There is such an anecdote: - Elisha, son, don’t they tease you in kindergarten? -Who will tease? Ostap? Eustathius? Arkhip? Prokop? Or maybe Naum? Indeed, you go to the group, and there is the thirtieth kingdom, and not kindergarten. Parents in lately(read when the watchful eye of conscientious grandmothers from Soviet Union) began to invent unusual names for boys. Well, whatever you call the ship, that’s how it will sail.
It is widely believed that a person needs a name to be his “individual distinguisher.” Scientists refute this position with a variety of facts. For example, in Sweden in the 60s of the last century, the population was approximately 7 million. Of these, 381 thousand people bore the surname Anderson, 364 thousand people Joganson, and 334 thousand Carlson. In Moscow at the same time, there were 90 thousand Ivanovs in the telephone directory, of which a thousand were Ivanov Ivanovich Ivanovs. The same name was widespread. This situation is realized in two versions: father and son or mother and daughter have the same name. Or a tougher option - siblings have the same name. For example, Tsar Ivan III had two siblings, Andrei, and two daughters, Elena. In the Middle Ages, among the Poles, a canon named Jan Dlugash lived in the city of Krakow. According to surviving documents, 10 of his siblings had the same name. And in the Russian pre-revolutionary village, 25% of men bore the name Ivan, but what - beautiful name for a boy.
Greatest and unharmed
Today, parents are increasingly thinking about how to make their child stand out from the crowd and help him live bright life, calling him unusually. Giving a rare name to a boy, no matter how punish it may sound, is not uncommon today. Something like this list of unusually beautiful names for a boy will help you distinguish your son from his classmates, and then classmates or colleagues:
- Adam,
- Arthur,
- Adrian,
- Bronislav,
- Boleslav,
- Benedict,
- Walter,
- Hermann,
- Gordey,
- Demyan,
- David,
- Elisha,
- Zakhar,
- Ignat,
- Clement,
- Christian,
- Lyubomir,
- Martin,
- Nathan,
- Orestes,
- Oscar,
- Plato,
- Rudolf,
- Stanislav,
- Taras,
- Felix,
- Khariton,
In 2015, the Moscow Civil Registry Office registered the name Sevastopol for the first time. Also in different cities parents chose such rare and beautiful names for boys as:
- Diamond,
- Jazz,
- Hector,
- Kuzma,
- Laurel,
- Luke,
- Radislav,
- Radamir,
- Dawn,
- North,
- Spartacus,
- Fadey,
- Jaromir.
At the same time, the most popular names in Russia for many years have been Alexander (meaning “defender”), Artem (“unharmed”), Maxim (“greatest”).
Recently, the tendency to call children forgotten has returned. Old Russian names, primarily those that the church used to give: Zakhar, Plato, Savva, Demid, Lukyan, Miron, Ruslan, Rurik, Svyatoslav. This is really good for Russia in terms of compatibility with first and last names. A separate “caste” of these names are all those that end in “slav”. In the 11th-13th centuries in Rus', these names mainly referred to the Rurikovichs. The main thing is to teach the child, when he grows up, to clearly pronounce his name, otherwise he will simply be Vyacheslav everywhere, and not some Boreslav or Miroslav. By the way, the now popular name Milana is similar in meaning and origin to Miroslav, so children of different sexes can be called Miroslav and Milana.
With Russia everything is clear - stability. In the USA, for example, the most popular names for boys are John, Robert, Richard, William. Popular in England modern names for boys: Stephen, Paul, David, Mark, Alan. And in Germany - Ben, Luca, Paul, Lucas, Leon, Maximilian, Felix, Noah, David, Jan.
Interestingly, in some countries the number of names is not regulated at all. In the city of Percelles in Belgium in 1972, a boy was given a name consisting of the names of 22 players of the local football club. In Russia, the number of names is strictly limited. And it’s good - it’s not hard to imagine what a riot of names our parents would have come up with back then in an attempt to create the most unusual names.
