Asking friend to suggest our child name

Indonesia
July 11, 2011 8:08am CST
My friend will deliver her first baby by next month. she and her husband still trying to figure out the good name for their child.I am not sure why they are not asking their family since normally our parents will have good suggestion..maybe they want to have different options.. Now I am confuse how to select and find good name so that I can give them some options..How did you normally choose name?
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@bouncybug (614)
• South Africa
11 Jul 11
There are lots of different methods for people to choose the names for their children. Some people like to give their children names that mean something like beautiful or precious, that shows what the child means to them. Other people like to give traditional names that have maybe been in their family for generations. And other people seem to just choose names that sound nice to them!
• India
11 Jul 11
i think ur friend is searching for something rare, fresh, and beautiful to hear. we all are known by our name, so i think it should be meaningful. i heard yesterday that the baby born first in south Sudan after they got independence is named with a word which means independence in their language. it depends on the parents of the child.
@najibdina29 (1309)
• Indonesia
12 Jul 11
Choosing a name for boys and girls, Consider choosing a name that indicates a clear gender. Perspective of collecting all the ideas existing name with a list of lists, can be from magazines, tv, or family and friends, should NEVER tell the first decision that the name will be given to anyone till the birth of your baby, and DO NOT let anyone forced to give names that are not like.
@neededhope (1085)
• United States
11 Jul 11
I think the best way for people to choose names for there children is to go thru a baby name book. nd pick out names that have important/special meanings. And go from there. Cause honestly it's hard to pick out a name for a friend's child. It should be personible something that has great meaning to them. So you must be a close friend for them to ask for such things of you. So they trust you'll come up with a name they'll love :)
• United States
11 Jul 11
I guess it would depends to the parents to choose a name for a child. It must be one of the most stage in having a baby, to give its name. There are couples make them base tho their combination, then other from their favorite poets,author and other people. Also, maybe from their favorite flower and place. And great idea is get it from the Bible.
@bokal2703 (802)
• Philippines
11 Jul 11
I once watched a documentary about names, and as I remember, it said in there that whatever you want your child to be, the name you are to call him/her has a great impact. So they suggested to find names with good meaning in it. There are many names with different meanings when you search in the internet, so whether you want the kid to be of something important or mighty in the future, one might as well give name with such meaning.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
11 Jul 11
Well I don't have a baby yet but when I asked my mom how she figured out a name for me she told me she asked her friends for suggestions and when she had all the suggestions, she choose the one she like the best for me
@nezavisima (7408)
• Bulgaria
11 Jul 11
Everyone chooses his own name for their child. Obviously everyone has certain preferences like some other names and other so. Sometimes some of the families baptize their children to wear the name of some parents as a grandfather grandmother. And sometimes even wear only the first letter. Quite often, however, recently baptized children of fathers like Valerie Bush. But it depends on you and the family. Have a nice day!
• India
11 Jul 11
normally it depends upon how the family is modern or cultural so keep this in mind