Unique Baby Names

Baby Names Numerology

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:17:11 PDT

The baby names numerology reduces the full birth name into a single digit. It is more commonly known as destiny number. Knowing the destiny number, anyone can tell the true deep meaning of the name and destiny waiting for the beholder. This method is also known as Astrology Numerology.

Based from the chart, each letter of the baby names represents a number. The number of each letter is summed up. Then, each digit of the total number is added until we get a single digit. Hence, there are nine destiny numbers.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R
S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z

For example, Animesh and Ronak are Indian baby names which mean brightens the surrounding. The total number for Animesh is 33 (1 + 5 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 8), while the total number for Ronak is 23 (9 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 2). The destiny number for Animesh is 6, while the destiny number for Ronak is 5.

The destiny number 1 strives for becoming an excellent leader and acquiring a great independence. The baby names with this destiny number gain leading, managing, problem-solving, and initiating skills. Instinctively, they will develop innovations, achieve rewards, accomplish goals, show courage, run businesses, and lead organizations.

The destiny number 2 gains high understanding of people and spirituality. The unique baby names with this destiny number gain mediator, peacemaker, coordinator, communicator, and diplomatic skills. They have natural ability to inspire, motivate, teach, or advice. The emotional sensitivity helps to easily deal with people.

The destiny number 3 is naturally creative and inspirational. With ease, they spread positive thinking, help others, raise spirits, entertain everybody, and brighten surroundings. Because they are lovable, friendly, and social people, they can easily make friends anywhere. The friendly nature is perfect for presentation, sales, and speech.

The destiny number 4 gets a great sense of order, service, and management skills. They are very patient and detail-orient people. It is perfect for architecting, engineering, crafting, planning, organizing, and regulating tasks. The cool baby names with this destiny number are known as the master builder. They like to build things.

The destiny number 5 gets multiple talents and skills. Thus, they are very versatile people. They will try to learn as much as possible. In return, they will be able to do many different things. And, they like to welcome change. Any form of change makes them happy. Their career fits for work environment with advertising, marketing, communicating, selling, and entertaining.

The destiny number 6 revolves around helping others and artistic talents. They will develop love to help the needy, old, sick, and handicap. And, they are always preoccupied to improve the home and community. The attributes of this destiny number fits perfectly for healthcare, social work, education, arts, interior design, construction, and research career.

The destiny number 7 develops investigative, logical, and analytical skills. Hence, they like solitude. Thereby, they can analyze, and observe. Often, they search for wisdom, knowledge, truth, and answer. By nature, they are perfectionist, and rational. They are perfect for career in science, research, and technology.

The destiny number 8 tells about ambition and goals. They like to acquire wealth, achieve financial security, and climb social status. By nature, they are very determine, and reliable. They will excel in administrative roles, powerful positions, and management roles. The attributes of destiny number allows them to accumulate wealth.

The destiny number 9 is compassionate, artistic, creative, and imaginative in nature. There is insatiable desire to attend to the needs and feelings of others. They will excel in advisory, legal, healthcare, artistic, religious, and diplomatic careers. They always maintain a high level of positive thought, compassion, and sympathy in people.

Baby Names And Destiny

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:23:32 PDT

The beliefs that baby names shapes the destiny has been around for thousands of years. In many culture, the baby names has the power and influence the destiny of the baby. Discovering the true meaning of the baby names, you can discover potential of the baby names.

Destiny is a baby name in itself. The baby name is an old French or English baby name which means fate or fortune. The most common variations are Destanee, Destina, Destinia, Destine, Destinee, Destiney, Destini, and Destinie.

Destiny is more popular for female baby names. However, there are male baby names which sound similar. For example, Destin, Dustin, Dustyn, and Dustan sound similar.

In African countries, the baby is given two names. The first baby name is for public use, while the second baby name is kept secret. It is to ward off the evil. Since the evil spirits are unable to find the secret name, the evil spirits are unable to harm the baby.

For Romans, Names are destiny. In fact, there have a popular saying. It is Nomen est omen which literally means Names are destiny. During ancient Roman times, the soldiers with victorious baby names were chosen to be the leaders.

In ancient times, Europeans use the Runic Systems to understand the personality and attributes of the baby names. Runic Systems consist of Runic Alphabet or Symbol. Each symbol has a hidden meaning. First, the baby name is converted into a set of Runic symbols which tells deep understanding of the personality and attributes of the baby names.

In scientific research, the baby with terrible baby name experience low self confidence, lower school grades, and emotional problems in life. Scientifically, Robert, John, and Steve are more successful in life. However, there were unusual and unique baby names which gained great success. Nowadays, the celebrities pick unusual and unique baby names. Their babies may be as successful like them.

The destiny number can be extracted from the full birth name thru numerology. Basing from the chart, you can get the numerical value for each letter. All the numerical values for each letter are added to form the total numerical values. For example, the total numerical value for Dennis is 29 (4 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 1). Next, you reduce the total numerical until you get a single digit. For example, the next total numerical value is 11 (2 + 9). As you can see, 11 is still a double digit. So, we repeat the step. And, we get 2 (1 + 1). Therefore, the destiny number is 2.

The baby with destiny number 2 needs a great understanding of the people and surroundings. The baby will grow up as a people person, great communicator, and peace maker. They know how to deal with other people. The sensitivity to others feeling is a great asset to be a great philosopher, visionary, advisor, counselor, teacher, and coordinator.

The holy bible speaks of the importance of spiritual meaning of baby names. Particularly, the chapter 22 and verse 1 of Proverbs states that spiritual is better than great wealth. In short, the baby names are chosen for spiritual meaning rather than literal meaning. For example, Ariel literally means lion of God. Spiritually, Ariel means powerful leader.

Using Kabbalah, the Jewish analyzes the baby name to discover the deep understanding of the personality and spirituality. Jewish religion is based on ancient mystical philosophy called Kabbalah. Knowing the importance of the baby name, you can discover the fate and fortune.

Musical Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:00:45 PDT

Music has become an important part in our daily life. Music will inspires and touches daily lives in any culture. Eventually, many parents will turn to music in finding the perfect unique baby names.

Musical baby names are more common on female baby names. The more common examples are Aria, Carol, Grace, Harmony, Jazz, Melody, Lyric, Rhapsody, Serenade, Sonata, Song, and Viola.

Aria is a solo opera performance. The single performer sings solo that is accompanied by an elaborate melody. The shorter version of Aria is Arietta which is also a pretty good musical baby name.

Carol is English and French baby name which is derive from Latin word Choraula or Greek word Choraules. In Latin, it means choral song, or accompanist. In Greek, it means chorus. Thus, the Choral and Chorale was derived. The common variants of Carol are Carola, Carolan, Carolina, Carolann, Carolanne, Caroline, Carole, Carolyn, Carolyne, and Carolynn.

