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Naming A Child?

Naming A Child?

How do parents go about naming a child?

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I think that most parents have their own methods of choosing a name for naming their child, and most I think would start with either a name they have always liked, a name passed down through their family, or choosing a name from a baby name book.

With our eldest Son, my husband and I were looking at names for a long time, and had decided on a certain name, when my Husband just came up with another that we both liked, so we chose that one instead.

With our youngest Son and Daughter, because we adopted them, they already had 1st names, but we got to choose a middle name for each of them. Because our youngest two are of Jewish descent, but we are not, we chose a name for our Son that was out of the Old Testament, that was suitable for a Jew or christian. We had each written a list of 30 boys and 30 girls names that we liked, and then narrowed them down and crossed off names that we didn't like.

For our Daughter, she didn't get a Biblical name, partly because none would go with her 1st name, and partly because my Husband and I had liked a particular girls name for around 17/18 years, it is the name of the first LDS Sister missionary who taught me all those years ago, and we have liked it since.

I think it is fun to choose a name for your child, but you have to bear in mind that if you change your mind next year, it's too late, your child has his or her name for life, and you also have to make sure that it's not a name that people are going to make fun of them for!

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For us, naming our children has more to do with their name having a Religious meaning, something they can grow up with and relate to the scriptures.

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Naming A Child?

My mother named me after a tv show character. She laughs about it, saying it was nothing more than liking the name when it came to naming me. She was also thinking about 'Virginia', but in hindsight, I'm happy she didn't give me that name.

As for me, my husband and I have a few names picked out if/when we have children. I'd like to have a gender-neutral name as I feel weird for placing that 'expectation' on a child who has so many different choices and paths to go in life. Our names are our identities, and I don't want my child to be stuck in a box if that box isn't what they decide to be.