Life stories
It is interesting that many parents who gave their sons rare and unusual names found it difficult to talk about exactly how they did it. Most either simply read the dictionary of names, choosing almost at random, or said “it hit me during pregnancy.” It seems that few approach the choice thoroughly, study the meaning of the name, pronounce the name out loud, try on affectionate sounds. But some mothers still told amazing stories.
Mom Anastasia, son Bazhen:
I have always been interested in names and their meanings. When I found out about pregnancy, I immediately decided that the name would definitely be Slavic origin, in my case - Old Russian. There were other options, but they disappeared the same day they were proposed. I chose the name for my son, I read a lot about its origin, I like its meaning and sound. The name comes from the Old Russian verb “bazhat”, which means “to desire, to want”, that is, Bazhen is a desired child. The name was common in the Middle Ages in Rus'. I affectionately call him Bazhenchik, or Zhenya for short.
Mom Inna, son Gordey:
It turned out that I came up with a name for my son 16 years before Gordey was born. I worked part-time as an assistant teacher in a children's sanatorium, and in my group there was a boy named Gordey. He was ten years old and looked like an angel: blue-eyed, blond, very kind, well-mannered, and most importantly, smart beyond his years.
To my joy, my husband immediately liked my cherished name for his son. For the sake of order, we tried to look for other options, but nothing else suited us at all. Although I had a spare name - Vasily, in the end it was Vasily that I married, and this option disappeared by itself.
It’s interesting that in 16 years I have never met a person named Gordey, but now I know several of my son’s little namesakes, born in the last year and a half. So the name is no longer so rare.
Our Gordey was born not in Russia, but in Cyprus, where my family and I temporarily live. And it came as a surprise to me that my son’s name turned out to be difficult for foreigners to hear and speak. Cyprus is a country that loves children very much. On the street people constantly meet Gordey, play, talk and, of course, ask his name. Sometimes you have to repeat several times and answer clarifying questions: “No, not Harry. And not Gordon." One of his son's diminutive names is easier to pronounce: Gordy. And in our family we call him in the Russian manner - Gordyusha. So the name sounds cozy and homely.
Whether or not to name a boy with an unusual name is, of course, entirely a parental matter. He will be Jan, Sasha or Elisha - it is the parents who must choose, although the public may object. The main thing when choosing a name for a boy is to remember one extremely important thing: the first name must be combined with the patronymic and surname. If a girl can still change her last name, then the boy will most likely live his whole life as he was named by his parents.
In many patriarchal peoples, the clan line was traced from father to son, so the child’s name was one of the ways to show the uniqueness of both the boy and the clan. Echoes of these traditions can be heard in our language today, when English, other European and eastern, for example, Muslim names come to Russian male names.
Russian names for men include several large “blocks” - these are both ancient Slavic and Orthodox (including Jewish, Greek, and Latin). Among the names used, you can find Eastern, European, and even American ones.
Men themselves are rarely interested in what their name means; fathers usually choose a name for a child, for a boy, based on personal preferences. This means that a big responsibility in what to name the child falls on the mother - to choose the most beautiful name for her son and convince her husband that it is the one that suits the heir.
Today, you can choose a child’s name from a great variety of options - the list is huge. The most popular ones, for example, lead to the fact that there are immediately four Nikitas or five Daniils in one class. So it’s better not to react to fashion trends, but on your own feelings and knowledge.
It is important that the child’s name is beautiful, euphonious, and combined with the patronymic and surname. You need to understand what kind of history the name has, what its meaning is. If this is important to you, then you need to consider both the astrological and numerological aspects of the word.
From time immemorial
What to choose from? Very many of the Russian names are Old Slavonic and Old Russian. They consist of two roots, and their meaning is often clear to us. Ancients Slavic names It’s as if from birth the child is given characteristics whose meanings are quite “transparent”.
Below is a list in which Old Church Slavonic male names are arranged alphabetically.
- - the one given by God.
- Borislav is the one who fights for glory.
- Bronislav is a reliable (glorious) defender.
- - ruler.
- - ruler of the world.
- - the one who has (possesses) glory.
- - ruler of the people.
- Vyacheslav is the most glorious.
- Izyaslav - “took”, that is, earned fame.
- Miroslav - glorious in peace.
