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Half Indian/half English boys name

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Luckyelephant1 · 18/12/2020 18:04

Not sure what we having yet but trying to think of names already. We have quite a few potential girls names lined up that fit the bill of sounding both Indian and/or English but boys names are so much harder.

I quite like the nn Ash but can't think what I'd like the full name to be! I don't love Ashwin and that's about all I can think of.

Also not Raj or Hari. I love Rohan but that's already a name in my close family so can't use it.

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Coughsyrup · 31/12/2020 00:06

Nathan
Adam

EdgeOfACoin · 30/12/2020 11:43

Hamish?

Scottish and Indian.

mikulkin · 28/12/2020 02:18

Asheem

mikulkin · 28/12/2020 02:15

Dylan, Riaan, Kayaan

Idontgiveagriffindamn · 27/12/2020 12:34

I know a Zaydan with an Asian / English mix. Love the name

AliceinBunniland · 27/12/2020 12:32

Dillon
Arun
Jay
Steven
Paul

GiveUsACoffee · 27/12/2020 02:43

Ash--Aashish
Hari
Kavi
Jai

Rummikub · 27/12/2020 02:06

If they have their father’s English (?) surname then going more Indian might give more balance to reflect their dual heritage.

You don’t have to go full on Indian but there’s some good suggestions
I know a Riyadh which I love
Like Ashwin too
Sachin
Milan
Vivek
Kiran
Are great names

htbzllhcR · 27/12/2020 01:52

[quote Luckyelephant1]**@meera454* @Trailing1* all lovely names but still a bit too... indian (BTW I'm the Indian one out of me and my husband so I can say that 😂)

Kallum is interesting!

I really liked Kiran/Kieran but husband isn't overly keen on that.[/quote]
Thinking of names that could be shortened to the nickname Ash (which sounds British in short), what about:

Ashan (I actually know a half Bangladeshi, half British man with this name, although I think he said the origin of the name is African)

Ashin

Ashim / Asheem (as opposed to Asim which I think is Indian origin)

Ashir

Ashraf

Ashani

Or perhaps the following ending in "-Ash" could also be shortened to Ash as a nickname?
Romash

Kalash

Akash/Akaash

Joash

Vikash.

Good luck 😊

Snoozinandlosin · 26/12/2020 13:53

A slightly random suggestion but would you take inspiration from neighbouring countries with Sanskrit origins like Tibet?
Aden if your are keen to start with an A.
Or Tashi has the ash sound and could arguably be shortened to Ash

HeadlessGummyBears · 25/12/2020 07:25

Did a quick google and a few names popped out that can work as a first or middle name:

  • Ajay
  • Akash
  • Jai
  • Jayesh
  • Jovan
  • Kiaan
  • Milan
  • Neil/Neel
  • Prem
  • Sanjay
  • Sunny
  • Vittal
Highfalutinlootin · 21/12/2020 18:50

How about Avinash called Avi? I know several named Avi, Indian and not. Beautiful name, easy to pronounce.

EdwardCullensBiteOnTheSide · 21/12/2020 15:24

Ashwar
Amit

Parsley1234 · 21/12/2020 13:12

I have a dual heritage Indian/white son Sachin non Sacha but if I had my time again I wd choose Xavier non Xavi

LittleTiger007 · 21/12/2020 13:02

Asher
Arun

WorldAtlasOfTea · 21/12/2020 12:55

I asked a similar sort of question (I'm the English half though) and got some good suggestions. Might be worth skimming through.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/a2962103-Nikhil-or-Kiran

Trailing1 · 19/12/2020 19:56

Ricky?

nuggles · 19/12/2020 19:48

Hi @Luckyelephant1 gosh it's so hard to come up with Indian/English names right?

We ended up with names that I consider cross both quite well. Although now every single kid seems to have the same name as my son ha.

If it helps, we started off with a list of about 20 names either my DH or I liked, left it for a month, went back and shortlisted those. Then wrote them out and had them on display in our bedroom for weeks until we both liked one.

Go for what you feel comfortable with and with your heart.

Good luck and congratulations on the pregnancy :)

Xenia · 19/12/2020 19:44

I know a male Ashley (white, public school, Christian).
Adam and Daniel mentioned above might be fine.

I live in probably the most Indian borough in England so more people in my sons' classes at school are Indian origin than not at times. We are white Christian and I picked old testament names. My parents picked kings and queens of England names which is a good idea as they do not date too much but obviously don't meet the Indian requirement. It is interesting how people do pick names. My daughter said as we also live in a very Jewish area everyone thought she must be Jewish (old testament name) at times given where we live and her first name, not that it matters.

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Luckyelephant1 · 19/12/2020 19:33

@ForestNymph I know right! Thanks for the support x

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DougRossIsTheBoss · 19/12/2020 14:05

Oh I forgot
Zakariya
Arjun

DougRossIsTheBoss · 19/12/2020 14:00

Anglo Indian boys I know are called

Kiran
Jay
Sami
Sunni
Adam
Daniel

ForestNymph · 19/12/2020 13:57

What a rude message that was, there's nothing wrong with wanting a name that translates across both cultures. Some people do it that way, some choose one culture for a first name and the other for middle, there's loads of ways of doing it, doesn't mean anyone hates their culture or anyone else's. 🙄

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Luckyelephant1 · 19/12/2020 13:53

@NewbieManager jeez this is a lighthearted discussion about names not how I'm going to raise my child, my Indian values are perfectly fine thank you. We are simply after a fusion style name. I don't need to answer to the likes of you who knows nothing about me.

Thanks to everyone else x

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Porseb · 19/12/2020 12:58

Nathan

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