I agree with this!
It gets harder to do the older she gets, though…so if your heart is telling you to do so, change it!
I totally agree with this. Drop [name]Amber[/name] all together. Also two noun names in a row sound like a phrase and not a name.
Change it!!! Start using [name]Summer[/name] NOW and get the paperwork done. She is too small to remember the other name anyway. And I hope this will teach your family and friends to let you and your husband pick your favorite name for your next child. (If you’ll have one…)
I say change it if you feel strongly about it. It might be confusing for a while, but it will all work out. Worst case scenario, even if you can’t officially change her name, you can always call her [name]Summer[/name]. I know a lot of people who go by a nickname completely separate from their legal name.
Regardless, I think [name]Amber[/name] and [name]Summer[/name] are both lovely. I don’t think having either name will be an injustice to her.
If you love it that much then you should definately change it to [name]Summer[/name]! and to appease family maybe [name]Summer[/name] Amberina if you were going to change her middle name to better suit [name]Summer[/name] 
Change it to [name]Summer[/name]! She is young enough that she won’t be bothered by the change! And you love [name]Summer[/name], so change it!
Hmm…while I do agree that you should do what feels right, I can’t help but think maybe now that it’s been 11 months and family members and friends are probably pretty used to calling her [name]Amber[/name], that maybe the decision should be left up to [name]Amber[/name] to decide when she’s a little older because who is to say she would like the name [name]Summer[/name] better than [name]Amber[/name]? You definitely need to announce and discuss with your family your feelings about this issue-this will help prepare them for the day that [name]Amber[/name] could potentially change her name. Also, another idea- change her current middle name to summer that way its a more subtle change and [name]Amber[/name] can have the option of switching to her middle. Best Wishes!
That is so hard. Never let the family decide for you!! They usually are not in touch with what are current and great names. It is YOUR baby and you should name her what YOU and your HUSBAND want. I am not a fan of changing names, but I kind of agree to go ahead and do it, but start calling her [name]Summer[/name] immediately.
I changed my baby girls name and am so happy i did. I got my husband to agree on the name change when she was 6 months and by eleven months i had her new birth certificate in my hand happy as can be. So go for it. We did put her original name in the middle spot because it was a family name and was always supposed to be in the middle. Good luck
I fell to the same name pressure! It is just so difficult when you have a very opinionated family. We did not reveal the name until the baby was born (but the paperwork was not signed ) and that still did not make them hold back their opinions. I absolutely loved the name [name]Summer[/name]! We got many mixed feelings about the name (loved or hated) I have always loved it, but, she looked very dark when she was born, and I picture the name on a blue-eyed blonde. Many people I asked said they think more of a surfer girl, which is not a negative connotation to me anyway. I am not going to officially change my daughter’s name to [name]Summer[/name], but I may use it as a nickname.
They think [name]Summer[/name] is a stripper name? Lol my name is [name]Amber[/name] and people joke about [name]Amber[/name] being a stripper name.
At any rate, she’s your child. If you want [name]Summer[/name], go with [name]Summer[/name]. [name]Don[/name]’t let yourself ever be pushed into using a name you don’t truly love. If you’re worried about how your family will take it you can always leave [name]Amber[/name] in the middle name spot. If you want to improve on the flow of [name]Summer[/name] [name]Amber[/name], you can always do two middle names, i.e. [name]Summer[/name] [name]Claire[/name] [name]Amber[/name] [surname] or [name]Summer[/name] [name]Tess[/name] [name]Amber[/name] [surname]. But overall, if [name]Summer[/name]’s THE name you really love, please don’t give up on it. Use it with any middle name you feel equally comfortable with. Your family chose the surname – you get to choose the first name. And I agree with the previous poster who said not to discuss name choices next time around. [name]Don[/name]'t get cornered into a name you don’t love.
[name]Summer[/name] is not a stripper name at all, that’s ridiculous that others said that imo. [name]Amber[/name], if anything is more stripper seeming.
IN this case, I’d say it’s worth the change. [name]Summer[/name] isn’t that far off of [name]Amber[/name], and you pretty much caved under pressures.
The names sound similar so changing it shouldn’t be a big issue for anyone.
I say go for it.