Anonymous
Post 03/29/2015 10:09     Subject: Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:i love

kiran
devan
krisna (prefer this old spelling)
milan
gautum

and my personal favorite is siddhartha, but my husband totally would never have gone for it. well, we had girls anyway.


What would the Indian pronunciation for this be? I have always loved the way it sounds in my head, but I have heard some people say "Mill-uhn," which doesn't appeal to me so much.

(Actually, as the American partner in our relationship, I get chided for pronouncing the "a"s in many Indian names as "aw" instead of "uh". And often this small difference turns my liking for a name into ambivalence.)
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2015 08:00     Subject: Re:Indian boy names
South Asian here: choose a name that can be pronounced by the average American. Otherwise it will end up being bastardized in some way and will not resemble the name you selected.

I have a pretty easy name to pronounce but even my name gets mispronounced with different emphasis on various letters. It does not bother me but I am glad that it was not a more unusual name.

Also, be wary for names that end up becoming a joke in the context of living in the US or the West. For example, I know someone whose last name is "Dixit" - which is not an uncommon name in India - but he had hell when he was in school with other kids pronouncing his name as "dick-shit".

BTW, I am not sure if the last name spelled "Dixit" is itself not a modification from the way it used to be spelled which was "Dikshit" - and the latter was changed for obvious reasons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikshit


Anonymous
Post 03/29/2015 04:29     Subject: Indian boy names
One of my students, who is named, is named Ishaan. I love that name.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2015 02:52     Subject: Indian boy names
The hol indias sexes name is ANKIT
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2015 02:49     Subject: Indian boy names
Ankit
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2015 13:32     Subject: Indian boy names
i love

kiran
devan
krisna (prefer this old spelling)
milan
gautum

and my personal favorite is siddhartha, but my husband totally would never have gone for it. well, we had girls anyway.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2015 13:10     Subject: Indian boy names
Om, like Om puri the actor
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2015 13:09     Subject: Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:Aditya


I have a friend with this name, but people do have significant difficulty pronouncing it.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2015 13:08     Subject: Re:Indian boy names
Anyway, finding Indian boy names that work well in the US is hard. I like Vivek but my husband doesn't.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2015 12:59     Subject: Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Adahy (Cherokee)

Bidzill (Navajo)

Pachu'a


Dear racist asshole, why must you do this on EVERY single thread looking for Indian names? It's not funny.


I'm [Asian] Indian and chuckled ?


This is a very old thread. In 2013 there was a Native American poster was upset about the use of the word "Indian" to refer to South Asian Indians, who posted a lot of things like "go back to your country" and hijacked every thread like this by posting Native American names.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2015 23:34     Subject: Indian boy names
Aditya
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2015 23:27     Subject: Indian boy names
Alkesh
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2015 20:05     Subject: Indian boy names
Rishi is my favorite, and I'm Italian
Such a cute name!
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2015 20:01     Subject: Re:Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:I really like the names Kavi! Here is my not so short list.

Aarav
Aarnav
Aayan
Ayush
Arth



Darsh
Harsh
Kavi
Krish
Parth
Prish
Prem (Praem)
Som
Soham (Sohum)
Sparsh
Sthir
Zain






Please don't name your son "Harsh"
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2015 19:56     Subject: Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Adahy (Cherokee)

Bidzill (Navajo)

Pachu'a


Dear racist asshole, why must you do this on EVERY single thread looking for Indian names? It's not funny.


I'm [Asian] Indian and chuckled ?