Is there anything you regret about your child's name?

Question

If you could go back in time, would you somehow alter your child's name?

Maybe now you think it sounds too boring or too unique? Maybe your child is being teased about an unfortunate aspect of his name that you didn't consider? Maybe that unique spelling was a little too unique? Maybe the rhyming sibling names or "everyone has the same first letter" wasn't such a good idea?

I was just wondering if there is anything you regret about your child's name?

Thanks!

Answer 1

My kids names all start the same and I love that. My only issue is my sons name is Keyvon pronounced key-von. Just like its spelled but no one and I mean no one gets it right. Doctors, WIC, everywhere. They say Kay-von, Kevin, kay-ven, anything and everything you can think of. I really didn't think it was that hard. I love his name because he's named after his father Kevin. I just hate that when people read it they dont pronounce it correct. Also my daughter is Kiara (Key-are-uh) and it gets pronounced Key-air-uh. I love their names.

Answer 2

The one thing you have no control over is what happens in the future. My Grandmothers best friend was the actress Hermione Gingold. She was the coolest woman I have ever met.

When my daughter was born I named her Hermione after this great lady.

When my daughter was 8 years old, out comes the "Harry Potter" books.

Then all of a sudden kids are calling my daughter a witch.She is older now and finds the comparison amusing.

You can never know what the future will bring.

Answer 3

No, I don't regret anything.  My first daughter was named after my two best friends, Kristin and Krystan, and we combined it into Kristan which is a simpler spelling.  Her middle name, Morsa, is my own middle name.  It's weird, but it's a tradition in my family so whatever.

I made up my other daughter's name.  Jarzi has significance to my fiance and I as it's a character in a book we wrote together, so that's why she had a made up name.  Her middle name, Lynn, is after my fiance's grandma.  

I don't think I'll regret it in the future.  But like someone said above, who knows what the future will bring...

Answer 4

I have a regret with one of my kids' names...My daughter's name is Carsyn Brianna. I really loved it at the time, but now, not so much. We actually were considering naming her Madeline, which I like a lot better now than Carsyn. :)

~Kate

Answer 5

Yes, honestly.

Not their first or middle names, I love them.  But, sometimes I wish I wouldve given them my last name instead of their father's.  He's great, but I'm not the traditional type and I am their primary caregiver.

Answer 6

I still love my son's name as much today as when I first chose it.  I am very picky when it comes to names, and I think his name was an absolutely perfect choice for him.  

I had a list of criteria for the names we chose--it couldn't be in the Top 200, yet it had to be a "real" name (nothing invented), one or both of the names had to have family significance, and it couldn't be anything that could be shortened to a nickname we didn't care for.  I have always loved my mother's maiden name as a boys' name, and that is what we named our son.

The only problem is that if we were ever to have another boy, I don't think I could find a name I like as much!  :)