- Mstislav is a glorious avenger.
- Rostislav is the one whose fame increases.
- Svyatoslav is the one whose glory is sacred.
- Stanislav is the one who became famous, famous, famous.
- - bright and strong.
But Old Russian names and their meaning were associated not only with power and military glory. Here are more Slavic names that are built on the same principle - after all, they are understandable, beautiful and a little unusual for our ears:
- Bogolyub - one who loves God.
- Boguslav is the one who glorifies God.
- Bozhidar is a gift from God.
- Boleslav is the one who became more famous than others.
- Danislav - giving glory, glorifying (his companions).
- Dobromir is the one who lives in peace and kindness.
- Lubomir is the one who loves peace.
- Miloslav is the one who is famous for his good looks.
- Radomir is the one who rejoices in the world.
- Tihomir is the one who brings silence and peace.
- Jaromir is someone who loves the world in all its cheerful manifestations (many Slavic peoples the sun god was called Yarilo)
It can be seen that ancient Slavic names were also included in the Orthodox calendar. This happened, for example, after their bearers were canonized.
From Greeks to Slavs
Russian male names include Orthodox (Greek, Latin and Hebrew) that came with Christianity. Many “Russian” names have foreign analogues that have the same roots - Christian and Orthodox sacred books. Among them you can see very popular ones, and now very rare ones, and the most “ordinary” ones:
- Adam is a man.
- Azat is freedom-loving, independent.
- Akaki is one who does no evil.
- - protector of people.
- - protecting.
- Alim is a scientist.
- Anatoly is a man from the East.
- Arkady is a shepherd.
- - a courageous person.
- - fighter.
- Valentin is the owner of strong vitality.
- Valery is a big guy.
- Victor is the winner (from “victory” - victory).
- - noble.
- - God's mercy.
- - one of the warriors of the thunder god.
- - sun-like.
- Konstantin is famous for his constancy.
- - one who looks like a lion.
- Luka is light.
- - happy in bliss.
- - a divine gift.
- - godlike.
- - “gatherer” of peoples.
- - heroic.
- - the one who is heard by God.
- - noble, noble.
- - crowned.
- - respectful of God.
- - a gift from God.
- Julian is happy.
- Yakov - following on the heels.
These are not all Orthodox Russian names; a complete list of them can be found in the calendar. Ukrainian male names, like Russian ones, include both Orthodox ones from the calendar, and borrowed foreign ones, which have completely taken root in the new soil.
These are, for example, Avilo, Auxentius, Agapius, Agapitus, Agathonik, Adrian, Alphius, Bartholomew, Bonifatius, Vavilo, Vakula, Gavrilo, Gordius, Darius, Dorofy, Zeno, Zinovy, Jerome, Capito, Carpo, Kupriyan, Lavrenty, Larion, Miletius, Naum, Nikanor, Ovram, Oleksiy, Omelyan, Paisiy, Paramon, Savatiy, Simon, Titus, Trochim, Theodulus, Fokas, Ialisa.
A true international
Today Russian names have absorbed beautiful names from different languages, the meaning of which we do not always understand. For example, Tatar words are borrowed due to the fact that Russia has the Republic of Tatarstan, and large Tatar communities live in the rest of the country. Most Popular Tatar names are now used by other peoples.
Here, for example, are the most beautiful Tatar names:
- Azamat is a hero.
- Ainur - light of the moon.
- Amin is a faithful guardian.
- Damask steel - steel.
- Vildan is a servant of the heavenly garden.
- Gazinur is a bright warrior.
- Danis is a scientist.
- Zinur - luminous.
- Ilgiz is a traveler, wanderer.
- Irek is free.
- Camille is perfection.
- Rais is the boss.
- Rustam is a hero from legend.
By approximately the same principle as the Tatar ones, beautiful Jewish names. Some of them came from the Bible in the calendar, but not all, and few know the meaning of these words:
- Ariel is the lion of god.
- Daniel is my judge - God.
- Omer is a sheaf of wheat.
- Uri is a light for me.
- Eitan is a strong man.
- Elazar - divine help.
