Often in families where they expect a boy, one of the most difficult problems is the choice of a name. Currently, foreign names have become popular with some parents, but most still prefer traditional Russian. In any case, the choice must be balanced and the decision deliberate. How to name a boy and not make a mistake in his decision?
Some recommendations
In pursuit of a popular, beautiful and best name, it is important not to miss the main thing:
- The name should be harmonious, combined with patronymic and surname, since the boy is the continuer of the clan and clan name.
- Funny, rare, strange names are poorly 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 calling the boy after his father, it causes domestic inconvenience and can cause psychological problems for the little heir.
Relative Name
There was a peculiar tradition of calling boys as a sign of respect, love, gratitude to someone. Often called kids in honor of uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather, godfather. Parents often name a child after a deceased family member. This is not the best idea, the church argues that each person should have his own name, and to name a child in honor of someone is a big mistake, as in this way parents create an idol (dead person). Psychologists say that such a name lays a big burden on young shoulders. Since this is a great responsibility for the child, he must correspond to the great ancestor in whose honor he was named. He will subconsciously copy all character traits, both good and bad, and the fate of the deceased.
Name by seasons
Quite popular is the way to name the 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.
The names of the boys depending on the season:
- Winter: Valentine, 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 nature of winter men.
- Spring: Oscar, Boris, Timur, Victor, Gleb. For spring babies, firmer names are suitable, since these children very rarely have a strong-willed and lively character.
- Summer boys are active, risky, proud, love freedom. Courageous and short male names are suitable for them, the designations of which are different: Mark, Gleb, Denis, Roman, Anton.
- In the fall, balanced realists, intelligent, serious and calm boys are born. They need names that attract attention: Cyril, Nikolai, German, Peter, Sergey, Felix.
First name and last name combination
When choosing a name for a boy, you should think about his harmony and combination with patronymic and surname. An important role is played by consonants. The name must contain the same consonants as in the surname or patronymic.
Such a combination is considered melodic, pleasant for hearing.
Many scientists believe that short names are suitable for long surnames and vice versa.
Fashion
Many modern parents tend to call a child fashionable. Every year, the list of popular names changes, some names appear, some disappear.
In the new millennium, the most popular are: Adam, Walter, Taras, Plato, Arthur, Benedict, Rudolph, German, David, Ignat.
Fashionable are considered obsolete and rare names, for example, Khariton, Zahar, 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 in the church calendar. But it is still believed that a child named in accordance with the name-list will be healthy, successful, strong and happy. The only inconvenience is that the saints have a limited number of options that young parents might like.
Names that fit boys on the Church calendar:
January: Ilya, Ivan, Egor, Theodosius, Nikanor, Proclus, Semyon, Artem, Konstantin, Cyril, Naum, Fadey, Trofim, Serafim, George, Stepan, Ignat, Sevastyan, Nikita, Anton, Valentine, Sergey, Pavel, Maxim, Prokop, Jacob, Daniel, Elizar, Prokhor, Emelyan, Adam, Mark, Efim, Nikolai, Benjamin, Philip, Vasily, Savva, Clement, Nifont, Theoktist, Fedor, Yuri, Peter, Mikhail, Athanasius, Timothy, Gregory.
February: Valentine, Porfiry, Luke, Theoktist, Valerian, Akim, Savva, German, Nikifor, Julian, Ignatius, Jacob, Ephraim, David, Arkady, Clement, Gabriel, Yuri, Egor, George, Valery, Efim, Makar, Vlas, Eugene, Vsevolod, Prokhor, Pavel, Pankrat, Zakhar, Hippolytus, Vasily, Roman, Lavrenty, Alexander, Ignat, Philip, Felix, Vitaly, Gerasim, Leonty, Victor, Arseny, Nikita, Timothy, Efim, Grigory, Maxim, Dmitry, Ivan, Semyon, Innocent, Gennady, Peter, Stepan, Constantine, Cyril, Nikolai, Anton, Alexei, Fedor, Benjamin.
March: Heraclius, Nikander, Mikhail, Rostislav, Venedikt, Nikifor, David, Savva, Arseny, Sevastyan, Peter, Yuri, Yegor, Timothy, Efim, Trofim, Valery, Alexei, Semen, Stepan, Denis, Victor, Mark, Leonid, Leonty, Anton, Kirill, Arkady, Konstantin, Jacob, Roman, Gregory, Gerasim, Vasily, Taras, Ivan, Alexander, Philip, Vyacheslav, George, Athanasius, Fedot, Maxim, Makar, Eugene, Leo, Kuzma, Fedor, Julian, Pavel, Ilya, Daniel.
