Thursday 19 February 2015

Naming of children as per Indian Tradition

Forbidden or prohibited names

The following female names should be avoided.

Names after a constellation such as Rohini, Revati etc. should be avoided.

Names of trees and plants such as Champa, Tulasi etc.
Names of rivers such as Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati etc.

Names formed on the basis of lowering merit like Chandali
Names of mountains like Vindhyachal, Himalaya,

Names of birds like Kokila, Hansa etc
Names of snakes such as Sarpini, Nagin, etc

Names suggestive of menial servants or other orderlies like Dasi, kinkakari etc.
Names that create an awe or fear like Bheema, Bhayankari, Chandika etc

The above types of names are prohibited names for female children.


If the child is female, the name should be of one or three or five letters like Shree, Hrihi, Yashoda, Sukhada, Saubhagyaprada etc


 the names of boys should have an even number of syllables. A two-syllable name will bring material prosperity and fame and a four syllable name will bring religious fame.

The names of girls should have an odd number of syllables and end in "I" or "aa". They should be easy to pronounce, pleasing to the ear and auspicious. They should not suggest awkward suggestions. By traditions, names are chosen after the Nakshatras of birth (letters are allocated to the signs of the zodiac). Some people name their children after the ancestors

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