I’m changing my 5-month-old child’s name after her mom died in a car accident & it’s a split opinion
MOST parents will take the process of naming their children very seriously — unless the decision isn’t left to them at all.
If you were given the chance to rename your child after a tragedy, would you take it?
A posted at the beginning of May 2022 sheds light on an interesting situation for a young, single father raising a daughter on his own.
He explains that his daughter is only five months old, and her mother is no longer alive after passing away in a tragic car crash.
He never had a real relationship with his daughter's mother since they conceived their child during a short fling.
They decided to co-parent the baby together, but he wasn’t given the opportunity to help come up with her name.
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When the baby’s name was officially decided, he wasn’t a big fan of it at all.
He explains that his daughter's full name consists of: “One of her grandmother's first names as the first, the other’s as the middle name, and then [his dead ex’s] last name.”
He further states: “Now that I have full custody and I’m doing this alone, I thought about it a lot and decided I want to change the name to something I like.”
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Unfortunately for him, his daughter's aunt and grandparents aren’t happy with his decision to rename the baby.
He feels that as a sole parent, he should be able to come up with a name he actually appreciates for his child.
He offered a compromise to members of the family that would allow them to choose her middle name, but they consider his compromise to be an insult.
Changing her name now would be the best time to do it since she’s only five months old and won’t remember.
Opinions about his decision to change her name are completely divided in the Reddit comment thread.
One person writes: “Your daughter will never have a mother in her life. What she does have are the names her mother gave her which were important to her mother."
From this person's perspective, it’s important for him to keep the name as is.
Someone suggests: “Maybe you can keep her original first name as a middle name to try to make your family feel better."
This suggestion would be ideal if the family members in question were comfortable with making that compromise.
Someone who supports his decision to change the name says: “You should’ve had input on her name from the start, and for sure should change her last name at the very least."
Another person in agreement adds: “Your reasoning is solid. Yes, give her a name you pick.”
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It’s unclear whether or not this man has followed through with his decision to change his baby‘s name.
Based on what he wrote in his initial post, it seems he’s very much leaning toward the direction of changing her name regardless of any negative public opinions.
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