I named my son [name_u]Easton[/name_u] because I loved the name and still do. The problem is that it rhymes with his last name. I liked [name_u]Easton[/name_u] so much that I went against my gut feeling that a rhyming name wasn’t good but now I regret that decision. His last name is similar to Nieman. I’m seriously considering changing his name but we’ve already announced it and everything. What do you guys think. Is it bad enough to legally change or am I being silly and its really not that bad? Thanks!!
I really dont think its that big of a deal. He will 99% of the time just go by [name_u]Easton[/name_u], not first and last in a row.
I wouldn’t change it. I don’t think it is bad at all and it eventually you won’t even notice it.
I think that if you like the name and still do you should keep it. I like the name and honestly it shouldn’t be a problem really
It’s just the last syllables that rhyme? Not like [name_u]Easton[/name_u] Beaston, but more like [name_u]Easton[/name_u] [name_m]Beeman[/name_m] or something? I don’t think it’s that bad at all. Sometimes you just get annoyed by things after you’ve lived with the name for a while. My son [name_m]Leo[/name_m] has a W middle name, and recently I can’t stop thinking that it runs together too much. But I know I’m the only one thinking about it and no one else notices or even cares.
I would say it depends on how much it rhymes. If it’s just the last syllable or a near-rhyme, I don’t think it’s that big a deal.
I’d say don’t change it. If you do, he’ll need to always list aliases on legal documents.
If he really doesn’t like it when he’s older, he can get a name change.
Honestly, I’ve met people with rhyming names who like it. I’m sure it will be fine.
I think if you have real name regret you should change it. I’ve known a few to do this for babies or young children and it works out fine.
If it’s entirely because of the rhyme issue, however, I’d keep it.
I have had a friend legally change her sons name from [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] to [name_u]Theo[/name_u] but she said it just wasn’t right. Maybe you could consider changing his name to [name_f]East[/name_f] especially if you already call him [name_f]East[/name_f] for short. I think it’s a lovely name, something different 
Doesn’t seem very rhymey to me. I think you’re fine.
[name_m]How[/name_m] old is he? If he is a baby, do it. If he is 13, well, maybe not! 
I think his age is definitely something to consider. If he already responds to his name, or can speak it, then I would keep it. However, if he is still a little one perhaps consider changing [name_u]Easton[/name_u] if it really irks you. In my opinion, [name_u]Easton[/name_u] “Nieman” doesn’t sound off or bad at all. But I am not his parent!
Also, I have a cousin [name_m]Christian[/name_m] Paulsen (rhyme) whose father’s legal name was [name_m]Paul[/name_m] Paulsen. They both live(d) full and normal lives.
It is truly your call. [name_u]Easton[/name_u] is a great name but name regret is real.
[name_u]Easton[/name_u] is nice–keep it. If it bothers him, he can sign and use his middle initial to break up the rhyme.
I don’t think you have anything’s to worry about. He’s rarely going to be called by his full name and even when he does he’ll be surrounding by people with ridiculous names. [name_u]Easton[/name_u] is a lovely name, you like it for a reason, don’t look into it all too much.
I don’t think that [name_u]Easton[/name_u] Nieman rhymes. Maybe I’m pronouncing it wrong? As far as I can see, all they have in common is ending with a vowel then N.
I don’t think [name_u]Easton[/name_u] Nieman is terrible. It depends on your actual last name. [name_u]Easton[/name_u] Neesan is bad as is [name_u]Easton[/name_u] [name_m]Beeman[/name_m].
Honestly,I don’t think it’s that big of an issue but if it bothers you now then it will always bother you.If your son is still an infant,I would probably make the change. What is his middle name? maybe just switch the middle name around with [name_u]Easton[/name_u].
That may be the case for things like applying for a passport or visa, etc., but as far as job, credit, etc. applications go names changed before you’d be old enough to have any records they’re interested in (e.g. work history, high school or college records, credit score, criminal background) don’t count (unless you’re going for a government security clearance, but that falls in line with what I mentioned before). They ask so that they can properly check those records and a name changed before you were of age to have them isn’t applicable (conversely if the records were under a name other than your legal one it would count - it’s what the items are listed as and not simply a matter of what is or was your legal name). This is from my personal experience (I’ve asked employers, banks, etc. about that before, and in those cases they’ve always said the same thing I did in this post). At his age it’d be like if he was adopted and his name was changed (I’m not saying that you should do it, but I wanted to clarify what the quoted member said).
Justbrowsing’s point may apply to those who come on here asking about changing their own name (and even then there are often workarounds in “sensitive” cases like going back and changing whatever applicable records you can and/or giving the former name straight to whoever’s doing the record-checking, as I’ve found out with dealing with transgender people who want to avoid “outing” themselves unless absolutely necessary), but not to someone looking to change an infant’s or even a preteen child’s name.