Grace is a one of the virtuous baby names which made it thru the baby names. Grace is also derived from a Latin word Gratia. It means effortless beauty. We often attach Grace after an excellent performance from singers, bands, orchestras, choirs, or groups. The common variants of Grace are Gracelyn, Graciela, Gracious, Grata, Gracielle, Gracina, and Gracie.

Harmony means the notes, instruments, and lyrics that work in perfect coordination and timing. Originally, Harmony came from Latin. The common variants of Harmony are Harmonia, Harmonica, Harmonee, Harmonie, Harmoney, Harmoni, and Harmonita. In Greek Mythology, Harmonia is also a Greek goddess of order and daughter of Aphrodite.

The song consists of lyric, and melody. Eventually, Lyric and Melody has become a baby name. Lyrics are the actual words spoken on a song, while Melody is the sweet succession of sounds from a song.

The musical instruments play a big role on baby names. Like Viola, the baby name may have come from violin. Chime is another baby name meaning the edge of a drum. And, Rebec is a three string instrument that the body is pear-shaped and neck is slender.

The different rhythmic music pattern and sound also became baby names like Cadence (rhythmic flow of sounds in language), Carillon (sound of tuned bells), Euphony (sweet acoustic sound of words), Jazz (ragtime and blues music), Rhapsody (musical recitation of poems), Sonata (three to four movements in contrasting forms), Tala (traditional South Asian rhythmic pattern), and Madrigal (complex polyphonic sound of a voice in secular text).

The terms and notes on music inspire for cool and unique baby names. For example, Fermata is a musical baby name which means prolonged musical note.

How To Convert From Male Baby Names To Female Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:52:08 PDT

The predominant languages in the world are English, Chinese, Egyptian, Spanish, French, and Arabic. Those languages are widely spoken in many countries. We are going to teach how to convert male baby names to female baby names of the predominant languages in the world.

You will be able to convert most of the baby names, since English, Chinese, Egyptian, Spanish, French, and Arabic are widely spoken in many countries. It is helps to know the gender of the baby names. It is relief to know for beholder of the name that their name matches their own gender.

Egyptians add ET or IT at the end of the male baby names to convert to female baby names. For example, Nefer is a male baby name which means beauty. The female forms of Nefer are Neferet who is a popular Queen of Egypt. Another example, Pasherit is a female form of Pasher. Although most Egyptian baby names can be use for female or male, many baby names are convertible to female baby names.

As for Spanish baby names, the sound of letter A or letter A at the end of the baby names convert male baby names to female baby names. For example, Adriana, Carlita, Delfina, Elvira, Francisca, and Graciana are female forms of Adrian, Carlito, Delfin, Elviro, Francisco, and Graciano respectively.

The French adds letter E at the end of the male baby names to convert to female baby names. For example, Jeane, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeanne, and Jenette are female baby names of Jean. It is derive from John which means Jehovah is gracious.

The Arabic speaking people adds the letter A or H to convert the male baby names to female baby names. For example, Abdullah, Bashira, Fatinah, Halimah, Jameelah, Myrna, Rahimateh, and Sharika are female form of Abdul, Bashir, Fatin, Halim, Jameel, Myrn, Rahim, and Sharik respectively.

The meaning of most Chinese baby names is general. It applies to female or male. So, most Chinese baby names can be used as female or male baby names.

English baby names have many origins. The names are culturally enriched. First, we must determine the origin. Then, we used the simple rules above.

How To Tell If The Baby Names Are Female

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:30:19 PDT

Parents prepare a male and female unique baby names. Some baby names only apply to female baby. Although the medical advancement have improved to tell the gender, the gender is sometimes hard to tell. And sometimes, parents like to wait to keep the excitement.

At the first few weeks, it is too early to tell the gender of the baby. Doctors use ultrasound to determine the gender of the baby during the prenatal care. Now, a blood test may be able to tell the gender of the baby. However, many Doctors are questioning the ethics of the blood test at this time.

The ET and IT at the end of the Egyptian baby names signify a female baby names. For example, Neferet who was an Egyptian Queen is an Egyptian female baby name. Pasherit is another example. By the way, most Egyptian baby name can be applied to male or female.

The Spanish baby names that end with the letter A signify a female baby name. For example, Adriana, Beatrisa, Carlita, Delfina, Elvira, Francisca, Graciana, Isabella, and Julieta are female baby names. Spanish are spoken in many countries. So, many countries follow the same principle.

The French baby names that end with letter E signify a female baby name. For example, Jeane, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeanne, and Jenette are female baby names of Jean. Jean is French baby name of John. Many countries follow the same principle, because French are spoken in many countries too.

The Arabic baby names that end with letter A or H signify a female baby name. For example, Abdullah, Bashira, Fatinah, Halimah, Jameelah, Laila, Myrna, Rahimateh, and Sharika are female baby names.

Chinese baby names can be applied to male or female baby, because the meanings of the baby name are general and vague.

Some origins of baby name are culturally enriched. In that case, the gender of the baby name is hard to tell. Unless you are really familiar with the language, the gender of the baby name is hard to tell.

Baby Name Analysis

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:21:21 PDT

The baby name analysis examines the meanings, origins, traits, characteristics, and gender. The name positively or negatively affects the lifestyle, health, career, personality, attitude, emotion, behavior, and mind. It is crucial for parents to choose the best unique baby names.

The baby names seem subconsciously affect the mind and brain. The brain controls how the body moves, reacts, thinks, and interacts. The body and brain inherits the qualities of the baby names like lovely, lively, happy, friendly, strong, and sweet.

For example, Armstrong, Alona, and Bryant are baby names meaning strong. Armstrong and Bryant are English baby names, while Alona is Hebrew baby names. Alona means strong as an oak tree.

The baby names are broken down into several syllables. It is a sequence of speech sounds. Michael is a two syllable baby name. That is a combination of Mi and Chael. Michael came from Hebrew. The name means gift from God. A name that is too long will be too long for forms, documents, and letters.

In some cultures, the numerology determines the level of luck on a baby name. Particularly, the Chinese uses the I Ching numerology to calculate the lucky and unlucky numbers for names. The number 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17 are example of lucky numbers on I Ching. The number represents the number of letters on the baby name. Christophe is a 10 letter name which is unlucky name.

The number of strokes is important for Chinese baby names. Feng Shui Master can tell the best number of strokes. Feng Shui Masters develop to relate the luck from the number of strokes. Using the year of birth, the astrologers also developed mathematical calculations to differentiate the good baby name from the bad baby name.

From the baby name, the baby name expert can track the origin of the baby name. The origin shed the light for the hidden meaning and history. The baby name can be English, Egyptian, Arabic, Scottish, American, and more.

In some origin, the baby name is distinguishably female or male. For example, the ET or IT at the end denotes a female baby names for Egyptians. Neferet who is an Egyptian queen is a female Egyptian baby name. On the contrary, most Chinese baby names can be female or male baby name. That is because the meaning of the names is general.