Many Russian mothers are looking for the most beautiful name for their child. The closest attention is paid to American names: Alan, Brandon, James, Kevin, Cameron, Mason and others. But when choosing words that are rare and unusual for our country, you need to remember that the meaning may differ from the sound: for example, Cameron means “crooked-nosed.”
But such incidents are very, very rare; it’s unlikely that anyone would want their son’s name to be something absurd. At the same time, English names today no longer sound pretentious and foreign - they are interesting and modern for our society.
Leon, Robert, Edgar will surprise few people, but others english names- Jack, Dylan, Logan, Ryan, Thomas, Alfie - to the ears of a Russian person, they do not yet go well with Russian patronymics and surnames. So, when choosing the most wonderful and unique name for your heir, remember: the child should be comfortable living with the name that you choose for him! Author: Olga Inozemtseva
Often in a family where a male child is expected, one of the most difficult problems is choosing a name. Nowadays names for boys are being chosen both with a slightly “foreign” sound and traditional Russian ones. But in any case, the choice must be balanced, depending on many criteria.
The most important
In pursuit of the best or most beautiful of names, it is important not to miss the main thing:
- When choosing a name for a boy who will continue the family line and protect the family clan, it is important that in the future it becomes the basis for a good, harmonious patronymic for grandchildren.
- Rare, strange, funny, meaningless names for boys are negatively perceived by society. For example, the name of the hero of a favorite TV series can become an object of ridicule for a child at school and kindergarten.
- Psychologists do not advise naming a child after the father. In addition to the everyday inconvenience of a coincidence, this may be the cause of nervous disorders of the future heir.
In honor of relatives
A peculiar tradition of naming a boy as a sign of respect, gratitude, love for someone is an interesting idea. But will the owner of the name like it in the future? Here are examples of who male children are often named after:
- A relative. This could be a dear grandfather, uncle, beloved godfather of one of the parents. Why not? The child will be the darling of a beloved relative, an object of care and protection.
- Deceased relative. Not the best best idea for superstitious parents. So it was popular among the people that in this case, the newborn, on a subconscious level, will copy all the character traits and fate of the deceased.
The child can be named after a man - an obstetrician who successfully delivered the child, or any other person who once gave a helping hand and played a vital role in the fate of the father or mother of the unborn child. In any case, the decision must be balanced, agreed upon by both father and mother.
Seasons
The time of year when the birth of a child is planned affects the fate and character of the newborn.
Let's look at the names of boys born in different seasons:
- Winter. Arseny, Mikhail, Pavel, Alexey, Semyon, Valentin. Soft and calm names are necessary to compensate for the stubborn, strong, strong-willed nature of winter men.
- Spring. More solid-sounding ones are suitable here, because spring children rarely have a lively character. To unborn child was always confident in himself, he can be called Oscar, Boris, Timur, Victor, Gleb.
- Summer. Active, proud, summer men love risk and freedom. Short, courageous ones are suitable for these people: Gleb, Roman, Denis, Anton, Mark.
- Autumn. Balanced realists born in autumn trust few people. Smart and calm boys of this time of year need sonorous names that compete for attention: Nikolai, Sergei, Peter, Felix, German, Kirill.
Last name and patronymic
Parents looking over names for a boy need to think about the euphony of the name in combination with the child’s patronymic and surname. Consonants play an important role. These may be predominant voiced or voiceless consonants. The name must contain the same consonants as in the patronymic or surname. For example, Ivanov Matvey Semenovich (predominance of noisy consonants) or Andreev Viktor Borisovich (hard consonants).
This combination is considered pleasant to hear and pronounce, and also makes communication with the owner easy and convenient. Many people believe that short boy names are more suitable for long surnames and vice versa.
It's fashionable
Naming a boy in a fashionable way is the choice of many modern parents who keep up with the times. Every New Year rich in an abundance of popular male names.
Which ones are relevant in the mid-2010s?
- Benedict,
- Arthur,
- Adam,
- Hermann,
- Walter,
- David,
- Ignat,
- Rudolf,
- Plato,
- Taras.
