Any suggestions? 
If you love [name_f]Vera[/name_f], go with it. Sheâs YOUR child, itâll grow on your mother. My vote is for [name_f]Vera[/name_f] or [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f] being a more unique twist on [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. Also, what about [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] or [name_f]Verity[/name_f]? With either name, you could still call her [name_f]Vera[/name_f].
I think if it really bothers you that much, there is nothing wrong with changing her name. You have the right to be able to call your daughter by a name you will love as much as she will someday. Maybe you could move Auriana as a second middle to retain part of her old name if it would make you feel better. But if you just arenât feeling the choice you made anymore, you should seriously consider changing it. You have some lovely names listed as alternatives, any of which would work splendidly. Pick a name that makes you smile! 
[name_f]Do[/name_f] what is in your heart.
Personally, I like Auriana. Would you consider finding an affectionate nickname like [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], or [name_u]Ari[/name_u]?
Iâd call her [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], either legally switching her first and middle names or just calling her by her middle. There are so many wonderful nicknames for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] that you could distinguish her from her namesake.
No, youâre not horrible at all! I agree that if [name_f]Vera[/name_f] is the name, name her [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and your mom will just have to cope.
Itâs fine to change it⌠If you really donât like the name that isnât going to change with time.
Change it now before she is in school and has forms to fill etc⌠When a change of names would be a little more complicated.
I would honestly go with [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] because it is so close to Auriana, people might think they heard you wrong the first time or you could convince them that they heard the wrong name (those not within the immeadiate family that is)
If you like [name_f]Vera[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] so much I might try to find a fancier version of it?
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] nickname [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] or [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] nickname [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
If you are going to rename her I strongly suggest taking your time and not rushing it like in the hospital, think long and hard about a name you love and stick with it. You have plenty of time before pre-school
I wish I would have posted my thoughts on here while I spent countless hours searching while pregnant! I still feel like im a bad mother for wanting to change my babys identity I guess you can call it. When I thought of auriana I loved the nn ari but its just not her, I dislike the name overall & cant get over itâŚ
What do you guys think of [name_f]Vera[/name_f], is it too common anymore with this vera wang & bradley turning in into a modern name? What about compounds like Veralyn (no interest in the singer vera lynn though)
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] is a great name. I only know one [name_f]Vera[/name_f] she is 3. I donât like veralyn. Is your DH on board with [name_f]Vera[/name_f]? If so who cares what ur mom thinks.
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t think of it as changing her identity⌠think of it as finding a better name to suit her identity.
you said it yourself âari is just not herâ
Relax, people make decisions in a haste all the time, you wonât be the first or the last and she is still young enough that it wouldnât matter.
Iâve never heard of anyone changing their baby name but I know people (back in my mothers time though and she is retired) that took months to name their baby after they were born. [name_m]Just[/name_m] think of it that way.
You still have time to post all your thoughts and think things through now, so take your time and youâll find another name.
I think Veralyn is a nice name⌠I like compound names
Hes out of the picture, he was the one pushing so badly for auriana that I figured if he loved it I can try to learn to love it. After all my pregnancy he argued any name I could think of & then he says a week after her he doesnt want & never did want to be a father & basicly took off - which just added more to the fact I already ddisliked it now it reminds me of him on top of it! My mother is the only other closest person to us now⌠what do you think of renaming a child though? I cant get over the thought that its not practical.
If your mother is there to support you and will be a primary figure in the childâs life I would take her opinion into consideration.
Try to find some middle ground on the name with her
Sorry to hear about her daddy and itâs unfortunate that that happened.
In this case I would definitely change her name⌠but it is your decision, do whatever you got to do.
Youâll be saying her name everyday, multiple times; other people will be saying it to you everyday, multiple times. Hating the sound of it and regretting the choice sounds more impractical to me than making the change early, before she and most of the people she will ever meet remember it as [name_f]Audriana[/name_f]. But I wouldnât wait or deliberate for too long since other people get more attached to using Auriana as time passes. I wouldnât worry too much about what they say, though; you can always reply that she wasnât an Auriana after all.
If you love [name_f]Vera[/name_f], Mom will get used to it or make up her own sweet grandmother-granddaughter nickname to call her. I have no idea, for better or worse, who [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] is, so I think itâs fine. That said, I donât love Veralyn [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] because the -lyneliz- sounds run together for me in the middle (and lyn/liz) sound a little repetitive. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is grand. If having Mom like the name matters a lot, though, (which it sounds like it understandably does) you might consider a name that gives you the option of nicknaming her [name_f]Vera[/name_f]: [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] (gives you the longer romantic sound with [name_f]Vera[/name_f] as nn!), [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Virginia[/name_f], [name_f]Verbena[/name_f], [name_f]Verena[/name_f]âŚ
Similarly, I agree with the pp who said that if [name_f]Mary[/name_f] seems to plain, try something that honors without being exact: [name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_u]Maret[/name_u]/[name_f]Marit[/name_f], [name_u]Marian[/name_u], [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Mariel[/name_f], [name_f]Marilla[/name_f], Amarie, [name_f]Amaris[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]âŚ
You have a lot of beautiful ideas on the table! I would try testing each one out for a few hours or days at a time and see what feels most natural. Good luck!
I donât believe you are a horrible mother. She is five months old, she will have no recollections of this. I like [name_f]Vera[/name_f]. I donât believe it is too popular. I believe it is in the lesser half of the top 1000 (500-800) I believe. I think [name_f]Mariana[/name_f] is a more romantic version of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. Good luck.
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] would be my choice, followed by [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. Itâs not too late, my husbandâs name was changed at ten months and heâs fine!
If you love [name_f]Vera[/name_f], do it. And while youâre at it, think about changing her last name to yours! He doesnât deserve to have any say in her name if heâs not going to be in her life. If that happened to me, I would change her last name so fast and not look back.
Names that could have [name_f]Vera[/name_f] as a nick:
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
Veralee
Veraline
Alavera
Iâm not sure lol
[name_f]May[/name_f] I suggest [name_f]Verona[/name_f]? It was my first thought when I read âromantic and beautifulâ in your list of criteria.
Itâs between [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]. You get to call her [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and it shares the same ending with her current name. So, more similar imo. I do think [name_f]Verona[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is really beautiful. Otherwise, go with [name_f]Vera[/name_f]. Your mom had her chance to name baby/ies, now is your turn. btw, sorry to hear about her dad.
I would change it before she starts to recognise her name donât feel bad! Sheâs got to have it forever so have the one you feel suits her the most! Off your list id go with [name_f]Ivori[/name_f]. But Iâd also say maybe you should just go with what you feel she suits now youâve got to know her and seen her grow other peopleâs opinions arenât always best!
Thatâs a tricky situation. On one hand, just because heâs out of the picture now doesnât mean that he will be out of the picture forever. Changing her name (a name that he essentially picked out) could come across as an attempt to alienate him further, even though he was the one to alienate himself first. It would be an awkward conversation if he appears in her life at a later point and he were to say, âWell, we actually named you Auriana, but when we split up, your Mom changed your name.â On the other hand, you are her mother and will be there through thick and thin, and if Auriana is painful to you, you should find something that isnât painful.
Maybe a compromise would be to keep Auriana as a middle name. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] Auriana [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. You almost never use a childâs middle name(s) anyway, so that way you get to use a name that you like without having to justify to your child why you scrapped the name that you and her father chose together.
[name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is beautiful.