Change of middle name as a toddler?

[minties]

I really do not like Sophie's middle name. Nothing about her name was predetermined and I feel like her whole name was a forced rush as she was a few days old and nameless. She was going to be Zoe Christine but my MIL wanted her kitten to match and named her that. It put me off.

Her name is Sophie May Anderson. May was chosen quickly by my OH and I just said 'OK', as I was in a hurry to get her birth certificate. It is the name that his grandma goes by. Her actual name is Constance and May is her middle name. May is also the middle name of two other girls in the family.

Sophie May sounds like a character off a TV show about hillbillies!

I want to change her middle name to Irene after my own grandmother. She has had a lot of involvement in our lives. My OH's Nana hasn't even met Sophie yet.

My OH says it's silly and no one cares about middle names anyway. Plus it will always say what her original name was on new birth certificates, even if I pay for a name change. She will wonder why it got changed and will ponder on if she identifies with the original one better and would maybe dislike Irene and get cross with me!

Not sure what to do. She is 2 in a month. Just let it go?

 

[Leesy]

Maybe add Irene to it rather than change it?

Sophie Irene May

 

[wannabemomy37]

I think Sophie May is cute, really, but if you are completely against it I would go with PP suggestion and add it on rather than change it completely. It just seems less complicated that way, but then again I'm not sure what the process is to change a (middle) name anyways?
I do think if you are so strongly against her middle name that something should be looked into though. You should love your daughter's full name

 

[minties]

I would just fill out a form and hand over around $55 I think it was. Itnis easier or cheaper under a certain age...I think it was age 2. It has been a while since I read the information.

I want to get rid of the May part altogether. I think it will hurt my OH's feeling though so I probably won't do it.

 

[steph.]

I really like Sophie May!

I think I agree with your OH on this one though, and in the words of Elsa, let it go. I don't think Sophie will care much either way, but as someone who has a different name on my birth certificate to the one I use now, it's a royal pain in the bum when it comes to documents and paper work. Because of a stuff up, now each of my dd's has one of my names on their birth certificates so on paper they don't even have the same mum (it's a middle name btw)! Keep things simple for your daughter. Middle names really don't matter all that much, it's not like a first name that you have to say all the time. Maybe save Irene if you ever have another little girl?

 

[minties]

I would definitely love to use it with another baby, but we have agreed to have no more kids plus it took many years to get the two we have. Maybe I'll get a rabbit or kitten and call it Irene?! Haha!

 

[cherrylips100]

Sophie May is lovely, not hillbilly-ish at all! I'd let it go, its a simple, popular name so it won't cause her any problems later on.

 

[RubyRainbows]

Sophie Irene sounds cute - I agree it is preferable to Sophie May. But would changing it at this point offend your OH and the paternal grandma?? (I think it probably would!) So unfortunately - it's probably one of those "would of, could of, should ofs" in life! I wouldn't change it at this point. What about Sophie Maya? Maybe just add one little letter to slightly change it up!?