          | | Naming your baby with the right baby
name that will grow with your child can be challenge.
This discussion will effect your baby for the rest of their life. Here are some tips on choosing a
baby name
that you can live with!
 | Choose a name that will grow with your child. Do
the lawyer test. Would you go to a lawyer named... Some names
also identify age, like Margaret.
| Proceed carefully if you're thinking of naming your child after a
family friend. Friends change, do you have the same friends today that
you did ten years ago?
| Make sure the name works well with your last
name. Look at the initials that they might end up with, like MEL
for a boy. He might end up with that nickname.
| Load up on baby name books. It is fun to keep them
and look back at the what if choices. Also a fun keepsake for your
child.
| Think about the name. Do you want a
name that's long or short? old-fashioned or modern? Mainstream or
one-of-a-kind?
| Steer clear of names that are too pretentious.
Otherwise don't be insulted if your teenager changes his/her name!
| Pay attention to what other people are naming their babies.
You don't what your child to be one of the 3 Alexander's in his/her class!
| Be prepared for negotiations with your partner.
One suggestion is to only suggest names to your partner that you
like. (Keep this web site a secret!) Then don't tell anyone the
name until after the baby is born otherwise everyone, and I mean everyone,
will have an opinion.
| Have fun. After all picking out your baby's name is one of the greatest
joys of becoming a parent and proof positive that there really-and-truly is
a baby on the way. |
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