The popularity and rate of the baby name are available in documents, literature, surveys, census, and government agency. The census tells the frequency of the baby name usage in different years and time, while the surveys tell the trustworthiness, quality, reliability, and integrity of the baby name.

Emperor Names For Baby

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:39:12 PDT

The popularity of the Emperor makes the Emperor name a favorite for baby boy name. Parents admire the personality, achievements, and leadership of the Emperor. He is a male ruler who rules a powerful empire. Here are nine popular Emperor Names which are often used as unique baby names.

Adrian

He is a Roman Emperor. His name was a variant of Hadrian. The name is an English baby name which was derived from the real name of Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus. Adrian is one of the popular English, German, Russian, Polish, and Romanian baby names. Actually, Adrian has a Latin origin which is from Latin word Hadria. It is another spelling Adria City in Veneto region of Northern Italy.

Charles

He is the first holy Roman Emperor. He is often refers to Charles the Great. The real name is Charlemagne. It literally means Charles the Great in Latin. Charlemagne is from Latin word Carolus Magnus which means Charles the Great.

Claude

The baby name was derived from Claudius. He is the fourth Roman Emperor who succeeded Caligula. His disability saves himself from purges of Tiberius and Caligula. After Caligula was assassinated, he became the only male survivor with royal blood. He is the next in line. And, he became the Roman Emperor. Claude is an English baby name which means lame.

Constantine

He is the first Christian Roman Emperor. He is more commonly known as Constantine I or Constantine the Great. Constantine is from the Latin word Constans. It means constant or steadfast.

Czar

Czar is sometimes spelled as Tsar, Zar, and Ceazar. Czar and Zar are the English variations which refer to the monarchs. In European, Czar is equivalent to Emperor. In Russia, Serbia, and Bulgaria, Czar is equivalent to supreme ruler or king. Typically, Czar, Ceazar, Tsar, and Zar are Slavic baby names which mean supreme ruler, king, or emperor.

Hadrian

The name is one of the variations of Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus. He is another Roman Emperor who is a gifted writer and architect.

Napolean

Napolean Bonaparte is a soldier who work his way to general. He became Emperor of France as well as King of Italy, Mediator of Swiss Confederation, and Protector of Rhine Confederation. Napolean is an Italian baby name which means from Naples, Italy. Napolean is also a Greek baby name which means lion of the valley.

Titus

The baby name is short for Titus Flavius Vespasiamus who is the Roman Emperor. He belongs to the Flavian Dynasty. He succeeded Vespasian who is his father. Titus is a Greek baby name which means of the giants.

Masculine Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:22:56 PDT

Masculine is a gender that refers to male, boy, or man. Masculine names are usually given to newly born baby boy. The masculine names describe the qualities and behaviors of men. The names on documents allow us to understand the unique baby names on medieval times.

The words on languages carry a gender. For example, the tree in Spanish is arbol. It carries a masculine gender. All the adjectives and verbs that refer to arbol must be masculine as well. The baby names are totally the opposite. Male baby names only refer to baby boys, while female baby names only refer to baby girls. For example, Aaron is definitely a masculine baby name. And, Abigail is definitely a feminine baby name. However, some baby names are unisex. It works for female and male.

In the year of 1228, the alliance agreement was signed at Pisa, Italy. The Siena, Pistoria, and Poggibonsi formed an alliance. Interestingly, the names are all masculine. Ending of inus, ctus, uccius, and ellus, the most names were in Latin. The top masculine names are Bounacorsus, Guido, Ugolinus, Gherardus, Iacobus, Iohannes, Ranerius, Arrigus, and Ildibrandus.

There are only two lists of fifteenth century masculine names that were recorded on Venice, Italy. The lists are the Captains of Trade Galleys and Galley Captains of Trade Barberia. The most of the names are from the highest noble family of Venice. The name of the captain includes the given name and family name. The top five names by popularity are Nicolo, Piero, Francesco, Alexandro, and Antonio. Obviously, the names are all Italian baby names.

In sixteenth century, the book came out in Spain. The book is entitled the Catalog of Passengers to the New World. The book records the names of people who traveled from Spain to see the outside world. The names consist of a given name, and one or two bynames. It tells where the origin of the baby name. Basically, the byname tells the name of parent, or location. By order of popularity, the top masculine names are Juan, Francisco, Pedro, Diego, Alonso, Hernando, Cristobal, Antonio, Andres, and Gonzalo.

Irish also recorded Irish baby names as far as 600 BC. From 1601-1616, the top masculine names are Artur, Conchobar, Fitheal, Niall, Padraigin, Roibeard, Seamus, Sean, Searlas, Tadhg, and Uaitear.

Powerful Names For Baby

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:03:15 PDT

Parents like to watch the baby to grow strong, healthy, and powerful. Hoping for the best, parents will name the baby with powerful names. There are several sources for the powerful names in the world.

Many baby names mean literally powerful such as Strong, Trumble, Aziz, Archard, and Ewald. Strong and Trumble are English baby names which mean powerful. Ewald is another English baby name meaning powerful law. And, Aziz is an Arabic baby name which means all powerful. On the other hand, Archard is a German baby name which means holy powerful.

The history of the world is rich in powerful names. The important personality and event sticks into our mind, and culture. For example, Alexander the Great, and Ivan the Terrible are two well known leaders of the past. Alexander the Great is more commonly known as Alexander III. He successfully commanded a military to victories. In fact, he won all the battle. Conquered most of the world, he is a prominent personality of ancient Greece. Alexander is a Greek baby name which means defender of men.

Ivan the Terrible is an English name for Ivan IV Vasilyevich which is a Russian name. He was the first ruler of Russia. With his power, he transforms Russia into multi-ethnic state. Actually, Ivan is a Hebrew baby name. The name means gift from God.

The name of powerful clans was used on baby names as well. For example, Terrence, and Macdonalds are powerful clans in ancient history. Terrence is a powerful Roman clan, while Macdonalds is a powerful Scottish clan. Of course, Julian is the name of Roman clan in which many powerful Roman emperors originate. Julian is a name from Hebrew. It means the child of Jove.

The names of mythology characters got to the baby names too. For example, the Zeus and Thor are famous in Greek and Norway Mythology. Zeus is the king of all Gods in Greek mythology. He rules the mountain of Mount Olympus. Thor is the God of thunder and war in Norway mythology.

Virtue Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:03 PDT

The virtue baby names have been around for hundreds of years. Puritans started the use of virtues to the baby names around 16th and 17th century. Puritans are individuals who seek the purity of worship and doctrine.

Justice, Reverend, Prudence, and Purity were popular on the 16th and 17th century, but the baby names lost the popularity thru the years. Parents still uses the Hope, Charity, Faith, and Grace. As we focus our consciousness back to moral values, integrity, and ethics, the virtue baby names are slowly regaining the popularity.

Parents choose one of the virtues to name the twins. Faith and Grace, and Joy and Mercy are popular twin baby names for females. Virtues relate to each other. The names are always a perfect for twins.

