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Article #213: Choosing Baby Names

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






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