What do you think are the most important things to think of when naming your baby?
Daniel’s Mum~RIP Gabriel asked:
Just curious about others thoughts about naming their children! How do you pick a name, is it your favorite name/family name? A combination of both?
What is most important to you when you are naming your baby?
Braced: I asked here because everyone in this section has had to pick out a baby name. I have picked out my childrens names also. I am just wondering what everyone sees as the most important factor!
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Just curious about others thoughts about naming their children! How do you pick a name, is it your favorite name/family name? A combination of both?
What is most important to you when you are naming your baby?
Braced: I asked here because everyone in this section has had to pick out a baby name. I have picked out my childrens names also. I am just wondering what everyone sees as the most important factor!
May 5th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
The most important things are that it’s a name you like, is easy to spell/pronounce, isn’t too common or too unique, and will suit the child from birth to adulthood.
Example: Kaylee
Not a good name. Not that it sounds bad, but it’s just not a good choice. It’s way too common. There are way too many spelling variations so she will always have to spell her name for people. Also, it’s not exactly a name you would imagine a 30 or 40 year old to have..and definitely not a name you could see a 70 year old having.
As far as family names go, nobody is required to use family names. When naming a child after a relative, you should only do so if you feel the urge to use a family name. If it’s important to dad that his son be a jr. then that’s a great reason. Or if grandpa passed away and you want to do it to honor him that would also be a good reason. adrian<3
May 8th, 2010 at 10:55 am
- something that has a ring to it
- a name that he wont be teased for
- when to put the initials together, they dont spell out something not so nice [ex: Andrew Stevens Soma] nottrina
May 10th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
I wanted a racially ambiguous name.
I also wanted something that couldn’t be made fun of… Kier22_2
May 12th, 2010 at 4:59 am
A name that me and my husband can agree on (which is rare) ♥нσℓℓу~мσм²♥ ѕм
May 12th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
it depends on family tradition. Also looking at who has played a significant role in your life. But I still got a lot of time to think about that….. Braced
May 15th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
While I think choosing a name that you like is important I think it’s even more important to think of your child. Will they like that name in the future? Will they have a hard time learning to spell/pronounce it? Is it a name that can be taken seriously in the working world? Things like that. I understand the urge to be creative and unique when choosing your baby’s name but there are times you need to look further than how it sounds NOW.
As far as our son’s name it was our favorite out of the ones we looked at. We also have a fairly long last name(9 letters) so I didn’t want to give him a long first name plus a long middle and last name. All in all I think we did okay. His name may be a bit popular(though we don’t know any other Noahs) but we like it. Noah’s Mommy & Marine Wife.
May 17th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
When we were picking names what was important to me is that the name is “normal” and spelled normally. It also had a suit a child and an adult. Misspelling a name may make it look unique to some parents, but in the end Emily and Emoleigh (just a stupid example) are said the exact same….so its not any more unique…just looks stupid on paper and when that kid grows up and goes to look for a job poorly spelled names are sometimes forwned upon as they can make a person look uneducated even though they may be very highly qualified. And names like Gavin might look cute on a little boy, but on a 30 year old it just doesnt work. angeldust_599
May 17th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I picked one that easily was pronounced by the Japanese and Americans.
I also made sure that it wasn’t something easily tormented.. Like I almost picked Minoru.. You would pronounce it Me - no - roo. But then people told me it sounded like Min-oo-ore. Poop..
I didn’t go with that one.
I wanted a name that I could live with for the rest of my life =)
Something that was easy for him to spell when he got older. 竹男おかあさん
May 19th, 2010 at 3:47 am
A name is forever, remember Johnny Cash’s record, “A Boy Named Sue”? Example: William, a name of kings—-Mack a name on the side of an 18 wheeler. The name on a resume is the first thing an employer sees. If your a teacher & look at your new fall class list & see the name, “Butch”, you think great, I’m in for it. Just pick out a name that’s charming, it’s the first important thing you do for your baby…..Congratulations & God Bless Justme
May 19th, 2010 at 8:11 am
Make sure that all of the nickname versions of the name is something that won’t torment the child in school. Bullies love to find funny names in kids names - try to pick one that won’t be easy to mock. Don’t name your child Adolf, Madonna, Rolex, Bentley, Elvis or Oprah - just don’t.
Choose a name that you like to say loudly, over and over. Test it out.
Draw from your name and your husband’s name - or family names - try combinations. The most important thing when naming your baby is to see the baby first and the name will come to you based on who the baby is. People exude their names - so choose wisely. klavitola
May 20th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
With my daughter, I chose her first name to be my dad’s mother’s name (the one she liked.. her middle name, as apparently she hated her first name), as she died when my dad was a teen (and apparently I take after her, so it was nice to be able to honour her memory that way). I gave her 2 middle names that I liked the sound of, and the whole name has a ring to it, and sounds good with her last name, as well.
I also had to consider all possible nicknames that she might have, as that was a huge issue for me when I was growing up (with me it was my last name that caused issues, but she won’t have that stigma growing up).
Since I fully named our daughter (my hubby agreed on the names, but I was determined with my daughter’s name), I told my husband that he could name the next child… with a few rules - no naming after fictional characters or famous people with obvious names, and no making the initials spell something that would not look good on a monogrammed item. Don’t know how we’re going to name our third kid whenever we have it… I guess we’ll have to fight it out, but again with the same rules. dragonsmercy
May 23rd, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I looked at it three different ways. I would imagine the name below a pic in the newspaper of the child playing a sport, I would picture the name on a nameplate in the office of a professional like a lawyer or Doctor, and I look at the way the initials look written out. I don’t pay much attention at all to how popular the name is, or number of letters and such. Just Me