Does anyone else feel underwhelmed by the name they chose?

[Butterflybluebell]

Not sure what I want from this post really. Just a little vent. When DS was born four years ago, we really struggled to name him.
I've never loved his name. But it was a name we both agreed on. A name we both liked enough, but neither of us loved. He needed a name. In hindsight, I wish we had taken a lot longer to name him but you know, post partum hormones and all that. His name is now associated with him, and obviously I would never change it, but I do feel it is a bit 'meh'. His middle name is the name I really wanted, but DH vetoed, not because he didn't like it, but because he was mildly friends with somebody whose son has that name! Ironically, he now doesn't see said person. So I'm still a bit annoyed about this 🤣.
And yes, it was me who posted about the name Miles haha! (And no, Miles is not his middle name) So many names I would name him now, now that I've had longer to mull names over. Not sure if it's just me in this boat!

Give it a few years, it matters less and less as they get older, tbh. Other things become more important. I’d name my dc something completely different if I was picking their names now. They’re 24 & 20, so I doubt they’d let me change them, lol.

I love the names I chose for my kids, as they're unique.

So literally no one has ever been named those names before your children?

Luckily my daughter doesn't feel the same way, I call her by her middle name and first name. Also nicknames, it's all meant affectionately and she's happy about it.

Baby 1: exasperated compromise choice chosen weeks after he was born due to family pressure to get on with it. Went very popular after we named him. Still hope I might change it. He’s a grown adult now so odds are we probably won’t. 😉

Baby 2: Perfect name I’d always wanted to use for a girl. She shortens it and calls herself something else.

Baby 3: Compromise name. Regret not being braver.

Ultimately none of my ‘feelings’ matter, they are who they are now.

I haven't heard the names elsewhere.

Admittedly, they didn't like their names so much during primary school, but they enjoy them now.

• couldn't HAVE. Never, ever OF.

So how did you come up with them in the first place? Or do you mean they’re words, just not usually used as names?

I once knew a Whistle. And I used to teach a Friday whose middle names on the university records were her date and month of birth.

Cheers