Often in families where a boy is expected, one of the most difficult problems is choosing a name. At present, foreign names have become popular with some parents, but most still prefer traditional Russian ones. In any case, the choice should be balanced and the decision - deliberate. How to name a boy and not make a mistake in your decision?
Some recommendations
In the pursuit of a popular, beautiful and best name, it is important not to miss the main thing:
- The name should be euphonious, combined with the patronymic and surname, as the boy is the successor of the clan and family name.
- Funny, rare, strange names are badly perceived in society. For example, the name of the hero of the film may become the object of ridicule of the child in the team.
- Psychologists do not recommend naming a boy after his father, this causes domestic inconvenience and can cause psychological problems for a small heir.
Name after relative
There is a peculiar traditioncall boys as a sign of respect, love, gratitude to someone. Babies are often named after uncles, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, godfathers. It is not uncommon for parents to name a child after a deceased family member. This is not the best idea, the church claims that each person should have his own name, and naming a child after someone is a big mistake, because in this way parents create an idol (dead person). Psychologists say that such a name places a heavy burden on young shoulders. Since this is a great responsibility for a child, he must correspond all his life to the great ancestor, after whom he was named. On a subconscious level, he will copy all character traits, both good and bad, and the fate of the deceased.
Name for the seasons
Quite popular is the way to name a boy - according to the time of year when the baby is planned to be born. It is believed that the season of birth affects the fate and character of a person.
Boys' names depending on the season:
- Winter: Valentin, Semyon, Arseny, Pavel, Mikhail, Alexey. For winter boys, calm and soft designations of male names are suitable to compensate for the strong, stubborn, strong-willed character of winter men.
- Spring: Oscar, Boris, Timur, Victor, Gleb. For spring babies, more solid names are suitable, since these children very rarely have a strong-willed and lively character.
- Summer boys are active, adventurous, proud, love freedom. Courageous and short male names are suitable for them, the designations of whichdifferent: Mark, Gleb, Denis, Roman, Anton.
- Balanced realists, smart, serious and calm boys are born in autumn. They need names that grab attention: Kirill, Nikolai, Herman, Peter, Sergei, Felix.
Combination of first name with last name
When choosing a name for a boy, you should think about its euphony and combination with a patronymic and surname. Consonants play an important role. The name must contain the same consonants as in the surname or patronymic.
This combination is considered melodic, pleasing to the ear.
Many scientists believe that short names are suitable for long surnames and vice versa.
Fashion
Many modern parents tend to name their child fashionably. Every year the list of popular names changes, some names appear, some disappear.
In the new millennium, the following remain popular: Adam, W alter, Taras, Plato, Arthur, Benedict, Rudolf, Herman, David, Ignat.
Old and rare names are considered fashionable, for example, Khariton, Zakhar, Clement. It is important to remember that in an effort to name a child by a popular name, the main thing is not to overdo it and not to name the baby funny or strange.
Saints
Not so long ago, all children were called strictly by name day in the church calendar. But it is still believed that a child named in accordance with the name will be he althy, successful, strong and happy. The only inconvenience is that the calendar has a limited number of options that new parents might like.
Church Calendar Appropriate Names for Boys:
January: Ilya, Ivan, Yegor, Theodosius, Nikanor, Prokl, Semyon, Artem, Konstantin, Kirill, Naum, Fadey, Trofim, Seraphim, Georgy, Stepan, Ignat, Sevastyan, Nikita, Anton, Valentin, Sergey, Pavel, Maxim, Prokop, Jacob, Daniel, Elizar, Prokhor, Emelyan, Adam, Mark, Efim, Nikolai, Benjamin, Philip, Vasily, Savva, Clement, Nifont, Feoktist, Fedor, Yuri, Peter, Mikhail, Athanasius, Timofey, Gregory.
