Name regret

Yes I have [name_f]Ella[/name_f] and [name_m]William[/name_m]

Thank you for your reply, I’ve been trying to use the name and nicknames to see how it’s fitting. It just feels a bit odd

But maybe she just hasn’t grown into it yet.

I have this feeling like there could have been a better one - being a last child maybe I’m just overthinking it.

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] fits perfectly, in my mind, with your other two.

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[name_m]Her[/name_m] middle name is [name_f]Clare[/name_f]

Those are nice nicknames ideas, thank you

Thank you

I think the names all work together

[name_m]Just[/name_m] a bit of getting used to I think

I’ll keep talking to my husband about it and hopefully adjust with time

Thank you and one of the meanings of her sisters name [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is light too, so it’s a nice connection for them

As someone who had name regret immediately and still has it more than 2 years later, I would say, go with your gut! We were in a similar scenario when she was born and we couldn’t agree between our top names and went with a wildcard suggested by my mum. Whilst my daughter has an objectively lovely, easy to wear name, it has never felt like her in my heart. A name did come to me eventually that seemed to suit her much better that wasn’t on our list at all but was a family name. I wish I had backed myself and changed it at 6 weeks, 6 months or even 11 months when we very nearly did. I even revisited the idea very recently but had to accept that 2 years old is just too late to change it. I don’t know if I’ll ever feel at peace with it. It’s so hard to explain to others as no one is as invested as the mother. I have an older daughter too so I know how it feels when a name just makes your heart sing, as it should.

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