It can be so difficult to find out those around you don't like the name you've given your child - and it's even worse when they can't seem to even get the pronunciation right.
This is the situation one mother found herself in after she and her husband picked a name they "loved" for their little girl.
After months of uncertainty about their child's name, they thought they'd made the right choice when she was born, but shortly after the new mum found herself questioning everything as she "couldn't bear" to hear people butcher the name.
The unnamed woman took to the internet to share her story, in the hopes it would help other parents who might be experiencing baby name regret.
Commenting on a post on BabyCentre's Baby Name group, the mum explained that for months her child's name felt "ruined" as nobody could say it right.
She wrote: "My little girl will be 10 months tomorrow and I had some serious name regret at the start. She's our 3rd and the one that we struggled to name. We knew we were having a girl but even though we knew, she still didn't have a name for a few days after she was born.
"My hubby wanted Robyn and although I like it I just wasn't sure it was right for us so said we would have to find something we both liked equally. That turned out to be Lilith. It's an unusual enough name I suppose and we both loved it, but it got very mixed reactions when we announced it, which ruined the name for me.
"No one knew what I was saying when I said her name, people kept mispronouncing it. It got to the point where I'd dread saying her name.
"I really wanted to change it and asked hubby if we could change it to Robyn but he felt I might regret this down the line. She was about 8 months before I fell back in love with her name. But I'm so glad I didn't change it.
"What helped me was I had a really honest chat with husband about how I felt, and said that I felt I was to blame for her having the 'wrong' name and if I hadn't said anything she would have been Robyn etc. He assured me that Lilith was the right name for her and we were right to look for a name we both liked equally."
She added: "Name regret is real and it's a very hard thing, but for me, it passed. I hope it does for you too."
Her post was written in response to a mum who asked for advice about her nine-month-old son's name, as she just didn't feel like it was right.
The parent had called her son Leo, and while she liked the name, she didn't love it and kept imagining him being called something else.
She quickly asked people to reassure her that she wasn't "crazy" for feeling this way and numerous people responded to explain that it was very normal.
Do you have a baby name story to share? We want to hear all about it. Email courtney.pochin@mirror.co.uk
