If you could rename them what would you call your older children?

[HPandthelastwish]

DD is a teen now, she has a long feminine _belle name which she doesn't feel suits her. She's a rugby playing, academic, and rocks the Dark academia look.

She'd like to be an Iseult / Isolde instead

In hindsight I think Harriet would suit her well.

I like my own name and wouldn't change it it is a classic no-nonsense name.

Now that you know your older children what name would suit them and why?

I wanted to call my son Mark. I still wish I'd called him Mark 31 years later.

My DC's names suit them brilliantly. DS is 16 and DD is 13.

DD's first name is very short (but actually a standalone name). If anything, if poor her to have a longer name - for equity with her brother, and telling off!

I have a mix of names my adopted children came with, and names I gave them.
All nice, not too common, not too boring. Wouldn't change them if I could now.
My name is of the 70s and I don't know any baby/child Dithercats

My daughter is now in her mid 30's and name is still my favourite.
Like my own name too. Very classic and slightly upmarket.

Interesting question!

By luck DD’s name 100% suits her - it’s the A name which can be used equally by boys or girls. But I do wish I’d spelt it with an I instead of an E for the shortening, I really like that spelling.

And despite it suiting her I sometimes wish I’d pushed DH harder for Decca…

We gave DD a strong, unfrilly, slightly vintage name that's familiar but fairly uncommon (it often gets described as 'harsh' on here but we love it!)

She's still only 7 but it really suits her and we wouldn't swap it; she's quirky, determined, opinionated and not especially 'girly', so a frillier name wouldn't have worked. If we had to pick a different name for her we'd probably go for something in a similar vein - maybe Frida or Nancy. Or something longer but still strong/slightly quirky: Helena, Tabitha or Miranda.

OP, Isolde/Iseult is a fabulous name - I'd love to be called that too!

I wish I’d called my youngest Gabriel - just love Gabe. As it is, we gave him a name which is lovely in the long version but EVERYONE shortens it.

Jake one hundred percent should have been a Toby

This post has reminded me about orson the band! I loved no tomorrow!

My eldest has a quirky but not too quirky name. She wanted to be Charlotte from about aged 6-8 after Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web. Now she won’t change her name for all the tea in China- she loves it. She the only one in any given school but it’s not massively out there.

My youngest has a really quirky old family name and he is the only one. He loves it. Thought he might shorten it- but no he’s 11 and quite insistent on it. Does show some people’s lack of biblical knowledge (not that sense!) if they say his name wrong as he is a very old biblical name (not Jesus!)

My DD (esrly 30s) said to me last week how great her name is. Apparently she’s noticed and it’s good for business. So we got it right! I’m less keen on her middle name but DH wanted that! Her name is her. Memorable. Younger DD likes her name but occasionally prefers her middle name. My first name is pretty unique and I try not to use it! Second name is better but you are defined by your first name on official documents.

I love my daughter’s name but I don’t love my sons, I was railroaded into it by his dad literally refusing any other option. These days I would have picked Tobias.

I wouldn't change either of my DD's names. I would however change the dog's name, which I regularly interchange with dd2's name.

I still love all my dc names. They all suit them. I have a 25yr old Olivia, known as Liv and didn’t know any Olivia’s when we chose it and surprisingly still only know a couple. She likes it, though I think she would suit her middle name even more.

One of my dc has quite an unusual name but we know lots of people with the same name, including both my other dc’s best friends.

Stop...I choose Blaise for my confirmation, coolest saint around 😂

I think my children’s names suit them but I wish I had used Peggy as a middle name for one of the girls. It was my grandmother’s name and my mum talked me out of it but I really regret it.

Mine are 25 and 19, both have unusual names, both really like them and I'm glad we gave them. I wanted them to have proper names (rather than made up) but ones they'd probably not meet anyone with the same.
I still like my unusual name and I'm 53. Never net anyone with the same name.

If I had children today I think I'd name them:

Serendipity (wren)
Persephone (purdey)
Iris
Scout
Cicely (sissy)

Otis
Jeremy (Jem)

Clarence
Cassius
Rudy

Still love my kids names all these years later, however they are very simple “normal” names but ones that I’ve always loved. I’ve never wanted unusual names because everything dates.

My teenage sporty tomboy has a very girly girl name. It was a name I’d always loved & DD followed three DSs.

She’s never said she doesn’t like her name but I’m not sure it really suits her personality that much. I do sometimes think her middle name, Louisa, would be more fitting. Known as Lou.

Just to add, I would pick my DSs names again today. They were literally the only boys names DH & I could agree on.

I have a Gabriella but it doesn't really suit her, she plays rugby and rides horses and would suit a stronger less girly name! She has started using Gabby which definitely suits her more!

I'm new to MN so wondering if anyone can explain why it seems to be a MN 'thing' to never divulge specifics even when the thread specifically asks for them? This thread would be really interesting if people said what the names were. Saying things like 'my DD has a very unique name' or 'my name is exceptionally posh' but then never telling us what it is sort of defeats the purpose. I'll start. My name is Jessica which is a very usual name of the 90s which I don't particularly have strong feelings about either way. I tend to go by Jess but will use my full name in formal situations such as at work. My DD is called Ada which I feel is a very elegant yet strong name. We get lots of compliments on it which I love. If we were to have a boy I love the name Elijah.

@bugaboofan because many people post fairly personal things on this website, or speak candidly about things they wouldn't IRL like gender critical views, tell anecdotes of adverse life experiences they have had and don't want it linked to them. It's all well and good saying it's an anonymous website but emails have been linked before, KingJoffrey causing the most chaos I remember.

What happened with KingJoffrey? I've not heard of that.

Happy with the names I chose. Both children have Indian names (DH has Indian heritage). Qw chose names that work well here too. The names suit them.