In India the baby is named by the husband's sister. but things are changing and almost always everyone selects a name together. and hopefully this continues for me too (fingers crossed). i have had a few favourite names since childhood but there's also the constraint of naming the kid according to the letter suggested by the religious men. but not everyone follows that! and i dont know if i am going to be made to follow it but let's see......
And of course not knowing whether the baby is a boy or a girl makes it all quite difficult to choose names. So to summarise: aunty names baby, baby might have to be named according to a particular letter, and we dont know the gender- have all hampered our name game yet.
but here are a few things i want to remember while naming the lil one.
And of course not knowing whether the baby is a boy or a girl makes it all quite difficult to choose names. So to summarise: aunty names baby, baby might have to be named according to a particular letter, and we dont know the gender- have all hampered our name game yet.
but here are a few things i want to remember while naming the lil one.
- i would love a name that means something nice cross culturally. like i dont want it to be only indian nice or arabic nice or asian nice. i want it world-wide nice
- i want to name the baby something that he/she will LOVE. lots of people have names which they dont like. but since my baby has to carry it through his/her life - it has to be something that he/she will always love
- it should sound correct. Shakespeare was totally bluffing when he said "What's in name?" if he believed in it why didnt he call Romeo - bumpy and Juliet - Minnie? or something as silly?
- it should suit the lil personality that my baby has and the one she/he will develop later. like if i call him Rambo and he isnt the Rambo types? u see what i m trying to say here?
- call me old fashioned but if i have a girl i want a sweet sounding delicate kinds name. and a nice strong name for a boy.
- i dont want to be bogged down by numerology and weird spellings that people make for good luck.
- the name shouldn't shorten to a weird/cruel/stupid nickname. i dont want my baby to be made fun of in school.
- my baby's initials need to be good. I know people whose initials are c.a.t or m.a.d. i feel really sorry for them.
- it should be easy to spell and learn when my baby starts learning to spell
- the name should appeal to me afterall i m the MUM
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ReplyDeletedont think too much. if it's a girl she takes my name and it's all solved, if it's a boy then ..... we will find him a name he will love!!!
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