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How to
choose a good baby name
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Anyone
who hears about the arrival of a baby is curious to
know about his/her name. Name is the word which the baby hears the most
in his/her lifetime. So, the name you give is the most precious gift.
Name is believed to influence the behavior of a person too. Listed here
are usual criteria followed while naming.
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- Faith
- Belief
- Suitability
- Simplicity
- Uniqueness
- Bonding
with parents
- Passion
- Future
in mind.
- In
remembrance of..
- Rhyming
- Faith: This criteria is being
followed since our ancestors. This includes naming babies based on
names of God. You can choose names from Lalitha Sahasranama
or Vishnu Sahasranama.
- Belief: Some people believe in
different things like numerology and astrology. Choosing a name based
on this gives a positive energy to them. Click here for names by astrology.
- Suitability:
Whenever one hears a name, they tend to relate it to the person. As the
name is given at the birth and as no one can predict the nature of the
baby later in his life, if the name is after a virtue, the suitability
of name remains as a mystery until the baby grows up. But, if the baby
is named after physical qualities, suitability of the name matters a
lot. That is to say that if the baby is of darker complexion, do not go
for a name like sweta meaning fair or if the baby
is fair, do not go for Shyam meaning dark.
- Simplicity: The
name should be easy to pronounce by all relatives and friends. You
never know where the baby will land up later in his life. People in the
other part of the world should also be able to call your dear one.
Hence simplicity of the word plays a major role.
5. Uniqueness: There are so many
names in Indian Culture, finding a unique name is not a complex job.
But make sure that the name itself is not complex.
6. Bonding with Parents:
Children make their parents even more closer. As you want to make a
close knit family, try to relate your names with your baby’s if
possible. Like if they start with the same letter, you can search for
good name starting with same letter. Or if Ritika
and Bharat have to name their baby boy, they can
choose Rishabh.
7.Passion: Parents name their kids
based on their passion. Like if they like music, they would name her Shruthi.
8.Future in mind: Parents usually
want their kids to be what they always dreamt of being and could not
be. Whatever virtues you would like to see in them later in their life
is given as a name, like if you want them to be fearless, choose a name
like Abhay or Nirbhay.
9.In remembrance of..: Babies
are named in remembrance of a close relative or friend who is no more.
Also, some like to give the name of a person who has inspired them. For
instance, it is very common to see many people with names of freedom
fighters.
10.Rhyming: If the baby to be
named is not your first child, then you can go for a rhyming name.
Click here for
Boy-Boy Rhyming names and
Girl-Girl Rhyming names.
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