daughter’s. We love the epic and tremendous Dillard and Clark song of the same name. It was between two and in the end the other name won out...but it wasn’t an easy choice.
Keep it. Oh please do!

TatianaLarina · 26/06/2019 20:23

Polly is a great name! Love it.

I know two very beautiful cool adult Pollys.

CassandraCross · 26/06/2019 20:23

Polly is a nice name on it's own but often used as a short form/nickname for Dorothy or Mary apparently.

Is there a middle name you could use? It's not unusual for people to use middle names in preference to first names.

Can you pin point why and when you started to vehemently dislike the name?

What name would you rather have for your daughter?

If the name is causing you this much distress then change it but be absolutely sure before you do change it that you will not equally regret the new name you have chosen.

TheRedFox · 26/06/2019 20:24

Love the name Polly!

Bluerussian · 26/06/2019 20:28

Nothing wrong with Polly, it's a good name. Get used to it, op, and don't let your daughter know you don't like it, it will make her self conscious.

DharmaInitiativeLady · 26/06/2019 20:31

I LOVE the name Polly, it's beautiful! Don't change it, start calling her by her name and it will grow on you

noodlenosefraggle · 26/06/2019 20:31

Polly is lovely. What would you change it to if you could? What about Molly? Or just use her middle name as PP have said.

DoctorDread · 26/06/2019 20:34

I was going to say Bibi - very cute name!

nothingtowearever · 26/06/2019 20:39

Polly is such a lovely name!

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