tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post553417535161676099..comments2023-07-15T18:01:41.834+08:00Comments on This is what Sed said: Diary of an Incubator: What's in a Name?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193896306650823769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-47565055476121495302012-11-30T15:10:53.792+08:002012-11-30T15:10:53.792+08:00All our kids have both a Mongolian name and an Eng...All our kids have both a Mongolian name and an English name. We try to pick ones that sound OK together and/or have meanings that sort of go together. Mongolian names are VERY literal. Not "John means 'beloved of God.'" Rather, Mongolians straight name their kid "gift" or "bold." Not figuratively...they straight call the child Gift or Bold. So, it can be challenging.<br /><br />btw, I got my name from my mother's initials. My dad, the hopeless romantic made it up. :-)Gombojav Tribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396911376797476193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-41980151179707404522012-11-28T03:52:35.034+08:002012-11-28T03:52:35.034+08:00Gertrude :-)))
The Aunt I like most is named Gerda...Gertrude :-)))<br />The Aunt I like most is named Gerda, btw.<br /><br />Names really can do a lot of bad to a child.<br />Many east Germans gave their kids typical American names.<br />So when you talk to a Ronny, Mandy, Cindy... you can be pretty sure they grew up "behind the wall".<br />My NieceĀ“s first name sounds like you talk of yourself, like the German word for "me", confusion is there from time to time.<br />But, as you, I keep my mouth shut.<br /><br />Well, looking forward to learn the name of your child :-)Iris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-26909713637887426382012-11-27T07:46:03.213+08:002012-11-27T07:46:03.213+08:00We just kept looking until we found names that we ...We just kept looking until we found names that we both liked. My husband is a teacher so he had a whole bank of names that he didn't like. Neither of us wanted "popular" names like Sarah or popular Biblical names like Joshua or Matthew or David.He's taught too many of those. He also had a problem with all the variations on "Ch" names for girls: Christine, Christy, Christa, etc.<br /><br />We ended up going for a name (for our first born) that was along the same criteria as my name, Wendy. Known but not all that common. We gave our first born his father's name as a middle name. No expectations that that will become a family tradition (it is not a family name). We declined to pass my husband's middle name on (it is a family name): Rupert!<br /><br />As it turns out, it was a Scottish name (for our son). For our second son and then third son we decided to go with the Scottish theme first names (and Biblical middle names, like Peter). It's worked pretty well, even though we're living overseas.<br /><br />Just a tiny bit sad that I never got to use our girl names (we had two sets prepared).Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-9442767816905311662012-11-26T17:26:32.831+08:002012-11-26T17:26:32.831+08:00Well, I've never had kids, but I know I always...Well, I've never had kids, but I know I always struggle naming animals, so can just imagine it would be so much harder!Janine Ripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892641932257542854noreply@blogger.com