Is it possible to avoid baby name regret?

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Is it possible to avoid baby name regret?

Chinese baby names or biblical baby names… there are so many wonderful, and er, quirky ones to choose from. The 3.5 million Google results are proof you don’t have to go far, or hard, to search for a name. But mums still suffer from baby name remorse. A study by Mumsnet revealed that 18 per cent of mums wish they’d chosen differently. A further two per cent went as far as changing their baby’s name via official channels.

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Before you get the baby name bracelet engraved, ask yourself these seven questions:

  1. Will it suit my child in the future?
  2. Is the first and last name a perfect match?
  3. What will their name be shortened to in the playground?
  4. Have you been pressured to call your child after a family member?
  5. Will there be a chance of mispronunciation?
  6. Will their initials stand for something weird or rude?
  7. Does a celebrity or known person with a bad reputation have the same name?

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As a mum myself, I don’t exactly have baby name regret, but there are so many other names I adore, too: Pearl, Anouck, Benedict… the list is endless. If only I could change her name on a monthly basis, I could tick them all off.

I asked two other bh member mums about their baby naming experience:

“We almost had regret with our second child due to the fact that the name we’d decided on ended up not suiting her once we finally saw her. Through the whole pregnancy my husband was set on one name and even though it wasn’t my first pick, I decided to go with it. But as soon as we saw her we knew it wasn’t right. Luckily there was another name that I actually liked better all along so straight away we knew we had to go with plan B.” bh member, Lucrecia629

“I think you should always make sure the first name compliments the surname. I had a girl who worked for me called……Phillipa Carr. Fill up a car with petrol.” bh member, Margaret 322

What are your fave baby names? Have you ever experienced baby name regret?

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