The virtue baby names are dominant in English and Indian baby names, but the virtue baby names also exists in German, French, Spanish, and Italian. There are also a number of Hebrew and Arabic baby names. The baby names that mean Hope, Faith, Grace, Mercy, Modest, and Patience are on the top of the list. Hope, Faith, Grace, Mercy, Modest, and Patience are English baby names, but there are variants in different languages.

Faith is an English baby name which means believe without any reason. In spite of the all odds, the events will happen the particular way.

Grace is originally from Latin. The baby name means effortless beauty, elegance, style, poise, or charm.

Hope is an English baby name which means positive results at the end. Hope makes us persevere to our goals. If anyone can try hard enough, anyone can achieve the goals in life, family, mind, body, and spirit.

Mercy is a popular virtue baby name in French and English. Mercy means compassion to another person, or people. A person can easily take advantage to someone. It takes great effort to forgive who take advantage of us.

Modest is a baby name which tells moderation in self to others. It is an action of self-restraint to want more. And, we take only what we need.

Patience means the ability to endure. There is a place and time for everything. And, there is a reason for everything.

Twin Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:32:49 PDT

Parents will put lengthy amount of time to name a baby. Sometimes, the parents will be blessed with twins. To name a baby is hard enough. By adding more babies to name, the parent faces a huge challenge. Here are few strategies to find the unique names for twins.

Each year, a government agency compiles all the names for the newborns. And, the public are free to see the statistics like the most popular twin baby names. Jacob and Joshua, Mathew and Michael, Daniel and David, Ethan and Evan, and Taylor and Tyler are the usual favorite male baby names.

Faith and Hope, Hailey and Hannah, Madison and Morgan, Ella and Emma, and Faith and Grace are the usual favorite female baby names. Actually, Faith, Hope, and Grace are virtue baby names.

For the males and females, the Taylor and Tyler, Madison and Morgan, Jordan and Justin, Emma and Ethan, and Dylan and Tyler are the usual favorite baby names. Some baby names may be applied to both genders. Parents may deliver a male and female. The baby names with counterpart of the opposite gender works very well too. For example, the Christian and Christina are baby names for male and female respectively.

The twin baby names may follow a certain theme like jewelry, and biblical baby names. The Main New Testament books of the Holy Bible are Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John. Parents can easily pair the names. The gold and silver can easily unite to form a fabulous jewelry. Kin and Gin are Japanese baby names meaning gold and silver respectively.

Anagrams is strategy to find baby name by mixing a baby name letters. With the letters, parents can form a new baby name. For example, Amy and May, Myra and Mary, Ashley and Elysha, and Alan and Lana are anagram baby names.

Parents pick up baby names from the baby names with the same meaning. The baby names may have many variants, but the baby names mean the same. The Tom, Tomas, Tommie, Tommy, and Tomlin are baby names meaning twin. Tom literally means twin.

Parents use baby names that start with the same letters. For example, Jacob and Joshua, Elizabeth and Emily, and Ella and Emma start with the same letter.

Cocktail Male Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:16:21 PDT

The cocktail is an art of mixing the liquor, and flavor to create delicious drinks. The cocktails have been around for more than a century. Parent who really likes a particular cocktail chooses the name of cocktail as baby names. Here are few favorite baby names which may have originate from cocktails.

Collins, Gibson, Jack, John, Johnnie, Killian, and Miller are male baby names which is also the name of a popular cocktails, or liquor. Collins is an English baby name which is short for victory of Nicholas people. Tom Collins is also a popular cocktail which is a combination of gin, sour flavors, and carbonated water. Brandy Collins (Brandy), Jack Collins (Applejack), John Collins (Rye), Michael Collins (Irish whiskey), Ron Collins (Rum), Jock Collins (Scotch Whiskey), Comrade Collins (Vodka), and Jose Collins (Tequila) are variations of Tom Collins. By replacing the gin, Tom Collins changes to a different name.

Gibson is another English baby name which means son of Gilbert. Gibson is also one of the many variations of Martini. Traditionally, Gibson is a Martini which is garnished by pickled onion. Probably, Dana Gibson invented the Gibson cocktail. Challenging the taste of the original Martini, Dana substituted the olive with onion.

Jackie, Jacky, and Jackson are Scottish baby names which are derive from Jack. Jack means the graciousness of God. Jack is also part of Jack Rose which is a classic cocktail. The cocktail combines Applejack, Grenadine, lemon, and lime juice into a tasty classic cocktail.

Johnnie is a modern variation of John which is an English baby name. Johnnie is taken from Johnnie Walker. It is the most widely distributed Scotch Whiskey in the world.

Killian is a Celtic baby name which means blind. However, Killian is also an Irish baby name which means strife or fierce. Irish developed a taste for the popular Irish beer called Killian.

Miller is one of the occupational baby names. It is an English baby name which means the grain grinder. Miller is also a popular beer called Miller. To work in a mill is one of the oldest occupations. In fact, the mill is an important development in the advancement of agriculture.

Cocktail Female Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:35:21 PDT

The cocktails are fancy drink in which the drink includes a mixture of several liquor and flavors. Gaining a fan based, the name of cocktails passes to our culture as baby names. Either the cocktails are naming the baby or the inventors are naming the cocktails.

After removing the prohibition on alcohol, the art of mixing drinks became popular. Back in the 1850s, the alcohol was bootlegged. By mixing liquor and flavors, the alcohol was masked to be bootlegged. Now, the cocktails are widely accepted and available.

Brandy, Margarita, Morgan, Sherry, and Saki are female baby names which are also popular liquor or cocktail drinks. Brandy is basically distilled wine which contains forty to sixty percent ethyl alcohol. Brandy is a popular English baby name which has several variations. Brandyce and Brandyn are some of the variations.

Margarita is a cocktail from Tequila, Triple Sec, lime, or lemon. The Tequila is liquor from Agave plant. Most of the times, the bartender serves the Margarita on a salted glass rim. Margarita is a Spanish baby name which means pearl. In Latin, Margarita means the flower daisy.

Morgan sounds like a male baby name. Actually, Morgan is more common to female baby names. Morgan is taken from Captain Morgan Rum. Morgan is a Celtic baby name which means lives, dweller, or fighter of the sea.

Sherry is wine from Jerez, Spain. In Spanish, the wine is called Vino de Jerez. Sherry has a distinct taste, because Sherry is mixed with Brandy after the fermentation. Sherry is an English baby name which means from the white meadow. Also, Sherry is a variant of French baby name called Cherie.

Saki is taken from Sake which is Japanese rice wine. However, the Sake is more of a beer with the fermentation process. Saki is a Japanese baby name which is derived from the Japanese rice wine. In English, it is pronounced as Saki.

Flower Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:59:52 PDT

Flowers beautify the garden, house, and room. The male gives flowers to female to gain affection from her. As we like to beautify our environment, we also like to beautify our baby. So, we sometimes name the baby with name of the flowers.

