A name for life
Why is it important to take your time to choose the first name of his child ?
The first name follows thechild his whole life is his identity. This is the first responsibility of parents towards their baby. It is therefore important to pay particular attention to this choice. If the first name is harmonious, it's a wonderful gift. On the other hand, if first name is negatively connoted or if it is heavy to wear, it can quickly become a "ball"! Even if we can not know how will react thechild when he will be taller, whether he will wear it well or not.
What criteria do the parents do they base their choice?
There are three trends: parents attached to family values that wish a first name traditional like Charles or Louis; those who are influenced by American series and celebrities and who opt for first names Anglo-Saxon-sounding "hooks" like Kevin or Kelly; finally, there are parents who prefer a first name very original so that their child one of the few to wear it.
How not to be wrong?
Choose a first nameit's finally a very intuitive act. It is a choice that comes from the heart but it is necessary to project oneself into the future, to wonder if it is a first name easy to carry. For example, the first name Ulysses is very original but very evocative. It is also important to choose a first name in phonetic harmony with the surname.
Do you have any tips for parents lack of inspiration?
The father and the mother can each make a list of first names that they like. Then they confront their choices, discuss them to agree. They can use a dictionary of first names, very practical to find ideas. Some parents compose themselves first names by associating syllables of first names different. Example: Isalis, Melo, Homeric ...
Trick : If you want to give your child a first name out of the ordinary, provide (at the birth declaration) proof of its existence. Example: a couple who wanted to call their child Flannery had brought a book by the writer Flannery O'Connor. Otherwise, the prosecutor would not have allowed this "fantasy". Looking for an idea of first name ? |
* Florence Le Bras is the author of The Bible of first names and Logbook of first names published by Editions Marabout.
