3 Name Choosing Tips for Your Newborn Baby - How To Choose A Name That You Will Be Proud Of

One of the most exciting choices for expectingfigures of infamy (Adolph?).
parents is selecting their baby's name. It's a choice2. Put Yourself in Your Child's Shoes and try on a
that, while fun to make, can also cause a lot ofname for size
anxiety. Choosing the right name for your child isConstantly ask yourself the question, will this name
probably one of the most important decisions you willcause me a lot of grief in school? Try avoiding names
make for him. Choose the right name and he or shethat are hard to spell and write. That would make it a
will go down in posterity with a regal sounding name,problem in the future with documents and
choose the wrong name, and you could find your kidcorrespondence that are mislabeled due to confusing
blaming you for the rest of his life for being teasednames. For example, if you name your child Mychael
day in and day out in school yards.instead of Michael, people will still think Michael is the
If you want to give your child a name you can beright spelling. While Mychael is quite a unique choice, it
proud (and more importantly, HE can be proud of),could lead to a lot of confusion.
you will have to give name-choosing a lot of thought.Also test if the name you chose will be the source of
At least make it a point that when you are askedteasing and rhyming at school. Find a name that is
about how you came up with the name, you won'tless likely to be used in teasing (which is terribly hard
say it was a spur of the moment thing.- you can never underestimate the creativity of
Here are a few name-choosing tips to help you findgrade school kids). You will have to think well and
the right name for your baby.hard to avoid names that would create that kind of
1. Put In a Lot of Thoughtchildhood torture. Consider your family name when
A name to be proud of is a name well thought out.doing so. The way your family name and the name
When choosing a name give yourself a lot of time toyou choose go together will determine whether your
think of what you would like your child's name to be.kid arrives home crying every day or not.
One pointer would be to find some significance toAs a general rule try avoiding having names where
your child's. Avoid choosing a name just because itvowels and consonants run in to each other. If the
sounds right.name you choose ends with a vowel and your family
During older days, parents would choose names thatname starts with a vowel, it could create the illusion
would describe their children or the circumstancesthat the full name is a single word. For example, Lei
regarding their birth - hence names such as GraceOrr doesn't quite sound right doesn't it? Nathan
(believing their child to be given by grace), Hope,Matterhorn is a little confusing isn't it?
Red, and others. Names surrounding circumstancesAlso as a general rule try avoiding tongue twisters -
are also good starting points. Names such asthat probably removes Peter Piper from your list.
Serendipity, however tortuous, still make a unique3. Consult But Consider
sounding name. You will want to avoid names such asConsulting a baby name book can yield some pretty
Running Dog and Hot Summer, though.interesting results. The advantage of these books is
Some will choose a name based on people they wantthat they also give the meaning of the names they
their children to be like - John (after St. John), Mary,list. This makes it easier to find a name that best
Peter, Errol (Yes, Errol Flynn), Angel and thedescribes what you would want for you baby.
ever-popular Junior. You will want to stay clear ofRelatives and friends will want to suggest names, let
names that might bring to mind unsavory historicalthem do just that - suggest.