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Liz	I'm giving my baby up for adoption, but I'm still pregnant. In my situation, I get to put his name on the birth certificate, and then another BC is made where the adoptive parents get to put the name that they chose on there. The original certificate is available for the child when he is off age so he can find his biological mom and dad. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jam	Typically the new parents would name the baby.. however, there are exceptions.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Alex's mommy	My mother had a name, and her adoptive parents changed it. So in that case they were allowed, I don't know about all cases. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

*shell*	I think it depends on how old the child is, if its a baby then i think you can choose a name. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Phil the Yahoo! Answers Master	you tact on your last name to your new baby...they may or may not keep their old last name...it can turn into a middle name now. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cyberphobia	Sometimes the baby will already have a name, depends on what kind of adoption you do. Most mothers will let the adoption parents name the baby, but if the adoption parents like, they sometimes let the birth mom pick out the name. Sometimes the baby will just be born, given away and not named. It all depends. Hope I helped. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

MacDaddy	sometimes they already have names, it deoends on the age Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jennifer L	This question comes up a lot in international adoptions. Most children adopted internationally are not infants, most are toddlers are older. Often, their names are very ethnic, difficult to pronouce for Americans and might sound strange to Americans. The concern is that the children will find it difficult in school with names that aren't "typical" American names. However, I believe that children adopted from overseas bring very little with them, but their names are one thing that's THEIRS and should not be changed. My children have very ethnic sounding names and haven't had any real problems at all. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

noreenandjohn01	All birthmoms have the right to name their child. Most do - either a name thats meaningful to them or as part of a mutual decision with the adoptive parents. Most of the adoptive parents I know rename their child during the adoption process - always for the last time but many times the first and middle intial as well. Sometimes adoptive parents even rename an older child. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Justrying2help	When we adopted our son we kept his first and middle name and changed his last name to our. Because we adopted from a family member we didnt want to change the name. However we had the option of changing his name if we liked. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tinker B	it is up to them as parents. but theymay ask their new child what thery would like to be named. my mum just said they change there name though!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

starames	every situation is different ... and even if they already have a given name in some cases the new parents might change it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

secretsmile*	Depends at what age you adopt, if the child is at an older age they would keep their name. But at a young age the parents would choose the name =] x Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

6 pack	it depends if the child is very young and does not have a name on record then you name him and even if the child is young like really young and has a name on record you can name him but if hes old enough to talk they already named him you cant change that now that the child is used to his or her name Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mom to Foster Children	the one that we are trying to adopt has and will always have his name. We do have a copy of his obc, and will change only his last name and add our own middle name hypenated to the one he has now... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

brenda4ever	They can choose to change the name if they want. depends how old the child is. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Teresa	If the child is old enough to know their name - then only their middle and last name is changed with adoption. How would you feel if you were named say Amy then adopted at the age of 8 and they told you - you're name is Jill now - keep the first name. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

taylor p	wow you have bad answers so far. if it is a baby, they may let the biological mother choose the name so that she still feels like a part of the baby even though it is no longer hers. or the new parents choose the name. if the child is already old enough to know his or her name, the first name generally stays the same but the last name will change to show that that child is a part of whatever family. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Susan S	I've got the name of my father, as he adopted me ! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Missy F	I have adopted three children here in the US. In each case, we fostered them first. In each adoption case, we wanted to show respect to my children's birth parents so we chose to keep some aspect of their name depending on how and who they were as little people. My oldest was almost 3 and we and he liked his first name, so we kept it and changed his middle name to one we would have chosen had we given birth to him. Our middle one was 17 months, but had an easy-to-make-fun-of first name and so we changed it to his middle name (we used his new first name and middle name together for awhile to transition.. we also wanted him to keep something from his bparents (it was not different due to being an ethnic name - just a different kind of name because his parents were into drugs, dungeons & dragon type stuff and different kinds of things at the time of his birth). We gave him the first name that was just so "him" :-) and he took to it almost immediately... Our youngest was 2 and we and she liked her first name as well and it fit her, but we did change her middle name to one that we chose for her. What's funny, is that now that she is almost 7, she wants to change her first name!!!! All of them changed their last names to ours...they are now part of our family. We had the choice to change whatever we wanted, but we chose to have a little of the birth families influence as well as our own! I think in most cases, its up to the adoptive parents, however...... always think of the children first and how they would react, also think of the birth parents and at the very least respect them for giving birth to your children. At least that is my own experience and opinion. Hope you get the answers to help you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

peoplehiya	I'm adopted. My birth mother named me but when I was adopted my name was changed. They kept part of my original name though and used it as a middle name, I think it was to show respect for my birth mother, kinda symbolizing that they didn't want to just push her away. It's up to the adoptive parents what they do with the childs name. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

a heart so big	It depends. If they're adopting an infant, they will choose a new name usually. But if adopting an older child that already knows his/her name, I think they would let the child keep the name they already had. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

David K	whatever they want Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Melanie C	I have adopted 2 children. My daughter was 4 when I adopted her. Her foster parents changed her name when she was 2 year old from Sarakali to Raylee. When we adopted her, we could choose from either one of those names. They preferred that we not change her whole name since she was already 4 and knew her name. We chose to call her Raylee. We did, however, get to give her a middle name. We chose Anna. Just 3 weeks ago, we got a newborn son. His birth name was Joseph Naki. We changed his name to Joah Ray. This was a name that we've had picked out for 6 years to name a newborn son if we ever got one. I'm so thankful that we got to give our kids the names we wanted. I really wouldn't want to have to call my kids a name that I didn't like. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sleep tight! See you tonight!!	If the child is a baby then the name may be changed. Most people who have a toddler and up will keep the given name. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Santa's Lil' Helper	Hopefully they get to keep their name if they already had one. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

anastasia beaverhausen-the real1	i had a name before i was adopted. it got changed in foster care. it got changed when i was adopted. it got changed again when i came home. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

still me, still blonde	the new parents have that choice. they can legally name the child or if the child already has a name, they can keep that one. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Possum	As an adoptee - I had a name from day one - then my adoptive parents decided to change it - because it suited them. They made it about them - they did not honour where I came from - or my link to my original mother. (they forgot about me - the child) I think that was wrong. Adoptee's do not come from cabbage patches - they come from another family. That link is real - and shouldn't be ignored. My suggestion - allow the adoptee to keep the name they were originally given - add any extra names you like (don't delete any). Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ayejennay	i say keep the same name. so he/she at least has something to remember by their real parents. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

IanC.	It can depend. If it's an international adoption then they usually do change their name (say if it's an adoption from China or India), and if it's a domestic adoption then they might. What it really comes down to is how old the child is at the time of adoption, the younger he/she is the more likely the "new" parents are to change the child's name to something they have already picked out. If the child is old enough to recognize his/her original name then changing it can be harder. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No