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name dilemma please help

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goingitalone · 15/04/2010 16:10

we initially named dd felicity dp favourite name i preffered others which dp vetoed but every time i hear her name called out eg at drs health visitors etc i feel it sounds wrong and cringe . she is now over 3 weeks old and we have been debating if we should change it to arabella her second name .should i just learn to live with the name felicity even though im not sure it feels right and hopefully grow to love it or is it better to change it now while shes young enough not too know . i was unwell both before and after her birth and just went along with dps wishes
is felicity westward as bad as i think ( is there really anything wrong with it or am i imagining things ) and/or is arabella westward any better or worse. which sounds better felicity westward or arabella westward as im really not sure
like both names in themselves about equally think felicity maybe too sweet/ cute
while arabella maybe too posh / harsh
opinions these were the only that both dp and i agreed on
her sibings are tabitha gabriel leighton bethany blake and lydia

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MaryBS · 15/04/2010 17:01

I think they both sound fine, but if you're still feeling like this 3 weeks after birth, now is the time to change it, like you say!

Tillyscoutsmum · 15/04/2010 17:05

I personally prefer Felicity to Arabella (I agree the latter is varrrry posh). I think Felicity sounds better with your other dc's names but its not my dd. If it feels wrong, then now is the time to change it.

Congratulations btw

GladioliBuckets · 15/04/2010 20:01

I think it sounds fine but then my niece is Felicity Arabella Lucy so I am biased! She has always been known as Flissy.

lucy567 · 16/04/2010 13:42

I had terrrible post natal depression after DS2's birth and was convinced I had given him the wrong name for months afterwards. I thought about changing it, it did not make sense as I loved it when pg. Now glad I did not change it.

I prefer felicity. try calling her by her middle name for a couple of days and see how it feels.

whatwasthatagain · 16/04/2010 13:46

Confused here - how many children do you have?

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