April: Samson, Kondrat, Aristarchus, Victor, Artemon, Terenty, Nifont, Rodion, Titus, Polycarpus, Hypatius, Sofron, Antip, Tikhon, Nikon, Martin, David, Khariton, Maxim, Plato, Yuri, Egor, Andrey, Gabriel, Mstislav, Trofim, Savva, Alexander, Vadim, Daniil, Anton, Semyon, George, Leonid, Nikita, Makar, Efim, Veniamin, Mark, Stepan, Peter, Zakhar, Artem, Vasily, Thomas, Jacob, Kirill, Ivan, Sergey, Innocent.
May: Kasyan, Lavrenti, Modest, Groin, Joseph, Nicodemus, Severin, Pimen, Timothy, Athanasius, Eremey, Efim, Paphnutius, Valentin, Kondrat, Nikolay, Arseny, Clement, Fedot, Artem, Yuri, Egor, Pavel, Irakli, Andrey, Dmitry, Makar, German, Konstantin, David, Peter, Roman, Gleb, Boris, Ignat, Nikita, Jacob, Maxim, Kirill, Semyon, Stepan, Vasily, Mark, Thomas, Savva, Leonty, Alexei, Anatoly, Gabriel, Vitaly, Vsevolod, Denis, Fedor, Gregory, Alexander, Nikifor, George, Kuzma, Ivan, Victor, Anton.
June: Karp, Innocent, Vasily, Anton, Makar, Yuri, Sylvester, Christian, Konstantin, Roman, Mikhail, Ignat, Fedor, Gennady, Nikita, Julian, Nazar, Nikifor, Dmitry, Yeremey, Cyril, Savely, Stepan, Mstislav, Timofey, George, Tikhon, Gregory, Elisha, Savva, Arseny, Peter, Semyon, Gabriel, Andrey, Leonty, Jan, Vladimir, Alexey, Efrem, Nikandr, Fedot, Igor, Leonid, Pavel, Denis, Khariton, Valery, Egor, Alexander, Ivan, Sergey, Ignatius.
July: Demid, Sofron, Stepan, Nicodemus, Samson, Demian, Fedor, Maxim, Galaktion, Yevsey, Stanislav, Terenty, Emelyan, Guri, Leonid, Hypatius, Fedot, Alexander, Efim, Arseny, Vladimir, Daniil, Cyril, Innocent, Anatoly, Tikhon, Thomas, Matvey, Philip, Mark, Konstantin, Vasily, Valentine, Andrey, Kuzma, Sergey, Pavel, David, Jacob, Michael, Roman, Alexei, Svyatoslav, German, Denis, Artyom, Anton, Peter, Julian, Julius, Gleb, Ivan, Leonty.
August: Markel, Valentine, Guri, Evdokim, Yermolai, Polycarp, Elizar, Savva, Nikanor, Evdokim, Frol, Boris, Yuri, Yegor, Philip, Pavel, Tikhon, Miron, Peter, Ivan, Matvey, Dmitry, Alexei, Athanasius, Leonid, Gregory, Fedor, Christopher, Denis, David, Kuzma, Stepan, Vasily, Arkady, Julian, Leonty, Prokhor, Anton, Alexander, Maxim, Konstantin, Nikolay, George, Naum, Mikhail, Jacob, Clement, Makar, German, Gleb, Savva, Trofim, Semyon, Ilya, Seraphim, Roman.
September: Efim, Arkady, Porfiry, Nikita, Arkhip, Clement, Benjamin, Andriyan, Victor, Nikolay, Leonty, Valery, Fedot, Ivan, German, Dmitry, Khariton, George, Stepan, Thomas, Mikhail, Pimen, Savva, Kondrat, Sergey, Kirill, Zakhar, Nikandr, David, Gleb, Maxim, Ilya, Julian, Gregory, Fedor, Semyon, Anton, Gennady, Lukyan, Christopher, Pavel, Akim, Makar, Daniel, Alexander, Peter, Jacob, Arseny, Fadey, Athanasius, Timothy, Andrew.
October: Valerian, Guri, Savva, Kondrat, Rodion, Aristarchus, Tikhon, Innocent, Trofim, Leonty, Igor, Luka, Nikandr, Nazar, Nikita, Vyacheslav, Martyn, Kuzma, Demyan, Erofei, Maxim, Julian, Efim, Thomas, Philip, Alexey, Ignat, Veniamin, 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, Egor, Philip, Julian, Mikhail, Kuzma, Rodion, Maxim, Fedor, Eugene, Andrey, Demyan, Terenty, Taras, Eugene, Konstantin, Nestor, Ignat, Maximilian, Artem, Grigory, Osip, Matvey, Athanasius, Nicephorus, Vincent, Orestes, Cyril, Fedot, Valery, German, Hilarion, Pavel, Arseny, Victor, Nikander, Yuri, George, Zinovy, Stepan, Mark, Dmitry, Alexander, Ignatius, Denis, Anton, Irakli, Yakov, Ivan.
