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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

I’ve noticed the name thing too. I’m guessing it’s because as a whole, East Asians assimilate more to white American culture than Indian Americans do.

Wrong.

1)The Chinese languages are tonal. Mispronunciation would pretty much change the entire meaning of the word... to possibly an offensive word.

2)Very often, the names are last name first. Which would have to be constantly corrected here.

3)Sometimes the name is not really a name but an adjective or noun or phrase followed by the family name and surname. ex. "The green leaf". Adding an American name to the beginning and keeping the middle name as Chinese just acts as an extension to the name not replacing one name for another.

I find it funny that this is even a topic that would come up here. With all the naming questions, especially the ones that are from 5th generation Americans eagerly trying to use a more traditionally European spelling or pronunciation of names for their kid because their great-great aunt twice removed was Irish/French/whatever.

Yes!! Thank you for calling white people out on this. "My great-great-great-aunt came over for Ireland, so naturally I will name my child Caoimhe"

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

I’ve noticed the name thing too. I’m guessing it’s because as a whole, East Asians assimilate more to white American culture than Indian Americans do.

Wrong.

1)The Chinese languages are tonal. Mispronunciation would pretty much change the entire meaning of the word... to possibly an offensive word.

2)Very often, the names are last name first. Which would have to be constantly corrected here.

3)Sometimes the name is not really a name but an adjective or noun or phrase followed by the family name and surname. ex. "The green leaf". Adding an American name to the beginning and keeping the middle name as Chinese just acts as an extension to the name not replacing one name for another.

I find it funny that this is even a topic that would come up here. With all the naming questions, especially the ones that are from 5th generation Americans eagerly trying to use a more traditionally European spelling or pronunciation of names for their kid because their great-great aunt twice removed was Irish/French/whatever.

I agree with Hasan:

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

I’ve noticed the name thing too. I’m guessing it’s because as a whole, East Asians assimilate more to white American culture than Indian Americans do.

I am married to a South Asian and I cringe when his friends tells us the Indian American kids name. It's almost always very hard to pronounce. I grew up here and my parents gave me a hard to pronounce name. We named our son something very easy.

I don't actually believe you are married to a South Asian. What are the names people have been using? Are they more difficult than Ekaterina, Aoife, Dieter, Clement (French pronunciation), Johannes, Vahan, Bronwyn? This whole argument is ridiculous.

Sorry I clearly offended you. As I said before, I have a difficult to pronounce name and it sucks. I'm not doing that to my child. This argument is pretty common BTW.

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

I’ve noticed the name thing too. I’m guessing it’s because as a whole, East Asians assimilate more to white American culture than Indian Americans do.

I am married to a South Asian and I cringe when his friends tells us the Indian American kids name. It's almost always very hard to pronounce. I grew up here and my parents gave me a hard to pronounce name. We named our son something very easy.

I don't actually believe you are married to a South Asian. What are the names people have been using? Are they more difficult than Ekaterina, Aoife, Dieter, Clement (French pronunciation), Johannes, Vahan, Bronwyn? This whole argument is ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

I’ve noticed the name thing too. I’m guessing it’s because as a whole, East Asians assimilate more to white American culture than Indian Americans do.

I am married to a South Asian and I cringe when his friends tells us the Indian American kids name. It's almost always very hard to pronounce. I grew up here and my parents gave me a hard to pronounce name. We named our son something very easy.

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Anonymous wrote:Nikhil

The nickname for nikhil is not Neil. Maybe it might be nick for the hopelessly Americanized.

I know two Nikhils, both go by Nikhil. One briefly went by Nick in high school, but that lasted about 2 months.

OP asked for names where Neil "could be" a nickname. Not necessarily where it is commonly used as a nickname.

I mean, she could name the kid Arjun and call him Neil if she wanted to.

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This my favorite Indian name (I"m not Indian), but most people I know with this name go by Nick

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

I’ve noticed the name thing too. I’m guessing it’s because as a whole, East Asians assimilate more to white American culture than Indian Americans do.

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

It is a totally stupid and uninformed question. Back to my Scotland example - it's only 800 from Iceland, so why don't Scots use surnames derived from their father's given names? Or why don't the Irish spell their names in English instead of Gaelic.

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

Of course I have noticed, in the same way I have noticed that my friends from Quebec are more likely to name their kid Matthieu than Mateo, while my friends from Guatemala are the opposite. Noticing is not weird. Being surprised that, despite being from the same continent they make different choices is weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here.

Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?

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Anonymous wrote:Nabanil ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal ("champion")
Neehal ("new")
Nelith ("personification of law")
Nihal ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")
Nilavan ("moon, handsome")
Nilmitra ("blue")
Nithilan ("brilliant like a pearl ")

Uh where did you get this list?

Ha ha! I was thinking the same thing. WTH!!

Do you think they are not actual names?;