In India names of our kids have some meaning - may be a god, flower, or anything. Is it so in west also?

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In India names of our kids have some meaning - may be a god, flower, or anything. Is it so in west also?
Yeah, but parents dont usually name them for that meaning.
Reply:Often names in the west have meanings, but parents don't pick the name based on the meaning, but rather if they like the name or not. My name means "helmet". My parents had no idea, but just liked the sound of it so that's how they chose.
Reply:shiv. bola . shankar .bajranghi. Ravi . akash annu anil Reena Ruy Rani Gerta
Reply:In the west, names have meanings, but not everyone picks a name because of the meaning. Sometimes they are chosen because of the way it sounds or because it was a relative's or celebrity's name or because the parents simply like that name.



My son's names mean Clergyman and Steward. I chose them because they sounded good and because I had a wish that my son would become a pastor. Now that he is born, I'm not so sure the meaning fits him, but I still love his name.
Reply:yeah my name is kathryn it means purity
Reply:well i geus it culd be in the west.
Reply:some people name their child with meaning
Reply:yes mine is "wise godess of peace"
Reply:yes it is for sure
Reply:Not really.
Reply:yeah our names have meaning but a lot people just pick a name because the like the name itself and don't base it on the meaning at all.
Reply:not always........
Reply:I think people here name more after other family/relatives than for meaning.
Reply:Yes very true. My name is a flower, my 3 sons names all have meaning from the bible, or Irish meanings....I always look for names both first and middle with meaning.
Reply:It is true all over the world.
Reply:nobody wants to put a stupid name to their child, every name has its meaning. But some fancy parents put name which have no meaning or anything at all,
Reply:nooooooooooooo they have it for style
Reply:My first name means "Lily" my middle name means "Grace"

I'm in the U.S.
Reply:why not...
Reply:Sure . In the west also people name their babies with meaningful names like Loyola meaning the faithful one.Its the re in every place of the world that you find names with meanings.



Jin (Korean) - A jewel.

Dai (Welsh)/Devi (Breton) - The beloved, the adored one.

Nye (Welsh) - Truly golden.
Reply:For centuries, it was normal to name babies in Europe and the Americas after Christian saints, or persons in the Bible. Before about 1870 it was normal for men to be named "Ezekiel" or "Zephaniah," both Biblical names, for example.



During the 19th and 20th Centuries, more artistic sorts of names came about: "Autumn," "April," and "Lily," for girls, for example, and "Taylor," "Tanner," and "Heath" for boys, all of which have literal meanings ("Taylor" being an alternate spelling of "tailor").



In the 1960s, hippies in the US invented some unusual names, normally names taken from nature, such as "Moonflower" or "Petal" or "Meadow" (as on The Sopranos).



Currently, African-Americans are devising artistic new names using elements of African languages: Da Shawn, Tae-Shawn, Da Shiqua, Keyshawn.



So: naming conventions in the west go through phases, rather like fashion.