When a baby is born, the first thing parents do is give the baby a name. Modern mums and dads understand that a name is a brand. The owner of a beautiful, memorable name is successful in advance. The name determines the character, the fate of a person. Therefore, choosing a name is a responsible, important moment for both parents and a child.
What names are chosen for children
Modern moms and dads follow fashion, calling babies with outdated names (traditions 50-70). For boys, the names Victor, Gleb, Matvey, Timofey, Artemy, Ignat are chosen. The old Russian name Nikita has long been popular. Girls are called Daria, Agniya, Aglai, Inessa, Nin, Tamara, Polina. Until recently, these names were rare. Calling their child a rare name, the parents thus prepared a unique fate for him.
However, trying to distinguish the child from the crowd with the help of a rare and beautiful name, the parents "overdid it." A child with an unusual name can now be found more often than with a simple name. Surprisingly, now such “simple” names as Tatiana, Natalia, Olga, Alexander, Sergey have become rare among the modern generation.
Some parents are guided by the calendar, believing that the Orthodox name can protect the baby from evil and unkind people. To do this, you need to buy an Orthodox calendar and see which saint's name day is celebrated on the child's birthday.
An important authority for many are books that reveal the secret of the name. They tell about the origin of the name for a boy or girl, about its meaning, about the ability to influence fate.
Often young parents are guided by the sound combination of the child's name and his patronymic. Easy articulation becomes important. For example, Emilia Aleksandrovna sounds softer than Ekaterina Aleksandrovna. It is generally accepted that "soft" female and male names (Alexey, Vasily, Savely, Irina, Natalia, Elena) will bring their owners peace, softness, and poise. The names that sound firm will make the character firm, stubborn, persistent: Andrey, Igor, Roman, Zlata, Snezhanna.
How not to name a child
Avoid repeating mom or dad names in the baby's name. It is believed that a person who bears the name of his father or mother takes on his karma. The same applies to the names of deceased uncles and aunts, grandfathers and grandmothers. Let the child be named by his own name, not someone else's. Even if you really love and respect this person.
Avoid pretentious names in honor of some events: Olympics, Spartakiad, Oktyabrina, etc.
