I chose my daughter's name in a rush and now I regret it - people say it sounds brassy

Choosing a sanction for your kid is an breathtaking yet tricky occupation for expecting parents, pinch galore admitting they would person preferred a different prime years aft their small 1 has been born.

Baby sanction regret (also known arsenic babe sanction remorse) affects betwixt 10 to 20 per cent of caller parents, according to Nameberry, yet nan perceived stigma prevents galore from sharing their feelings. 

One mother, however, hasn't held backmost successful detailing her worries to nan online community, aft admitting she 'dislikes' nan sanction she'd hastily picked for her daughter. 

Taking to Mumsnet connected May 18, nan anonymous mother sought proposal from chap parents connected whether she'd made nan correct determination - aft being told respective times nan sanction sounded 'brassy.' 

Captioning her station pinch "Really dislike my child's name," nan British mother, known only arsenic @meandmylounge connected nan forum, began by admitting that nan sanction had been chosen 'in a rush.'

She said: 'It was chosen successful a unreserved erstwhile she was calved poorly. My hubby loved it and kept calling her it, thing serious, and I conscionable ran pinch it erstwhile nan NICU asked 'does she person a sanction yet we tin constitute down?'

'Anyway, she was registered arsenic that. And she is not excessively acold disconnected schoolhouse starting property truthful evidently it cannot beryllium changed fairly.'

The mother admitted that she's not immense instrumentality of her prime arsenic it 'isn't really an adult's name,' but believes it's 'pretty enough' and 'not awful.'

However, she revealed that a number of group person mentioned to her that nan sanction sounds 'brassy'.

The mother expressed her regret complete not choosing a 'timeless and classic' sanction that is fitting for her child's early arsenic a professional, sharing that she'd hoped her girl would go a lawyer.

She past concluded her thoughts by unveiling her small one's name: Lola.

However, dozens of parents were speedy to guarantee nan mother that nan sanction is 'respectable' and socially recognised, while others suggested ways Lola could beryllium turned into a much accepted moniker. 

One personification wrote, 'I deliberation it's fine. There's a Lola successful my son's class. It's not going to guidelines retired and location will beryllium lawyers called Lola erstwhile she's older,' while different said, 'I was expecting Chardonnay aliases something. Lola is fine.' 

A 3rd wrote: 'Lola is simply a beautiful sanction successful my sentiment and not astatine each "brassy." I dream nan comments connected present alteration your sentiment arsenic your past remark that you can't ideate a professional, respectable female called Lola is ridiculous.' 

Suggesting ways to merge nan sanction into a much "classic" sounding moniker, 1 personification wrote: 'I deliberation Lola is rather nice, but if you do not want to alteration it to caller name, I would spell for Elora, Lorraine, Elowen aliases Leonora.'

Another said: 'If she had 1 [a name] called Lulu, Fifi aliases Tricia, they'd sound for illustration poodles, but Lola is lovely. I subordinate it pinch glamorous Italian actresses from nan 50s and 60s.'

However, 1 genitor agreed pinch nan mother, and moreover shared that nan sanction could associated pinch an exotic dancer.

They wrote: 'I'm acrophobic I work together pinch you! Lola does sound for illustration a poodle, aliases besides sounds for illustration "Lolita" and possibly much suited to a party-girl/stripper than a female to return seriously.'