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Help[Opinions] Re: Maitri?
in reply to a message by Satu
I think you should wait till after the child is born and named, and starts crawling. Then, ask her if she'd mind if you used Maitri as a middle name. She'll probably be flattered. Don't mention it while she's pregnant though. She'll probably flip. Neat name. I like it lots.
It's my opinion that if someone doesn't feel bound to use names from only one heritage, and doesn't feel alienated enough to avoid names from another, all names are in play. We all name our kids the names that are in our comfort zone - I'm pretty sure we can't help it. I think any of the names listed would go with Maitri just fine, except I agree Tara sounds ill-matched even though technically it's not. Sila is a nice subtle "match" as a virtue name, but whatever. I'd be inclined to use something that is most easily pronounced by the family's immediate society, and if they are mostly native English speakers, that puts Lalita and Kamini at the top.
It's my opinion that if someone doesn't feel bound to use names from only one heritage, and doesn't feel alienated enough to avoid names from another, all names are in play. We all name our kids the names that are in our comfort zone - I'm pretty sure we can't help it. I think any of the names listed would go with Maitri just fine, except I agree Tara sounds ill-matched even though technically it's not. Sila is a nice subtle "match" as a virtue name, but whatever. I'd be inclined to use something that is most easily pronounced by the family's immediate society, and if they are mostly native English speakers, that puts Lalita and Kamini at the top.
This message was edited 7/22/2010, 5:41 PM
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