Baby names and cultural appropriation?

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Names and Culture

Hi Everyone, I love the name [name_f]Indira[/name_f], but I am very very white and my spouse is very very white. Is there any way to respectfully borrow a name from a culture you have no connection to? I want to be incredibly respectful and I would never want to do something that would bother or offend anyone, but it also hurts that I might have to let go of a name I love (I’m so very picky) so I’m really hoping you guys will have some insight to help me. Thanks for your kind words of advice

At what point is a name cultural appropriation?

When picking out my first name, I had a discussion with a friend about not choosing names outside of my culture. It got me thinking. At what point is it cultural appropriation? A white couple naming their child a Japanese name is definitely appropriation but what else is? I’m curious to hear your thoughts, berries!

https://forum.nameberry.com/t/cultural-appropriation-and-names/354023

Here are some recent threads on the subject.