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Hey everyone.

I have just made a post about my friend who is adopting a baby.

It made me wonder; what are your thoughts on keeping the original name of an adopted child?

Would you use it as a first name? A middle name? Completely scratch it all together. Would you want the name to at least reflect some of the child's heritage? Would you be more concerned about them fitting into a western society?

For me, I suppose it would depend on the situation. If I was adopting an older child, I would keep the name they had been given. A name is a part of a person's identity and I wouldn't want to take that away. A younger child, who is still forming the concept of who they are, I would probably use it as their as a middle name.
(I respect everyone's right to their own thoughts and decisions, this is just mine)

Let me know what you think?

Comments

[queenof1000days.livejournal.com]

Personally having been adopted myself at the age of six weeks, my adoptive parents (for lack of a better term) changed my name from Robin to Becky. Which I'm happy they did because Robin is so nms. But if they were an older child, I think I would keep their name, depending on the circumstances (if the kid liked their name, creative spellings, etc.) But if they were younger and I didn't like the name for whatever reason, I would definitely change it.