Picking a name for your newborn is one of the biggest decisions you'll have to make. It's something many people take a long time to deliberate, as it's something both parents need to agree on.
A lot of prospective parents decide on a name before their baby is born, so it's no surprise that when the little one comes into the world, sometimes it just doesn't fit.
One woman now feels like the name she and her partner picked for their daughter doesn't suit her, and she wants to change it. However, her partner doesn't agree.
Taking to Mumsnet's Baby names forum, the woman explained: "We had a baby girl four months ago, and I really struggled to pick out a name. I was experiencing burnout at work and was just feeling very frazzled in the lead up to the birth."
Despite struggling, she and her partner decided on the name Mia for their daughter after "lots of deliberation". But now, after months of calling the child Mia, she doesn't feel like it suits her.
Now the mum wants to change her tot's name to Isla, but her partner is "against changing as he says he's bonded with the name Mia".
She continued: "But whenever I hear it being spoken I really cringe (no offence to the name at all, it's just what I've got in my head).
The mum asked for advice from her family, but because the "names are similar", they told her to jus "live with Mia" – but she just can't shake it.
Commenters agreed that Mia is an increasingly popular baby name. In 2022, it came in 13th place of most popular names for baby girls. However, many preferred Isla, which in the same list came in fourth place.
When it came to whether to change the name, there was much disagreement.
One person said: "Isla is much nicer than Mia in my opinion, but they are both very popular names. You can change the name up to one years old, but if the father is on the BC [birth certificate], you'll need his consent. Were you pushed into accepting his choice of name? If you really don't like the name, won't your DD [daughter] pick that up? Better to change it now, IMO [in my opinion], but I suspect that it's not the name that's the issue."
Another said: "Personally I prefer Mia to Isla as Isla is fast becoming one of those super common names at the moment. But that aside, I do also agree with your DH [dear husband]. I find it a bit odd to change a baby's name when they're already born and have had it for some time, and even more so if both parents aren't in agreement.
"I'm not surprised he's bonded with Mia, I also have a four-month-old DD [daughter] and if my DP [darling partner] changed her name now I would really struggle to not see her as her current name, I'm not sure that would ever change. In my case there were actually other names I preferred but that IS her name now. She's her own person and that's her name," said a third.
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