Woman Decides to Honor Late Friend by Naming Baby After Her, Then Changes Her Mind — and Fears Telling the Family

Mar. 15, 2025

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Once she decided to use the name, she also decided to tell everyone.

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“I made the mistake of telling the family about this idea and of course they loved it,” she continues. “Well as I get further along, I kinda changed my mind.”

She broached the subject with her late best friend’s sister, who told her, “I feel like you will regret this decision if you don’t do it.”

Then, she told the late best friend’s aunt that she might wait to use the name, but was advised that doing so might “disappoint” the friend’s family.

While she’s questioning her name choice, now she feels like she is “letting down” her friends' family, too.

Inanother post, an anonymous, 29-year-old woman said she didn’t announce her child’s name — Sloane — until the birth, because her family didn’t believe it “was a real name.”

In some cases, even the mom and dad themselves have been at odds over their names — likehow to spell itor which family member ismost deservingof a name that honors them.

source: people.com