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Alice or Faye

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BuildaClaire · 15/11/2019 22:30

Weve really struggled to pick a name for our baby daughter, shes two weeks old now and we've told the family her name is Faye which I have loved. However, we were originally set on Alice and now I cant help but think of her as an Alice and love the niknames attached to it.
Her Dads not too happy with me and doesnt want to tell everyone that weve changed it especially after taking a week to pick to begin with, do you think its okay to change it after a week of being Faye and whats everyones thoughts on the names? Please be honest, I still like Faye just think I love Alice more.

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benandhollyagaaain · 18/11/2019 21:38

Personally prefer Faye but Alice is lovely too. Definitely not too late to change it. The biggest thing for me is you should both agree though

EleanorShellstrop100 · 19/11/2019 04:58

Much prefer Alice

Elle7rose · 19/11/2019 17:58

It really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks (personally I like them equally); what matters is that you and DH both love the name.

You said that you like 'Faye' and love 'Alice'- you have tried the name 'Faye' and still feel like you'd prefer to change it. If DH loves 'Alice' too then great, otherwise maybe you should find another that you both love.

Two weeks is really early and no-one will care if you make 'Faye' the middle name instead.

MissHenty · 19/11/2019 18:20

Yeh 2 weeks is mega early - It’s really no big deal at all to change a name at this point

I think it’s important to convey to DH that you’re not just being silly or whatever... you’re serious about this. My husband didn’t really listen to me about this type of stuff at the time, and he feels bad about it now. But I probably didn’t communicate very effectively at the time

Have you made a decision @BuildaClaire

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