Selasa, 08 September 2009

Picking Hindu Baby Name as a good reference for exotic names!


Getting tired with the ordinary name? Well, many parents nowadays are looking for some breakthrough names, searching out for exotic names for their babies as opposed to conventional Christian names like John, Michael, and Mary. Parents believe the uniqueness will make their children stand out in the crowd.

 A good reference come towards Hindu names which is originated from India. The diversity in language, culture, tradition and religion in India are contributing a wide variety of baby names that you will come across.

The believers extract the essence of morality and the wishing value to be absorbed in the baby names. You can break them into details as below:

1.    The given baby names should reflect the essence of morality. Parents are ensuring that the name should have contribution for the immortality life of the baby in the future. So that, the name usually become the reminiscent of divine qualities such as holy people, sages, saints, God and Goddesses names. 

2.    In majority, hinduism considers the basic value of the success to be relied on wealth, power and leadership roles. Those basic value would be poured in the baby name and become the essence of wishing value.

3.     Indians believe in birth name has the different from the given or first name. The given or first name is the official names thats you can use to call someone. It is a mandatory to use the given or first name in the legal and official document. On the other hand, the indians also determine an auspicious number using the horoscope. The number guides them to find the best birth name.

4.    The caste system is very popular through Hinduism community and taking the effects on giving baby’s name procedures. The caste system differentiate the hereditary classes in Hindu society, level of social stratification, and prestige.

There are 4 castes in hinduism tradition: Brahmins, warrior, shoopkeeper/merchants, and slaves. Each of them has their own stratification level and special characters  to be indicated in the baby name.

The "Brahmins" are composed of the top of the social ladder. Next there is warriors class. The shopkeepers, merchants and farmers will be comprised into the third caste, and slaves become the fourth caste.

In those days, children had names that belonged only to the caste into which they were born. This practice is still in use by many in India.

The upper caste Indian baby will take the village names, occupations, honorifics, title, and clan for the last name.
   
5.    Another source tells that “the Kar” on the name is telling us the origin of the baby name. For instance: Bombaykar (town of Bombay) is telling the town of origin place of the baby
On the other hand, word “The Wala” in the Indian tradition is telling the type of profession or merchant. For example, Bookwala sells the book.

Hindu Baby Names are associated with a heavy sense of love, moral, wishes and respect in the community. The Names have been inspiring and blessing the newborn with the elegance and moral values for centuries.
So if you are new parent searching for an exotic name for your baby, why you give your newborn a Hindu Baby Name?

photo by: indangel

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