Fashionable ones are often outdated, long forgotten, for example, Khariton, Klement, Zakhar. In an effort to pay tribute to fashion, it is important not to overdo it and not name the boy too funny, difficult or strange.
According to the church calendar
A little time has passed since the time when all children were named according to their name days in the church calendar. Such a number suggested to parents male names for their newborn. To this day, it is believed that a boy named according to the calendar will have good health, a successful job and a happy family. Unfortunately, such a number has a limited number of names that might appeal to modern spouses.
According to the value
Each name, translated from various ancient languages, has a special characteristic and meaning. When choosing a name for a boy, parents often want to invest certain qualities in the future heir:
- Andrey is courageous.
- Boris is a struggling man.
- Leo – intelligence and foresight.
- Nikita is a victor. An excellent choice for the future athlete.
- Roman is a favorite of women.
- Peter – independence, conviction.
- Sergei is an ideal father and husband.
- Tikhon is a lucky person.
- Konstantin – constancy.
Valery, Vitaly are those names that personify health and fortitude. Anton is a competitive person who struggles with difficulties. This is what they advise to call weak or premature children, so that the magic of the name gives the boys vitality and improves health.
Important points
Boys' names can be beautiful, short, ancient, double, foreign.
But, among other things, when choosing, you need to pay attention to the following points:
- Nationality. Many families where spouses are representatives different nationalities, have difficulty choosing what to name their child. Here it is important to think about this in advance, find a compromise and take into account the nationality of the future baby. This will help avoid further marital disagreements and resentments.
- Diminutive form of a name. This form should not be annoying, cause irony, or be too difficult to pronounce.
- Place of residence. Prim, sophisticated, rare names boys are inappropriate in small villages with a predominance of traditional views on life. Marcel, Alfred, Antonio, Emmanuel will be more harmoniously perceived by the society of megacities.
By month
Sample alphabetical list of popular boy names:
- August, Augustine, Auror, Agap, Adam, Aksen, Alevtin, Alexander, Alexey, Alexy, Albert, Anastasy, Anatoly, Anvar, Andrey, Andron, Anisim, Antip, Anton, Antonin, Aristarchus, Arkady, Arseny, Artamon, Artyom, Artemy, Arthur, Arkhip, Askold, Afanasy, Afinogen.
- Boris, Bogdan, Borislav.
- Vadim, Valentin, Valery, Valeryan, Vasily, Vaclav, Velimir, Velor, Veniamin, Vikenty, Victor, Vilen, Vitaly, Vlad, Vladimir, Vladislav, Vladlen, Vlas, Vlasiy, Volodar, Voldemar, Vsevolod, Vyacheslav.
- Gabriel, Gavrila, Gaidar, Gaspar, Guy, Genius, Gennady, George, German, Hermogenes, Gleb, Count, Gregory.
- Dan, Daniel, David, Danila, Dar, Dementy, Demid, Democrat, Demyan, Denis, Didim, Dean, Dmitry, Dimitri, Dobrynya, Donat, Dorofey.
- Evgeny, Evgraf, Evdokim, Evlampy, Evlogy, Evsey, Eustathy, Egor, Elizar, Eleazar, Elisha, Emelyan, Epifan, Eremey, Ermak, Ermil, Ermolai, Erofey, Efim, Ephraim.
- Zhdan.
- Zakhar, Zinovy, Zoriy, Zot.
- Ivan, Ignat, Igor, Izyaslav, Iy, Hilarion, Ilya, Innocent, Joseph, Hippolytus, Iskander, Iriny, July.
- Kazimir, Kapiton, Kai, Kaspar, Kim, Cyrus, Cyril, Claudius, Clementy, Klim, Kondraty, Kondrat, Konstantin, Krasnoslav, Kuzma.
- Laurus, Lawrence, Lazarus, Larion, Leo, Leonid, Leonty, Leopold, Lermont, Fox, Luke, Lukyan, We love.
- May, Makar, Max, Maxim, Maximilian, Marin, Markel, Mars, Marcel, Manuel, Martyn, Martin, Matvey, Methodius, Mecheslav, Milad, Milen, Miloslav, Mir, Miron, Miroslav, Mikhail, Mitya, Mstislav.
