Anyone regret their kids names?

[JAKramer23]

Does anyone wish they hadn't named their child what they did and why? Also knowing what you know now what would you have named them if you could go back and change it?

[eatapeach3]

Not at all. I love his name and think it fits him more and more everyday!

[AliCranf]

Nope. I would regret if I had named her Fatima (her mn) like her dad wanted. He is not even that involved now. I don't regret making her mn Fatima, a name that her dad wanted for her that I am not crazy about. My daughter is half African, and I think she needs a name from her dad's culture.

There isn't a name I love more than Zara, now or ever, I think.

[emerald_ruby_opal]

I love my sons name, Hayden Connor.

I had the name picked out since I was 17 (In 2000) before the actress Hayden Panniettiere (sp?) became popular and people started using Hayden for a girl.

I really really hope the name does not go to the girls.

If it does he can go by his mn. But I really think his name suits him.

[Bassettmama]

:no: Not even a little. I love Heidi's name.

[tiffer23]

:no: But I do wish we had called him Milo from the start. He's now in a big "My name is JACKSON!" kick where he doesn't even want me calling him Jack. :rolleyes: I think it's because he's learning to write his name. But Jackson is just everywhere here, so I wish we had called him Milo (it's his mn). Because we hadn't decided when he was born, but all our family just started calling him Jackson since it was his first name. Oh well. Milo just sounds better with all the other names I like, lol.

[Anna]

No regrets here...and names, even if you don't like them (your own or your kids) because they are a big part of our lives from the beginning, it is hard to come up with alternatives...so while you may experience dissatifaction with names every now and again it is hard to imagine your name being anything else...Names grow on you and become part of who you are and your identity...We have sometimes thought that using Elvis was a mistake due to obvious reasons and because it draws so much attention to us and our child...but when we try to imagine him with a different name, from our very small list, like Vincent or Jarrah or just common names like James or Matthew they just don't seem right...HE IS Elvis!!! He has become his name and his name is him...it just happens...our other son has an "old man" name, Arthur and people on these boards (the only people I discuss names with ;) ) said it is an adult name, too much for a little baby or child...but now I can't even imagine Arthur on an old man because the association with my own Arthur is so strong...So maybe there were little niggling regrets when they were first named but now 6 years and almost 4 years on, it is hard to imagine them being named anything else :)

[julesfujicat]

I love Arthur, for a little boy or a grown man. And FWIW, Rebecca, I met a little boy Hayden just today.

I don't regret their names at all, but they're not exactly what I would've chosen. That's just b/c DH and I made a compromise and he got naming rights. They're nice, solid names, but I don't think they're just the most awesomest names ever. But I'm totally OK with that, too. :shrug:

[Jemima]

Anna, your fabulous four have the coolest names ever. I can't imagine regretting any of them for even a second.

My grandma (Jemima) died when I was pregnant with Sophie, just days before we found out we were having a girl. I instantly said, "I want to name this baby Jemima", but my husband was sure that in the U.S. her name would cause her problems, so we used it as a middle name instead.

But Sophie? She IS a Jemima. She is so so so much like the great-grandma that she never got to meet, and my dh and I have always wished that we had just called her that regardless of what people thought (because we both love the name). We call her Jemima probably 1/2 of the time around the house.

So when I was pregnant with Felix, we decided we'd name the baby whatever we loved, and not care one bit about anyone's opinion. We've never regretted his name for even a second, and if we have any more kids, we'll name them what we want.

[josiegirl]

Nope, I love my daughters name and it fits her perfectly. I would have chosen a different MN, but DH wanted Lee, so I gave in.

[kacykc]

Love her name! It's totally HER. She's quiet and reserved, like I'd picture a 'Faith' -- but she's also spunky and fun, which is 'Marissa' like her mn. It's just perfect for her!

[owl]

I love August's name, no regrets! I think he would have made an equally awesome Linus too. :)

[Ceskes]

No regrets here. I thought I would with Matias, but I've grown to love it. His name fits him perfectly.

:)

[SpaceyKacey]

I love Maddox's name!! It has taken me awhile to get used to his fn (Timothy) but he looks sooo much like Dh and acts like him so it's starting to fit him more and more. Maddox just has so much attitude and spunk and that is what I pictured w/ the name. It fits him to a T!

[SweetPea7]

Hmm. I do love their names, but I would have given more thought to Hannah's now than I did. And I mean, I put a LOT of thought into it. But, we ended up just feeling like her name was meant to be Hannah, KWIM? It's just NMS really due to popularity, but I love classic names and its just one of the best Biblical names to me. DH loved loved loved it. And we changed her mn from Jolie to Rose because of Angelina/Brad getting together around that time! I didnt want anyone to think I would name my kid after a celeb :lol: I dont think there was a better compromise for us, but if it was just me, she probably would have had a different name.

Lillie was a comprimise too, I wanted a classic name, and it was on a long list of my suggestions to him. He said Lillian sounded like Jillian, which he liked, and had a more popular nickname, which he liked. I won on the nn spelling though :lol: Her mn is Christine, which means "Christ bearer" which we love, and he found it and I thought it was perfect!

This time I just flat out won :haha: I wanted Stella all these years and he gave it to me. He chose Kate, but I had that on the list all along so I love it too.

I think as a sib set, overall, I am very pleased :D Their names overall reflect our family.

Levi, Amy, Hannah, Lillie and Stella :heart:

[Mandarin]

The only thing I regret is using Asher as a mn. Because I LOVE this name and totally would have used it on another son. Other than that I love all my son's names.

Isaiah, Malachi and Abram

[_Melanie_]

I would've named her Audrey Elizabeth Jane, but other than that... Nope!

[trentsmom]

Out of all my kids the only one I had doubts about after the fact was Sophie's MN. I remember crying at the hospital and getting the birth certificate lady to come talk to me about possibly changing her MN before the paperwork was filed.

I was on the fence between Sophie Elise, Sophie Emmeline, and Sophie Madeline.

I'm glad we chose Sophie Elise though, but sometimes I wish I had chosen Emmeline or Madeline because it has 3 syllables like Annabelle and Juliet and that would have made all 3 girls have a 2 syllable first name with a 3 syllable MN, but I know that's overly anal of me.

[Pink_Julie]

I wouldn't change it now, but for a little bit after Noah was born, I wasn't 100% sold on it being his name. I picked the middle name, so I was fine with it, but DH picked his fn. I like more uncommon names, so that's probably why. Though now, I can't picture him as anything else!

[Cricket28]

I did with James, till he was 6 months old when he grew into his name. And now I can't picture him as anything else and I love it. His name was Matt's choice, so it was hard for me to get behind it, but now I'm so glad that he's James.

Oliver's name I'm 100% in love with and will never regret.

[Anna]

Another point I was thinking about last night with regards to kids growing into their names...Had we used an alternate name, for example Daisy was on the cards for Xanthe or Vincent for Elvis...if we had used them and had a Daisy and Vincent would we now be saying, "I can't even believe we considered Xanthe and Elvis because they are so much a "Daisy" and "Vincent"" or would we be saying, "Why didn't we use Xanthe and Elvis because Daisy and Vincent just don't seem to suit them"...because my belief is that the unborn child directs you to names that THEY want and that way they choose their own name and therefore the name becomes them because they knew all along...And Ireallycan't imagine Xanthe and Elvis as a Daisy and Vincent but is that because it's not what I am used to or because the names really don't "suit" them? It's complicated!!!