I grew up having my name played all the time in school and I hated it and eventually changed my name when I was 16. When I introduced myself during ice breaking, i had people laughing at my name. (Not sharing my name but I was called bikini, Winnie, Lamborghini etc)
Because of this, I hated being called in class, I started to sit all the way at the back in hopes that my teachers don’t call me up to the board. I don’t participate.
So when I had my own kid, I made sure to name her properly (trial and error to make sure her name has nothing to be made fun of/similar pronounciation) especially when her dad has a funny surname.
While kids are getting smarter (and no manners) these days, no doubt your preferred name will definitely be played at least by one classmate.. (I had a friend named basil btw….)
I would use forest as a middle name because it’s a beautiful name.
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