Isn’t naming a newborn baby one of the hardest things to do in the world?
Give your child a bad name and he or she will be stuck with it for life. Trust me because I am one such victim of a bad name. When naming your child, there are many considerations other than it just being special. You would not want your child to grow up being a constant target of bullying and teasing because of his or her funny name.
For instance, you would like to ensure the phonetic of the name is not similar sounding as vulgar words or funny objects in commonly-used languages; you also want to ensure they are not impossible to pronounce; that they are not so long such that filling up official forms will be a hassle for life for your child; among many other factors.
So You Think Your Child’s Name is Special?
Every parent will deem his or her child as the most unique and precious individual in the world. As such, the child’s name should reflect that uniqueness too.
Some parents also prefer gender neutral names and we suggest you can find the top gender neutral names here.
As we seek to bestow our child the priceless gift-for-life of a super unique name that no one else in the world will have, we often end up failing because the great sounding names tend to be taken. It used to be cool to give your child a name like Jayden, Kayden, Alton, Ashton and so on. These names are now dime a dozen and no longer unique.
How then should we come up with a baby name that is unique, yet timeless?
Naming Methods for A Unique, Unusual Name
One method is to find another way to spell a traditional classic name. For instance, instead of David, how about Dayvid or Deyvit? Instead or Rachel, who not Raycher or Reycheer? In this way, your child name will be unique and unusual, yet timeless at the same time from the phonetic.
Another method is to simply name your child after a mundane object that typically won’t be associated with a name. Many celebrity stage names are examples of these. Think Mercury, Prince, Moby and Sting.
Recently, there is a trend of doing away with the vowels. David becomes Dvd, Rachel becomes Rchl, Jack becomes Jck. This will definitely give you an usual name, but be careful it might read like a nonsensical abbreviation or mean something else hilarious like the case of DVD.
If all else don’t work, the easiest way is to simply invent the name from thin air, based on phonetics you like.
In any case, a newborn name is something very personal. Before you arrive at the final name decision, be sure to discuss it with your family and loved ones to get their consensus if you are unable to decide on your own. After all, many heads is often better than going it alone for such an important lifelong decision!
