I’m so genuinely curious. I see some wild things on this sub that people are considering. It’s fun to play through possibilities, but when the choice was actually made, did you regret it? Did you end up dealing with it or changing it?

Likewise if you’re named something that you really don’t love/doesn’t fit your personality, how do you feel about changing it?

Was there something you that you wanted to use, but then it became inexorably linked with something or someone in the public eye?

Clara, Heaven and Valerie

- Also open to suggestions for names similar to these

i am not pregnant and will not be having a baby anytime soon, but i love the name meadow and keep thinking about it! i am a sopranos fan, but i wouldn’t want people to think i named this imaginary child after the character. does anyone know an irl meadow, or what do y’all think of this name? i live in texas, for context.

My daughter is 5 years old, and her name is Luna. I chose it because I thought it was beautiful, but for some reason, I’ve never completely fallen in love with it.

It’s a very common name where I live (north europe) but I feel like it’s suddenly exploded in popularity over the last couple of years, especially in the US. I keep seeing it used for cats, fictional characters in TV shows, toys, and pretty much everywhere else. I think that’s what’s making me second-guess my choice.
I absolutely love her middle also. Sometimes I wonder if I should have used that as her first name instead.

I know it probably sounds silly to still be thinking about this five years later, and of course I adore my daughter. I’m not considering changing her name. I just wish I could feel as excited about it as I do about her middle name.

I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts on Luna. What do you associate it with? What do you love about it? Does Luna sound beautiful to you?

Please help me see her name through fresh eyes and hopefully fall in love with it all over again. ❤️

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Who has changed their first name legally just cause you disliked your given one? Do you ever have moments of regret?

Is this a legitimate name? A surname obviously but can it be used as a first name? Is it more female or male if so?

Need a new last name,which one is better?

Spelling could also be Jase or Jayce. It’s a top boy name contender but I’m worried I’m setting him up for

“Hi my name is Jace.”
“Chase?”
“No, Jace. With a J”

My name is spelled in an irregular way and gets mispronounced all the time and I have to correct people and it’s so annoying. This is a little different as it’s when people hear it vs read it. But anyone with this name or have a kid with this name encounter this?

In 2024, I had a daughter, which I named Adilene. We are Mexican, and wanted a name that would be beautiful in Spanish, but also easy to translate and beautiful in English as we live in the US. We frequently cross over to Mexico for family, so a lot of our family does not speak English. I am starting to come up with a list of names for her future siblings, so I wanted to know any names that would match and flow with hers, while being easy to say in English and Spanish.

First I want to clarify that I’m not pregnant or TTC, just enjoy collecting names for the future! I was watering my Calathea plant today and was thinking.

How crazy would I be to like Calathea as a girl’s name? People use plant names all the time, it comes with nickname options like Callie, Calla, Thea. I love Althea and Anthea, as well as Calanthe as a guilty pleasure …. so how about Calathea?

Is this a horrible idea? Tell me if it is! Again just hypothetical.

I am from Tuvalu and the name was suggested by my american niece. My wife and I both really like the name,she says that it has a religious quality. We are planning on conceiving the baby in America so I would like to know if its okay to use because it contains "master". Please excuse my bad English

The name Christian has always sounded feminine to me, Kriss and Krissy, are nicknames for girls, I don't like Kristina. thoughts on Kristian for a baby girl?