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Anyone have regret over babys name

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VioIetMoon · 30/08/2024 11:21

Still can't decide on this little guys name
We registered him simply because we ran out of time and I had PP depression and exhaustion as baby was in nicu for few weeks on top of a tough recovery after a difficult birth. I felt a bit pressured from family over his chosen name and just kinda wanted to please everyone. Now 8 weeks in I have serious name regret and were in the process of changing it before he's old enough to understand his name.
Does anyone have name regrets further down the line?
We've been back on forth between myles, matteo and cassian now for weeks

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sel2223 · 30/08/2024 12:47

I think I've seem a previous post from you, wasn't your sons current middle name one of your now preferred names?
I know several people who go by their middle name and have since childhood, could that be an option?

Rachel Meghan Markle is a well known example.

VioIetMoon · 30/08/2024 13:01

@sel2223 yes that's probably correct. I posted on here the other week.
We did try consider calling him by his middle name but everyone seems against this as they think it would be too confusing for him in the early years going to school getting called one name and coming home getting called another name so I think were just going to have to change it offically. .. when we can decide 😆

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sel2223 · 30/08/2024 13:08

VioIetMoon · 30/08/2024 13:01

@sel2223 yes that's probably correct. I posted on here the other week.
We did try consider calling him by his middle name but everyone seems against this as they think it would be too confusing for him in the early years going to school getting called one name and coming home getting called another name so I think were just going to have to change it offically. .. when we can decide 😆

Of course if you want to change it legally then you absolutely should and now is the time but just as an aside on the school thing, the nursery/school will call your child whatever you tell them to.
So if you tell them to call them by their middle name, then that's what will do.
I have a good friend called Emma Claire who's only ever been known as Claire since I first met her in reception class, I went all through school with her and never heard her being called Emma

VioIetMoon · 30/08/2024 13:21

@sel2223 oh really that's interesting to know. I thought he'd have to be known in school by his legal name. I might look into that as it could be an option. I hate the thought of having to go through the process of changing it legally

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MinPinSins · 30/08/2024 13:31

VioIetMoon · 30/08/2024 13:21

@sel2223 oh really that's interesting to know. I thought he'd have to be known in school by his legal name. I might look into that as it could be an option. I hate the thought of having to go through the process of changing it legally

He absolutely doesn't. When you fill out the forms for school, there will be a box for 'known by' which is where you put what you actually call him, and what they should call him.

The school will call him what you tell them to call him (and when he's older what he tells them to call him), regardless of what his legal first name is.

Newsenmum · 30/08/2024 13:32

Do you have a name you much prefer? Are you very sure you prefer the other name? If you keep going back and forth and aren’t sure then I’d leave it. If you definitely prefer another name then change it.

VioIetMoon · 30/08/2024 16:52

@Newsenmum yes I do prefer his middle name. I only went with his first name to make others happy and the reason I'm going back and forth is I'm just allowing myself time to convince myself or get others opinions because of the hassle of legally changing his name as it involves a 2 hour trip to registry in the city and involves requiring a solicitor to witness name change ect.
Going by his middle name could be an option if we settle on that name but I'd still rather our chosen name be the legal forename

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MidYearDiary · 30/08/2024 16:55

everyone seems against this as they think it would be too confusing for him

Stop consulting 'everyone'. No one else's opinion should have any weight here. Do what you think is best. If he's still a small baby, there's no issue whatsoever with changing his name. Any of your names are perfectly nice. But you and his other parent (if there is one) are the only ones whose opinions matter here.

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