If you were going to name your existing child today, would you change their name?

[Anonymous]

No because DD loves her name and it suits her. I do fantasize about different names though, but I think that has to do with unexpectedly being one and done and grieving not having another baby to name.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, Isabella is a classic name that will go the distance.

That means nothing to me. I don't care about a name being classic. Shouldn't have let her father pick. He was not qualified.

That’s fine, but the point is that she has a name that is nice and will not cause any problems for her in the future. Also, I don’t think I’d want to know that my mom doesn’t like my name.

I assure you, she doesn't read here.

[Anonymous]

We named our DD after my grandfather, Jack. So we spelled it Jackeline. Five weeks in, I realized how much I hated that spelling and DH agreed, so we legally changed it to Jacqueline.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would have given my DD a non-gender identifying, less ethnic sounding name.

I (and she) like her name, but after participating in more rounds of hiring/interviewing (where I was on the interview panel, but did not select the candidates), seeing the studies, and the way this country is going, I think I may have done her a disservice in terms of her future career and getting her resume pulled from the pile.

[Anonymous]

My teenage daughters are so glad I wouldn’t go along with DH’s preferred name for either of them: Karen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My teenage daughters are so glad I wouldn’t go along with DH’s preferred name for either of them: Karen.

My name is Karen. I wish I could switch to my middle or hebrew name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We named our DD after my grandfather, Jack. So we spelled it Jackeline. Five weeks in, I realized how much I hated that spelling and DH agreed, so we legally changed it to Jacqueline.

Oh, wow. Good for you for changing it after you emerged from the hormone haze Jacqueline is pretty!

[Anonymous]

We went with an Israeli name that we love. It's easy enough to spell and pronounce once we tell people. But when we are traveling outside our area, I honestly worry about antisemitism when people ask about the name. I never experienced antisemitism until recent years, and the name makes me a bit self conscious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, Isabella is a classic name that will go the distance.

That means nothing to me. I don't care about a name being classic. Shouldn't have let her father pick. He was not qualified.

That’s fine, but the point is that she has a name that is nice and will not cause any problems for her in the future. Also, I don’t think I’d want to know that my mom doesn’t like my name.

I assure you, she doesn't read here.

Lol, you’re a peach.

[Anonymous]

This is precisely why we didn’t go with “trendy” names. I’m really wondering if parents are still going to think Kinsley and Beauden are still great choices once they are out of trend.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not.
I knew what I wanted to name my son. That was going to be his name.
Until he was born and I held him for the first time. I looked at him and renamed him what he should be called in that moment. Not a mistake.

[Anonymous]

My kids are adopted and came with names. I had the option of changing the names but I didn’t. I feel like after awhile, the name is part of the person - just like my name was part of me and I didn’t change it when I got married.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I am a black mom with a child with a very white name. My child noticed that although the name is common she has never met another child with her name.

[Anonymous]

I still adore my son’s name 9 years later. It’s common but that has never bothered him or me. It’s a great name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teenage daughters are so glad I wouldn’t go along with DH’s preferred name for either of them: Karen.

My name is Karen. I wish I could switch to my middle or hebrew name.

Karen is a lovely name; the only reason I didn’t want to use it was because of a specific personal association with the name. I wish people hadn’t attached a negative connotation to it. I hope calling people a Karen gets old soon and people move on to something else.