Had baby... name problems now! (long)

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Had baby... name problems now! (long)
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Sat, 10-27-2007 - 10:20pm

So we had our baby girl back in August. We had it down to the names Katarina or Tabitha when we walked into the hospital with me in labor. After she was born and we were settled in our room I was holding the baby and told DH "I don't think she looks like a Tabitha."



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Sat, 10-27-2007 - 10:38pm

I love the name Katarina! And I am so sorry people are butchering it. I have no idea what advice to give you that people would actually call her by her given name. I do see how it happens though, when I first read it I thought it was Katrina. It probably is just a simple misreading error. I don't think changing her name would help it either, the name is still pretty close to Katrina. I love Kaia and if it were me I'd introduce her as Kaia and make sure everyone calls her that! Its not likely to be mistaken as Katrina.


Good luck! I really hope they can figure out your DD's name is NOT Katrina.


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Sat, 10-27-2007 - 10:45pm

Well, first of all, I have to tell you that I love the photo of all the kids "piggy-piled" up on the couch

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Sat, 10-27-2007 - 11:04pm

I TOTALLY know what you are going through.

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 2:03am
Katarina is such a pretty name! I don't know what will work for you, but knowing the personalities in my family and my husband's (not that they're bad, but there are some quite strong personalities on both sides), I would want to end the confusion right away and in a completely unambiguous way. I am not into family newsletters, but nevertheless I would send one out to the whole family on both sides. It would have pictures of the baby and some news about her; but at the top in the most prominent spot, it would say something like: "Many people have asked about Kaia's REAL name: to clear up the confusion, we want everyone to know that it's KatArina (4 syllables), NOT Katrina!" I would put this in large-ish print, so that everyone would see it.
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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 8:23am

I agree with the "association" idea... How about "Her name is Kararina, like mine is Catalina!"

Also, perhaps calling her Kaia (did I spell that right?) til she's old enough to know and say her own given name.

Just keep plugging away on the MIL.

Cathy

P.S. Love the piggy pile photo! You have a SN child? Me too.

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 9:05am
If you are going to call her Kaia, why change her name?

Sharon

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 1:01pm

Call your MIL and say 'you win, I've heard Katrina so much it makes me physically ill and so now I'm amending her birth certificate to Katiana.

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 1:28pm

What a pain!!!

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 3:19pm

Hi Catalina,


PLEASE don't change you're baby's name - Katarina is beautiful and I know how frustrating it must be to have to correct people all the time. She is only three months old and eventually everyone will catch on.


I had a similar problem growing up. My name is Tracy - not too difficult, right? Well, I lived in an area where there were A LOT of girls named Stacey. I was called Stacey all my life. Not only by random people but by friends, teachers, family members, co-workers. It got so bad to the point that I just started responding to "Stacey" because I was tired of correcting people ALL the time. I mean when I was student teaching, and I'd been working every day with the same cooperating teacher for four months, she addressed my goodbye card to "Stacey" after I corrected her a million times. I just smiled and said thanks.


Oddly enough, after I moved to a different state, I have NEVER been called "Stacey" here. I have met lots of other women named Tracy but only one named Stacey. It's been a relief! That said, I would never have wanted my mom to change my name to Stacey. It is annoying to be called the wrong name a lot, but the people who matter (you and her dad and her siblings) will call the right name.


Katarina is such a pretty name. I personally am not crazy about Katiana, it reminds me of a "katana" which is a Japanese sword and not a nice connotation for a little girl. Kaia is a pretty nickname too. Changing her name will only be more confusing and then they'll call her all sorts of other things. Just continue to correct people. Sometimes if I felt like people were being particularly dense and calling me Stacey, I'd call them something different. Like they'd say, "Hey Stacey, do you want to go out for dinner after work?" I'd say, "Sounds good, Amelia!" They'd say, "It's Amanda." I'd say, "Yeah, and my name's Tracy." Usually they'd look at me with confusion, like, "What did I call you?" I'd say, "Stacey" and they'd be all shocked, like, "Really? I didn't mean to, I know your name's Tracy!" Oh well.... :)


Tracy


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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 5:05pm

How frustrating!

 

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