See the results of this poll: Change middle name to a family name and keep Arabella for potential future daughter?
Respondents: 35 (This poll is closed)
- Clementine Arabella : 7 (20%)
- Clementine Louise : 18 (51%)
- Clementine Lily: 10 (29%)
I voted for [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f], but neither [name_f]Lily[/name_f] nor [name_f]Louise[/name_f] really wows me with [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]. My advice (may or may not be warranted 
) is to change her first name to the one you love. I wouldn’t wait for another little girl to use [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] because what happens if you never have another girl? I know your husband is not wanting to change it but I’d hate to see you have name regret forever! You have your perfect baby girl, you owe it to yourself to give her your favorite name! Good luck
Thank you! I would very much like to but we won’t be changing first name (husband very clear on that) and I do love her name just not as much as [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]!
I would keep [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]. You’ve husband still doesn’t seems to like [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], so even if you have another daughter (which you may not) he might still say no to [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] in the first.
As long as your husband promises to let you use [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] on baby girl #2 then I’d go with [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f], unless he’s the one who prefers [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. If brother has family connection and it seems odd for her not to then it’s seems right.
I would only change it if he agrees to using it for a second daughter. You don’t want to change it, and still not be able to use it. I do love [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] if he’s willing to use [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] in the future.