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Naming Your Baby
10 Helpful Hints to Pick the Perfect Name
By Meta Davidson
If you use an unusual pronunciation, your child will need to continually correct it. If the spelling is unusual, your child will have to correct that as well. The advantage is that if the name is popular, your child will not be so easily confused with others.
5. Honor a family member or friend with the name. You can use the same name, a variation of the name or the first initial. Check with your parents or grandparents to collect as many family names as possible. You can even use the first initial of several names to create a new and unique name!
6. Combine names to create a new name. You can choose two or more words to create a unique name. You can even scramble the letters in a word to create a unique name.
7. Be conscious of nicknames and variations. You may want to select a name that can have many nicknames and variations. This will enable the child to have more control of his name when older. The disadvantage is that childhood nicknames can linger on into adulthood and be embarrassing.
8. Practice the name and see how it feels. Try out the full name on some good friends. You will say this ame thousands of times in the future. You will whisper it when the child is asleep and yell it when dinner is ready.
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