I think we picked the wrong name...

I have a dilema - I have an 11wk old gorgeous girl, and now Im having second thoughts about the name we gave her! :doh:

We knew she was going to be a girl, and had two names to pick from when she was born. It took us a few hours to decide which one, and even after we had sent the announcement out we were having doubts! We were prepared to change it the next day if we were still unsure, but after getting to know her a little more we thought that yes - Evangeline DOES suit her, we will leave it as is.

Well, now ever since I have been wondering if we made the right choice - I still love her name, but just think the other one would suit her better!

AAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!! What do I do? I dont really want to change it this far on, but how do I get over it? HELP!!!!!!

Maybe you could give her a nickname or something until she "grows" into the name?

I had that problem with Aricyn too - was wondering if we had named him the right one, cos it just didn't... i dunno.. fit with his looks?

but he grew into it.. and he's soooo much an Aricyn now.

I was unsure if Juliette suited her name for a long time but everyone else said it was perfect. Just yesterday I was looking at her thinking, yep you really are a Juliette, definitely not an April or Rosalie as were her other options ;)

My cousin changed her childs name at 10 weeks (i think) she added a first name in front of the other. Neva (means snow in a language ICR). you can do what ever you want, you are the super mummy!

I had little pangs of the same feelings for about a good year after my daughter was born ... Might sound strange to say but i think it was because it's a long name to say (if that makes sense) ... and the times you get asked how to pronounce or spell it just adds to that little doubtful angel sitting on your shoulder ... BUT having said all that WE are so beyond HAPPY that we DID name her the name she has :dance:

I truely believe your feelings 'Might' be of the same thoughts & feelings DP & I had ... I promise those ideas will slowly fad away ... and then you will ever be so GLAD you never changed her name ;)

I think your daughters name EVANGELINE is absolutely BEAUTIFUL :loveshower: (I hope you don't change it ;)) ... BUT if it feels RIGHT to change it then you know what to do !!

P.S - My DD's name ends in ' INE ' too :dance:

Hi Sneakysparkle,

This is a tough one. Firstly- what does your DH think? Does he think the other name suits her better also? Or is he content with the decision?

I had the exact same thing with my boy. I absolutely love his name, but when I initially heard the name I thought it suited someone tall, dark and handsome. Now, my boy is handsome (he he)- but he has white blond hair and bright blue eyes!! The other name (my number 1 pick) would have suited him so much better but DH wasn't so keen on it. It took me until he was about 4 months old to look at him and not visualise the other name. Hearing people call his given name over and over has helped me to accept the name we chose. I don't know if i would be brave enough to change it at 11 weeks, but if DH had agreed with me before the 6 week mark, I would have changed it to my first choice in a heartbeat.
Sorry- not much advice there- only empathy. Perhaps you can kind of 'meditate' on the reasons why you chose Evangeline in the beginning. It may not suit her to a tee now- but they say we grow into our names- and Evangeline is a very unique, feminine and distinctive name that will help to define her as an adult.

Are you kiding you have made me put Evangeline on the list for girls! When I fall pg :rolleyes:
What other name did you have? Just curious??

I have never met your daughter before but to be honest we can never tell what name will suite our kiddies! It may suite them now but not when they grow and visa versa.
All you need to know is its one of the most beautiful names I have heard in a long time and there isn't 100 of them in the same room ;)
I cant say much else as I said I've never met your princess. But the name is beautiful ;)

Hi,
My dh got to choose our boy's name and I never liked it- least of all because it rhymes with his last name :rolleyes:

I have shortened it so effectively that most people are suprised when I tell them the lengthened version of it.

And, like Mel said, they do grown into them.

BTW,I think the name Evangeline is beautiful :)

Awwwww, I love Evangeline too!

It is a BEAUTIFUL name :clap: and I am SO picky when it comes to names.
My cousin had the same doubts with both of her little ones. I don't think many babies actually do 'suit' the names they've been given until they start to develop a personality and people get used to calling them by their name.
I would keep it if I were you. My Grandmother HATED the name my parents gave me when I was born but slowly fell in love with it.
Give it time - good luck.

