Names names...

[always-bawling.livejournal.com]

I don't like a lot of the names people people are naming their offspring as of late. To be more specific, basically anything that's on the top 20 list of names bugs me because it's...well...not original anymore.

Which sucks because I really used to love the name Madison. And Emma. But now they're totally overused and it sucks.

I'm worried that if I find a name I love, by the time my child is in school, EVERYONE will have that name. And then it will be like "Emma G., Emma W., Emma K., Emma L." and I don't want my kid to be "Emma W."

So I was looking towards Indian names because I just love the way they sound. Parminder (like the girl from ER and Bend it like Beckham) is so cute. I also like Alka, Kalindi, Trishna, Nidra, Sadhana, and Lavanya.

The questions are:

Are these TOO far out?
And are they inappropriate for someone of any race or color? Like, I might be put off if I saw a little Japanese girl named Shanequa. You know what I mean?

Comments

[dayblog.livejournal.com]

I completely understand your dilemma. I've had my list of baby names since I was about 10 and for some reason, now that I'm ready to get pregnant, they are ALL on the TOP 10 list! grrrrr. I mean, I've liked those names for YEARS!!!

Anyway, I really like Indian names. One of my favorites is Prajna which means wisdom or intelligence in Sanskrit.