- Naum, Neonil, Nestor, Nikanor, Nikita, Nikifor, Nicodemus, Nikolai, Nikon, Nile, Novomir.
- October, Oleg, Olgerd, Onisim, Osip, Oscar, Ostap, Ostromir.
- Pavel, Panteleimon, Panfil, Paramon, Pakhom, Peresvet, Peter, Plato, Potap, Prozor, Prokofy, Prokhor.
- Radislav, Radomir, Rodion, Roman, Rolan, Rostislav.
- Saveliy, Samson, Svet, Svetlana, Svetozar, Svetoslav, Svyatogor, Svyatoslav, Sever, Severyan, Semyon, Seraphim, Sergei, Sidor, Slava, Spartak, Spiridon, Staly, Stanislav, Stepan, Stefan.
- Timur, Timofey, Telnan, Terenty, Tihomir, Tikhon, Trifon, Trofim, Tunguz, Taras.
- Ulyan, Ustin.
- Fadey, February, Fedor, Feodor, Theodore, Theodosius, Feofan, Filaret, Filat, Filimon, Philip, Thomas, Frol.
- Khariton, Brave.
- Caesar.
- Cheslav. Schmidt
- Edgar, Oedipus, Edmund, Edward, El, Elbrus, Engel, Energius, Erasmus, Erastus, Erg, Erius, Eric.
- Julian, Julius, Hume, Jupiter, Yuri, Justin.
- Yakov, Jan, Jaromir, Yarodan, Yaroslav.
But which one should you choose?
Based on the month of birth, because depending on this, the boy may have special character qualities.
- January. An independent person, a devoted friend. Has difficulty making important decisions. The names Ilya, Ivan, Maxim, Philip, Georgy, Artem, Trofim are suitable.
- February. The male representative of this month is a sensitive, vulnerable nature. He is a caring father, a scrupulous worker. Fedor, Stepan, Gennady, Leonty, Alexander, Egor, Efrem, Savva, Luka.
- March boys are optimists and cheerful people, not afraid of difficulties. Pavel, Julian, Mark, Denis, Venedikt, Irakli, Alexey.
- April people are mobile and light-hearted people who do not stand in one place. They are hungry for change. Devoted to the women they love. Zakhar, Thomas, Innocent, Antip, Polycarp, Rodion, Aristarchus, Samson.
- May. An energetic and conflict-free person. A favorite of cheerful companies. Dmitry, Egor, Fedot, Pavel, Pakhom, Afanasy, Vsevolod.
- June. The boy of this month is an extremely lucky person, and in the future he will be an authoritative person with good health. Ignatius, Sergei, Konstantin, Vladimir, Nazar, Igor, Mstislav, Karp.
- July. This is a leader, an organizer. He will never regret the past, clearly planning all his actions. Gleb, Julian, Roman, Yakov, Vasily, Daniil, Gury, Stanislav.
- Augustovsky. This boy knows how to keep secrets, is principled and loyal. Roman, Semyon, Makar, Naum, Nikolai, Dmitry, Frol, Markel.
- September. There is never a dull moment with the men of this month. They always have a lot of ideas in stock, without conflict. Andrey, Fadey, Zakhar, Kirill, Khariton, Valery, Pimen, Arkady.
- October. Gambling, enterprising nature. They take everything from life. Oleg, David, Vlad, Mark, Grigory, Nikita, Ignat, Demyan.
- November. Dreamy and romantic representatives of this month are rarely correctly understood by those around them. November boys' names: Ivan, Artem, Victor, Orest, Yuri, Osip, Taras, Nestor, Philip.
- December. Inside these men there is an ocean of passions, but their ardent nature is hidden under a mask of cold indifference. They trust others little. Zakhar, Roman, Mikhail, Maxim, Lev, Pavel, Spiridon, Semyon, Filaret, Modest.
So, the choice of what to name a boy must be approached with all responsibility, so that the future man is proud and not ashamed of his name.
