They say that if the crowd of girls in any Russian city to shout "Lena", "Maria", "Olga" and "Natasha", one of them will turn out. And there is. In a certain period of time, these were the most common names for newborn girls assignment, while among men the championship challenge Sergei, Alex, Alexander and Andrew, which can also be found in any company. Then the fashion has shifted towards a more exotic and not quite familiar to the Russian ear, or the names of the vocal apparatus. School classes became a full Diana Karina, Milena, Elvira, Eleanor, who shared school desks with Yaroslav, Vladislav Daniel and Nikita. Today this trend is somewhat abated, and such modernization began to decline, giving way to the traditions in the different degrees of manifestation.

But no matter how the parents named their child, they are guided not only fashion trends, which are in the air in a certain period of life. The hidden meaning of the name still matters.

Ancient Wisdom

Once, many years and centuries ago, the meaning of the name was considered vital .  It preserved the tradition and modernity in the Asian countries where the name is often hidden in the name of the season, of a natural phenomenon .  Members of the pagan tribes were not afraid to give a newborn ugly names because of security reasons - it was believed that evil forces bypassed a man with such an unattractive name .  Do not let the name of a pagan deity who brings some positive meaning, but on the contrary, for example, is responsible for the destructive force .  In some Christian countries was considered a good sign to give the child the name of a saint, then he seemed to assume all its purity, and thus his life will be bright .  Always a good sign was considered and is considered up to now, if the child's name is called a relative from a bad fate or died tragically .  It is not paganism, but again, superstition .  It is peculiar to us now, but in varying degrees, and it is sometimes a desire to reward a child drowns some colorful name which will allocate it from the crowd, has a definite meaning for the parents or they just like it sounds .

Such different meanings

Does it matter to us today that bears the name of the person? Do we reflect what is the name of our new friend? Do your parents always leaf booklets to the name, thinking about how to name your baby? Most likely not. Today in Russia, meaning of the name - it is not a matter of paramount importance, at least, some time ago, or in other countries.

And what is the significance of the name? One can not name the child the first name that comes to mind, or in the absence of imagination, the name of a person who, for example, the first to enter the door. Of course, under the direct value of the name, we mean its etymology, the origin of which can last from Latin, Greek, Old Germanic languages. So we know that Natalia - "native", Catherine - "clean", and Elena - "light." Good good light characteristics. In this case, how to explain the popularity of such harsh terms of the value of names like Barbara ("savage", "inozemka") and Xenia ("stranger" "stranger")? Phonetic side and some exotics completely cover the rough semantic overtones name.

There are other principles to be parents - this is the sense of complete subjugation sometimes for the sake of euphony, and coupled with a middle name. For example, the mother gives a child a name that its value imposes a positive imprint might guarantee him a happy life that was not hers. Child-won heavily come into this world, often gets the name meaning, such as "God-given", "favorite", "blessed".

Each name is always a value. Traditionally paramount - semantic. But the name can be given to parents, in a fit of enthusiasm "soap series" despite its rigidity and difficulties of pronunciation.

Someone bears his name with pride, while others organize a "march of dissent" with parental passions run to the passport office and change to the ... more something more absurd. Today, many decide to change the name, trying to infuse a new sense of their identity with a new name itself. Or vice versa, purely in melomanski favoring melody sounds that play in it. The value is not important, but as it sounds!

  Eugene Zhirkina

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