Young one just give her a really cool nick name or use her middle name.
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Change it lol or live with your choice
My husband and I had two names chosen for our son. When I was pregnant he didn’t FEEL like my favorite name of the two. So we went with the other. Now I wish I hadn’t.
The moment I seen each of my boys on the ultrasound I knew their names. All three of them. I just knew that’s who they were. I do slightly regret my oldest middle name though. (It’s my father and his father’s middle names) as for their first names I knew the moment I seen the ultrasounds.
Yes you can legally change it
I know it’s free to change a child’s name for free for the first year after that that’s when you run into very high fees…hope that’s the answer you needed
Give her a nick name ??
Nope I like the names I chose for all my kids
I wanted to my daughter kodie her father wouldn’t budge off Cheyenne she 14 now and it fits her I wouldn’t change it even though I still not a big fan of it . She’s one u could change it but then she has to relearn a new name what about useing her middle name
You can definitely change it. Go to the courthouse and file papers. Parents sign off on it and papers get legalized with judge. If needed you can file a fee waiver and not get charged an outrageous amount.
Find a nickname that fits. 90 percent of our family are named after someone, which gets confusing soooo everyone has nicknames
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You can change her name. If you want to do that do it sooner rather than later. You could call the hospital where you delivered your baby, ask for medical records dept, then ask to speak to whomever handles the birth certificates. That person should be able to give you information regarding contacting where they file the certificates. Every state is different and I do believe contacting the hospital is your quickest way to find information. Good luck.
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My middle childs middle name is Misael. After we left thr hospital I had wished that I had put that for his first name. 
but i love him and the name he has no matter what!
Change it. You’re her parent
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Y E S. my daughters name is Charlotte and she just DOESNT look like a Charlotte. Her name is charli. That’s literally all anyone calls her. I want to change it SO BAD but my husband won’t budge
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Def too late to change. By like 6months they recognize the name you and everyone else has called them. Like others have said, you could make a nickname for her 
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I felt that way for a while with my son. But its now grown on me. He is 3.5 
My mom told my brother for years she only named him Brandon so that our dad wouldn’t name my brother Tucker because it was the only name they could both agree on so when my brother got married he changed his it is 1st name to his middle name and his middle name to his 1st name because he felt the same way my mom did
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You can change it… she’s still very young and will learn her new name…
I was adamant that my daughter will not have a middle name, recently she turned two and we have added a middle name for her… we are very happy now
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My daughter has used her nickname for as long as I can remember, even for in school. Her own preference but all documents/awards whatever have her real name.
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Give her a nickname… or you know, call her by her middle name
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You can change your child’s name whenever you want. Just have to petition the court. I picked my second Borns first name and my husband and first born went against me with the middle name. They got Dawn, I wanted Hailey… I just call her Hailey anyway. LOL
Honestly, I didn’t like the name I chose for my first… But the older she gets, the more it fits her. Aleena.
Anyone can change their name by filing a motion through your local court. There is a fee, in TN it is $100. You will go before a judge to explain why you want the name change and then the judge orders the name change. You then take that document to your local department of vital records to have her name changed on her BC and you will need to contact SS to change her SS card. You do not need an attorney for any of this as you can do it all at the clerks office.
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Use her middle name or nickname
I was told I had a year to change my kids name. I felt my daughter’s name didn’t suit her also. 19 years later I can’t imagine her with any other name. If it’s something you are serious about no harm in looking into it.
I felt this about my… Leyton Kai! We call him Kai and he says his name is Kai
I felt like I wasn’t sure with all of them. But I’m happy with them now.
Felt this way about my second child up until he was four… I loved his name when I picked it and then I didn’t feel like it fit him, he will be five tomorrow and I couldn’t imagine him being anything other than a Jaxon!
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Change it! I know someone who was named something else till she was 3! She still has pictures in photo albums with her old name Lol
You can change it up until they are one
She’s only one do it now!!!
I’ve never really hard anyone say this… but just “change it” give her a hard nickname that you do think fits her! Or whatever you want. I wouldn’t feel bad about it for any reason though
Change it !! I know someone who’s mom changed her name in middle school ! Lol
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Me 
My daughter will be 2 in December, and her name just doesn’t roll off my tongue like I hoped it would. Her name is Amelia, however we all call her Meals. Also having so many syllables has proven an issue with trying to teach her her name
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Nope, love the babe I chose for my son, I just hate his last name
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My son goes by his middle name and has since he was a baby.
