I have NO remorse. I picked DS's name KNOWING how a stupid name/spelling can affect your life. Yes, it's a little common but rather a name everyone can spell than what I went through as a teenager. People assumed I'd spelt my name wrong and were very rude about it. Less so as an adult: maybe they assumed I was a teenager and therefore being stupid about my name?

But then my parents had no remorse either!

I'd also be happy for DS to use his middle names if he'd rather. And I know my parents were upset when I'd rather use my middle name, although that was the name Mum had originally picked out for my first name. And we use a nickname for DS that no-one else does for that name. A few, actually. DS is Liebling, the Sweetness Swoozle and Wellie. Or Duke of Wellington, as one friend calls him. Duke does rather suit him too!

I also love the girl's name we'd picked out more and more each day, to the point where I really want a daughter now so we can use that name! If I'd agreed to DH's suggestion of Sophie Tamzin then I'd be on a boys-only mission.

I wouldn't change the name, but if DS really felt strongly about it then I'd let him change it. I really wanted my great-grandmother's middle name added to my name but my mum never let me. She's sorry now... but now I'm saving it for my daughter. Or DS's daughter... middle name only, I'm not going to have my DiL on here whinging that her MiL has picked their daughter's name already!

Actually, I may wait a couple of years and see what happens and then look at adding it to my name. I really love Grandma N's middle name and I'm having it! It's a family name and would encourage Liebs to use it in the future too.