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Would you choose your baby’s name based on their religious or cultural background (if you could only choose one)?

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Namingtraditions · 11/07/2021 03:04

Please share your thoughts! Thought this might be an interesting discussion.

For example if you are ethnically Iranian, but are Buddhist - do you choose a Pali name or a Persian name for your baby? This is not related to me, just a random example!

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Ellmau · 11/07/2021 09:37

Depends what maters more to you, surely.

And which names you actually like more.

FlumpyPoodle · 11/07/2021 04:52

I think these days fewer people are religious but still have a strong connection to their home country so for most people it would be a name that reflects where they're from rather than who they pray to.

For example, in decades past Irish people would give their children obviously Catholic names like Patrick and Mary, whereas these days names from Irish mythology like are far more popular.