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Help[Opinions] Re: Regrets
in reply to a message by tegwen22
My opinion is that Anna Norah Molly Hala doesn't flow well, is a mouthful, and it isn't a name I'd ever choose myself, BUT I wouldn't change a five-year-old's name for these reasons or because it doesn't match her siblings or may not be as attractive as theirs. The time for those considerations passed before the ink dried on the birth certificate, imo.
The name belongs to Anna now. She should be the one to decide how she feels about it and if she wants to change it. I know that I would feel much worse knowing that my parents decided my name wasn't good enough and had to be changed to match my sibs than I would about being given an awkward name with family connections. Your friend should stand by the name she chose. Even if Anna doesn't like it, she doesn't have to change it; Anna can just present herself to the world as Anna N Lastname. The third and fourth mns don't have to play a part in her daily life.
/rant.
If I had to change it, I'd combine Molly and Hala and go with Anna Norah Mahala.
The name belongs to Anna now. She should be the one to decide how she feels about it and if she wants to change it. I know that I would feel much worse knowing that my parents decided my name wasn't good enough and had to be changed to match my sibs than I would about being given an awkward name with family connections. Your friend should stand by the name she chose. Even if Anna doesn't like it, she doesn't have to change it; Anna can just present herself to the world as Anna N Lastname. The third and fourth mns don't have to play a part in her daily life.
/rant.
If I had to change it, I'd combine Molly and Hala and go with Anna Norah Mahala.
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