Baby Name

[Guest FutureDaddy]

Whats a good name for a baby thats sikh punjabi.. but also not so overbearingly sikh that it will offend Hindu grandparents. I am having a hard time finding a name that is fitting for my child (girl) but does not offend her parents too much.

[TigerForce1]

Harold!

[Guest _FutureDaddy_]

Perfect. Harold Kaur...

but just in case that doesn't work... any other suggestions?

[Guest Guest]

Will suggest the name Vidia (meaning Knowledge).

It is a Hindi word which is mentioned in Gurbani.

[TigerForce1]

You're probably thinking what a unhelpful reply and why it wasn't serious reply!

What do you expect! You have come before proud members of the Sikh community and asked for advice on baby names that wouldn't offend someone from the Hindu community. Yet you have offended the Sikh community in the process by doing this!

If you find being a Sikh so offensive to Hindu community and you don't want to hurt their sentiments then you should go one step further!

" Leave the Panth and become a Hindu"!

[Guest _Dad_]

Thanks Guest!

Tigerforce, I understand why you feel that way... but if it is possible to give a child a good sikh name, that also does not ostracize him from his grandparents... why shouldn't I be interested in that? Their daughter did become a sikh... and their grandchildren will have singh/kaur in their names, so I don't see how this is offensive to the sikh community. They are good people and great parents and if I can avoid hurting their feelings I would prefer it.

[AvnitK]

to the original poster,

if the parents are ok with their daughter becoming a sikh, i dont think it would a big problem for the grandchildren to have a proper sikh name, name or not i dont believe it will stop them from loving their daughter or their grandchild any less. Its just a name they relationship you keep is what matters.

hope this helped

[Guest _daddy_]

I thought that too Avnit, but when we discussed some possible names their response was "we are not sardar". They seem to have been very offended.

thanks for the reply then.

[believer]

Go to the gurdwara and take a hukamnama for the baby's name. God will give u the perfect name!

[Singh559]

If you are a Sikh and consider her a Sikh then you should take a hukamnama and give her the name according to that if that's what you believe in. Ultimately you are the parents (you and your wife). I'm not saying go against the grandparents, just don't use them as the final word and control you guys.