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In later years, from school-life to work-life, your child may have to say or write their name many times every day. You should therefore make your decision very carefully, and be pre-emptive of how he or she may feel in later life. Try and avoid the following types of name:

• Cute names: Although a name may seem cute and cuddly to you – and may even suit your child whilst he or she is a baby – it may not be quite as delightful to your child later in life. Your child may grow up to be a high-school principal at the age of forty, and wouldn’t thank you for giving them a name like ‘Fifi Trixibelle’ (the name of Paula Yates’ and Bob Geldof’s daughter). If you must use names like these, they are probably better reserved for the family poodle.

• Difficult to spell names: You will probably find that names that are difficult to spell will be commonly misspelled by others, which may become irritating for your child in years to come. The same applies to popular names with that have been given a very different spelling to the traditional one.

• Names that don’t suit: Don’t give your baby a name that is clearly going to sound inappropriate when he or she is older. For example, it is fine to use names from different backgrounds and cultures as long as the name suits. However, your blue-eyed, blonde-haired daughter may feel odd later in life if she’s given an Indian name like Parminder.

• Using place names: This is not actually a no-go area, and some place names make very nice names for your baby. This method of naming babies is becoming increasingly popular. Famous footballer, David Beckham, and his singer wife, Victoria, named their little boy Brooklyn after the place where he was conceived. A very novel idea, but you do have to use your common-sense and be sensible about this. It would certainly not be a good idea if your baby was conceived, for example, in New Delhi.