AJ McLean‘s daughter is making her own way in the world, looking for a more “unique” name than the one she was given at birth.
In an Instagram story post on Wednesday, McLean’s wife, Rochelle Karidis, addresses the couple’s 9-year-old daughter and why she requested to have her name changed from “Ava” to “Elliot.” “For those asking… not that it’s anyone’s business,” she begins, “but Elliot’s name change is not a gender thing. ‘Ava’ has changed her name quite a few times since she was about five.
Last year she asked us to start calling her Elliot and it stuck. She wanted something unique that no one else had. (There are so many Ava’s.)” Rochelle continues: “I didn’t really see the harm in respecting her desire to be unique.
Come to think of it, it’s a little odd that as parents we choose names for people we haven’t even met yet and expect them to forever [identify] as that person!
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