Flower means blooms or blossoms. The main function is to reproduce. The pollens in the flowers spread to produce more flowers. In trees, the fruit starts as flowers. After the flowers fertilize, the flowers turns into a fruit. In the fruit, you will see seeds for the next generation of trees.

Humans have used flowers for hundreds of years. The flowers have been in our culture like wedding ceremony, Christenings ceremony, home decoration, funeral flowers, and gift giving. The wedding flowers intensify the beauty of the wedding dresses with flowers in corsages, boutonnieres, hairclips, and bouquet.

The flower baby names are coming back in popularity. For example, Rose, Blossom, Dahlia, Rosemary, Daisy, Flora, Heather, Hyacinth, Iris, Ivy, Jasmine, Lily, Rhoda, and Violet have risen in popularity.

Rose is a German baby name which means fame. Although Rose is usually associated with Rosa, Rose is actually from German origin. Rosa is from a Latin word. The variants of Rose are Rosemary, Rosalind, Rosanne, and Rosario.

Blossom is an English baby name which means fresh. The baby name was popular in the 20th century.

Dahlia is the national flower of Mexico. Anders Dahl from Sweden brought the flower to Mexico. The flower has bold and vibrant colors.

Daisy is another English baby name which means eye of the day. The florist uses the daisies to brighten the wedding. The daisy has a yellow center with white petals all around.

Like the Lily, the flower gives classic beauty and romance to the baby names. Often, the florists like to use Calla Lilies and Casa Blanca Lilies in an enchanting wedding. Lily is an English baby name which is a symbol of innocence, purity, and beauty.

Rhoda is one of the biblical baby names. In the holy bible, Rhoda serves the Christ disciples. In Greek, Rhoda means rose.

Saint Names For Babies

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:04:45 PDT

Parents choose saint names for their babies. It is believe that the saint names control the destiny of the baby such as meaningful life, career, and relationships. By faith, the saint acts as a patron or guide throughout life of an individual.

The saint names are given to babies in baptism on Catholic Church. The baptism which is a religious ceremony purifies the babies and signifies Christian membership. Using the holy water, the religious minister purifies the baby.

In many countries, they celebrate the saint day as the birthday of the baby. Sometimes, the parents choose name the baby with the saint on the actual birthday. And, the family celebrates the saint day and birthday at the same time.

The act of using saint names started on earliest Christianity. The Canon Law in 855 states to stay away from names that is outside the scope of Christianity. The Canon Law is a legal system of the Roman Catholic Church which includes courts, judges, and lawyers.

The Christian baby name began in the pagan days of the Europe. The Pagans converted into Christianity thru baptism. Thereby, the Pagans drop the Pagan names for biblical baby names.

In 325 AD, the Roman Catholic Church prohibits the pagan names like Marcus and Diana. Marcus is a Spanish baby name which means warlike. On the other hand, Diana is a French baby name which means Greek Goddess of the moon.

In 1545 AD, the Roman Catholic Church ordered the use of saint names mandatory in Roman Catholic baptism.

In 1600 AD, the Protestants reject the Catholic saint names. The Protestants are another sect of Christianity with different beliefs from the Roman Catholic. Needing a baby name on Christian baptism, the Protestants use the names from the Old Testament of the Holy Bible such as Elijah and Joshua. Elijah and Joshua are baby names meaning Jehovah is God and God is salvation respectively.

To be saint is a tough act to follow. First, the candidate must perform at least two miracles. Second, the candidate must have good personality. Third, the candidate must have supernatural influence. However, the act of martyr also leads to sainthood.

Baby Names From Great Women Rulers Part III

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:16:46 PDT

Rulers are predominant men. We like to cheer for the underdogs. When a woman would rule the kingdom or civilization, we like to embrace the heroic feat. Their names become famous baby names. Here are some more great women rulers.

Victoria

Being the longest Queen in English history, the name became most popular English baby name. Victoria is an English baby name which means conqueror.

She was a symbol of the British colonial power, because she was the Queen in the era. As a matter of fact, her reign was called Victorian age. She was married to Prince Albert. After Prince Albert deceased, she went into great depression. Nobody saw her in two years.

Tzu-hsi

She was an Empress from 1835 to 1908. She rises in influence when his only son past away. All the decree must be approved by her. After his son deceased, she refused to give up her power. Using the state funds, she build palace and sold promotions. It is untimely expenditure as the Japanese beats them in 1890. Under her reigned, she dealt the rising western influence.

Liliuokalani

She took control on the Hawaiian throne. After taking control, she tried to amend the current constitution and fixed the economic depression. Since the constitution held the monarchy ineffective, she pushes to reform the constitution. Later, she was held liable for uprising. So, she was the last Queen of the Hawaiian Monarchy. With her unpopularity, Liliuokalani did not become a popular Hawaiian baby name.

Gold Meir

She was originally born on Ukraine, but she lived a little bit in United States. After she moved to Israel, she started to get involve in labor movement. Later, Israel became a state. Elected in parliament, she became the Minister of Labor and Minister of Foreign Affairs. The events lead to becoming the Prime Minister in 1969. Due to Yom Kippur War, she was forced to retire.

Indira Gandhi

Her father was Jawarhalal Nehru who is the first Prime Minister of India. Coming from a politician family, she was always passionate on politics. After she lead a campaign to separate from Great Britain, she was put into jailed. In 1966, she was elected as Prime Minister. In spite of her push to land reform and nationalization of banks, India suffered economic depression. Riots were rampant which lead to emergency rule. In the process, the left leaning politics was jailed and the press was censored. In 1977, she lost to election and faced corruption charges. In 1980, she was re-elected Prime Minister. However, Sikh assassins assassinated her in 1984. That is to revenge the actions on Sikh temple.

Indira is a Sanskrit baby name which means splendid. Indeera is the only variant to Indira. The baby name reaches the peak of popularity in 1990.

Margaret Thatcher

Being a lawyer, she entered into politics 1959. She handled various ministerial posts. In 1979, she finally won an election for Prime Minister. In her reign, she cuts the public spending, limits the money supply, and raises the interest rates. With her opinions on USSR invasion on Afghanistan, and Falkland Islands War over control, she was called the Iron Lady. In 1990, she retired as Prime Minister of England.

Margaret is a Greek baby name which means pearl. In Ireland, Margaret is a name of a saint. It is so popular that Margaret serves as name of nine Queens on England, Scotland, France, and Austria.

Baby Names From Great Women Rulers Part II

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Wed, 09 May 2007 23:18:32 PDT

The great women rulers have ruled ancient and modern civilizations for centuries. Rulers are pre-dominant men. When women rule a kingdom or civilization, the women serve as an inspiration to many. Therefore, the names of the women ruler become the favorite baby names on their time.

