The name given at birth accompanies a person all his life. And as often happens, it has a very big influence whether the name is euphonious or not. It may happen that, having matured, the owner of an objectionable name decides to change it. Therefore, it is so important to try to choose a beautiful name for the newborn, which the child, and later the adult, will be proud of.
Chasing Fashion
The name received from parents is a kind of symbol that accompanies a person throughout his life. Young parents sometimes argue for a very long time about how to name a newborn. It happens that mom and dad do not want to agree with each other in any way. Studying the rating of names, they select the ones they like the most and offer them for discussion.
At all times there are popular and rare names. But if you choose a name depending on its rating, you should understand that fashion is changeable. The ranking of names will vary from year to year.
When choosing a trendy baby name, remember that things can change after a while. It will go from popular to rare.
And howwas before
When choosing a name, think first of all about the child who will live with him all his life. After all, it got ridiculous when, at the beginning of the 20th century, children were named after the leaders of the communist movement, or they were given names made up of their loud slogans.
So the name Dazdraperma appeared, which was made up of the words: long live the first of May. Agree, it’s not very sonorous and stupid for a baby to be called that.
Or here is Gertrude. It seems that this name is foreign, but no. It stands for "heroine of labour". Another, reminiscent of the American, the name Idlen, is composed of "Lenin's idea".
And how do you like it - Kukutsapol, which means: corn is the queen of the fields. Or Karmiya - Red Army.
The boys also did not stand aside. In the 40s of the 20th century, the rating of male names was headed by: Vector - Great Communism triumphs, and Leninid - Lenin's ideas.
Here are some more interesting names: Electrification, Bow, Tractor, Turbine, Railcar.
It can be seen that the people were trying with might and main to give their children sonorous and fashionable names, but the parents did not at all think that the slogans might soon change. And they didn’t think about how the baby would then live with that name.
Custom names
Compiling a rating of popular names, you can contact the registry office. They can almost always provide information about unusual names. Although in Russia it is not as common as, for example, in America, children are given non-standard names, but there are still cases.
Usually call the baby outside the box andunusual in a family where the father or mother is of foreign origin. So, according to the registry offices of Moscow and the Moscow region, some children received such names as Count, Mercury, Matvey-Rainbow, Luke-Happiness, Russia, Delight, Joy, Delphine, Sofia-Sun.
Registration office workers are likely to register a child with an unusual name. But if it is too non-standard and wonderful, parents are dissuaded. Or they may even refuse to record a phrase unlike the name on the birth certificate, and give the child a common name.
Rare names
Recently it has become fashionable to choose the name of the baby according to the calendar. Parents try to find out on the day of which patron the child was born and give him this name.
Studying the ranking of female names over the past decade, one can see a trend towards the return of beautiful, but once forgotten names. So, now such names for girls as Vasilisa, Varvara and Ulyana are very popular.
From the historical past, Matvey, Bogdan, Timofey, Luka, Akim and Karl entered the rating of names for boys.
Complex names
After the Great October Revolution, when the baptism of a newborn was not considered mandatory, moreover, harmful, girls began to come up with complex names.
Why girls? This is explained by the fact that in the future a patronymic will be made on behalf of the boy. Therefore, male names were chosen simpler and more convenient. Such requirements were not put forward for girls, and parents showed wild imagination.
Ratingfemale names included complexly formed names consisting of several words. Often met Adelfina, Beatrice, Vladislav, Vlastilina and Bronislav.
Rating of popular names of our time
If a child will soon appear in the family, then parents are probably wondering what name to give him. If a girl is expected, moms and dads want a beautiful and sonorous name. Dad, of course, wants it to be combined with a middle name.
Girl name rating:
- Anastasia.
- Maria.
- Anna.
- Polina.
- Elena.
- Daria.
- Elizabeth.
- Alexandra.
- Xenia.
- Sofia.
Many people believe that the name can affect the fate, and bring or, conversely, take away good luck. Astrologers advise to pay attention to the stars and choose a name suitable for the zodiac sign.
Some hope that the name will give certain traits to the character of the baby. So, the ranking of names for successful business women is as follows:
- Daria.
- Zhanna.
- Albina.
- Inna.
- Galina.
- Barbara.
- Margarita.
- Yana.
- Ulyana.
- Alice.
Boy name ranking:
- Daniel.
- Artem.
- Max.
- Mikhail.
- Nikita.
- Alexander.
- Vlad.
- Timofey.
- Egor.
- Ilya.
Choosing a name for a boy, many now preferbeautiful old names. In addition, for a little man, the future patronymic, produced on his behalf, is also important.
Parents should responsibly approach the issue of choosing a name for a newborn, so that later the child does not experience discomfort and is not ashamed of him. Then, as an adult, he can be proud of his name and family.
If the family is a believer, feel free to use the names of the patrons. Trust horoscopes - pay attention to the stars.
Be sure to consider the consonance of the name and patronymic. It is desirable that there are not many consonants at the junction, or, conversely, vowels.
The main thing is that the name should be beautiful, harmonious and liked not only by parents, but also by others.
