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  • Make-it-3
    Make-it-3 Posts: 1,661 Forumite
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    We had the same issue (OH is Hindu/I'm English).

    For boys we had Rohan, Jay, Keiran picked out.

    We then last minute decided to go down the traditional naming route of letting the first letter be decided by the baby's birth date/time. And ended up with a girl anyway!

    If you google indian baby names you'll get a huge list and you can work through those that work in both cultures.
    We Made-it-3 on 28/01/11 with birth of our gorgeous DD.
  • theoretica
    theoretica Posts: 12,348 Forumite
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    Have you thought about giving two names? While it may seem like just more work it will give him more options later on.
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    Had the whole of their cash in his care.
    Lewis Carroll
  • gilly1964
    gilly1964 Posts: 1,107 Forumite
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    I like

    Jayesh (could be shortened to Jay)
    Ashwin (could be shortened to Ash)
    Vijay
    Vikram (could be shortened to Vick)
    Sam (Samir - not sure if this is a Muslim name)
    Ajay

    Hope this helps
  • Tigerprint
    Tigerprint Posts: 199 Forumite
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    Devon or Devin, shortened to Dev?
  • Serendipitious
    Serendipitious Posts: 6,446 Forumite
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    How about

    Jayson    • A Healer; A Healing; To Heal

    Shortened to Jay when wished.
    “All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.”




  • onlyroz
    onlyroz Posts: 17,661 Forumite
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    I have an Indian friend called Partha. I also know a Sri-Lankan called Punniamoorthy, but he preferred to go by Ravi, which is a contraction of his surname.
  • Buzzybee90
    Buzzybee90 Posts: 1,652 Forumite
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    Could you have and English first name and middle name of your culture?

    Or another vote to something that can be shortened something easily pronounced (I like Samir too). Is this a Muslim name though? Nasri is the only one I can think of quickly.
  • Always_Alone
    Always_Alone Posts: 166 Forumite
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    Thank you for all the suggestions :)

    Make-it-3, I suggested Rohan a while ago but think that OH has gone off it :/

    Tigerprint, I love love love the name Devan but unfortunately one of my close cousins has named her son that so I don't think I could use the name again :(

    Oooooh Serendipitous, I've not come across that before, could be one to put on the non-existent short list! Will run it by OH!! Thank you :)

    Buzzybee, I'd prefer to go with a first name, we've done the same with ds1 and I sometimes think middle names can get a little bit lost, we don't use ds1's (English) middle name at all, I don't even think he knows he's got one!!

    I'm coming across names I like but don't love and don't really want to settle for one that I don't completely love. Boys names are so difficult, we had pages of girls names!!
  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    I have a lovely friend of Sri Lankan heritage called Kanna, I really like the name, easy to pronounce.
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • Bluejeanbaby
    Bluejeanbaby Posts: 55 Forumite
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    Sanjay - could be shortened to Jay

    Daman - a friends little boy is called this & I think it's very sweet.

    Deepak - shortened to Dee? Quite cute for a little one

    Ray, Rohan, tariq, Hemish, Kami
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