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regret my baby girl‘s name

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lizye · 09/10/2020 03:26

Everyone, pls help me choose a name. I named my baby girl “Ariadne “ cuz it is less popular , however, it is hard for people to pronounce it right. I have been thinking to change her name( she is 9 months old) . Any ideas, please? I like Clare , Clara .....

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MildDrPepperAddiction · 09/10/2020 03:31

Do you like her name? It's not that hard to pronounce really. And surely once you've corrected people once or twice, they get it. My children have names that can seem difficult to pronounce based on spelling (Irish names) but once we say it, there's no issue.

emilybrontescorsett · 09/10/2020 04:59

I adore Ariadne.
I wouldn't change it, surely people who know you will by now know how to pronounce and spell her name. However choosing a name because 'It is less killer's sounds silly. Choose a name because you like it and make sure it's not ridiculous and will cause your child embarrassment.
People will struggle with Clare as there are so many different spellings, so I don't think that would be a good choice either.

emilybrontescorsett · 09/10/2020 05:00

Typos! Killer=popular.

MercyBodle · 09/10/2020 07:46

What a lovely name! Such a pity that this is causing problems for you. There is a good argument that people just have to learn to pronounce it (not hard really) and you just not worry about it. I have a very common name pronounced in the usual way and people regularly mispronounce it, so it can be hard to avoid!

On the other hand clearly this is a problem for you. If you decide to change maybe keep Ariadne in the middle? Clare is straightforward to pronounce but you will have to spell it out all the time (Clare/Claire). Clara has 2 different pronunciations that I know of. Both lovely names though.
Flora
Greta
Tessa
Tess
Julia
Rose
Edith
Imogen
Anthea

Esspee · 09/10/2020 07:50

You liked the name so why not leave it but call her Aria for short.

chunkyrun · 09/10/2020 07:51

I love it! Greek mythology fan here.

SoupDragon · 09/10/2020 07:51

I don't think it's difficult to pronounce (just googled it to check I was doing it right)

Can you use a nickname - something like Aria? Rather than going through the faff of chancing it.

ranoutofquinoaandprosecco · 09/10/2020 07:54

I love the name it was on my list for DC 2 but he was a boy!

Greenglassteacup · 09/10/2020 07:54

It’s not a difficult name to pronounce though.

Aozora13 · 09/10/2020 07:55

Oh I absolutely love it. Don’t change it because of other people being unable to spell it! My DDs both have less common names and I often have to spell them out. I chose uncommon names because I have a really common one and am sick of always having to add an initial to identify myself. Seemed like a fair trade off!

Greenglassteacup · 09/10/2020 07:56

Ariadne is lovely, Clare is a very dull name in comparison. At 9 months she’ll respond to her name, I think it’s odd if you suddenly start calling her Clare

user1493494961 · 09/10/2020 07:57

Change it to Clara, much nicer.

Collision · 09/10/2020 07:58

I absolutely love the name Ariadne.

It’s beautiful.

Aria (Arr-EE-A) is a lovely shortening too.

pinkpinecone · 09/10/2020 07:59

I don't think it's hard to pronounce at all. When you've chosen an unusual name you just have to be firm and correct peoples pronunciation, it's feels weird to start with but you will get used to it so just be confident about her name. Lots of people have unusual names these days and Ariadne is lovely. Clara is nice but a bit boring in comparison and Clare is both boring and dated.

loutypips · 09/10/2020 08:00

Ariadne is a beautiful name. I wouldn't change it!
Certainly not for people that can't pronounce it. Tbh you could change it to something boring and popular and people would still get it wrong.

ivfbeenbusy · 09/10/2020 08:01

It's not hard to pronounce assuming you haven't attributed an "odd" pronunciation to it? At 9 months it's waaaaay to late to be changing it now

MikeUniformMike · 09/10/2020 08:09

Clare is a bit boring and just a noise.
I don't like Clara.

Stick with Ariadne.

MikeUniformMike · 09/10/2020 08:12

It's a nice name, and people shouldn't find it difficult once they've been told that it is "Arry Adny". Could you use a nn for those who are clueless.

Annie or Addie would be pretty nn, or just Ari.

goldrabbit22 · 09/10/2020 08:15

@MercyBodle

I love every single name on your list.

@lizye

I would stick with it. It's a lovely name.

HoneyBee03 · 09/10/2020 08:36

I've never seen or heard of the name before but I instantly knew how to pronounce it, it's very beautiful! I agree it could be shortened to Aria or Addie, which both sound cool.

yikesanotherbooboo · 09/10/2020 08:41

What is her middle name? How are people pronouncing Ariadne? I am surprised that this is an issue as in my mind it is a well known but uncommonly used name. If you like the name don't worry about what others think. If you really don't like it she is young enough to just accept the new name.lots of children are called nicknames that don't relate to their names or only loosely eg Tiddles ,Baby,Boo etc I love Clare and Clara although Clara might have peaked a bit if that bothers you. Ari and Ariana are good nns for Ariadne ( not Arya imo ) , all the best

PlantPotting · 09/10/2020 09:53

I find the name hard to pronounce
Like Aria shortening though

nimbuscloud · 09/10/2020 09:55

Surely at 9 months she knows her name and responds to it?

shartsi · 09/10/2020 09:58

Cara much nicer than Clara.
Or just call her Aria

TeenPlusTwenties · 09/10/2020 09:59

Provided your are saying it as arry-add-nay then if you like the name stick with it.

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