Due in 9 weeks, is it to late to change her name?

I am 9 weeks out from my due date and I HATE the name I agreed on. My husband's grandmother is Marguerite and I agreed to name our baby girl that. Even put it on the announcements. While I'm really cool with naming her after family, I just don't like the name. It doesn't feel like my kids' name. Is it too late to change it?

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We didn't pick a name until after he was born. It's absolutely not too late to change the name of someone who isn't even born yet.

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Definitely not too late! Plus way less stressful than changing it after she’s born

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100% hit yes thinking it meant you could still change the name, then reread it after seeing the results and saw I clicked the wrong one lol

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My girl is 10 months and we have thought about changing her name. Not really the name, but the spelling. In Florida, you can change a baby’s name with the first year of their life.

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Never ever too late to change, do not pick a name you don’t like! You’re weeks away! I’m getting induced today and I’m still not 100% on the middle name🤣

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Nah not too late. My mother changed my name at BIRTH - call them whatever feels right

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Would you consider a variation of Marguerite, like Margaret, Margot, Meghan, Greta? Here's a list you could draw ideas from
https://nameberry.com/list/62/margarets-international-variations

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It’s for their whole life, names are hard. If you’re not 100% happy with it wait. Our second son wasn’t named until a few weeks before he was here. I know others that say what the name is and then you see a picture of the baby once it’s born with a completely different name. You have every right to pull back on that one, use it as a middle name maybe and choose something you love for the first name? My sons are named after family too but their first names are their own, just ones that we liked

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I think that could be a great middle name for lots of different first names, especially since it gives them more nickname options to go by when they’re 16 & don’t want the name you chose anymore. Then you won’t really even be changing the name & your hubs gets his way too. 😂

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Had my baby girl in November and there was like 3 options we had and didn’t even decide on a name until 2 days after she was born it is never to late to change or make up your mind on a name

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Girl you got 9ish weeks to change your mind! Hubby and I didn't finalize either of our daughters' middle names until birth

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The name has to feel right for you ,your the mum and you have carried her for nearly 9 months.nothing worse than regretting a name for your child .

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I changed my babies name when she was a week or 2 old 🤣 honestly noone really questions it x

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Girl you have up to 3 days after birth to pick a name .

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My parents changed my sister’s name three days after she was born. Def not too late!

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I decided my daughters name once she was born 😅 so not too late

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We have family names as middle names. Maybe this is an option? Its not to late to change. Xx

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Talk to your husband to agree with another name. Or even in the hospital you don’t have to decide right away. Maybe seeing your beautiful baby will tell you exactly what to name your baby girl. I had a name picked out since I was little. Grew up thinking I’d name my first daughter that. I now have 2 daughters and neither have that name. Not bc it’s a bad name, but bc it didn’t feel right. Chose a name that feels like for you and your baby and life. Naming a whole human is hard lol. It’s totally up to you also. Not saying you should do this but hospital asks the mom the name, the dad doesn’t usually get a say (at least he didn’t in my hospital) so it’s truly your choice but I’d def get your husband on board to help you.

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Sorry meant to press no!

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Of course its not. We were still debating my daughters name while i was in labor.

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I had a name picked from the begining but always knew I might change it when she was born and just kept that in mind the whole pregnancy so even though people knew her name, I was ready to tell them all otherwise 😂

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It’s never too late that’s why you can change names up to 3-6 months after birth with no complications

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I think you should bring this up with your husband. Maybe make it her middle name instead. But if you don’t at least discuss it, you may have regret.

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We made my grandmas name my oldest middle name! I wasn’t married when I had my oldest so we had to pay and go to court, but it was worth it lol

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