Evangeline is BEAUTIFUL. Its normal to have slight reservations, it happens as you get to know them, as you are now.

I agree, Evangeline is a beautiful name.

And like others have said, sometimes you just need a bit of time for it to 'feel' right. I was the same with my DS, both names would have suited him but now I know we chose the right one.

I l ove Evangeline! It's beautiful, and I haven't heard it around much!

I have the opposite problem. When ds grows up and people shorten his name, it will be Jenny or Jen. We call him Jens, but now I worry that the other kids will make fun of him.

:grouphug: thanks so much guys, I feel better already!

I'm sure Evangeline will start looking like her name soon! It is a gorgeous name. FWIW, I was all for giving my DS the normal nickname for his name. Soon as he was born, nup. He's not a "Li", he's a "Liebling"!

You can also go for a nickname completely unrelated. If I shorten DS's name then it's to Wellie (the "bling" part of his name), that ended up being Duke of Wellington and now a few friends call him Duke. Which actually doesn't sound too stupid.

I have had those doubts too yet most of the time I'm really happy! I always think of Mackenzie's name suiting her more when she's older rather than as a little baby. I think sometimes we stress sooooo much about babies names and it is important but in the end you have to choose one! I love Evangaline cause it's classic, it goes with your other daughter's name and has some cute nicknames: Eve, Eva, Evie, Lina etc.

I think it's lovely. I would leave it. You could always call her a cute nickname like Eve, Evie or Lina.

I have a friend called Evangelina, we call her Vangi :)

I went through the same thing. Jasmine suited her, but another name I thought suited her sooooooooooooo much better. I had so many second thoughts, but by about 4ish months I relised she is DEFINATELY a Jazzy Jazz Jasmine lol. I can't imagine her as anything else.

I love Evangeline! There is a song by Matthew Sweet called Evangeline and it is beautiful. If you can get your habds on it give it a listen.

One of my friends has an Evangeline and she is Evie for short. We have a Genevieve and she is Vievey for short so when they are together they are Evie and Vievey - it is very cute.

I think a lot of it comes down to the fact that we spend so long thinking about it and throwing so many names around, and then all of a sudden we have to pick one, and hope it is right, and hope we still love it later etc etc. Bit of pressure there when you think about it.

I felt the same way about DS name but not really becuase I didn't like it or thought we had made the wrong choice, but because I didn't feel like I was ready to settle on one name. It felt weird not to have to think about it anymore, and felt very final or something.

Next time I will take my time with it, but I dare say that I will feel the same. At least it goes away pretty quickly.

FWIW, and as others have said, she has a gorgeous name and in a few months time you will know beyond doubt that you made the right choice and she couldn't possibly be anything other than Evangeline!

How are you feeling about it now SS??

Heaven - its funny you ask just now - it has literally only been in the last 2 wks that I have stopped calling her the other name in my head, and really thought that Evangeline suits her :)
yay!

Oh, I'm so happy to hear that!!

I second Heaven too ;) ... i feel so happy & relived at the same time for you SS :D

... It's a wonderful feeling when you start to get past those feelings of doubt as i too went through the same emotions with my daughter's name Cendrine ... often now i'm just so darn wrapt & soooo happy within myself that we chose her name as i couldn't imagine her to be anyone else other than a Cendrine :dance:

Once again i must say again to you SS ... Evangeline is just soooo BEAUTIFUL :D

:hug: I know my problem was that I'd imagined Riv with the name as a toddler, little boy, teenager, adult, old man...but I'd forgotten baby, and the name seemed too strong, and too...I don't know...for such a small thing! He's definitely grown into it though, and I'm sure he'll continue to do so. I'm glad it seems Evangeline is growing into her name too.

I also really love Evangeline - it was one of my favs but DH wasn't too keen. I'm so glad SS that you see the beauty in it too now :)