So... If you DC has a different / unpopular name...

[ElBombero]

If you've chosen a slightly different name have you had a wobble about it later?

I am and just hoping it passes...

What's the name do tell

Lots of previous threads. DS name is Sonny

Sonny is a nice name though!

Is it just that you think it doesn't suit him, or do you actually not like saying the word Sonny?

Sonny is lovely.. My siblings and I all have semi - unusual names - not completely crazy but not popular or weird spellings. Eg Heather, Caspien . We've always loved the names

I love Sonny!!

Aw thank, he's only a couple if weeks old so not a matter of him suiting it, and I do like saying it. It's just people's reactions I think, I had some negatives one of my family early on and struggling to shake them.

What's the nature of your wobble - do you feel as though you've gone off the name, does he not look like a Sonny any more, have you caught someone you thought was a friend laughing about it? And how old is young Sonny?

I can see why you are wobbling

ElBombero, Ive seen your previous threads. Sonny is lovely and I`m sure the name suits him. I think this is more about your insecurities with your family, if you change his name now just to please them then you will be so angry with yourself later on.

How are they now? Have they said anything else?

Sonny isn't very 'out there' in my opinion

It's a classic.

Ah, don't worry. I called DD2 Shirley, which is universally hated

I love it, though. And she completely owns the name.

I wouldn't call it a classic I've never known any

My dh has a very unusual name. Apart from his dad and our son, he is the only person in the country with this name. Really. He loves it. He says that people remember him.

Yes, I wobbled over DD's name a lot, and even after 6 months, it didn't feel right IYSWIM, but now, I can't imagine her being called any other name.

It's up to you in the end. But if you want to change it do it sooner rather than later.

Sonny is a great name, and I've taught several Sonnys, all of whom were lovely. I think it's not uncommon now, so you'll probably find the raised eyebrows get fewer and fewer.

i really like it , i know a very nice sonny.

Sonny is a lovely name, I use to work with a lovely lady that had a lovely little boy Sonny.

My dd has an unusual name, and I too still wobble about it, but do you know what it suits her and has a beautiful meaning and once people know what it means they seem to love it also! :)

I think if it's worrying you so much you need to have a rethink while there's still time. I'm sorry but it has "oi, sonny, wotcher doin'" connotations for me.

My dd is called Dallas after her godmother who has passed away. She suits it I call her dally for short. I do find myself explaining her name it's not American and the originates from Scotland but at the end I don't care because I like it.

Forgot to say I love the name sonny.