Child being made fun of for name?

Question

Ok, so our daughter will be entering 1st grade this year. Her name is Daysqueecha Yakanella (first and middle).

She was teased in Kindergarten, however I feel that it is going to get worse in grade school. Adults even look at us with raised eyebrows and disdain when we mention her name. My wife and I love that name because of its uniqueness and we do not want to change it. However, our mothers are asking us to legally change it to something more "normal." What should we do, help please!

Answer 1

I'm sorry, but that's AWFUL. Imagine going through life with that name. Poor girl!

Yes, change it PLEASE, and don't condemn your daughter.

Answer 2

I seriously think you should change it!
More often than not, the scars made during childhood are often stick with them throughout adulthood. I think there will be communications problem when she introduces herself next time. Unless you think she's a strong kid and can handle all this sniggering then keep it. Or else, change to a more common but nicer name instead

Answer 3

give her a nickname? like macie!

Answer 4

I don't think it's necessary to change her name. I agree with giving her a nickname that is easy to pronounce and spell. When she turns 18 she can decide to change it or go by her full name. I have a name I've struggled with all of my life and still do now in my thirties. My name is not hard to say or spell but it does have a common shortened version. I struggle with people making the assumption I want my name shortened even though I faithfully introduce myself by my full name. It's made very unhappy at times. I guess it can be hard to have a well known name and a unique name. It really depends on your situation and perspective.

Also please do not tell her that kids are jealous because they have normal boring names as #3646 suggested. First of all there is nothing wrong with normal names and because their normals it does not by default make them boring. Also you do not want to teach your child to ridicule or look down on other children because they have normal names. We need to teach our children acceptance of one another.

Good luck to you and your daughter. I do hope you can find a name that works for her.

Answer 5

"My daughter's called Daysqueecha Yakanella. Why is she teased at school?"

Are you for real?

Unless you change her name, she will be teased through school, college, and work (if she gets a job, that is). Every day.

If you loved your daughter, you wouldn't've given her such a silly name. Yes it's unique, but so is any random combination of letters and syllables.