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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

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

For older children, definitely keep their names. But a baby? I'd give them a completely new name. I'd have to really love their name to keep it anywhere in their name. That's part of having a baby, regardless of HOW you have it, naming it, so I'd want to give it my own name that I would have picked out had I had them naturally.