Should we change her name....

[aloha]

No, not her much debated first name!
When we were deciding what to call dd ds really, really wanted her to be called Edie. In the end we went for a totally different firstname, with Frances as her middle name (it's my middle name and my grandmother's name). But we told ds that she could have Edie as a middle name as he was so upset, but never officially called her Baby Edie Frances Surname. But dd is now nine months old and Ds still tells everyone that she has four names - Baby EDIE Frances Surname. And he is very proud of it. I feel racked with guilt that we didn't give her the name and think it is so sweet that ds really wanted to help name her (he loves her very much).
Dh thinks I am insane. But then he thought that ds would forget all about the name business in a matter of weeks!).
What do you think? Am I mad and should just leave it, or get the form and add another middle name?

It's not much trouble to add another name is it? I'd do it. It would make a little boy very happy

I think I'd add it in too. It would be so important to him.

When I was pg with my second, I found out the sex (too nosy) and when we got home, said to DD (then aged 4) guess what we are having?

She said "I already know, it's a boy and he's going to be called Charlie" - we had never even thought of that name....but we liked it and it stuck! She is still pleased that she chose his name and it is very important to her. I think it helped her bond with him too.

I would - what a lovely story to tell her when she is older and is interested in her name!

That her brother cared so much about her and was so proud of her, right from the time she was a baby, could not fail to warm her relationship with him when they are both older

my name was changed after I was registered at my older sister's demand,I was born in malaya and my father had been telling her stories of the queen back homeso on my malayan birth certificates my name is Veronica and on my army ones it is Elizabeth Veronica.She said it always has been and always will be Princess Elizabeth fairy ! glad she accepted the compromise!

I'd add it in too. In fact, I love it as a first name - it's a bit like my grandmother's name Edith which I also like.

Ahh, your ds sounds so cute!

Ok, thanks all, I'm convinced. I think I'll get the forms and then tell dh what we are doing! If he makes a fuss I'll tell him you lot told me it was the Right Thing To Do.

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at Brum!

I would

I was adamant that my youngest brother should be called Jock. I was 4ish. Prob a good thing my parents didn't give in, but at least Edie is cute.

I'd add it - you'd make your DS so happy - (very pretty name BTW)

When asked, DS1 wanted DS2 to be called Thunder.

my 4yo dd1 cried several times when dd3 was born because we refused to name dd3 after her - she wanted dd3 to have the same first and middle names as her.

didn't feel we could really oblige her there.

I'd do it.

Fennel - LOL!

Yeah do it - there might be trust issue repercussions if ds finds out later on that you misled him.

Although we used DD's chosen name for our ds, we wouldn't have used her girl's name choice:-

Princess Beautiful!!!

Bless her

Fennel, dd2 wanted ds to be named after her if he was a girl (er, no), and if he was a boy she wanted Harry Potter Surname!

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yeah, but as Aloha told him that was her name, it would be nice if that were true.

at your namechange sobernow! what if the people next door moved? otoh I was going to be Julia until next door's kid (born first) was given that name.

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he wouldn't know I was changing it. He thinks it's her name already!

I still have to have the conversation which I am ducking shamefully about the fact that the chicken in the farm is the same as the chicken on his plate... I am SUCH a wuss about this. He is clearly worried about it too, which makes it worse.