Wednesday, September 24, 2014

A Parental Guide For Choosing Baby Names

By Stella Brown


Many parents agonize over finding the ideal name for their baby. The decision can be complicated. Either family can have names that you might like. Names can be chosen from people in history, celebrities or heroes. Finding a suitable name that both parents can agree on isn't always easy. There are several useful tips in the following paragraphs, that can help you in searching for your baby's perfect name.

A great way to choose a baby name is to use the name of someone who was inspiring in your life. This can be someone well known or someone special from your own life. Perhaps you were even inspired by someone imaginary, as a character from a book or movie. You need to be careful when choosing the name, however, as there could be consequences based upon the name you ultimately give your baby. For instance, if you are hero is Andrew Jackson, then calling the baby Andrew is perfectly okay. However, naming a child after a character you admire in The Lord of the Rings or Star Wars might be a different story.

Names usually come with some idea behind them. Many cultures associate good and bad luck with the names their children end up with. There are theories of numerology that can tell you why one name is better than another. Based upon statistics that have been done over many decades, it has been shown that certain names will help a person succeed, and others will not lend to their success whatsoever. There are several books that discuss this in depth. Many websites go over this information too. Although this data should be taken with a grain of salt, it is still worth reading, even though you will probably choose your baby name or names based upon your own personal preferences.

Names of family members used to be used for the baby names that were to be considered. If the child was a boy, he would get his father's name. This is still done, of course, and there's nothing wrong with it.

In other cases, a generation is skipped and the child is given the name of a grandfather or grandmother. When it comes to legal documents or mail delivery, this can become very problematic and cause confusion for obvious reasons. This problem can be amended by adding Jr or "II" to the name. Although some people, admittedly, will not want to have a suffix attached to their name for life. Your baby needs a name, and we have shown you several ways of selecting one. You probably thought it was an easy decision, but found otherwise. Your child and your parents need to be happy with the name, so think a lot about the name you are going to choose. You might have to choose the name, but it is your child who will have to live with it, not you or your parents, so think about that.




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