names for adopted daughter from India

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Registered: 04-04-2003
names for adopted daughter from India
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Tue, 12-07-2004 - 10:02pm

Hi, there, I'm new here although I lurk occasionally. My husband and I are on the waiting list to adopt a daughter from India. We hope to keep her given name if it's at all workable, but want to give her a new, more Western-sounding Indian name if her given name is too difficult. Here's a list of Indian names we like and their meanings.

Bela- a flower-jasmine
Ela- earth/cardamom tree
Leela- divine play
Maya- illusion
Meera- poetess
Mirium- wished-for child
Neela- blue
Nina- lovely-eyed
Raina- night
Sarala- simple/straight, honest (we'd probably call her Sara)
Tarana- a musical composition (call her Tara?)
Vani- voice, muse (this doesn't really go with our last name, but we like the meaning)

Which ones do you guys like best? Our sons' names are Sam and Luke, so we tend to like short, simple names. Also, would it be OK to do the name elimination game in addition to this post? Thanks!

Julie

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Registered: 12-11-2004
Sat, 12-11-2004 - 4:05pm

I hope you love her given name but if it is not one you're comfortable with, and if she is indeed blessed with healthy eyes then I would choose Nina. It's short and goes well with your boys names: "Sam, Luke and Nina".
I love Leela too but I'm all in favor of everyone having their own personal initials to avoid confusion and protect mail privacy when everyone's older. Luke already has dibs on the initial "L".

Good luck with the adoption process!

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Registered: 10-14-2003
Sun, 12-12-2004 - 1:41pm
I really like Bela, Vani, and Nina. They are short and sweet like your other names. Congratulations and Good Luck!!


My 3 kiddos

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Registered: 11-27-2004
Mon, 12-13-2004 - 7:08pm
like alot of your names.. but my fav is Leela. i would of said raina .. but i know a bitch named raina and you know how people u know with the same name can influence how much you like it. but definetly leela
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Registered: 12-13-2004
Tue, 12-14-2004 - 12:10am
I like Bela... it sounds really feminine and elegant! :)

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