boy names... HELP!

lildaup724 · August 2017

My husband and I are adopting and we have been matched with a 4 month old little boy. His birth name is an anime character name, we cannot pronounce and feel we wouldn't want to give him a new name- not only because we can't pronounce the name but we want him to represent the environment we will raise him in. Is it insensitive to give him a new name? If not- we have 5 names we cannot choose from, so asking out the group:

Brooks Richard H
Leo Richard H
Vaughn Richard H
Wyatt Richard H
Know Richard H

bbiutmcph · August 2017

I know many people who have changed the first name and some have moved the birth name to the middle spot.

Is Know a typo? Not a fan of that.

Vaughn is my favorite with Leo a close second. I'm a little tired of Wyatt and Brooks both are super trendy in my area

lildaup724 · August 2017

Sorry - it's not Know, but Knox

magsugar13 · August 2017

Leo is the only oe i like

mb0112 · August 2017

I like Leo and like the idea of putting his birth name in the middle.

FakeFinn · August 2017

I prefer Leo. Brooks and Wyatt I like too. Vaughn is NMS. Knox is one of those names that will be really dated in a couple of years.

I like pps suggestion of using his birth name as the middle name.

BabyBoyH92016 · August 2017

I think it's ok to put birth name as middle.

I like Vaughn and Leo
Wyatt is also nice but seems to be everywhere
Brooks is ok
I really dislike Knox

Bringmemylongswordho · August 2017

I like Vaughn, Leo and Wyatt. I don't care for Brooks and really dislike Knox ( and as an anime fan, Knox is a name I wouldn't be surprised to see in a shonen action series)

I think keeping his birth name as his middle is a nice. With the caveat of if it's an "anime name" like Vegeta or Speedwagon, maybe not.

steph30032 · August 2017

I love Vaughn. I've never really seen it as a first name. Or anywhere besides Vince Vaughn. But it's so unique. I also love Wyatt but as PP have said, it's a super common name right now. I also like the idea of moving the birth name to his middle name.

Anothwr suggestion would be to just wait till you see him. He's already a few months old now. You can see which of these names matches his personality and look.

ashleyandely · August 2017

Wyatt!

lm45678 · August 2017

Vaughn!

FelicitousJinx · August 2017

I agree you might want to hang on to them all until you meet him if that's an option. Vaughn is my favorite out of the group.

JMU_Bride09 · August 2017

I don't think that it would be insensitive. By adopting, you are taking this little boy into your home and making him a part of your family. I don't see what could be wrong with giving him a name of your choosing.

Leo and Wyatt are my favorites from your list.

emilyalso · August 2017

LOVE Brooks

Wyatt would be my second choice

mandmplus1 · August 2017

I know several adopted children in my extended family and all were given completely new names. If you already liked the name I could see keeping it but you don't. Even the older adopted children in my family have new names and were excited to start a new life with a new name. I say go for it!

neverblushed · August 2017

I think it's fair to give your son a new name.

My godson was adopted from South Korea, and his parents gave him an American name when he arrived here as a 6 month old. They keep a lot of Korean traditions in their home, but they are American and wanted him to have an American name.

I like Leo, Brooks, and Vaughn, in that order. Knox and Wyatt both seem like they're names of kids whose parents were trying too hard.

Walker instead? When I had my daughter, the woman I shared a hospital room with was there after having her 4th baby. He was named Walker, and I always thought it was a nice choice. I often wonder where that family is and what Walker, now almost 17, is doing now. His siblings would be in college or beyond!

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