Baby name finder
DD1 (DC2) is 5 weeks old. We hadn't decided her name before she was born, although had been bandying about Rosie and some others. After she was born we took a few days to make our minds up. I am terrible at making decisions - it takes me forever to pick curtains and the like but, that's just curtains.
We didn't call her Rosie as couldnt' think of a long official version that we liked. And I was possibly worried about Rosise sounding maybe too twee. Anyway, finally named her Evlyn Rose, which I love as an official name. Then I went off and told all my family 'Evlyn' and dh told all his family and friends 'Evie'. I do agree with him that we had talked about Evie but it seems that I hadn't got round to saying that I preferred Evlyn. When someone says 'Evie' I don't like it, not that I don't like the name, I do, it's just it seems too over familiar (after all she's just a tiny baby), more something that's a pet name you'd give someone you knew really well. Then to make things worse, my Dad started calling her Rosie as a nickname and now I think I prefer it. We have got to refer to her as one name I think or it's just going to get ridiculous.
I am sick of myself and my inability to make a decision!
Does anyone have an opinion on the names, or how I can decide??
Thanks
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Baby name regret - have clenched stomach and can't bear it |
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I understand how you feel as I had terrible baby name regret. I wish I had had someone like nooka to tell me not to worry - it'll work out in the end and its really not worth the sleepless nights.
Evlyn Rose doesn't know or care what you call her at the moment - I bet you call her all sorts of different things throughout the day anyway (DD was wiggly worm for a while and she knows that this isn't her name!)
Try to take time out to relax about it, and eventually one name will come out on top for you. You can change the birth certificate anytime in the first year, as long as she hasn't been baptised, so there's really no rush.
fwiw, I think they are both lovely names
Evlyn Rose doesn't know or care what you call her at the moment - I bet you call her all sorts of different things throughout the day anyway (DD was wiggly worm for a while and she knows that this isn't her name!)
Try to take time out to relax about it, and eventually one name will come out on top for you. You can change the birth certificate anytime in the first year, as long as she hasn't been baptised, so there's really no rush.
fwiw, I think they are both lovely names
So you love her full name. That's great. Your family are all calling her variations of that name. That's fine too. I'm not totally sure what is causing you such grief? Tiny babies are often called diminutives because people think that "grown up" names are too, well, grown up. Your dd is not going to mind or even notice at this point, and I suspect that in a few months one or two of the names will really settle for you - or you may find she acquires a totally different nickname 
My ds and dd both call themselves shortened versions of their name, and ds at 10 has started to tell us what he thinks we should call him (which of course we mostly ignore
). It's great to have a name with lots of choice! I think Evlyn Rose is lovely, although I too would have added another "e".
My ds and dd both call themselves shortened versions of their name, and ds at 10 has started to tell us what he thinks we should call him (which of course we mostly ignore
). It's great to have a name with lots of choice! I think Evlyn Rose is lovely, although I too would have added another "e".Took me ages to get used to dd's name, I called her baby girl for about 4 months. I like it now, it just didn't seem to fit when she was very tiny. I do prefer her middle name. Sorry not a lot of help am I.
I think it is common to take a while to get used to names, I wouldn't worry too much now. It is a lovely name.
I think it is common to take a while to get used to names, I wouldn't worry too much now. It is a lovely name.
I don't see why Evie would be seen as over familiar but Rosie wouldn't be.
FWIW I love the sound of Evie, and I do prefer it to Rosie personally.
You have until she is 12 months old to make any official changes to her name, once registered. So, don't rush into any changes - just see how it goes.
FWIW I love the sound of Evie, and I do prefer it to Rosie personally.
You have until she is 12 months old to make any official changes to her name, once registered. So, don't rush into any changes - just see how it goes.
I wanted my DD to be Evelyn. Couldn't get her Dad to agree to it however so she is Eliana.
You can never tell what pet names/nicknames will stick. We intended for her to be an Ellie, but all the small children in our family called her Ellie-narna. Somehow that progressed to Nellie-bananas and now she is just known as Nellie. Even her school letters come with Nellie on them as this is what she introduces herself as.
Also, I can't remember calling either of my kids their actual name until they were atleast 4 or 5 months, they we just baby/bundle/pickle/darling/sweetheart/pinky. No names suit babies, you've just gotta let them grow into them.
You can never tell what pet names/nicknames will stick. We intended for her to be an Ellie, but all the small children in our family called her Ellie-narna. Somehow that progressed to Nellie-bananas and now she is just known as Nellie. Even her school letters come with Nellie on them as this is what she introduces herself as.
Also, I can't remember calling either of my kids their actual name until they were atleast 4 or 5 months, they we just baby/bundle/pickle/darling/sweetheart/pinky. No names suit babies, you've just gotta let them grow into them.
Have you thought about Rosalyn as an alternative?
I love both names ds would have been Rose if he wasn't a he iykwim
are you sure it's not because she's still sooo new? I know this may make no sense but after I had mine all three, it felt odd to call them by their names I don't know why?!???.....but maybe that's just me
are you sure it's not because she's still sooo new? I know this may make no sense but after I had mine all three, it felt odd to call them by their names I don't know why?!???.....but maybe that's just me
I know exactly what you mean about over familiar, DD2 is Elena and we intended for her to be a Nell, but shortening her name when she was a timy baby seemed wrong, even to me. She never grew into a Nell (alhough now at 19 months we do call her Boo)
In laws called her Ellie from birth which used to grate so so so so so much. But on the advise of mumsnet I ignored and it seems they got the message as she's never called Ellie now.
If you stick to your guns about what you call her, others will take their lead from you.
FWIW I prefer Evelyn to Rosie
In laws called her Ellie from birth which used to grate so so so so so much. But on the advise of mumsnet I ignored and it seems they got the message as she's never called Ellie now.
If you stick to your guns about what you call her, others will take their lead from you.
FWIW I prefer Evelyn to Rosie
Evelyn Rose is lovely, but then my DD is Evie Rose so I'm a bit biased
LOVE Evelyn- spelt Evelyn. Evie for short is just beautiful and she'll like it. Evelyn Rose is very elegant and nice. If worst came to worst you could call her Rosie as a nickname because her middle name is Rose but I think Evelyn Rose is much nicer than Rosie.
Rosie sounds like a tin of sweets.
Chill.
Rosie sounds like a tin of sweets.
Chill.
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