Q & A: When you appoint a b? B? m? tis, the name is so important to take account of two cultures?
Just yet another question : When you appoint a b? b? m? tis, the name is so essential to both cultures reflects? tent ? My buddy is expecting a caucasion and b? B? with p? re nig? rian and chose the name Dr. Elias greater? response.
Wed r? response Anna What do you believe? R? Answer beneath!
February 9th, 2011 at 10:56 pm
I don’t think it really matters whether it reflects both cultures or not but to someone else it might be.
February 9th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
It doesn’t matter if the child is multiracial… She can name him whatever she wants.
Elijah is fine.
February 9th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
mixer
February 9th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
I am a Nigerian and my husband is an American (white) My baby’s name is Leslie Ann.Naming a baby has to be important to both parents but not to reflect on culture. Elijah is an english name from the bible..
February 9th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Go with a white name not a silly black one!!!
February 9th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
I personally don’t think it necessarily has to reflect both cultures, i suppose its to thier beliefs and discretion really. Elijah is a very nice name by the way, i’ve always said i’ll name my child Elijah.
February 10th, 2011 at 12:10 am
No I don’t think so, Elijah is a beautiful name.
It doesn’t matter – especially since in your other question you said that the father has left her for another woman, his culture shouldn’t really come into it if he isn’t prepared to take responsibility.
February 10th, 2011 at 12:37 am
I like the name Elijah anyway no matter who it’s for. We’re all of one world.
February 10th, 2011 at 12:55 am
actually it depends on a person whether he/she wants to reflect the multi cultural thing in the name or not.If u wan to show it choose acordingly otherwise a name is a name,so any wolud do.elijah is gud too.no doubt a name helps in shaping your personality,its a part of you and a vry integral n imp part of you so so choose as u feel is gud.
February 10th, 2011 at 1:32 am
i don’t think its important, only if you both want to reflect both cultures, you can give the baby a chinese name it doesn’t matter. im English and my fiancee is Spanish and we like Norse names so……
it really doesn’t matter
i don’t think Elijah reflects nigerian culture but i don’t know much about nigerian culture, i just think of Elijah as an American name
February 10th, 2011 at 2:03 am
Kinda, I instead gave my son a traditional Dutch name to reflect my heritage (and his as well), but in doing so I covered all his living (at the time) grandparents. I named him Ryker Lewis which is Dutch for Richard.
My wifes grandpa is named Richard, and my step grandfather was named Julius Richard. My father is a Lewis as was his real father.
February 10th, 2011 at 2:14 am
Elijah – perfect & timeless name!
Doesn’t matter if parents are mixed and what they name their baby.
February 10th, 2011 at 3:12 am
that name is perfect!!
February 10th, 2011 at 3:44 am
I think so yes, the child has to know his roots heritage and culture. No human can know where they are going until they know where they came from.
Its great to have bi-racial children I am bi-racial and I love my heritage.
February 10th, 2011 at 4:08 am
It totally depends on the parents and how important they think it is. My dad and my step mom has named the children they have together indian named because she is from India. They figured that the children would be raised here in Canada then it would be good to have indian names so that they have some connection to India, and because they have my dad’s surname. I also think it depends on where the parents grew up, my step mom grew up in India but I think that if she would have grown up here in Canada it would have been so important. And there are lots of children that have names from a country they have no connection to, so I don’t think it’s that important. Elijah is a beautiful name!!
February 10th, 2011 at 4:39 am
No the name doesn’t have to reflect both cultures, the most important thing is that they both like the name. Elijah is a very nice name
February 10th, 2011 at 4:45 am
Thats a cute name! let ur friend call her kid what she likes, although elijah is a very caucasion name its still really cute
good luck to ur friend
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