Nope, just wish I could change their last name. My kids also want to change their last name
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Billie Greening …I love her name…but she’s always gonna be Missy moo to Her Poppie 
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I felt this way for 5 years. Just now coming around to my daughters first name. She goes by her middle name but recently I’ve been trying to use her first name. Shes not a fan of it but I think it’s just because she isn’t used to hearing it every day.
I let everyone talk me out of the name I originally wanted for my son. He is 3, and I am still regretting it . His first or middle name just doesn’t fit for me. Of course he has grown into his name now, but I still wish I would have went with what I wanted. I am not sure if you are able to change it or not, but I say nothing wrong with looking into it if it’s what you want. It’s your call mama
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Here in North Carolina you can change a name for 100.00 dollars anytime
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Sure you can change it IF its what you really want. There are foster kids who end up picking new names when adopted into new families.
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My son will be 12 in December, his dad threw a fit at the hospital because he wanted his name Jayden, I gave in and still to this day I look at my kid and think “his name should have been Keegan”
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You can change her name…but if she’s already responding to her name you dislike & have been calling her for a year, I’m not sure how a name change may effect her. I’m sure she knows her name by now like most kiddos her age do. I mean, I’m sure she would adjust but it would probably take some time. Patience is going to be the key. If you do decide to change her name…maybe you should call her by the new name for a while before you choose to legally change it. Just to make sure you, daddy & baby feel like it’s a good choice/fit. You may be surprised how the new name fits once u use it on a regular basis. If it was my child, I would also do at least some research on how name changes in that age group may effect the baby. You may find advice in the process of research as well. Just a suggestion? Ultimately it’s your and the daddy’s choice though. Good luck no matter what you choose to do. I’m sure that babygirl is perfect no matter what u choose to call her. 
Give her a nick name that’s what we had to do . Our adoption took so long our girl was 2 so we could not change her name due to fact she knew it . So we just gave her a sweet nick name she carries it even now in adulthood
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if your really not liking it she’s still so young you can for sure change it.
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Does she fit her middle name? Or just give her a nickname. My dad has never called me by my first name. It ended up I fit my middle name better anyway. To this day, I have people who have known me my entire life who are just finding out Rosey is not my given name.
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In time you’ll say yes this name really suits u bab 
xx
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Well in my opinion the baby fits the name not name fits the baby. Usually you have the name picked out long before baby is even here.
But it’s your child regardless and you can do as you please. 
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My sister’s name was Julia. My mother hated it after 6 months and named her Danyell. Danyells name suited her. County courthouse. They may charge a small fee, but know you aren’t alone and this happens quite a bit. Hugs mama!
I regret my son’s first name so we just call him by his middle name. His is a family name though so I didn’t even bring up the subject of trying to change it.
Give her a nick name her legal name and family name. If she decides to go by her legal name she’ll let you know.
You can request a name change from your local court house. The father will have to approve. If he’s around, I’m not sure of your situation. 
Hope this helps.
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I pretty sure u can change it as long as it before 5 got to your local court house they will have papers for u to fill in
Why not, at 1 year old she wont know or mind
Mine is 3 and I still do.
If you do it before 1, there’s no fee. Father has to sign off on the change.
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you have up until your child is 1 to change it
You can change her name as long as you and her dad sign
The name I am called is not on my birthday certificate. Neither is my dad’s lol. So just call her something else if you want. Otherwise, I see no problem in legally changing her name
My SIL changed her daughters name. I know it was a process but she realized not long after birth that she didn’t like the name after all. Dont know if it was a few weeks or a few months but it eventually got changed.
Could the name you want to call her be used as a nickname? A few people call their child a different name in the home/with friends and family - a “preferred name” and then keep the birth name as their legal identification name.
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When my baby was still in the womb we would refer to him as cletus the fetus and then when he was born it took aagesssss to get used to calling him Isaac hahaha
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Why not ask her? She is 1! Ask her if she likes her name and ask her if she likes the other name you have picked out. You can also ask her if she has a favorite name too. You’ll be surprised. You might get a yes or no but you’ll know for sure.
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Sure you can change it. She wont remember. Say her name is Rebecca and you want to change it to Savannah. You just start calling her rebecca savannah. When she is used to that you drop the rebecca. Easy peasy. Parents who adopt from foster care do it all the time. My son’s birth name was Herman. We changed it.
