How do people choose baby names?

There's so much to think about when choosing the right name for your baby;

• your own ideas;
• your partner's thoughts;
• family tradition;
• names you've already given to baby's brother or sister...

- the list goes on and on. It's easy to get into a muddle, and then the stress sets in.

Think about meanings!

This is another crucial part of your journey. Your final choice will almost certainly have its own associations. Better to know now... than later.

Making a choice is always very difficult especially when you have to choose a name for the newborn ----a name that is special and unique. To be unique can often be misconstrued for idiosyncratic behavior. This then makes us redouble our efforts to strike a balance between uniqueness and eccentricity. You do not want a common name, you want to make the child feel extra special but at the same time you do not want the child to encounter problems because of the name that you have conferred on him. That is why selecting a unique name is difficult.