February: Valentine, Porfiry, Luke, Theoktist, Valerian, Akim, Savva, Herman, Nikifor, Julian, Ignatius, Jacob, Ephraim, David, Arkady, Clement, Gabriel, Yuri, Yegor, George, Valery, Efim, Makar, Vlas, Evgeny, Vsevolod, Prokhor, Pavel, Pankrat, Zakhar, Ippolit, Vasily, Roman, Lawrence, Alexander, Ignat, Philip, Felix, Vitaly, Gerasim, Leonty, Victor, Arseny, Nikita, Timofey, Efim, Grigory, Maxim, Dmitry, Ivan, Semyon, Innokenty, Gennady, Peter, Stepan, Konstantin, Kirill, Nikolai, Anton, Alexei, Fedor, Benjamin.
March: Heraclius, Nikandr, Mikhail, Rostislav, Venedikt, Nikifor, David, Savva, Arseny, Sevastyan, Peter, Yuri, Egor, Timofey, Yefim, Trofim, Valery, Alexei, Semyon, Stepan, Denis, Victor, Mark, Leonid, Leonty, Anton, Cyril, Arkady, Konstantin, Yakov, Roman, Grigory, Gerasim, Vasily, Taras, Ivan, Alexander, Philip, Vyacheslav, George, Athanasius, Fedot, Maxim, Makar, Evgeny, Lev, Kuzma, Fedor, Julian, Pavel, Ilya, Daniel.
April: Samson, Kondrat, Aristarchus, Victor, Artemon, Terenty, Nifont, Rodion, Titus, Polycarp, Hypatius, Sofron, Antip, Tikhon, Nikon, Martin, David, Khariton,Maxim, Plato, Yuri, Yegor, Andrei, Gabriel, Mstislav, Trofim, Savva, Alexander, Vadim, Daniel, Anton, Semyon, George, Leonid, Nikita, Makar, Efim, Benjamin, Mark, Stepan, Peter, Zakhar, Artem, Vasily, Foma, Yakov, Kirill, Ivan, Sergei, Innokenty., Pavel, Heraclius, Andrey, Dmitry, Makar, German, Konstantin, David, Peter, Roman, Gleb, Boris, Ignat, Nikita, Yakov, Maxim, Cyril, Semyon, Stepan, Vasily, Mark, Foma, Savva, Leonty, Alexei, Anatoly, Gabriel, Vitaly, Vsevolod, Denis, Fedor, Grigory, Alexander, Nikifor, George, Kuzma, Ivan, Victor, Anton.
June: Karp, Innokenty, Vasily, Anton, Makar, Yuri, Sylvester, Christian, Konstantin, Roman, Mikhail, Ignat, Fedor, Gennady, Nikita, Julian, Nazar, Nikifor, Dmitry, Eremey, Kirill, Savely, Stepan, Mstislav, Timofey, George, Tikhon, Grigory, Elisha, Savva, Arseny, Peter, Semyon, Gabriel, Andrei, Leonty, Jan, Vladimir, Alexei, Ephraim, Nikandr, Fedot, Igor, Leonid, Pavel, Denis, Khariton, Valery, Egor, Alexander, Ivan, Sergey, Ignatius.
July: Demid, Sofron, Stepan, Nicodemus, Samson, Demyan, Fedor, Maxim, Galaktion, Yevsey, Stanislav, Terenty, Emelyan, Gury, Leonid, Ipaty, Fedot, Alexander, Efim, Arseny, Vladimir, Daniel, Cyril, Innokenty, Anatoly, Tikhon, Foma, Matvey, Philip, Mark, Konstantin, Vasily, Valentin, Andrey, Kuzma, Sergey, Pavel,David, Yakov, Mikhail, Roman, Alexei, Svyatoslav, German, Denis, Artem, Anton, Peter, Julian, Julius, Gleb, Ivan, Leonty.
August: Markel, Valentin, Gury, Evdokim, Yermolai, Polycarp, Elizar, Savva, Nikanor, Evdokim, Frol, Boris, Yuri, Egor, Philip, Pavel, Tikhon, Miron, Peter, Ivan, Matvey, Dmitry, Alexei, Athanasius, Leonid, Grigory, Fedor, Christopher, Denis, David, Kuzma, Stepan, Vasily, Arkady, Julian, Leonty, Prokhor, Anton, Alexander, Maxim, Konstantin, Nikolai, George, Naum, Mikhail, Yakov, Kliment, Makar, German, Gleb, Savva, Trofim, Semyon, Ilya, Seraphim, Roman.
