ILL ABOUT BABIES...
A Public Service of the
National Baby Care Council
WHAT’S IN A NAME —
By Elsdon C. Smith
Author, “Naming Your Baby”
Is the meaning of a child’s name
important? Should you incJufie
careful consideration of the mean
ing of a name when choosing one
for the new arrival?
The overwhelming majority of
our common given names are of
Latin, Greek, Hebrew or Teutonic
derivation. All of these names have
definite meanings, though few peo
ple really know what they are. As
I point out in my book, “Warning
Your Baby” (Chilton), most of the
meanings are pleasant, some are
rather neutral and a few are ques
tionable.
Is the child likely to give any at
tention to the meaning of his name
and be influenced by it through
life? That the child may be affected
by his name is indicated by the em
phasis placed on suitable Christian
names by the Catholic Church.
If a child has a name with an
aapleasant or questionable mean
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ing or connotations, playmates may
learn of it and, as children are wont
to do, tease the bearer. An inspir
ing name may tend to stimulate the
child to a successful life.
Some names that might other
wise be considered suitable have
rather disagreeable meanings. For
example, Calvin means “bald”; Ce
cil indicates “blindness”; Mary,
“bitterness”; and Claudia, "lame.”
Many names have lost favor and
have disappeared because of their
unpleasant meanings. Mary, on the
other hand, has withstood its mean
ing because of the famous persons
who have borne the name, espe
cially, the Virgin Mary.
Most of our popular given names
today do not have meanings which
would make them inappropriate.
The Teutonic names, for example,
consist, usually, of two elements
with little or no relation between
them, and tend to emphasize war
like terms. For example, William,
which has the dual meaning, “res
olution” and “helmet” and Robert,
which means, “fame’ and “bright.”
Hebrew names have a religious
connotation and often relate to
deity, as Elizabeth, which means,
“oath of God.” The Latin and Greek
names tend to refer to abstract
qualities, as Sebastian, which
means, “venerable” and Anthony,
“inestimable.”
In some cases the meaning of a
name is not so important as an un
pleasant connotation which it may
have acquired in later years. An
example is, Adolf, from Hitler’s
actions. Perhaps, the most notori
ous example of this is Judas which
signifies, “praise,” or “confession,”
but which parents will not choose
because of its relationship with
Christ’s betrayal almost 2,000 years
ago.
Some names suggest unpleasant
ness because they tend to bring
to mind a word which is not inspir
ing. For example, Dulcia, meaning
“sweet,” makes some people think
of the word, “dull.” Ruth, which
means, “beauty,” reminds some
people of the attribute, “ruthless.”
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Kodiak next week and will be
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Mr. Williams remtnds area resi
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Social Security Law lowered the
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62: reduced the amount of work
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the amount of earnings that a bene
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