Tips for choosing the baby's name
Are you waiting for a baby and still do not know what name to put? Choosing the name of our children is not always a simple task. There are numerous guides on the Internet that can inspire us, but the best advice is to think about the childhood of the child so as not to burden him with the weight of a name that requires a lot of explanation for his strangeness.
When choosing the nombre baby, that is, the name of the child or the name of the girl, it is also important to think about the difficulties that may exist to pronounce it.
The name of the baby, a matter of fashion?
We should not get carried away in choosing the name of our son by the fashions of the moment. It is advisable to be cautious and keep in mind that there is a possibility that we will regret the option we have chosen in a more or less short space of time.
The first idea we give you to choose the name of the baby is that you pull the family tree because putting the name of a family baby is always a beautiful tradition. In addition this will make us be able to tell the child a family history that is sure to be interesting and when asked at school why it is so called will only have to respond with the relationship of kinship that has borne fruit to the election. In the santoral we also find many examples of beautiful names.
The most popular names of 2015
The National Institute of Statistics annually produces a report in which it shows what are the most common names for Spanish children. Thus, for example in 2015, the names for which more parents chose in our country were Hugo, Daniel, Pablo, Lucía, Marina and Martina. Do you want to know what they mean?
- Hugo: is a male name of Germanic origin (Hug). The meaning of Hugo is: "brilliant, intelligent or insightful".
- Daniel: is a masculine name of Hebrew origin (Daniyyel or D? niyyêl). The meaning of Daniel is: "Justice of God."
- Pablo: is a masculine name of Latin origin (Paulus). The meaning of Paul is: "Small, humble man".
- Lucia: is a feminine name of Latin origin (Luz). The meaning of Lucia is: "The one that was born with the first light of day".
- Marine: It is a feminine name of Latin origin. The meaning of Marina is: "The one that is born in the sea".
- Martina: is a feminine name of Latin origin (Guerrera). The meaning of Martina is: "Consecrated to Mars."
Tips for choosing your baby's name
These are the tips we give you to start thinking about your baby's name:
- Easy to pronounce. It is convenient that the name you choose is not very difficult to pronounce
- With sonority. That sounds good when you say it with the surnames. Avoid funny or bad repetitions.
- Lacking meaning. That does not have any meaning that may harm the child in relationships with their peers to generate complex in it
- Far away from fashion. Avoid getting carried away by the fashions of the moment
- Diminutive. Think of the possible diminutives you may have.
- Name with personality. If the surnames that the child is going to carry are very simple, it is advisable to choose a name with a strong personality.
Apps to choose the name of the baby
There are mobile applications that help you choose the name of the baby.
1. Baby Names + available for iPhone. Through this we find different listings with the most popular names by populations and we can search for names by criteria of origin or alphabetical order.
2. 50,000 names for babies, INE. It is available in Spanish, German, Korean, Danish, French, English, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish.
3. Kick to Pick. It is based on a game of chance. The mobile device is placed in the gut of the future mother and through the accelerometer (which is the motion sensor or acceleration that has the mobile) the application chooses a name that, supposedly, has selected the baby. This can be a reason to have a fun time and who knows? Maybe even choose well.
Elisa García
