Thanks again, lovely people, for the new messages. Chickbean - I agree with what you say about middle names...ie not using them as a 'first' name...I know a few people in the same situation as you (and friends who are already regretting doing this for their children) and agree it must be a complete bore and complication with 'official' things etc. Good advice to avoid that one.

Please don't use the middle name - I know lots of people do, but I have found this a pain all my life - if you want consistency in all your official documents you have to keep checking with school, work, etc. that they have the right name - and you end up being called by your first (unused) name by everyone official.

I like Mia, btw.

Mia is lovely. Much better at the moment than Emilia/Amelia. It works well with Elizabeth.

I love the name Mia. Some names are popular for a reason - because they're lovely. Mia is one of them.

i have same- dd1 is ruby (i love it) but it is too popular dd2 is also Rose and i also Love it!

To everyone who replied to my 'Name Panic' post, a HUGE thank you to you all. It has been so helpful and reassuring to hear all your thoughts. THANK YOU!

No! Don't ask her what she would like to be called!!!

She will think "Um...why"

I think unless she had a really odd bizarre name that everyone talked about, I am sure she has never thought of what she would like to be called?!.....

Im feeling similar about my dd's name - she is known as a nickname of her first name, and whilst I like the nickname, I don't like the proper name, and wince when anyone says it in full.
(Was v hormonal when she was registered and got too swayed by other's opinions rather than sticking to my guns.)
So I completetly understand what you are feeling - and I don't see why you can't change her 'proper' first name to Emilia and keep Mia as a nickname and what she is known as in daily life.
You can easily change it by deed poll. Or, as she is four, why not ask her what she would like to be called? (though obv there is always the danger she could turn round and say something like 'peppa pig' or 'dora the explorer'!)

I think Mia is a timeless classic.

my dd2 is 5 and in the class above her there are 6 mia's (some are pronounced m e a and some are m y a iyswim) and strangly 2 have elizabeth as second names.

dh named my dd's and i named ds so definately no regrets in our humble home