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Yes!!! We announced the change of my daughters name ON her first birthday. 12 months and her name still didn’t sit right with us. No regrets, she suits her new name perfectly 
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I had my daughters named picked out prior to birth. When she was born I took one look at her and said…that is not for her and picked a completely different name. Rachael Alexandra…
My beautiful warrior…
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All I can say, as a teacher, please really think about what you name your child! (I know the poster is talking about a name that “fits”) but, let me share some of the names I’ve seen: Jupiter, Baby Gurl, Nimrod (Biblical name I’ve heard), Eeker, Hero, Isis…. Can you imagine, as they get older, applying for a job or sitting in a waiting room?
Baby Gurl about sent me over the edge!
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My niece is named zayina
… I call her chucky…I’m the only one that calls her it … but she answers me and she 7 now and when she’s 21 she still will be chucky
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At 1 she Will be recognising her name when people say it.
Instead of changing it, maybe call her by her middle name or a nick name.
As she gets older she may like her name.
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My own kids’ names? No. But…. My niece is named Sikayda (yeah, like the bug but different spelling). I can’t say I regret it because I didn’t name her but we call her Kayda instead. All I can think is how she will get teased in school for being named after a pest. 
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I had 2 names picked out for my daughter, my Dad hated both names so she was in the hospital for 2 days unnamed. The nurse told me she needed a name before we left the hospital so I asked her 6 year old brother to name her. He picked Kelly which suits her perfectly. Don’t know why he picked Kelly but I’m glad he did.
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As someone who has gone by their middle name my entire life, don’t do the nickname thing. I have always hated having to explain why my legal first name is different. Either change it, or learn to love it.
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You know I didn’t name my daughter til we did the paperwork and for a month after it felt so weird to say but honestly I love it so much and so glad I named her what I did…she’s almost 2 now and her name is Wren Marie
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These people saying “use a nickname” must be really good at picking nicknames for their kids. I’m out here calling my youngest “Squidgy” 
nicknames aren’t my strong point haha!! Just change her name and move on.
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Think about school and her writing it and what position she’ll be in line all that matters
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That is what nicknames are for. I rarely called my kids by their given names. They are all in their twenties now and I still use their nicknames, as do my parents do with me and my family. It’s ok.
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I gave my son his father’s given name and almost 61 years later I hate it as much today as I did way back when
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I was named Hedwig after my mother and I loathe it even to this day and I’m 76!!!
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We thought this when our daughter Estella was born. We we’re stuck on that name cause we both loved it. Then trying to call her it just seemed weird. But shes Definitely started to grow into it and we get compliments all the time. We call her Ez/Ezzie for short and that really suits her. I also worked at a bank and a lot of people have different preferred names than their actual name. Especially nicknames, or even some prefer their middle names.
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Never name anything before you meet them. I am 100% against picking a name before you meet the child.
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You can change it before she gets older! You could also just change her middle name and start calling her by both names and then just transition to the middle name!
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You could change her first name and put it as middle and give her a new first name and start calling her by both names and she get use to it 
idk I just an idea
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My daughter is 1 and responds to her name. Don’t change it. You made a decision, and you’re gonna have to live with it
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I changed my daughter’s name like last minute and thank God because I was going to name her Azalea. And now her name is Nova
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I agree with the person that said give her a cute Nickname. I don’t like my name but I always use my nickname and I’m 77.
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It hurts your heart? You chose it 
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Sure you can change the name, cost was like $ 40.00 but well worth it. Just go to the courthouse they can give you info on how to go about it. My husband is the one who changed our sons first name
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My baby was unnamed for a month. We finally settled on her name after going through a bunch of names over the weeks and I’m so glad I didn’t rush it because they all would’ve been wrong. Change her name mama! She can always change it to whatever she prefers later in life but chances are if you don’t like it it doesn’t suit her…
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Find a nick name you like, that might help. When she is older she can decide for herself.
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My middle kid is about to turn 21 and I still think about the name I originally wanted to give her 
Unfortunately it’s way too late to change it now
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My second child is Lucas. It’s a lovely name but my other half wanted to call him Damon as a baby and I was dead against it. But the older he gets the more I think my man was right and it would’ve suited him better. He’s 4 now so we can’t change it but if he ever wanted to when he was older I’d support it!!
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Yep hated my daughters name since my partner said it when I was pregnant I refuse to call it her!! Her name is Francesca but I call her frank/frankie.
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Change it ASAP!! Later makes things complicated. You have to at least like your kids name. That’s your prerogative.
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Just give her a cute nickname and let her choose when she is older if she wants to change it or not
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Give her a great nickname! My name is Jody, I grew up with the nickname George because I was such a tomboy. I still like my nickname!
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