Mary

Her reign spans between 1542 and 1587. At the age of six days old, she became of the Queen of Scotland. She married King Francis II who past away the next year. So, she went back to Scotland. In Scotland, she faced several scandals and controversy which lead to revolts. The revolts forced her to flee to England. However, Queen Elizabeth saw her as a threat to her throne. After Queen Mary was implicated to another series of scandals, she was executed.

Mary is a baby name which comes from Hebrew. It is a baby name which means bitter. As the Christianity spreads in Scotland, Mary rises in popularity as Scottish baby name.

Elizabeth I

Her reign spans between 1533 and 1603. Beating the odds, she managed to become a Queen of England. She was responsible to strengthening of the currency, promoting the capitalism, turning the court into learning center, and defeating the Spanish invaders on 1588. Eventually, she turned England as a powerful force in Europe of commercial and intellect.

Elizabeth is a Hebrew baby name which means may God is bountiful. In the holy bible, Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptists. And, Elizabeth is one of the most frequently used English baby names.

Amina

As the Queen of Nigeria, she ruled from 1560 to 1610. Her greatest achievements are building of defensive mud walls, opening of trade routes to the south, and enriching Nigeria with gold and cola nuts.

Amina is an Arabic baby name which means trustworthy. In African-American, Amina means ready to battle. Jessamina and Jamina are a French and African-American baby names variation of Amina.

Mbande Nzinga

As the Queen of Angola, she ruled from 1582 to 1663. She ruled a guerilla army to resist the Portuguese and conquer the Kingdom of Matamba. With the Dutch alliance, she prevented the Portuguese advancement. Although she accepted a peace treaty with the Portuguese, she continued to reject the Portuguese advancement.

Catherine the Great

Originally, Catherine came from Germany to Russia. In 1729, she married the Duke Peter. The unpopularity of Duke Peter leads to his demise. With help of his unpopularity, she had overthrown him. Suppressing the Polish with her autocratic rules, the Polish with Crimea and parts of black sea separates from Russia.

Baby Names From Great Women Rulers Part I

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Sat, 05 May 2007 01:07:23 PDT

The great women rulers are often admired for their wits, courage, kindness, and influence. As a result, the parents often use their names as baby names. Here is a list of great women rulers.

Hatsheput

She ruled as Queen of Egypt on 15th century BC (before Christ). And, she was one of the earliest ruler baby names. Her legacy was remembered to promote the trade and arts, and build the Dei El-Basri Temple.

Neferriti

She was the beautiful Queen of Egypt on 14th century BC. In fact, her sculpture shows the lasting beautiful. At first, she worshipped and honored Aten religion. Later, she changed her religion to Amon who is God of the sun.

Sammuramat

She ruled as Queen of Assyrians on 9th century BC. She battled for control of Babylonia which expanded control to surrounding lands. Using the Euphrates River, she irrigated the Tigris. During her reign, she also restored the vibrant Babylon which is capital of Babylonia.

Cleopatra

She was highly educated in Philosophy and international relations. And, she ruled as Queen of Egypt on 69 to 30 BC. Losing slowly the grip of her crown and country, she teamed up with Julius Caesar. Finally, Mark Anthony of Rome financed the battle of Octavian for her. In spite of all the finance and protection, she still lost the battle. Even though she was unsuccessful as a Queen, Cleopatra remains one of the most popular ruler baby names.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

She was the Queen of France and England on 1122-1202. When she married King Louis VII of France, she became the Queen of France. Her marriage falls apart. Then, she married Henry II who became the King of England. She worked hard to maintain control of Southern France, and manage her children and grand children on her entire life.

Joan of Arc

In spite of being born by peasant family, she leads the French army over the English, and takes control of New Orleans. The Burgundians captured Joan in which England paid for her release. Later, she was tried for counts of fraud and witchcraft. However, Joan can only be guilty of wearing of male clothes which is a crime in the old days.

Isabella I of Castille

By the way, Isabella is a Spanish baby name which means God of plenty. After she married Ferdinand of Aragon on 1469, she ruled the whole Spain with her husband. She implemented the policy to deter the rebels against her, reduced the bureaucracy of the government, and promoted the scholarship program. Gained control of Andalusia, she expelled the 170,000 Jews in the area. And, the Granada which was the last remaining territory of the Moors was conquered together with Ferdinand. Unfortunately, Isabella and Ferdinand were expelled from Spain on the end.

Catherine De Medici

Catherine is an Anglo-Saxon baby name which means innocent. Catherine was originally from Florence, Italy and Medici family. She ruled as Queen of France after she married Henri Duke of Orleans. Then, Henri Duke became the King of France. She was instrumental to bring the Italian culture to France, and reconcile the Christians and Protestants. The peace between Christians and Protestants shattered after the massacre of 1,570 Protestants. The general public was outraged. At the same time, the general public blamed her.

Brave Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:29:23 PDT

The baby names which means brave have always been a popular of choice. In ancient times, ancient civilizations fight for control over piece of land. Historically, Empires take turn to control over piece of land.

Each language has words that mean brave. It serves as a unique baby names in a different country. For example, Richard which means brave ruler is a combination of Ric and Hard German words. Ric is a German word which means power, rule, and leader. Hard is another German word which means brave, hardy, and strong.

Another example, Bald means brave in old English. Archibald (genuine, bold, and brave), Balder (courageous army), Baldric (brave ruler), Baldwin (brave friend), and Ballard (brave and strong) are a few variations.

In the old days, the people have very little choice as an occupation. For example, the hunters, warriors, rulers, fighters, soldiers, and guards are some of the choices. The businesses and industries are still at the early stages.

The attributes of the hunters are good source of brave baby names. At the start of mankind, the humans can only be a hunter or farmer. The hunters will brave the predators like lions, tigers, crocodiles, wolves, and bears to hunt for food. For example of brave baby names, hunter means hunter in English, Atalanta means mighty huntress in Greek, and Grovesnor means great hunter in French.

The great predators in the animal kingdom are admired for its braveness. We used the attributes as baby name. For example, Barnard, Bernard, and Bernhard which are a German baby names means brave as bear.

The guard, fighter, warrior, and soldier will go harms way to protect the king, ruler, or emperor. So, the guard, fighter, warrior, and soldier attributes are highly regarded as brave baby names. For example, Dustin who is from old German and English means brave warrior. Another example, Kenward means brave royal guardian, and Kenway means brave royal fighter.

In many occasions, the counselor and ruler have to handle controversial decisions. So, the counselor and ruler are admired for bravery. And, they quickly became the source for baby names. For example of ruler baby names, Modred means brave counselor, and Conrad means brave ruler.

The weapons became a great source for baby names as well. For example, Kenelm means brave helmet, Garrard means spear hard, and Gerard means spear brave.

Arabic Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:15:10 PDT

The Arabic baby names are names from Arab speaking world also known as Muslim baby names. That is because Muslim is predominant in the Arab speaking world. Hence, some baby names are not really Arabic such as Iranian and Turkish baby names.

