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My husband is British but his parents are both from 2 different continents. Our surname is actually Bangladeshi but many people mistake it for Spanish from the sound and spelling of it.
We are now 11 wks pregnant and obviously thinking about names. My husband has a ?foreign? first and last name and although he says he hasn?t experienced any racism with it (in the workplace ? getting interviews etc) it does make me concerned when we are choosing a name for the baby as a ?typical English? name just wouldn?t fit with the surname.
This has been brought more to my attention as it was in the news this week about people with ?foreign? names not getting shortlisted for jobs and even having to change their names just to get a job.
Obviously in an ideal world racism wouldn?t exist ? but it does.
We have found a really nice girl?s name, Sophia that would go really nicely with the surname. But we?re generally struggling with boy?s names that we both like and that go with the surname.
So do we choose a name that we like and works well with the surname or do we choose something that is a bit more ?normal? to the average ear?
Or am I just over thinking it?
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Quinandthem · 11/12/2012 17:11
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