Parents who've been through it offer lessons on how to not regret your baby’s name.
Finding the perfect baby name can be fun—or it can be pure misery, as you agonize over every potential pitfall. Is it too trendy, or too traditional? Can people pronounce it? Can kids twist it into cruel, taunting nicknames? In the end, most parents are happy with their choice—although not always. A survey shows that nearly a fifth of parents in the United Kingdom regret the name they gave their child.polled more than 1,000 UK parents and found that 18 percent have pangs of regret.
"Choosing your baby’s name is one of the first things new parents do, so in some ways baby name regret is great practice for parenting—you do a lot of hard work and research, try to please several people at once and [may] end up getting it wrong,” Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts tells the . “The consolation is that most children grow into their names, and those who don’t can always fall back on middle names or nicknames.”for no-stress guides to picking a name, plus thousands of baby name options.Whether you're looking for a baby girl name, a baby boy name or both, The Bump is here to help you find the perfect one:
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