Bumps n Baby Parenting Magazine May June 2015 | Page 4

Baby Zone

What’s in a name?
A guide to choose an apt name for your baby 

By Soumya Ajaykumar 

“What’s in a name?”-This

was a
question asked by Shakespeare. Seems
Shakespeare was less interested in what a
person is called☺
But I would say there is definitely so much in a
name!!!
A name is the only thing that you carry with
you from your birth till your last day and may
be beyond. You are known by your name and
it is your identity. A name can even give a hint
of what you are, your culture and background
and even your country of origin. Name is
definitely the ‘gift’ that we give to our children.
So there is of course a lot in a name!!!

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With so much in a name, no wonder that
finding the perfect name for the child tops
the list of every parent. And believe me
finding the right name is a huge task. I
have gone through it☺
In the olden days this was fairly an easy
task as the options available were limited.
The name would either be of a person you
have known and admired or name of your
grandfather/ grandmother or a family
member or characters from mythology.
But nowadays trend has changed. With lots
of options available just with a click on the
Google search button, confusion over what
name to choose just can’t be ruled out.
So how do you simplify this task?