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7 Tips to Keep a Name

  1. Avoid keeping names which are unpronouncable

  2. Let the name have distinct meaning

  3. When naming Twins. Do not keep Similar Names or Names signifing Twins like Luv and Kush. Keep names which are different so thatthe two twins can have distinct identities.

  4. Do not keep a name which is a combination of two words meaning a different God and Goddess. Stick to a single identity

  5. Do not name somebody after great personalities as the person might loose his true identity as he shall be compared with the famous personality.

  6. If a person from one community or religion keeps a name associated with an other community or a religion then his identity will always keep him unique.

  7. Avoid names which are kept both by Girls and Boys

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