What if You Don't Know Where to Start with Baby Name Search?

Parents are blessed. Some of them are doubly blessed. These parents know right of the bat what to name their new arrival. Not only they have a vague idea of what type of names but the exact name it's going to be. That's all fine. But this article is intended to the other parents who don't know where to start from.

For those, here is a simple method to get started on the baby name search.

When confronted to multiple combinations and variables and they don't have a sharp idea of what to look for, scientists came up with an effective method. They won't test each and every material out there to see how it combines with the rest of the composition. Their approach must be time-effective. And they do it in 4 steps:

1. Know the reason as much as possible,
2. Make categories of possible solutions,
3. Drop the wrong category,
4. Test another category until they get a match.

When this method is applied to names, here is what you get:

1. Know what causes your hesitation.
   It comes from the expanding names pool. Thanks to foreign cultures and creative minds, baby names list and dictionary are stacked with 20.000 names and more. You definitely have much more options to name your child than ever. The variety is its own drawback. Without a rating scale, making choices (not to say final decision) is hard. But here's how you can deal with this.
2. Group names into categories.
   If you make categories of names based on any criteria, you will handle them more easily. You'll test them faster because you'll be able to discard many names at once based on their category if it's not satisfying enough to you.
   You can make names types based on name length, origin or any criteria you find interesting in your situation. But I've found that names categories based on popularity is simple to figure out and to apply. For this, names can be split onto 4 different groups:
• Traditional names,
• Classic names,
• Popular names,
• Unusual names.
3. Test a few names of each category.
   If a chosen name from a category doesn't sound right for you, you can skip that category altogether. Don't give it a second thought. Carry on with the process.
4. Rule out more names based on their category.
   Until you find a suitable name type. This is where you need to spend the most of your time refining your selection, being creative and picking other names in this list. Now you're going somewhere.

What is science for, if not to make our lifes easier?

Good names (for your situation) are about what to avoid in the names more than what they are.

If you know what names you don't like, that should be your starting point. The method explained in this article doesn't only get you started on name searching, but it will also show you the way to select names based on categories you like ...and categories of names you don't like.

This is a simple technique to get you started on baby name search. I hope it'll help you find the suitable name ultimately.

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