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Male names in different cultures of the world
Modern male names in different cultures come in a wide variety of variations. But each individual culture, be it Slavic, Western, Eastern or Central European, has its own naming traditions. In some countries, men are named in accordance with the social status of the families in which they are born, in others the naming occurs in accordance with religion and belief, and there are still other cases in which this process is treated in an extremely simple manner, as in the West and in particular in the USA.
IN Slavic culture, for example, the process of naming a future man is treated extremely responsibly. Here men are always given names that correspond to their religious affiliation, and they try to give men names that could impart at least some biblical energy (although there are exceptions). Previously, newborn children were named this way only temporarily, and a man could receive a full name only after reaching nine years of age - then the name was chosen in accordance with habits, habits, hobbies or personal qualities.
At the same time in medieval Europe and the name was given such attention as is not given to this day in any culture. There, the choice of name was based on several factors at once. One of them was the definition social status and the belonging of the child and his family to one or another social class. But in the higher societies of that time, the name was more of a “label”, serving solely to distinguish a person from the crowd and identify him in this way.
And in China, men and women are named for completely different reasons. There, what is primarily taken into account is not the energy and meaning of the entire name, but the meaning and symbolism of each individual hieroglyph, imprinted in the full written version of the name. Hieroglyphs in this culture are divided into favorable and unfavorable, into those associated with a certain element, and vice versa.
Today, a lot has changed - in many cultures. modern people they have simply forgotten about the centuries-old traditions formed by our ancestors, while in others they are trying to adhere to the traditions of naming men, as well as women, modifying generally accepted ancient traditions and rules. But one thing has not changed - the name should belong to every man and woman, without exception. But now there is no need to associate it with religion, profession, craft or habits. Now you just need to choose the male name that will meet the wishes of your parents. And no one will ever make any claims about this.
Modern naming traditions
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Modern naming traditions for men, as well as women, have been simplified to the point of impossibility. Literally thirty years ago, our ancestors were still trying to name future men in accordance with the main Slavic tradition - in honor of the Saint, who is venerated on the birthday of a child. Now, a lot has changed and you can call it by any name, not only Slavic, and not only church. And besides, given the richness of the Russian name book, it would be stupid to ignore variants of names that do not correspond to ours cultural traditions and religion.
For Muslims, everything is simpler - here they adhere to only one tradition, which is correct in the opinion of the majority. It consists of naming the future man with a masculine name that will carry favorable energy and mean something positive, correct from a psychological, cultural, and moral point of view.
The most common names among Muslims are still the names of the prophets, as well as some variations of the names of Allah. Historical name variations are also not excluded. True, there is one important rule - you cannot use exactly one of the hundred names of Allah; you need to add the prefix “Ab” to it, which means “slave”.
But in America and most countries of the modern West, the naming of a future man is no longer accompanied by any traditions. Now the naming procedure itself in the West sometimes resembles some kind of insanity. Children are named after singers, football players, famous politicians and just friends. And it doesn’t matter what the name means or what energy it has. And many parents even come up with something that makes them shiver. Although in Slavic culture these cases are no exception - for example, in Ukraine after the “Revolution of Dignity of 2014” many parents called their children “Maidan” and not only...
Name and religiosity: the main criterion for division
Religiosity in terms of naming men still remains as important a criterion as before. And it is worth noting that religiosity remains the only factor that most new parents still pay attention to.
On our portal, all male names, along with other criteria, are divided into categories according to religion. This:
- Orthodox;
- Catholic;
- Muslim;
- Jewish.
How to choose a suitable male name in modern times?
Choosing a good male name in modern times is not so easy, even though there are thousands of variations of male names, one way or another related to different religions, social factors, cultures and more. Ideally, you need to follow the traditions of the culture to which the child belongs - this is the first thing. That is, ideal option, is to find a name that matches the culture. But now this is not easy to do, because names from all cultures are mixed in one name book.
Thus, you can move on to another option, which involves choosing a modern male name in accordance with religion. Yes, yes, religion still remains almost the most important criterion. But naming in accordance with religion must be done carefully and adhering to traditions. For example, Orthodoxy recommends naming future men after the names of Saints, whose name day is celebrated on the child’s birthday. In addition, over time, a second name may be given - a church name. It is given at the time of baptism.