The Arabic baby names may be quite long. The Arabic baby names may consist of Ism (given name), Laqab (nick name), Nasab (parent name), and Nisba (family name). In same cases, the Kunya (which means first born son) precedes the baby names.

The Muslim religion have great influenced on the Arabic baby names. Many Arabic or Muslim baby names use the ninety eight attributes of Allah. In Arabic, Allah means God. Abd Al which means “servant of the” precedes many baby names. Similarly, Al or El means the article “the” in English. For example, Abd-Al-Sami means servant of all hearing, Abd-Al-Rashid means servant of the all guided, and Abd-Al-Jabbar means servant of the mighty. Now, Abdul is more common form of Abd Al.

The descendant names of Muhammad are also popular choice. For example, Umar, Ali, Bakr, and Fatima are descendants of Muhammad. Umar (strong supporter of Muhammad), Ali (cousin of Muhammad), Bakr (father in law of Muhammad), and Fatima (daughter of Muhammad) are baby names meaning life, lofty, young camel, and abstain respectively.

The names of prophet became popular as well. For example, Ibrahim which means father of many is counterpart of Abraham, and Mariam which means sea of bitterness is counterpart of Mary.

A great number of baby names start with Al (which means the), Ibn (which means song of), and Abu (which means father of). El means the same as Al. Al can also mean the tribe or clan of origin in some regions of Arab. For example, Al-Amir means the prince, Al-Asad means the lion, and Al-Fakhir means the proud. Another example, Abu Kadir means father of Kadir, Abu Idris means father of Idris, and Abu Ishaq means father of Ishaq.

By adding the letter A or H at the end, anybody can turn the male baby names into female baby names. For example, Khalida is a female baby name of Khalid, Hashima is a female baby name of Hashim, Abdullah is a female baby name of Abdul, and Iyyah is a female baby name of Iyya.

Many baby names also have modernized or shortened. For example, Avicenna (Ibn Sina), Achmed (Ahmed), Amurath (Al Murad), Saladin (Salah Al-din), Aladdin (Al-din), Nureddin (Nur Al-din), and Almanzor (Al Manzor).

Victorian Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:19:48 PDT

The Victorian baby names are names at Victorian England during the 18th century. Particularly, the baby names are from the 1840 to 1890. Actually, the time period was named after Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901). The baby names gain in popularity for its touch of adventure, romance, and classical.

Some English baby names are borrowed from literature on the Victorian era. For example, the Great White Whale, Adventure of Tom Sawyer, Books of Charles Dickens, and Sherlock Holmes. The names on ancient literature and mythology were also prevalent like Achilles, and Hector.

Names may sound fashionable and trendy on a particular era, but the names may sound the opposite today. For example, the Pink and Dink which are baby names meaning the color pink and high income couple respectively are the top 300 baby names on Victorian era (1881). Today, the Pink and Dink may sound a little awkward.

Many names originated from the Holy Bible. As a matter of fact, the biblical baby names are dominant on the Victorian era. For example, John, Thomas, James, Joseph, Samuel, Jacob, Mary, Margaret, Sara, and Ruth have biblical origin. Actually, many biblical names are still popular today.

Virtuous baby names are dominant on the Victorian era as well. For example, Chastity, Hope, Mercy, Prudence, and Charity are virtuous baby names on Victorian era. Mostly, the virtuous baby names are for female baby names.

In some names, the first and middle name fuses together to form a single first name. For example, Sarah Ann, Marie Louise, Marie Grace, Henry James, and Frank Williams were first name in which the first and middle name were fused together. This baby naming practice appeared in multiple times in census, marriage, and public records.

The society in Victorian England was divided into upper, middle, and lower class. The family who belong to the upper class used the baby names prevalent to the upper class. As time goes by, the middle and lower class improves to higher class. The baby names which were prevalent on the higher class trickled down to the lower class.

The royalty, religious, and political leaders also influenced the baby names. For example, George, William, Victoria, and Elizabeth are royalty baby names.

The Namesake Teaches The Importance Of Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:43:29 PDT

The Namesake which is base on Pulitzer Prize winning book by Jhumpa Lahiri is a movie about the Indian immigrants who came to America for a better life. Ashoke (husband) and Ashima (wife) bore a son in an American hospital. Since the hospital resists to discharging the baby without a baby name, the husband and wife was force to name the baby.

The husband and wife gave Gogol as the baby name. The name came from the favorite author of father named Nikolai Gogol. Unlike their Indian roots, Gogol is actually one of the popular Russian baby names.

In India, the families may give a birth name. After a few years, they may decide to change the birth name to an actual Indian baby name. And, the families would consult their friends and relatives for the best Indian baby names. At the end, they would know the genealogy, meaning, and origin of the baby name.

At elementary school, Gogol prefers his given baby name. At four years old, he was too young to know. Growing up in American, he was often teased about his name. He started to hate and wanted to change his name. After hearing about the biography of Nikolai Gogol, Gogol consulted his family to change his name. Then, he managed to chang his name to Nick.

Meanwhile, Nick slowly loses his Indian customs and traditions. He started to date an American girl who is played by Jacinda Barrett. He is also spending more time with the family of his girlfriend.

Later, Nick introduced his American girlfriend to his parents. They had wonderful dinner except for the dessert. Ashoke forgot about the dessert. Ashoke and Nick went out to get the dessert. It is the perfect time to reveal the secret. Ashoke revealed the story behind Gogol.

Working far away from home, Ashoke regularly visits his father by train. There was a regular passenger who always recommends the book of Nikolai Gogol. Ashoke began to read Nikolai Gogol which became his favorite author. Unfortunately, the train had an accident. Many perished from the accident.

Laying on the ground helpless face down, Ashoke holds the first few pages which show the title and author of the book. The first few pages sticks up and waves as the wind passes. The medical team who is searching for survivors notices the first few pages of the book. That first few page of the book saves the life of Ashoke. After the accident, the life of Ashoke was blessed and meaningful. Ashoke decided to name the baby as Gogol.

After a few years, Ashoke died. Nick started to think about his Indian roots which caused the break up with his American girlfriend. The events lead to meet a Bengali girl who was arranged to marry him. Nick started to like her. And, they got married in a traditional Indian marriage.

Finding the love affair of his wife, Nick confronted her. Later, Nick was single once again.

Here comes the time to sell the parents house. Ashima wants to be liberated. Like her name, Ashima is a baby name meaning limitless or boundary less. As they are moving and packing, Nick discovered the book of Nikolai Gogol which was given as gift by his father. On the first pages, there was a note to Nick which brings tears in his eyes. The book started to grow on him. He began to read the book.

We rate the Namesake as five out of five stars. When you can see the movie for rent or theater, you should do yourself a favor to watch. The movie will open your mind to the importance of baby names.

Sanskrit Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:23:28 PDT

The Sanskrit baby names are fast becoming the favorite choice for many parents. It is probably due to the distinct romantic meaning, unique sound, and magical connotation of the baby names. Also, the Hindu religion and Yoga are increasing in popularity.

