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DP wants an Indian name... but I don't like any of the boy suggestions! Help please.

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lovelilies · 11/09/2013 14:34

DP is of Indian descent, born and bred in London and goes by an English nickname.
We don't know the gender of the baby but he thinks it's going to be a boy Hmm anyway there are plenty of nice sounding/meaning girl's names but I don't like ANY of the boy names he's suggested... I.e. Raj, Lakshmann...
This is second baby (first dd with Caucasian partner and has an 'english' name).
also want a name where people don't say "sorry, what?!" when we say his/her name...
Please help!! Confused

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swampster · 13/09/2013 19:07

Milan.

Alisvolatpropiis · 13/09/2013 19:02

As well as the two you've already said are front runners I must second the poster who suggested Rohan.

I think all three are lovely.

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lovelilies · 13/09/2013 18:55

Hari and Kiran in the lead so far Grin

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Thrustbadger · 13/09/2013 18:29

I love Hari. Hari Kumar.....takes me back a bit!

MorphandChas · 13/09/2013 18:19

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MERLYPUSS · 12/09/2013 11:43

Arjuna - nn AJ

motherinferior · 11/09/2013 18:35

Oh, go for Venkatesh Subramaniam. Don't pander to them.

MrsFrederickWentworth · 11/09/2013 18:34

Mukesh
Pramjeet
Agree Rohan lovely.

Assume Hindu not Muslim? Lots of lovely Muslim names too, including Adam.

monniemae · 11/09/2013 18:30

Rohan? Sonny/Suni? And my sister is a Kiren (though has given up correcting pronunciation from Kieran..)

blondieblondieblondie · 11/09/2013 18:18

^^Kamron

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lovelilies · 11/09/2013 17:58

mrsOak there are indeed many Jade Goody types round these parts, very 'white majority'... every single child at dd's last school was white British Shock

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AuntyPippaAndUncleHarry · 11/09/2013 15:17

Kamran/Kamron

Essexgirlupnorth · 11/09/2013 15:15

I have a friend who is Indian and her hubby is white thy have two boys Dilan and Jay
She wanted Kiran but her nephew is called that.

pensandpaperclips · 11/09/2013 15:12

Dillan/Dilan/Dillon?

Mutley77 · 11/09/2013 15:11

Jai?

MrsOakenshield · 11/09/2013 15:07

Given that people from the Indian subcontinent have been making their lives in this country for 50-odd years now I can't imagine where you'd live where the reaction to an Indian name would be ' "sorry, what?!" when we say his/her name...'. Unless your neighbours are channelling Jade Goody and struggle with as simple a name as Shilpa.

Kiran is a lovely name, I know a boy (not of Indian descent) with it, pronounced the same as Keiran.

Xiaoxiong · 11/09/2013 15:06

We have friends with similar heritage and their sons are Devin and Rohan, which are lovely and I believe are both Hindi/Sanskrit origin names.

CakesAreNotTheAnswer · 11/09/2013 15:03

Asha or is it Asher? Always thought Ash was such a cool nn

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lovelilies · 11/09/2013 14:59

I know a girl called Taryn Sad like it otherwise... she's horrid though!

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ThisTimeItsPersonal · 11/09/2013 14:58

Saleem, Manir, Shashish, Ali, Usman (love this name!!), Siraj, Krish, Bilal... Sorry just naming any I can think of

TheHouseofMirth · 11/09/2013 14:53

We have a Tarran, chosen because it is a Welsh name, but it also turns out it is Indian too!

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lovelilies · 11/09/2013 14:51

Suggested Kiran to DP and he approves... says it's a good Indian name Grin keep them coming though, the more the merrier!

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Flossiechops · 11/09/2013 14:48

What about Dillon (or Dylan)?

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lovelilies · 11/09/2013 14:47

Kiran means sun/moonbeam Grin

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JSIN · 11/09/2013 14:46

I like Nikhil :-)