Create a nickname Shoot for the middle Arrange for a name change Take action early. Yes, it happens. Some parents regret their baby name choice. Create a nickname "If your child's name leaves a bad taste in your mouth every time you use it, it's probably a good idea to look for alternatives. Shoot for the middle If you and your partner both like your baby's middle name, consider using it as her main moniker. Arrange for a name change There's no law that says you have to stick with a name you hate.
Take action early Whatever you decide to do — be it adopting a nickname, going the middle name route, or making a formal name change — it'll be much easier on your child if you take care of it as early as possible. To learn more: Baby name inspiration lists Baby Names Finder Awesome alternatives to popular names How to change your child's name.
Featured video. How to change your child's name. People hate my baby's name. Choosing a middle name for your baby: What to consider. Other countries, most notably France , have placed tighter restrictions on names. For many years parents in France could only choose a name from a government-approved list of names. If you exercise some common sense and do a little legal research around baby-naming laws in your state, that creative name you come up with for your newborn might just stick.
She writes often about law, parenting, food, travel, health, and more. View all articles by Brette Sember. New Zealand banned a couple from giving this set of names to their newborn twins, marking a rare occasion when two names were banned as a pairing. Speaking of naming children after food: the name Spinach is outlawed in Australia. Not many people have positive associations with Cyanide.
A woman from Wales was one exception: She attempted to name her daughter after the poison, explaining that it was "responsible for killing Hitler and Goebbels and I consider that this was a good thing. If your name has to consist solely of numerals, you could do worse than When France won the World Cup in , two parents wanted to celebrate in a big way. In Rosario, Argentina, the hometown of Barcelona player Lionel Messi, baby Messis were becoming so common that the town passed a law specifically banning the name.
French officials stopped a couple from naming their son Ambre the French version of Amber , arguing that having a traditionally feminine name risked "confusing the child in a way that could be harmful.
Many countries forbid parents and guardians from including numbers in baby names. There have been attempts to skirt this rule in New Zealand by using Roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals, but they were unsuccessful.
A couple in Milan tried naming their own daughter Blu the Italian spelling of blue and were ordered to change it. Naming laws in Italy dictate that "the name given to a child must correspond to their sex. BY Michele Debczak. Nutella In , a French couple decided to name their daughter Nutella because they hoped she could emulate the sweetness and popularity of the chocolate spread. In Switzerland, one letter is not enough. When parents tried to honor two grandparents, Johanna and Josef, with the name J, a Swiss court suggested Jo instead.
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