Sanskrit is an Indo-European language which is the basis for many languages in India. The language is one of the 23 official languages of India. Sanskrit can be seen in ancient literature which includes poetry, drama, religious texts, science, and philosophy. The hymns and mantras wildly use Sanskrit as well.

The yoga masters see the importance to teach yoga poses with the respective Sanskrit names. Teaching the language, they stir the curiosity, inspiration, and interest in yoga. For thousands of years, the Sanskrit was an oral language. It is evident in the spiritual chants and mantras of yoga.

The Sanskrit or Indian baby names convey nature, feelings, and love. For example, Muskan means smile, Khoobsoorat means beautiful, and Khushoo means beautiful smell.

The Hindu baby names have the tendency to be Sanskrit. For example, Krishna (black or dark), Ajit (Invincible), Shiva (benign, kind, or auspicious), and Indra (possessing drops of rain) are Hindu male baby names. Laksmi (sign or mark), and Sita (furrow) are Hindu female baby names.

Krishna, Shiva, and Indra are the names of Hindu gods. Krishna is a Hindu god who is incarnated from god Vishnu. And, Shiva who is the husband of the mother goddess of Parvati is the Hindu god of destruction and restoration. Finally, Indra is a Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain.

Laksmi and Sita are the names of Hindu goddesses. Laksmi is a Hindu goddess of prosperity, good luck, and beauty, while Sita is the Hindu goddess of harvests.

The Sikh baby names have the tendency lean to be Sanskrit too. The name is divided into first and second part. The first part contains har, bal, and man, while the second part contains inder, deep, and pal. For example, Harinder (Hindu god Hari and Hindu god Indra), and Mandeep (lamp of the mind) are Sikh baby names.

Indian Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:28:56 PDT

Basically, the Indian baby names are based on religion and caste. There are wide variety of language and religion in India. As a matter of fact, most religion has a huge following in India like Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, and Hindus.

Many Indians believes in birth name. Now, the birth name is totally different from the given or first name. Using horoscope, they can determine an auspicious number. The number is use to help find the best birth name. The given or first name is the official names. It is the name that is use to call someone. In a legal and official document, it is mandatory to use the given or first name.

The caste system is made popular thru Hinduism. The caste system tells the hereditary classes in Hindu society, social stratification, and prestige. The Indians from upper caste uses the village names, occupations, honorifics, title, and clan as the last name. The sub caste last names are the descriptions or characteristics of the sub caste.

Parts of the last name are the caste or sub caste. For example, Iyer, Iyengar, Gounder, Nair, Naidu, Reddy, Gouda, and Shetty are several last names with caste or sub caste. The caste can tell the occupation. For example, the Gandhi is a caste which sells perfumes. Mohandas Gandhi is from the caste of Gandhi. The concept is similar to Gardiner (takes care of the garden), and Sawyer (saws wood) in English baby names.

The Sikhs has adapted the Singh. It means lion. Most of the time, the Singh is use as a suffix for male. For example, Veejay Singh (golf master) and Dr Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister) uses the Singh. The female counterpart of Singh is Kaur which means princess or lioness. However, Singh is not a caste name. In Sikhs, there is no caste.

On the hand, the Hindus have caste. The castes on the last name are often Jain, Thakurs, and Rajputs.

The Kar on the name tells the origin of the baby name. For example, Gavaskar (town of Gavas), Tendulkar (town of Tendol), and Pawaskar (town of Pawas) tells the town of origin.

The Wala on the Indian baby names tells the type of profession or merchant. For example, Screwala holds the screw, and Cyclewala sells the cycle.

The social ranks on the Indian baby names are common practice as well. For example, Talukdar means the landholder, Tehsildar means the revenue administrative officer, and Tarafdar means the land manager.

In the past, the locals of South India use only first name which is village name, family name, or both. Rarely, you will see middle name, family name, or initials. In fact, the Telugu locals use the hometown or profession as the first name. However, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala locals use the first name of the father as the second name. For example, Ajith Krisma means Ajith son of Krisma. Suppose Ajith produce a son, the Indian baby name is Minesh Ajith. It means Minesh song of Ajith. The wife usually gets the name of the husband. For example, Jilana Krisma is the original name which means Jilana daughter of Krisma. She married Rajesh. The name of wife becomes Jilana Rajesh which means Jilana wife of Rajesh.

The initials on the last name are use for the same baby name. So, someone can tell the difference from another name. For example, Ajith Rajesh looks like R. Ajith, and Ajith Santhum looks like S. Ajith. The initials always start before the first name. For many westerners, they easily makes mistake on expanding the name. For example, S. Ajith may expand as Santhum Ajith. That is wrong, because Santhum becomes the first name.

French Baby Names

noreply@blogger.com (Dennis Estrada) — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:02:51 PDT

To learn the French names, we need to understand the history and language of France. As you all know, France is one of the great ancient civilization. Now, France is united with one language.

French is another Romance Language which descended from Latin and Roman Empire. The language started from France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Today, the language is spoken in forty one countries as a mother tongue or alternative language. That makes French the second most spoken language in the world.

Even though the language descended from Latin, French and Latin are much different from today. That is due to the Germanic Roman Frankish invasion. The German language has more influence than Latin language now.

The hyphenated French name is common practice to name a baby. For example, Paul-Henri, Jean-Claude, and Adrianne-Yvonne are popular. The names are treated as one. When you call Jean-Claude, you need to mention Jean and Claude.

Naming with hyphenated, they can use boy name and girl name, or vice versa. For example, Jean-Andrienee is name of a baby boy in which Jean is a male baby name and Andrienee is female baby name.

To turn a male baby names to female baby names, they simply add the letter e at the end. For example, Adrianne is a female version of Adrian, and Marcelle is a female version of Marcel.

At the beginning, the French only have one given name. At the 11th century, they started adding surnames. By the way, the word surname is from the French word “surnom”. It means above or over name.

The surname can tell the name of father or mother. In the old days, they add the word “de” between the first name and last name. For example, Paul de Gaulle means Paul son of Gaulle. Today, it is understood with or without the word “de”. For example, Paul Gaulle means the same as Paul de Gaulle.

The surname can tell about the occupation. For example, Paul Soldat means Paul the soldier, and Paul Boulanger means Paul the baker.

The surname can describe the person as whole. For example, Henri Petit means Henri the small, Henri Beau means Henri the handsome, and Yvonne Fute means Yvonne the smart.

The surname can tell specific location, town, villages, or city. For example, Veronique Marseille means Veronique from the town of Marseille, Veronique Abbeville means Veronique from the town of Abbeville, and Paul Leglise means Paul beside the church. French adds eau, elet, elin, elle, and elot at the end of the name to denote “little son of”. For example, Henriette means little son of Henri, and Lancelot means little son of Lance. French also adds de, des, du, and le at the start of the name to denote “of”.

The name is an important identification in the old days. In the old days, you need to ask the king for permission to change the name.