We had our second baby, a beautiful girl born on [name]Christmas[/name] [name]Eve[/name]. We had a few names picked out and thought we would chose the most fitting when we met her. However, my birth was difficult and she was born in distress, and separated from us in a special care nursery for 4 days, everything turned out fine but it was a heart-wrenching and extremely stressful ordeal for mama, as you can imagine. Anyway, as we were leaving the hospital we were pressured to choose a name, I was stressed beyond belief and exhausted, and we quickly chose the name [name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name]. We loved the name [name]Isla[/name] (eye-luh) and thought it was unique while not being too wacky, and we chose [name]Grace[/name] at the last moment on a whim, we just thought it sounded pretty. Well, now 7 weeks later, I am having major regrets about her name. As I get to know her, she just doesn’t seem to BE an [name]Isla[/name], and I feel disconnected to the name [name]Grace[/name] completely. Also, ‘[name]Isla[/name]’ has been mispronounced constantly, and we have gotten a lot of flack for her name. I am already annoyed at having to correct everyone on the pronunciation, and its only been 7 weeks!! I am concerned about a lifetime of this—the mispronunciation and me feeling disconnected to her name…it almost reminds me of the terrible ordeal in the hospital. I am seriously considering changing her name. Has anyone done this, or am I totally insane?? I would love any advice! Thank you!
Sorry for the stress you were under and that you felt pressured to choose and stick to a name 7 weeks ago.
I see NO problem with you changing the name, the sooner you do it the better though. Explain to people that you tested the name out and it just didn’t feel right for your daughter. People will very quickly accept it, 7 weeks is not a long time when you consider the rest of her life.
What are you considering changing it to? x
I would do it. She’s not old enough to have associated the name with herself and I’m sure anybody would understand what you’re going through and will accept the new name. I’d do it before too many people have met her though, you don’t want it to get confusing!
Best of luck and congrats~
We too had a NICU experience, for 17 days so I know how awful that is. We were pressured to name him , but I avoided them to the last minute possible, literally. For what it’s worth I think [name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is a beauty of a name, but like others changing it now is doable.
thank you so much for your responses! (this is the first time I have ever posted on any sort of forum!) I would like to change her name to the simple and and classic (and easy to pronounce, haha) name [name]Eva[/name]…she was born on the night of [name]Christmas[/name] [name]Eve[/name] and it just seems so magical a birthday I would like to honor it, and I like [name]Eva[/name] better than [name]Eve[/name]. For a middle name I am thinking of [name]Scarlett[/name], for several reasons, one being her beautiful rose red color when she was born—it was the first thing I noticed. Also, I am Sicilian and red is the color of my country, I wore red on my wedding day! And, we currently live in the Deep South, and I love the charm and elegance of the Southern names, and [name]Scarlett[/name] is surely one. So she would be [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] …it seems to fit her lovely, colorful, bold personality more than sweet-sounding [name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name]. My son is [name]Noah[/name] [name]Immanuel[/name]. Again, thank you for your input!
If you’re absolutely positive about [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name], start calling her that now. At 7 weeks old, she won’t know the difference, and you’ll get a better feel for how much you like it and how well it fits her. Test it out for a month or two- if it fits and you’re happy with it, go ahead and legally change it. The sooner you start the process the better, but I wouldn’t take any legal action until you’re 100% positive you won’t want to change it back (or to anything else.)
Congratulations on your little girl and best of luck with everything!
Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl. I am sorry to hear that you have been having name regret.
I think [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] is a beautiful name and it goes well with brother [name]Noah[/name]. So, go ahead and change her name asap and settle into a life time of living with a beautiful daughter named [name]Eva[/name].
I am very surprised that there are so many ignorant people who don’t know how to say [name]Isla[/name]. I think it is one of the easiest names to say and the combo you chose of [name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is very beautiful.
All the best,
rollo
Sorry to hear about the stressful experience, but thankfully you and baby are well. I think you have good reason to want to change and of you’re going to do it, do it now because the baby recognizes her name too well. What name were you thinking?
[name]Just[/name] saw the name [name]Eva[/name] lol. Honestly, I think [name]Eva[/name] has more pronunciation issues than [name]Isla[/name]! I prefer [name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name] but this is your child 
you know best.
I love [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]! I would defintely go with that.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] has much more personality than demure [name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name]. And I love your reasonings! Change it!
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] is beautiful you should definitely use it!!!
thank you so much everyone…you really don’t think its too strange to change baby’s name? I think I am going to do it.
I don’t think it’s strange at all to change a baby’s name. I think [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] is beautiful. [name]Just[/name] so you know - my niece is named [name]Eva[/name] and, according to my sister, it does get mispronounced sometimes. It’s been pronounced Ae-vah, Ee-vah, and Eh-vah. (Ee-vah is how my sister prefers it to be pronounced.) [name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is also a gorgeous name, but if it doesn’t feel like the right name for your daughter, then I think you should change it. I can tell from your post how happy the name, [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name], makes you.
i love [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name], and the nice christmasy feeling it has. [name]Eva[/name] and [name]Isla[/name] aren’t that much different in sound, so it won’t be that much of a transition anyway
I understand having name regret. With both of my boys, I wanted to make sure I had the absolute perfect name. [name]Both[/name] times I was pressured by hospital staff to choose a name. With my second son a nurse walked in the room and said “We are filling out paperwork. You have 30 seconds to choose a name.” I said “Seriously?!” and she said “Yep.” Thankfully we had three names we discussed, and could agree on one. I sometimes have name regret with both of my boys.
On the same note, my brothers third born was a girl, and my brother and his wife have waited several weeks to name each of their children until they get to know them a little bit. They try out different names until they find the one that fits. In order to take a baby home from the hospital without a name they had to pay a fine. Anyway, with their third they decided on the name [name]Dylan[/name]. In our religion, babies are blessed in front of the congregation by the father. We all sat and waited and as he (my brother) began the blessing, he gave her a completely different name. It turns out they decided [name]Dylan[/name] was not a good fit for her, and named her [name]Serena[/name] [name]Alessandra[/name] (which fits her perfectly.)
All of that is to say, if you love [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] then use it! [name]Don[/name]'t let others pressure you into keeping a name everyone is unhappy with just because it seems unorthodox to change it. Good luck, and congratulations on your beautiful [name]Christmas[/name] [name]Eve[/name] baby!
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlet[/name] is beautiful and seems to have more meaning to you so I would rename her, but I would do it sooner rather than later. I think its strange but sometimes understandable to change a babies name after a few months. She is only 7 weeks old so it doesnt seem that farfetched and if anyone questions it just say it was a stressful time and now that youve had time to get to know her you think this name suits her better. Congrats on your new daughter! So glad to hear she is ok
thanks! Seems like hubby and I are in agreement, we going to try using [name]Eva[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] for a few weeks and see how it feels, and then change it legally if we still feel its the right thing to do. As of this morning, [name]Isla[/name] is now [name]Eva[/name]