[name]Hi[/name],
I am doing an assignment for a culture/language paper I am studying, and as part of it I need to interview a person who is from a non-English speaking culture (even if they live in an English speaking country) about how and why they named their children, and how their culture and family traditions play a part in baby naming. The child(ren) must have been named in the last five years, so I’m looking for someone with young children. I need information on a boy and a girl, but if you only have boys, I can use any information you can provide on how you would have named the baby if it was a girl. If anyone can help me with this, I would be greatly appreciative. If you decide to help me can you please try and give as much info as you can according to the questions below. Thank you.
The information I need is:
Parent’s first name initials (so I can write up the info and make reference to each parent)
Child’s first and middle names (last name not required)
[name]EDIT[/name]: Can you please tell me what your culture/language is too please.
Who was involved in choosing the name? Were the parents involved at all? And who had the final say on the name?
[name]How[/name] were the names chosen? [name]Do[/name] they honour a relative, friend or famous person? Was the name chosen just because you liked it?
[name]How[/name] many names were given (e.g. one first name and two middle names)? Is that number usual or significant in your culture?
What considerations went into choosing the name(s)? Were you concerned with the sounds, letters and syllables of the name? And/or how the first/middle/last names sounded together, or if the initials of the full name spelt something good or bad? Whether the name would inspire other children to tease?
If you live in an English-speaking country, did you consider how the name would work in your adopted country? Did you choose an English name in addition to any names from your language/culture?
Was the name (or names) chosen before or after the baby was born? If chosen before, did you know the gender of the baby or did you have a name for both a boy and a girl?
Was the name kept a secret from anyone before it was announced? What were the reasons for this?
Does your child have any nicknames? Are they related to their legal name? Were nicknames chosen when the name was chosen, or were nicknames given to the child later on?
[name]Do[/name] people in your culture ever change their names? What would it mean to you if your child changed his/her name in the future?
And any further information you would like to add.
Thank you very much
[name]Ana[/name]