So, this is more for those who have had a little more experience in the naming field. I was just wondering if anyone had any specific things they did to decide on what name they would use. I have read a few things online, but I wanted to know from people who had had a first hand experience of it. Anything you may do, or plan to do, when/if you have/had kids to make sure the name fits well with the siblings names, the century you are currently living in and that it will be suitable for the current capability of our society. Also to make sure you won’t get too much hate from your parents/grandparents. Thanks if you can help me! (Not ttc or expecting, just curious)
Well the first thing is making sure your partner agrees with the name. I made a list of girl names and I had him come up with boy names since I don’t like a lot of boy names. He told me which girl names he liked, and suggested some girl names. One day he suggested [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f], a name from his heritage. Working in schools, I knew that her name would never be pronounced or spelled right by her teachers. So I said that could be her middle name. We had 3 or 4 girl names that we talked about for awhile. We ended up going with [name_f]Noemi[/name_f], which means beautiful. So her whole name means beautiful flower.
The first thing I did when picking names for my child was to pick out names I liked the sound and sight of. Then I looked at the meanings, and erased any name that did not have a meaning which spoke to me. After that I shared the list with my husband, told him the meaning/history of each name, and let him cross names off the list that did not speak to him.
Some things to consider:
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Is the name overly used atm? You might not want your kid to be called by their last initial because there are too many kids in one class with the same name.
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Is the name reasonably easy to pronounce/spell?
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Is the name going to stand the test of time, or is it a fad name? I can only imagine how many [name_f]Renesmee[/name_f]'s there were after the final Twilight book came out…
Most of all, just remember that you and your partner should both love the name. If you succeed at that, then it is the perfect name (even if it is hard to spell or the name of a Pokémon ).