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My son was almost 3 when I adopted him. He is of Roma decent. I kept his birth name as his middle name. It ties into so many things - the only thing his birthfamily could give him, a tie to his heritage. But he has a VERY Irish first and last name.
When reading his name, people expect a fair skinned, freckled redheadded child. Not, this dark, olive skinned, black haired child.
You need to do what feels right for your family. And how you intend to present your child's birth family to him. If you want to incorporate his birth family and you feel comfortable changing to the alternate spelling/name then you should.
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