So many mothers wished they had given their child a different name!

Almost one in five mothers would give their child a different name today if they had another choice. This was the result of a poll by "Mumsnet", the UK's largest parenting network on the Internet.

It's not about the Kevin and Brittany ...

The most common mistakes in Britain are not about the notorious Kevin and Brittanys, but seemingly uncritical names like Charlotte, Amelia, Anne, Daniel, Jacob, James and Thomas.

Also surprising: Of the 245 mothers who regret their name choice in retrospect, most stated that they knew at the latest by the beginning of the kindergarten that they had made the wrong choice. Some even knew that even before the birth of their child.

Why do mothers regret their choice?

The most common reason why mothers regret their decision is that in retrospect the name turned out to be too popular and many other children were exactly the same (25 percent). Others complained that he just did not feel right. One in five said that she never really liked the name, but was urged to do so (we suppose: by the child's father).

A good ten percent of mothers said that the name simply does not fit the child. Eleven percent said their child had trouble pronunciation or spelling their name. Others regretted their choice of name because they did not like the resulting nicknames or vernier forms.

One mother said that her child's name was used by a terrorist organization after she had given birth to her child, another complained that her child hated his name and that's why she felt bad about it. Another woman said succinctly: "I have no idea why I chose this name."

"Good exercise for parenting"

The founder of Mumsnet, Justine Roberts, said in the "Guardian" that a misnomer is an example of parenting: "A wrong name choice is in some ways a great preparation for the parents: they make a lot of effort and research a lot, they try to make it right for several people at the same time, and in the end they did it wrong. The consolation is that most children grow into their names? and those who fail to do so can still use their nickname or nickname, or in extreme cases change their name.

The extreme case, however, does not seem to occur often: despite the remorse, only two percent of mothers are persuaded to change the name of their child subsequently.