Worried we chose a bad name!

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Our DD is now 10wx- and I’m seeking a bit of external verification that we chose a nice name. Seems silly but I feel like her name hasn’t ‘stuck’. My husband is 100% that it’s her name but I feel like I trip when I say it! Is this normal/weird! I didn’t do this with our son!

We're going to need to know the name!

Without knowing the name then no one can answer.

Do you not like the name, do you have a different one you wish you’d chosen, or does it just feel funny saying it?

I honestly called my baby “the baby” and a variety of cutesy nicknames for a long time.

His name is quite a “grown up” name so it felt weird saying it. I also called him “baby Frank” rather than just Frank for a while (not his actual name).

He’s 7 months now and I’ve transitioned to using his actual name but it did take me a while. I have no name regrets, I just was used to thinking of him as my little baby rather than his name.

I don’t think we NEED to know the name (would nice but then I’m nosey) The OP is just saying she doesn’t feel like it’s her baby’s name.

@GCG1 can her name be shortened or is there a nickname you can try instead? When you look at her does another name pop into your head?

Can you swap a middle name (if you picked one) and her first name?

I do find that babies don’t tend to suit “grown up” names for a while. I felt similarly embarrassed and weird about using such a big name on both my DC for a while, maybe a few months. If you actually like the name and don’t have another one you prefer, I don’t think it’s a problem.

I’m trying to channel the name through telepathy but nothings coming through. If it’s Stella, I like it.

Ah, alas, not Stella

Sophie Annabelle

I think I wanted Annabelle and my husband wanted Sophie and so I feel like I stumble when I say her name?

Feel like a nutter reaching out to people I’ve never met saying ‘is this a nice name!’ Equally feel even more mad saying it to friends-
It was so easy with my son!

For what its worth, in my opinion Sophie is a classic, beautiful name that is timeless.

Both are lovely names but I do think of that evil doll when I hear Annabelle.

Weirdly @curiouscatgotkilled your opinion is completely helpful so thank you.
I just wonder if it’s become a minor obsession and I’m overthinking!!

It’s completely inoffensive.

Do you call her Sophie Annabella or just Sophie?

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Weirdly *@curiouscatgotkilled* your opinion is completely helpful so thank you. I just wonder if it’s become a minor obsession and I’m overthinking!!

Probably, but it's a major life decision and your hormones are still wild. I've named three and I'm sure I had the same feelings, the name needs to bed in a bit that that's all.

I dont know about you but it took me a while post baby to string any 2 words together! You probably won't use all 5 syllables every time- I'm guessing you'll just use her first name?

We named my daughter after dh's great aunt who he adored. I did get the final say but I knew how important it was to him. Her name is more commonly found in mainland Europe (where his great aunt was born) and whilst I liked the name in theory I struggled in practice. I felt I was addressing minor European aristocracy (the great aunt) rather than my baby/toddler. Now she's an autocratic 3 year old and it fits perfectly. She just needed to grow into her "big" name.

I think it's a common feeling even if you're sure before they are born.

It's a perfectly nice name, totally inoffensive.

I think it's fairly common for names not to stick at first. I was the same with DS2 but I feel more and more comfortable using it.

Good heavens. I was expecting Hepzibah Ermyntrude or something like that.

It’s a good name.

It’s a good name, I went through a stage with both my kids around 8weeks where I absolutely hated their names😂🤦🏻‍♀️ I love them now and I couldn’t imagine them being called anything else!

If you're calling her Sophie Annabelle, rather than just Sophie, it's a bit much.

Sophie is a lovely name! You don't need to worry, you're probably just sleep deprived.

OP, Sophie is a beautiful classic name, but I know how you're feeling! My DD2 is 12 weeks old and I struggle calling her by her full name, which I love, I just really think it doesn't suit her. I almost chose a different name for her after she was born, but nothing else suited her either.
I just call her a nickname for now. Honestly, little babies don't tend to suit 'grownup' names straight away, I felt the same with DD1 and I still get comments how beautiful her name is 4 years on!
Can you call her Fifi for now, or a dumpling or another silly thing? If you still feel it's not right for her when she's 6 months old you can always change it.

If someone asks her name do you say both names? They’re both lovely names but together are a bit much as a pp has said.

Are you going for the full Sophie Annabelle every time? Because that feels like a mouthful
Aside, both are beautiful names and go very well - pick one or the other? Or shorten?
I know a couple of Sophie’s that go by Soph… or Annie instead of Annabelle…
Think my DD was known as frog or tiny-monster for the first 6 months of her life…

It’s a really nice name. I’m going through a very similar issue atm with my DD. Husband loves it and doesn’t want to change it and I’m still not comfortable with it (even though I agreed to it after she was born so I must have liked it!) . Mine has escalated quite badly into full blown PND and OCD. What is troubling you about it, perhaps we can reassure you?