A baby name can be harder to choose than many people realise.
It's very easy to pick one that you like yourself but quite
often this can clash with what your partner has in mind. I hope
this article will help you with the reasons for your choice.
You have to remember that you will never be able to choose a
baby name which will please everybody, the main thing is to
choose a baby name that is right for you and your partner, not
for your friends or family, it's your baby after all.
Rather than picking just one baby name, try to think of 2 or 3
for both a girl and boy. You may find that as the time draws
nearer, you may go off your first choice; possibly you might
meet someone you don't like with the same name. Even if you
know what gender the baby will be due to scans, it's still wise
to pick baby names for the opposite gender as scans are not 100%
full proof.
If you can't agree 100% on a baby name with your partner, and
it is also important to you to tray and go some way to please
parents, then you could think about using their choice for a
second name. If the name is only one syllable and the other
choice has two then you may find your partner will agree it is
best as a second name anyway.
This is another consideration for the baby name, does is flow
when spoken, try saying it out aloud and see how is sounds. For
example, Christina May flows well whereas Christina Alexandra is
a bit of a mouthful. Also make sure that the baby name is easy
to pronounce, it can be very irritating if you have to keep
correcting people.
Another problem is the baby name may rhyme with another word
which kids may pick up on at school, someone called Duke might
be called Duke the Puke for example. You may also consider
whether the name takes on a new meaning if joined to the
surname. Classic examples are Ivor Biggin or Rusty Bracket.
If you want a baby name that is unique then you may want to
invent one of your own, it could be an amalgamation of two other
names. However, don't make the name too wacky, it may sound
good now but your child may not appreciate it when they are
older. For the same reason, be careful of names that are
suddenly fashionable.
You may want to look up what the name actually mean, this is
especially important in say the Chinese culture where they put
as much importance on the meaning of the name as to how it
sounds. What may have a nice sounding name could have a very
strange meaning indeed, or vice versa.
Bear in mind that a baby name can determine how they will be
perceived before somebody meets them. If say you are meeting
somebody called Charles or Bartholomew, you may expect them to
look and speak differently to if they were called Dave or Nick.
Try and pick a name which you think will suit your child and
their environment.
In this day and age of email, it could also be a consideration
to choose a name which isn't hyphenated, email address can often
be spelt incorrectly as it's not always clear whether the name
should be hyphened in the address or not.
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It's very easy to pick one that you like yourself but quite
often this can clash with what your partner has in mind. I hope
this article will help you with the reasons for your choice.
You have to remember that you will never be able to choose a
baby name which will please everybody, the main thing is to
choose a baby name that is right for you and your partner, not
for your friends or family, it's your baby after all.
Rather than picking just one baby name, try to think of 2 or 3
for both a girl and boy. You may find that as the time draws
nearer, you may go off your first choice; possibly you might
meet someone you don't like with the same name. Even if you
know what gender the baby will be due to scans, it's still wise
to pick baby names for the opposite gender as scans are not 100%
full proof.
If you can't agree 100% on a baby name with your partner, and
it is also important to you to tray and go some way to please
parents, then you could think about using their choice for a
second name. If the name is only one syllable and the other
choice has two then you may find your partner will agree it is
best as a second name anyway.
This is another consideration for the baby name, does is flow
when spoken, try saying it out aloud and see how is sounds. For
example, Christina May flows well whereas Christina Alexandra is
a bit of a mouthful. Also make sure that the baby name is easy
to pronounce, it can be very irritating if you have to keep
correcting people.
Another problem is the baby name may rhyme with another word
which kids may pick up on at school, someone called Duke might
be called Duke the Puke for example. You may also consider
whether the name takes on a new meaning if joined to the
surname. Classic examples are Ivor Biggin or Rusty Bracket.
If you want a baby name that is unique then you may want to
invent one of your own, it could be an amalgamation of two other
names. However, don't make the name too wacky, it may sound
good now but your child may not appreciate it when they are
older. For the same reason, be careful of names that are
suddenly fashionable.
You may want to look up what the name actually mean, this is
especially important in say the Chinese culture where they put
as much importance on the meaning of the name as to how it
sounds. What may have a nice sounding name could have a very
strange meaning indeed, or vice versa.
Bear in mind that a baby name can determine how they will be
perceived before somebody meets them. If say you are meeting
somebody called Charles or Bartholomew, you may expect them to
look and speak differently to if they were called Dave or Nick.
Try and pick a name which you think will suit your child and
their environment.
In this day and age of email, it could also be a consideration
to choose a name which isn't hyphenated, email address can often
be spelt incorrectly as it's not always clear whether the name
should be hyphened in the address or not.
About The Author: Phil Wheatley is an Internet Web Designer who
creates sites covering a broad range of subjects, his web site
http://www.babyshow
relating to baby products and resources
Please use the HTML version of this article at:
http://www.isnare.
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