Name regret

[Emz555]

Please no judgement, this is a hard post to write.

I gave birth to my second daughter 7 months ago. Pregnancy was unplanned and her dad and I separated as he didn't want me to keep her. I struggled throughout but also had my 8 month old to care for and returned to work full time.

Her birth was traumatic and ended in an emergency section. Dad then decided he did want to be involved and he'd made a mistake. I was an emotional mess and under daily pressure to name her. I originally agreed to Mila Eve, because I didn't dislike it and everyone else seemed to love it. I didn't register her until the deadline and about a week prior decided Mila wasn't right, so went with Eve Celine without telling anyone. I was still (and still am) living alone with both my babies and had no one I wanted to talk to anyway. Eve or Eva had always been special to me so Eve kind of felt right. I'm 7 months in, we've finally just moved into our new hoke and I think I'm starting to process the whole past year. I'm still struggling with her name. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with it, everyone laughs or thinks I'm joking when they ask her middle name. My other choice was either Eva or Camille. I don't feel I can change her first name again without people thinking I've totally lost the plot. Do you think it's OK to call her Eva and just keep Eve on her birth cert? What, if anything, can be done about her middle name do you think? I likely won't tell a soul if changes are made I just want and need to feel better bonded to her and because I feel I've messed up her name I don't feel that way.

They are all lovely names.
If you change eve to Eva I think you need to change Celine too otherwise you get e-Vaseline

Try Eva Camille for a month and if you’re happy with it, then change it.

It’s so similar people will barely notice

I think call her Eva but leave Eve on birth cert. I know an Eva who has always been called Ava and an Olivia who has always been nicknamed Lily. Also a Karen who was always called Carrie. People use slight deviations of names all the time. Add/swap Camille if needed and you don't need to tell anyone.

Eve is one of my favourite names, have loved it since I met a girl called Eve when I was a child. Much prefer it to Eva or Evie. But that's not really the point, it's whether you like it.

Celine and Camille both nice middle names. But middle names are so rarely used, I can't believe people in your life are so interested in them never mind laughing at them.

Eve Celine is such a lovely name. I prefer Eve to Eva. But, if you don’t like it just change it. It’s the right time, before she is one. I understand how you feel. I felt like this about my DDs name. I didn’t change it and actually I love it now but I look back and it would have been so easy to change and yet I thought it was so hard!

Yes, you've chosen a beautiful name. Clearly it has been a difficult and stressful time, and speaking to your GP about how you're feeling would be a good next step to make. Sending best wishes 💐

No don’t change it.
You are focusing on the wrong issue.
Who is laughing at her name? It must be a relative or friend of yours.
Is this relative on her dads side because it doesn’t sound as though they will be in her life much anyway.

I think Eve Celine is a really beautiful, classy, sophisticated name (if you know what I mean) but try Eva Camille for a few weeks and if you prefer it then change. Who on earth laughed at Celine? It’s not strange or unheard of or odd sounding at all.

What a beautiful name!

Why on earth would people laugh at the name Celine? How strange of them.

I read that 70% of mums regret their baby names, so you’re in good company. Would you regret not changing it? Probably x