Boy refuses to change his 'girly' name despite everyone's comments for a special reason

Parents today are often on the lookout for unique baby names, though the quest for "uniqueness" can sometimes lead to regret down the line. Fortunately, there's always the option to legally change a name. However, a 16-year-old Reddit user, u/Fast-Emphasis-145, shared his decision to keep his "girly" name, despite his parents regretting their choice. He explained that, as the youngest in the family, his siblings were named after relatives, but his parents opted for a name they simply liked in his case.

"They named me Sunny. Yeah, the girl version of Sonny. I don’t care—I don’t think Sunny is girly just because it has a U instead of an O," he wrote. "My parents started regretting my name when I was about 10. I remember them calling me by my middle name sometimes, but I told them it felt weird and that I liked my first name. When I turned 13, they asked if I ever went by a nickname, and I said no." His parents mentioned that some people change their names before graduating high school for something more mature, but Sunny wasn’t interested in changing his. 

"Six months ago, my parents said I 'look' like a James nicknamed Jamie. I asked them why they thought that and they said I just had that look. They asked what I thought of the name and I said I like Jamie but prefer Sunny. Then they asked if I liked the name Luke and I said no," the boy continued. "In June, they asked me if I would consider letting them change my name to something different. They said they felt bad that I had such an unserious name for a man." His parents admitted that their idea to name him something that was "cute and full of hope" wasn't going to do well in his adult years and they deeply regretted it. The teen assured them they made a great choice and shouldn't stress about it, but then, things went south.

"Last week, they got the paperwork for a legal name change and presented me with like three name choices and asked me to pick. They said they didn't want to live with the guilt. I told them I'm not changing my name because of their name regret. I told them how I feel about my name is more important now," the post concluded with the teen wondering if he was in the wrong for not being considerate of his parents' feelings. The Reddit community promptly sided with the teen and supported his decision not to change his name. 

u/Such-Marionberry-615 quipped, "I knew a guy named Summer and he was great! I liked him. He joked that he had a girl's name, but frankly, I'd never heard of anyone named Summer before, so to me, it was neutral. He wore the name well." u/Anxious-Nobody-4966 commented, "It sounds like your parents are more concerned about their feelings regarding your name than your feelings. That name is yours. You're your own person and if you don't want to change your name because you like it, then don't. Those are their feelings to live with, and putting them on you as a child is unfair and weird. I also have a weather name and I still love it and I'm almost thirty." u/Shephrah wrote, "I know a dude named Sunny and he's a bright personality, will always have a joke to cheer you up and an all-around good guy. If you like your name, embrace it wholeheartedly."