[KansasMomToBe]

Our daughter is a little over a week old and we picked out the name Sydney Gail for her before we ever met her. Now I'm feeling like Sydney might not be her name and I'm thinking she looks like a Faith.

What do I do? We've introduced her to friends and family as Sydney and big brother is calling her Sydney. Are we stuck with that name or could I start calling her Faith and change it on the final birth certificate to Faith? Or is it better to stay with Sydney, its a good name and everyone loves it.

[MsJudi14]

If you want to change it and it is not too much trouble then I say go for it. Both names are beautiful.

[feelingreyt]

Could you go with Sydney Faith?

Either way, I don't think it's too late to drop the Sydney. If you want to change it, just explain to your family that she looks more like a Faith than a Sydney. Your son will catch on soon enough.

[joskids]

You can name your child whatever feels right to you, despite what anyone else is currently calling her. I happen to LOVE the name Sydney but, as a matter of circumstance, we could never use it.

I'd start calling her Sydney Faith, put "Faith" on the birth certificate, and in a few weeks, just drop the "Sydney" and call her Faith.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks you should do.

[SupaModel]

Originally Posted by joskids

You can name your child whatever feels right to you, despite what anyone else is currently calling her. I happen to LOVE the name Sydney but, as a matter of circumstance, we could never use it.

I'd start calling her Sydney Faith, put "Faith" on the birth certificate, and in a few weeks, just drop the "Sydney" and call her Faith.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks you should do.

I totally agree with Josie. As usual

[Magic_Hat]

You can change it to whatever you want but I'd do it asap so people don't get too much into the habit of calling her Sydney.

[Linny]

I vote with Josie (as usual too... ).......my opinion is to call your baby whatever name 'feel's great. We've had ideas of what we'd call our babies before we met them too....only to change their name because 'they just didn't seem like (insert name)'. To me, that's a momma that's in tune to her child and not a 'willy-nilly' type of thinking.
Start calling her 'Faith'. Tell those who might question that you felt she 'just didn't seem like a Sydney and you wanted to give her a name that fit her best!'
You'll do fine; and if people have a problem with it, that's THEIR problem...not yours---OR Faith's!!!

Sincerely,

Linny

[Blessed2x.]

Faith will love the story someday of how she started as Sydney but really was a faith.

We changed one of our daughters names, and she loves that story. It makes her feel special.

Good luck!!

[startedover]

I wanted Grace to be our dauthers middle name and call her Gracie. I never did it and still to this day feel like I settled on a name because all four of us (our 12 and 17 year old kids and husband) could only agree that at least we all liked the name we gave her, yet none of us was crazy for it. But every other name someone loved and someone else hated. I would call her Sydney Faith and then as people (your other child) gets accustomed to it, then go to Faith. You still have time and whatever goes on that final birth certificate is all that matters.

[jjlutefisk]

We had planned to name our daughter with the middle name Madelyn. We told everyone when we brought her home. Then we got some new information about her birthing circumstances and decided to change her middle name to Autumn. It was no big deal at all with the paperwork and stuff. She was about 2 weeks old when we made the change.