Legally changing my 18 month olds name because everyone calls her by a nickname I hate
Should I legally change my daughter’s name? My husband and I got a lot of negative feedback when was choosing our daughter’s name, and eventually settled on one that wasn’t my number one to please others.
Since my daughter was born everyone but me and my husband pretty much has defaulted into a nickname / shortened version of her name. Doctors, nurses, her daycare teacher. I love her full name but I don’t love the nickname!
Her name is Le (pronounced Ell-ee) but everyone calls her Lee (Lee) for short. Honestly I’d much prefer Ell! We had originally chosen Lnr (Ell-en-r) but changed it before she was born. Now I regret it and I want to legally change her name.
Edit: there are multiple ways to spell names. I’ve known Kristen/kirsten/kirksten/kristine/Kristin/Christine/Cierstiene/Cristine/christeen and probably a dozen other variations same with John/Jon/Juan/Jaan/Jaahn spelling depends on your culture
Edit2: Who shared this? My cousin saw it and messaged me
Edit3: I’m from the United States. I changed details (her age in months) but not names because I wanted actual answers relevant to my situation but unfortunately that wasn’t enough for privacy and my family has all seen my Reddit profile now. Please be kind especially if you know who I am. Text me potato so I know you know and I can compose myself before we discuss.
Edit4: full update