Would you use a name from a culture that is not your own?

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For example if you were 100% british, would you thinnk it ok to use an Arabic or Hindu name?

What if the name was from a select part of Britain, such as a Cornish name like Morwenna or Piran and you're from the north so as far away from Cornwall as you can get?

I have a Greek name, ds has an English name and dd has a Russian name (and according to recent MN threads my dh has a 'chav' name!) and we're all Welsh. I think if you like a name, use it, no matter where it originates from.

Most names commonly used in Britain are from other cultures ultimately. Names as ordinary as John, Mary, Anne (from Hannah), Elizabeth, Susan, Rebecca, Daniel etc are from the bible, so Hebrew (from Israel). Names like George, Katherine, Sophie, Helen are originally Greek. Claire, Lucy, Julia, Victoria etc are from Latin (Italy). In fact I am racking my brains to think if there are actually any names in use that originate from Britain.

So go ahead and import foreign names you like, new names have to come from somewhere!

My daughter has an Irish name but spelt in a British way.

Her DSD is Irish so it all worked out anyway

A good rule would be 'will the child ever end up sighing in frustration and responding for the umpteenth time that no, their parents just liked the name'. If it's a cultural name that has already crossed cultures though, then go for it.

Pretty much. If the name sets the child uo for endless corrections/questions then I wouldnt do it. Its the same rule as spelling names/madeuo sounding names.