September: Efim, Arkady, Porfiry, Nikita, Arkhip, Clement, Benjamin, Andrian, Victor, Nikolai, Leonty, Valery, Fedot, Ivan, German, Dmitry, Khariton, Georgy, Stepan, Foma, Mikhail, Pimen, Savva, Kondrat, Sergey, Kirill, Zakhar, Nikandr, David, Gleb, Maxim, Ilya, Julian, Grigory, Fedor, Semyon, Anton, Gennady, Lukyan, Christopher, Pavel, Akim, Makar, Daniel, Alexander, Peter, Yakov, Arseny, Fadey, Afanasy, Timofey, Andrey.
October: Valerian, Gury, Savva, Kondrat, Rodion, Aristarkh, Tikhon, Innokenty, Trofim, Leonty, Igor, Luka, Nikandr, Nazar, Nikita, Vyacheslav, Martyn, Kuzma, Demyan, Erofey, Maxim, Julian, Efim, Foma, Philip, Alexei, Ignat, Benjamin, Matvey, Pavel, Vladimir, Roman, Denis, Kasyan, Grigory, Khariton, Alexander, Mark, Ignatius, Stepan, Makar, David, Vladislav, Ivan, Dmitry, Anton, Peter, Andrey, Oleg, Sergey, Mikhail, Fedor, Trofim, Konstantin.
November: Nikon, Yegor, Philip, Julian, Mikhail, Kuzma, Rodion, Maxim, Fedor, Evgeny, Andrey, Demyan, Terenty, Taras,Eugene, Konstantin, Nestor, Ignat, Maximilian, Artem, Grigory, Osip, Matvey, Athanasius, Nikifor, Vikenty, Orest, Kirill, Fedot, Valery, German, Hilarion, Pavel, Arseny, Victor, Nikandr, Yuri, George, Zinovy, Stepan, Mark, Dmitry, Alexander, Ignatius, Denis, Anton, Irakli, Yakov, Ivan.
December: Guriy, Valerian, Christopher, Modest, Arkhip, Filaret, Vsevolod, Mark, Paramon, Clement, Yaroslav, Mitrofan, Alexander, Procopius, Gabriel, Adrian, Orest, Naum, Arseny, Arkady, Daniel, Thomas, Cyril, Athanasius, Pavel, Leo, Anton, Grigory, Nikolai, Zakhar, Gennady, Savva, Andrei, Stepan, Vasily, Vsevolod, Innokenty, Yuri, Yegor, George, Yakov, Mikhail, Peter, Fedor, Makar, Alexei, Maxim, Valery, Ivan, Anatoly, Plato, Roman.
According to male names
Each name in translation from ancient languages has a special meaning and characteristic. When choosing it, parents, as a rule, want it to endow the child with certain qualities.
The most common male names and their designations:
Victor is the winner; Alexey - assistant; Andrew - courageous; Boris - fighting; Leo - smart, far-sighted; Nikita - victorious; Roman is a favorite of the weaker sex; Peter is independent; Sergei is a good husband and father; Tikhon - lucky; Konstantin - permanent, Vitaly - he althy and strong in spirit; Anton - struggling.
Names dedicated to the elements
Many peoples worshiped the elements of nature and called children names that personified or meant them. In manycountries the cult of fire was widespread. Parents gave their children names associated with this element. In the Middle Ages and in modern times, a child is given a fiery name if this element is present in his horoscope or parents want to develop in the baby the qualities characteristic of fiery people. So, male names denoting fire: Agnius, Aden, Azer, Garsevan, Zoriy, Konley, Hovhannes, Ogan, Hovhannes, Fireman, Ogneslav, Ognedar, Payta, Seraphim, Aiden, Edan, Yanar.
