Tips For Choosing The Perfect Name For Babies

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Do you know what difference a single alphabet in a word can make? For instance, Aaron means mountain of strength or bright where as Aran means wild goat. Every parent has to be extremely careful while naming their children as your child has to live with it for the rest of its life. Picking your baby"s name is not always easy. The experience ranges from joyful, to emotional, to sometimes frustrating. Here is a list of baby naming tips to help you avoid common pitfalls, and to enjoy the process in a blissful way.

Don't be in a hurry : Start looking at baby names early. Have your relatives, friends colleagus and all the people you know from all over he globe help you hunt the name treasure. Prepare a list, if needed vote for the best name within the family.

Will your child like it? : Think about your baby"s first day of grade school. Kids can be awful to other kids and if a kids name can rhyme with a bad word or meaning then your child"s trips on the school bus may become a tragic phase of its life. For instance Harry can become 'hairy Harry'.

A cute baby name may work well for your newborn buddy but remember, your child will grow up one day.

Ask Yourself: Call out your babies name aloud. Does it have a melody? Do you think it sounds weird or out of place? Does it rhyme with its last name or surname? Does it sound all right? Most of the time, a shorter first name will go well with a longer last name and vice versa. Avoid baby names that might produce insulting nicknames when people shorten them. For instance , an Indian male name Chandrashekar, can become, Chandu at the end of the day.

Watch out for Initials – 3 or 4 letter initials can spell some very bad words. Here are the most popular mistakes, F.A.T, A.S.S, S.O.B, P.I.G, R.I.P...etc

Bad Celebrity Names – Many love to name their kid after a celebrity, if you are in the same phase then just cling to your unbeatable faith that the celebrity will not do something to embarrass the name. For instance a research states that in Germany, many people are still named Adolf which was a popular name in the 1930"s. However, as you can imagine, it has to be a tough name to grow up with now.

Middle name is important too : Don"t make it all depend on a middle name. Geri Halliwell, formerly of the Spice Girls, named her daughter Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, which at least has a nice rhythm. But when the middle name is left out, she will be left with Bluebell Halliwell. Strange!

Unisex Names : Double gender names such as Corey, Brett, Shimmi, Shakthi (Indian name)...etc may be perfectly good names. However the risk is that over time, the name will become more male, or more female, leaving the losing gender with a potentially embarrassing name. For instance my own name - 'Sharon', when readers give me a feedback on any articles, most of the time it is addressed as Sir than Mam. However, its not a complain, I really love my name.

Make it meaningful : Most parents in search of unique baby names, pay less attention to its meaning, this results in funny meaning name, although it may sound too good to the ear. Pay attention to what a name may mean, even if the meaning is obscure, as in this age of fast pace information, any meanings will be dug up by your child"s middle school friends. Your child may become the laughing stock, for all the people around her/him. So be careful!

These are some of the tips that I could collect and think of. Let me know if you have something to add.