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We are in a difficult situation and would love your opinion on names.
We have a 15-month old and her name is Isis. We picked her name because it was unique, beautiful, and was associated to an Egyptian goddess. 5-6 Months after she was born, this ISIS terrorist group started making headlines. The media continues to use ISIS instead of ISIL so the problem is not going away.
Our main concern is for our child's well-being. We don't want her to have to endure ignorant persecution for it. We also have found that some of our family members feel hesitant to tell others her name which is really sad. We know what they're going through because out in public, we find ourselves hesitating to say her name out loud because you never know what kind of ignorant people you'll run into.
After a long time of pondering over this, we have made the decision to legally change her first name. It was a very, very difficult decision for us. Especially since she knows it's her name and says it. We want to make the transition as easy as possible, so we're looking at alternatives that are similar - namely names that start with I.
Right now, we are thinking of the name Ivory. But we are open to other suggestions.... we have thought about Iris but my husband really dislikes the name. Any suggestions/thoughts?
Re: Alternative names for Isis
Still, I don't think I'd change it. What's her middle name? Or maybe you could give her a nickname? Izzy or something? I guess I just don't see people who would be ignorant enough to say anything negative being informed enough to know what ISIS is. I could be wrong, that would just surprise me. And what would people even say? "Oh, ha ha, did you name her after the terrorist group?" IDK, I see why you're thinking about it, but unless people are actually saying horrible things, I'd just keep in mind that your average Joe on the street probably has no clue what ISIS is. He doesn't even know that Canada isn't a part of the US. World affairs are really low on most people's radar.
*Disregard what I said if you're not living in the US. I know in some other places people do pay more attention to goings on in the world!
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Not quite the same, but I get it. Our 12 year old cat is named Isis. I always feel the need to tell people she's 12 - we named her to honour the Egyptian goddess, because she is a cat after all. One of DS's first words was Isis. I feel like I have to tell people that it's for our 12 year old cat and we're not terrorists. DH always says, "damn Isis, giving our girl a bad name."
I names:
Ivy
Isadora (nn Izzy?)
Ingrid
India
Names with a similar feel:
Oona
Astrid
Anika
Carys
Goddess names:
Freya
Ceres
Maia
Or go by the middle name until Isis goes away.
I would definitely change it.
My grandmother's name is Ilse (pronounced il-sa). I think it's pretty
Iona
Ivy
Isabelle/Isabel
Isabella
Isa (Eye-sa) -Means beautiful in Spanish.
Or as suggested, going by Izzy or a middle name is a good option too.
Sorry you're having to change your little ones name.