Do you ever regret what you named your children?

Question

Or wish you had gone with another name?

Answer 1

I have no regrets. But my husband hates his name. My hubby almost has the same name as his dad. The only thing different is the middle name. So we have all kinds of problems with our credit report and stuff like that. Example: When we went to buy our first house (of all times) they said you already have a mortgage. No, that was the dads. About every 2 years we have to sit and write all the credit reporting agencies and tell them what is hubby's and what is the dads. even though they have different social security #'s and birthdates. Then the credit places take it off for like 6 months to a year, but it ends up back on.

Answer 2

Not at all. I thought I would regret the names but it turns out I love them. Our first born is Joseph. I wanted to go with something like Gavin or Garrett or something like that. My husband insisted we go with Joseph. I reluctantly agreed. Now I love the name. Plus, it is not very common among his peers. Our second baby I wanted to name Gabriel. My husband and I could not agree on a name and our oldest, who was two at the time, suggested the name Michael (a character in a book he liked). I didn't hate the name and neither did hubby so we went with it. But I didn't think I was that excited about it. But now I love the name. Our Michael is such a Mike. He couldn't be anything else. I had our third baby earlier this month. His name is Samuel. I am a huge fan of the show Supernatural. I wanted to name the baby Samuel Dean after the brothers in the show. But we ended up going with Samuel Steven. (Steven is hubby's name). Also, Sam just seemed to go well with Joe & Mike. They're all three all American names. You don't hear them as often anymore because everyone tries so hard to be unique and different. But now my kids have names that their peers don't have. Every kid in their age groups are Tylers, Jordans, Jaydens, etc. My kids are the ones with unique names because no one names their kids Joe, Mike and Sam. I had a friend name her son Henry!! I thought it was an excellent choice. You don't hear of many Henrys any more.

Answer 3

A friend named her baby boy after her husband because her mother-in-law insisted that she keep the family tradition alive--this baby was Michael Herbert, IV. My friend gave into this demand because she figured that she would have the opportunity to name the next baby Jonathon, after her own grandfather. Jonathon is also a name she LOOOOVES. I remember her playing dolls as a little girl and naming her baby "Jonathon."

After Michael Herbert, IV was born, she and her husband separated and her grandfather died suddenly without a namesake. She has since learned that due to a medical condition, it is unlikely that she will be able to have any other children.

Does she love her baby any less because he is named for her ex-husband? No. Does she regret not insisting that his name be Jonathon? A little.

Moral of the story: Parents should name their children. Grandparents had their chance when their own children were born. This goes for friends and other relatives, too!

Answer 4

No, I don't regret what I named my kids, They re all names that I love: my oldest is Ella and I've loved that name for as long as I can remember. I named her after a freind of mine who died the year before my oldest was born.

My second's name I didn't come up with until after I'd given birth. I finally named him Christopher after the nurse who helped me give birth to my little boy. My last two, have been names that I've loved forever, Catherine and Thomas, they are a month old and already we are calling them Cathie and Tommy. lol

Answer 5

My dad has mentioned on occasion while I was growing up that he wished my mom had let him name me Tiffany.. which really sucks to hear. Tiffany is a pretty name but I like Carrie alot better. I was named after my great-grand mother which, to me, is an honor knowing the great things my great-grand mother did for my mom.

So, if you do regret the name you gave your child, at least have the common sense not to say anything to the child about it...

Answer 6

Yes, Robert Tyler is my sons name and he has been called Tyler from day one. We gave him his fathers first name for some stupid reason.

It is a real pain the butt, all medical records and school records has him as Robert, and he is constantly having to tell everyone that he goes by Tyler. If I could do it over again I would definitely make Tyler his first name.

Answer 7

I have twins and i gave them matching names on their birth certificates...after 1 week i regretted it so one now goes by his middle name! I let my mother convince me to name one of them something i didnt really like in the first place, but i quickly changed my mind and going by his middle name doesnt seem to be an issue. :-)

Answer 8

I love her name, except for the last one. The last name is the only one I regret!

Answer 9

No but my bestfriend regrets the names of 2 of her 3 children! They just don't suit them plus she picked names that are SUPER POPULAR so there will prbably be dozens of Kaitlyns (Katie) and Abigails (Abby) in her kids classrroms.

Answer 10

i love my kids names, i choose them carefully because i didnt want them teased at school or made fun of anywhere else. i have a kelly maree, timothy and a ryan. both the boys have the middle name james after their grandfather and great grandfather.