Saturday 27 October 2012

Sanskrit Baby Names have Ethnic Connection


Why do most baby names have to be Sanskrit based? Why not base them on other ethnic Indian languages? You can call your daughter Alli (Tamil for Waterlily). This last one is something of a very niche trend, unfortunately. Sadly, we Indians would nearly always prefer to use a French or a German baby name rather than a Tamil baby name for a baby, and this is true for many Tamil speakers too. (Replace Tamil with any other Indian language and it would still be true).

None of these examples are fictional, a quick search on the net (Google/Linkedin/Facebook etc.) is all you need to convince yourself that there are real Indians with these names.Which brings us to the question you are, no doubt, asking yourself – what did I name our baby?

The truth about Sanskrit baby names 

Taking about few Sanskrit names for boys, Atharva represents one of the four Vedas, Abheek is fearless, and Aditya is the beginning. As every name has a meaning, parents try to go for one that can create positive force in their child’s life. Rachit is created, Rajat is sovereign, Akshay is undefeatable, Aadesh is command, and Ajamil is king.