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10 Tips on Choosing a Baby Name

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by RAKI WRIGHT

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Selecting a baby’s name is a significant decision for any parent. While it can be fun, it can also be an intimidating process to name another person. After all, your baby will carry this name throughout his or her life. 

You might have an idea of what you’re seeking in a name, but your family, friends, and partner might have other options. This could make it tough to get everybody on a similar page. Nevertheless, this experience doesn’t need to be stressful. If you don’t know where to start, there are websites that can help you with baby names that will come in handy. This guide offers valuable information on baby naming.

How to Choose Your Baby Name

Once you’ve taken into consideration religious factors, family traditions, and any possible legal matters, you might finally have a first, last, and middle name. Nevertheless, it’s worth considering other factors to ensure you have the perfect names. Some of the factors to consider include:

Consider the uniqueness 

Distinct names can be fun and creative. However, a name that’s too distinct can be difficult to get through life with. Similarly, if it’s too hard to pronounce or spell, others might avoid uttering it. Your child might also need to repeat and spell it out repeatedly. 

While it’s good to have a rare name, you don’t want several other children with a similar name in the classroom. In your quest to find something distinct, don’t mix and match, creating baby names that sound overly unusual and without meaning. 

Consider Your Family Tree

An excellent place to obtain inspiration is within the family tree. Perhaps there are old records of names in your family or a member has developed an online family tree. Look to check whether anything catches your eye. There’s something special about selecting a name with strong roots in your family. 

Dos and Don’ts of Baby Naming

Dos

If the first names are long, the last names should be short. If both are long, it could be a mouthful to pronounce, particularly for a child. On a similar note, if the first and last names are short, both could sound like first names. Nevertheless, it’s worth noting that short names typically suit boys. 

Establish the association behind the name

You should find out the associations a name has, particularly if it’s merged out of the blue. This is significant if you cannot recall where you heard or saw it since it could turn out to be a product’s name, somebody infamous, or a foreign term that might be improper for a first name. 

Don’ts

Select rhyming names

This will typically draw attention towards the rhyming rather than the name. You should determine how the name sounds and looks, together with any likely nicknames that might rhyme with the surname. 

Being creative with spelling a traditional name 

You might do this to give it an interesting element, for instance, Barbra rather than Barbara. People will end up spelling and pronouncing it the standard way, causing a lifetime of inaccuracies on forms, letters, and official documents. 

Naming your baby after the latest TV star or celebrity

Chances are such names will be outdated eventually. Worse still, the personality could become unpopular and your baby will remind everybody of the person. 

Using a nickname as a first name

This might be unsuitable for adult professions and situations. 

Giving a name nobody can pronounce 

While it might have appeared creative at the time, you’ll attract unwanted attention to your child. Ultimately, this could lead to your child receiving an undesirable nickname. 

Naming a child can be fun but at the same time overwhelming given the range of options out there. Before registering a name, you’ll need to consider these important points. If you need help with this, check out this list of Baby Names A-Z.

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