If a child around him created comfort, calmness, he was named after the element of water. At all times and among many peoples, water has been associated with tranquility and life. In addition, the water name was given to children who were born during the rain, by the river, by the lake, by the sea. So, water male names: Broik, Brooks, Brook, Vauhan, Wilford, Glendower, Jafar, Dalmar, Denise, Dil, Dylan, Dougie, Jafar, Irving, Camus, Kelvin, Calder, Corey, Lynn, Lincoln, Lake, Maxwell, Marlow, Morley, Moses, Moss, Pontius, Poseidon, Rio, Tengiz, Hang, Cheshunka.
Air names can be given if the element of air prevails in the child's horoscope or parents want to endow the baby with the qualities of people of this element. Air names: Anani, Anan, Anil, Asman, Borey, Burangul, Buranbai, Buransha, Vetran, Vera, Nasim, Sky, Tsafrir.
Male earth element names: Adam, Adnet, Brent, Glen, Glenn, Graeme, Dale, Dimitri, Dmitry, Eid, Kenrick, Clive, Clay, Lance, Lane, Leland, Lee, Lance, Lons, Orell, Reclief, Rowland, Rolly, Roland, Ross, Serafino, Heath, Sheldon, Alban, Eron.
Names of strength and he alth
All parents dream that their songrew up strong, strong, he althy. So, what name means strong and he althy? Artem, Artemy, Belotur, Bidziil, Bilal, Brian, Borich, Brian, Bui, Bulat, Bulba, Valentine, Valentin, Valery, Valerian, Valentino, Valerio, Vivian, Vitaliy, Goiko, Davilo, Jason, Dubynya, Duginya, Moguta, Kirman, Ken, Ridge, Kurbat, Pahom, Pahomy, Salim, Selim, Pankrat, Polad, Romil, Rustam, Rynda, Sabit, Sossy, Yuvenaliy, Shiryai, Umar, Khaim, Turila, Hakim, Hirad, Shafi, Suleiman, Timur, Shemyaka, Teymur.
Names meaning life
Expecting a baby is a crucial period during which the expectant mother constantly has the same questions in her head: how to feed him, how to protect him from illnesses and troubles, how to educate him, how to make him grow he althy and cheerful. But the most important issue is the choice of a name. The life of the baby, his relationship with society will depend on him. Every mother wants the name to be beautiful to the ear, melodic, easy to pronounce and remember, to have a special meaning and characteristic. Many parents want to pick up names that mean "life". What are the names of real life lovers? If parents want the baby's life to be filled with interesting events, you should call him Athanasius or Vitaly.
Athanasius in Greek means "undying", "cheerful", "immortal", Vitaly from Latin is translated as "life-loving", "vital", "alive".
The owners of these names are emotional, subject toexperiences, but at the same time endowed with leadership qualities. From childhood, they are distinguished by their love of life, activity, and the ability to find interesting activities for themselves.
Important points when choosing a name for a boy
Names can be short, long, beautiful, melodic, double, old, rare, foreign. But when choosing one of them for your baby, national traditions should be taken into account. In mixed marriages, choosing a name for a baby is a troublesome and problematic task. It is important to find a compromise in advance and take into account the nationality of the baby, this will avoid marital grievances and disagreements.
You should consider how the name will sound in a diminutive form. This form should not be funny, irritate the ear, cause irony, be complicated.
The place of residence of the family should also be taken into account. Refined, aristocratic, prim, rare names are out of place in small villages. For example, Alfred, Marseille, Antonio, Andrian will be more harmoniously perceived in the society of large cities.
The choice of a name must be approached responsibly so that the baby is proud of him, and not shy. The boy will become the successor of the family, he will bear the name of his father, he will have to grow up bold, dexterous, courageous, able to protect his loved ones. Therefore, the name should help him form positive character traits.
As you know, names affect the character and fate of a person. Children from early childhood hear it and associate it with themselves, with their personality and individuality. You should not choose a name based only onfashion. It is changeable, and the name will remain with a person for life.