December: Guri, Valerian, Christopher, Modest, Arkhip, Filaret, Vsevolod, Mark, Paramon, Clement, Yaroslav, Mitrofan, Alexander, Procopius, Gabriel, Adrian, Orest, Naum, Arseny, Arkady, Daniil, Thomas, Cyril, Athanasius, Pavel, Leo, Anton, Gregory, Nikolay, Zakhar, Gennady, Savva, Andrey, Stepan, Vasily, Vsevolod, Innokenty, Yuri, Yegor, George, Jacob, Mikhail, Peter, Fedor, Makar, Alexei, Maxim, Valery, Ivan, Anatoly, Plato, Roman.
By designation of male names
Each name in translation from ancient languages ​​has a special meaning and characterization. When choosing it, parents usually want it to endow the child with certain qualities.
The most common male names and their designations:
Victor is the winner; Alexey is an assistant; Andrey - courageous; Boris is a struggler; Leo - smart, visionary; Nikita - the victorious; Roman is a favorite of the fairer sex; Peter is independent; Sergey is a good husband and father; Tikhon - lucky; Konstantin - constant, Vitaly - healthy and strong in spirit; Anton is struggling.
- Names dedicated to the elements.
Many nations worshiped the natural elements and called children names that personified or signified them. In many countries, the cult of fire was widespread. Parents gave the 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 the parents want to develop in a kid the qualities inherent in fiery people. So, the male names for fire: Agniy, Aden, Azer, Garsevan, Zori, Conley, Oganes, Ogan, Hovhannes, Ogneved, Ogneslav, Ognedar, Payta, Seraphim, Aiden, Edan, Yanar.
If the child around him created coziness, calmness, he was called after a name associated with the elements of water. At all times and among many nations, water has been associated with calm and life. In addition, children who were born in the rain, by the river, by the lake, by the sea were called by the water name. So, the water male names: Broke, Brooks, Brooke, Wauhan, Wilford, Glendauer, Jafar, Dalmar, Denise, Deal, Dylan, Dougie, Jafar, Irving, Camus, Calvin, Calder, Corey, Lynn, Lincoln, Lake, Maxwell, Marlowe, Morley, Moses, Moss, Pontius, Poseidon, Rio, Tengiz, Hang, Chashunka.
Air names can be given if the element of air prevails in the child’s horoscope or the parents want to give the child the qualities of the people of this element. Air names: Anani, Anan, Anil, Asman, Borey, Burangul, Buranbai, Buransha, Vetran, Vera, Nasim, Skye, Zafrir.
Men's names of the elements of the earth: Adam, Adnet, Brent, Glen, Glenn, Gray, Dale, Dimitri, Dmitry, Eid, Kenrick, Clive, Clay, Lance, Lane, Leland, Lee, Lance, Lons, Orell, Recliffe, Rowland, Rollie , Roland, Ross, Serafino, His, Sheldon, Alban, Eron.
- Names of strength and health.
All parents dream that their son will grow up strong, strong, healthy. So what name means strong and healthy? Artem, Artemy, Belotur, Bijiel, Bilal, Brian, Borich, Brian, Buoy, Bulat, Bulba, Valentine, Valentin, Valery, Valerian, Valentino, Valerio, Vivian, Vitaliy, Goiko, Davilo, Jason, Dubyn, Dugin, Moguta, Kirman, Ken, Ridge, Kurbat, Groin, Pakhomiy, Salim, Selim, Pankrat, Polad, Romil, Rustam, Rynda, Sabit, Sossius, Yuvenaly, Shiryay, Umar, Haim, Turila, Hakim, Hirad, Shafi, Suleiman, Timur, Shemyaka, Teymur.
Waiting for a baby is a crucial period during which the future 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 up healthy and cheerful. But the most important question is the choice of a name. The life of the baby, his relationship with society will depend on him. Each mother wants the name to be beautiful by ear, melodic, easy to pronounce and remember, to have a special meaning and characterization. Many parents want names that mean “life.” What are the names of real amateurs? If parents want the baby’s life to be filled with interesting events, it is worth calling him Athanasius or Vitaliy.
Athanasius in Greek means “undying”, “cheerful”, “immortal”, Vitaly from the Latin language is translated as “cheerful”, “vital”, “alive”.
The owners of these names are emotional, prone to experiences, 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 you should take into account national traditions. In mixed marriages, choosing a name for the 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 help to avoid marital insults and disagreements.
You should consider how the name will sound in a diminutive form. This form should not be funny, irritate hearing, cause irony, be complicated.
The place of residence of the family should be considered. Refined, aristocratic, prim, rare names are inappropriate 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 embarrassed. The boy will become a successor to the family, he will bear the name of the pope, 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 nature and fate of a person. Children from early childhood hear him and connect him with themselves, with their personality and individuality. You should not choose a name, relying only on fashion. It is changeable, and the name will remain with the person for life.